winds have switched to WNW in Gulf Shores as the tstorms quickly exit eastward...
http://www.gulfshorespierfishing.com...tid=5756&stc=1
Winds sustained 25 knots gusting to 30+
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winds have switched to WNW in Gulf Shores as the tstorms quickly exit eastward...
http://www.gulfshorespierfishing.com...tid=5756&stc=1
Winds sustained 25 knots gusting to 30+
8pm winds still SW 25-30 knots.
@ 4:36pm there was a peak wind gust @ Ft Morgan of 51.2 knots.
not a good day for snobblin!
Heads up!
Winds are forecast to start picking up Sunday afternoon.
Monday pm has potential of 'nasty'...
https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...b1&oe=595050A9
You all stay safe!
Mobile County schools are closed!
I came in early to beat the storm.
At 7:31am here at 5 Rivers and it is pitch black outside.
I'll check in after the squall line blows through if the building is still standing.
8:40 am Midtown/Downtown Mobile just had a bout of HEAVY rain mixed with pea-sized hail. Winds 'ordinary' so far.
maybe 2" of rain in an hour!
Round 2 is on the way by 9am...
I haven't seen hail out here (yet) but its raining very hard, lots of wind.
The Blakely River is 3-4' white-capping rollers.
9:30 update:
MUCH calmer in Mobile, thunder to SE
Storm edge is bearing down on the pier...
http://www.gulfshorespierfishing.com...tid=5940&stc=1
GSPPier cam just prior to rain onset...
http://www.gulfshorespierfishing.com...tid=5941&stc=1
Buoy conditions @42012
Winds: SE 20-25
Waves: 7.5 feet
Today's weather report:
https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...5b&oe=595B2209
It may well get 'ugly' again Wednesday (then turning 'cooler')...
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...8#.WOPLydIrLcu
WednesdayShowers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Wednesday NightPartly cloudy, with a low around 57. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
http://marine.weather.gov/MapClick.php?zoneid=gmz650#.WOPMQ9IrLcv
Quote:
WednesdaySouth winds 18 to 23 knots becoming southwest 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
Wednesday NightSouthwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming northwest 25 to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
ThursdayNorthwest winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 18 to 23 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet.