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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Alabama
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List of Active Alerts by County
Lower Baldwin
coastal flood watch
Lower Mobile
coastal flood watch
Coastal Flood Watch
Lower Mobile (Alabama)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1145 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... .HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES AND IDA ADVANCING INTO THE GULF AND MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF WILL CAUSE INCREASING EASTERLY AND ONSHORE FLOW OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IDA IS CURRENTLY LOCATED IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE WINDS TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE MARINE AREA AND PUSH INCREASING SWELL NORTHWARD TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF COAST LATE SUNDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE SYSTEM WILL BRING AN END TO THE COASTAL FLOOD THREAT BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-081345- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.A.0002.091109T0000Z-091110T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1145 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG EASTERLY WINDS COMBINED WITH HIGH TIDE LEVELS IS EXPECTED TO CREATE TIDE LEVELS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THIS WILL CREATE TOTAL TIDE LEVELS OF 3 TO 4 FEET. IF IDA IS STRONGER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF...THE INCREASED SWELL WOULD CAUSE EVEN HIGHER TIDE LEVELS THAN THE CURRENT FORECAST. RESIDENTS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES...INCLUDING MOBILE BAY...ALONG WITH COASTAL SECTIONS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN CASE THESE HIGH TIDE LEVELS ARE REACHED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Coastal Flood Watch
Lower Baldwin (Alabama)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1145 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... .HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES AND IDA ADVANCING INTO THE GULF AND MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF WILL CAUSE INCREASING EASTERLY AND ONSHORE FLOW OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IDA IS CURRENTLY LOCATED IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE WINDS TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE MARINE AREA AND PUSH INCREASING SWELL NORTHWARD TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF COAST LATE SUNDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE SYSTEM WILL BRING AN END TO THE COASTAL FLOOD THREAT BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-081345- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.A.0002.091109T0000Z-091110T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1145 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG EASTERLY WINDS COMBINED WITH HIGH TIDE LEVELS IS EXPECTED TO CREATE TIDE LEVELS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THIS WILL CREATE TOTAL TIDE LEVELS OF 3 TO 4 FEET. IF IDA IS STRONGER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF...THE INCREASED SWELL WOULD CAUSE EVEN HIGHER TIDE LEVELS THAN THE CURRENT FORECAST. RESIDENTS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES...INCLUDING MOBILE BAY...ALONG WITH COASTAL SECTIONS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN CASE THESE HIGH TIDE LEVELS ARE REACHED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
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