[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

Tue Nov 10 01:19:21 CST 2009

WTUS84 KMOB 100718
HLSMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM IDA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
118 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2009

...IDA CONTINUES SLOWING DOWN AS WIND AND SURGE EFFECTS WILL NOW
ENDURE LONGER...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED
ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND
COASTAL WATER LEGS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS
DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF GULF COASTAL WATERS
DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM.

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM CST...THE CENTER OF POORLY DEFINED TROPICAL STORM IDA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.8 WEST...OR ABOUT 55
MILES SOUTHWEST OF DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA. IDA IS NOW MOVING TO THE
NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH. IDA WILL MAKE LANDFALL NEAR THE
ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI BORDER NOW TOWARDS SUNRISE. AFTER LANDFALL...IDA
IS EXPECTED TO TURN EASTWARD. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS AND SOME WEAKENING IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...AREA TIDE GAGES SHOWS A RAPID RATE OF INCREASE
IN HIGH WATER VALUES AS IDA MOVES CLOSER TO THE COAST...SURFACE WINDS
TURN SOUTHEAST AND THE TIME OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE APPROACHES.
TIDE GAGES RANGE FROM 2.5 TO 3.8 FEET. COASTAL FLOODING IS DEFINITELY
OCCURRING.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AT THIS TIME...ALL STORM RELATED PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 4 AM CST.

ALZ063-064-FLZ001>006-110000-
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LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-
INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
118 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
AREA TIDE GAGES SHOWS A RAPID RATE OF INCREASE IN HIGH WATER VALUES
AS IDA MOVES CLOSER TO THE COAST...SURFACE WINDS TURN SOUTHEAST AND
THE TIME OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE APPROACHES. TIDE GAGES RANGE FROM
2.5 TO 3.8 FEET. COASTAL FLOODING IS DEFINITELY OCCURRING. SINCE IDA
HAS SLOWED...SURGE-RELATED EFFECTS WILL BE LONGER LASTING...
ESPECIALLY WEST OF FORT MORGAN IN LOCALES SUCH AS THE UPPER REACHES
OF MOBILE BAY...DOG RIVER...THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND AND BAYOU
LA BATRE IN PARTICULAR. CURRENTLY BAYOU LA BATRE EXHIBITS THE HIGHEST
WATER LEVELS NEAR 4 FEET.

&&

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EXTREME
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH
MORNING. THE SUSTAINED WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW
TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVER EXTREME SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE LATER TODAY. GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG
THE COAST WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH FURTHER INLAND UNTIL THE WINDS
SUBSIDE ON TUESDAY. POWER OUTAGES ARE A REAL POSSIBILITY WITH IDA
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST.

&&

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN MOBILE
AND BALDWIN COUNTIES ALABAMA.  ACROSS THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE ANTICIPATED. AT
THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT THE HIGHEST TIDE HEIGHTS WILL BE WEST OF
FORT MORGAN ALABAMA AND IN THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE.  THE TIME OF
ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE ON TUESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 AM ACROSS
THE REGION. THIS WILL EXACERBATE STORM RELATED FLOODING DUE TO
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM IDA DURING THIS TIME.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE
NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF
3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND 8 INCHES...CAN BE
EXPECTED. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND
BE READY TO ACT SHOULD FLOODING OCCUR.

&&

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
MODERATE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE WEST END OF
DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA TO DESTIN FLORIDA. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND WAVES. RIP CURRENTS
ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF...AND SWIMMERS
SHOULD NOT ENTER THE WATER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

&&

$$

ALZ061-062-110000-
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UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-
118 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM CST...THE CENTER OF POORLY DEFINED TROPICAL STORM IDA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.8 WEST...OR ABOUT 55
MILES SOUTHWEST OF DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA. IDA IS NOW MOVING TO THE
NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH. IDA WILL MAKE LANDFALL NEAR THE
ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI BORDER NOW TOWARDS SUNRISE. AFTER LANDFALL...IDA
IS EXPECTED TO TURN EASTWARD. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS AND SOME WEAKENING IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

&&

...WINDS...
GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SPREAD
INTO INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. WIND GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL THE
WINDS SUBSIDE LATER TODAY.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE
NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF
3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND 8 INCHES...CAN BE
EXPECTED. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND
BE READY TO ACT SHOULD FLOODING OCCUR.

&&

$$

ALZ051>060-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-110000-
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CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
118 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM CST...THE CENTER OF POORLY DEFINED TROPICAL STORM IDA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.8 WEST...OR ABOUT 55
MILES SOUTHWEST OF DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA. IDA IS NOW MOVING TO THE
NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH. IDA WILL MAKE LANDFALL NEAR THE
ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI BORDER NOW TOWARDS SUNRISE. AFTER LANDFALL...IDA
IS EXPECTED TO TURN EASTWARD. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS AND SOME WEAKENING IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

&&

...WINDS...
GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SPREAD
INLAND INTO SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND
SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. WIND GUSTS TO 40 TO
50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE LATER TODAY.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE
NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF
3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND 8 INCHES...CAN BE
EXPECTED. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND
BE READY TO ACT SHOULD FLOODING OCCUR.

&&

$$

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MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
118 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM CST...THE CENTER OF POORLY DEFINED TROPICAL STORM IDA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.8 WEST...OR ABOUT 55
MILES SOUTHWEST OF DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA. IDA IS NOW MOVING TO THE
NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH. IDA WILL MAKE LANDFALL NEAR THE
ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI BORDER NOW TOWARDS SUNRISE. AFTER LANDFALL...IDA
IS EXPECTED TO TURN EASTWARD. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS AND SOME WEAKENING IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

&&

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE
MARINE AREA WITH GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE NEAR THE IMMEDIATE
COAST AND OVER INLAND BAYS AND WATERWAYS.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE BAYS AND INLAND WATERWAYS OVERNIGHT. THE
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS OF
40 TO 60 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE TODAY.

&&

...MARINE...
SEAS OVER THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS WILL
INCREASE TO A MAXIMUM OF 17 TO 23 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST AND
21 TO 26 FEET FROM 20 TO 60 NM THROUGH TONIGHT.  THE SEAS WILL
SUBSIDE TO 10 TO 15 FEET OVER THE COASTAL WATERS BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

&&

$$

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