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...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST
/6 AM CST/ TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
...NEW INFORMATION...
IDA IS NEARING LANDFALL BETWEEN MOBILE ALABAMA AND PENSACOLA
FLORIDA. THE STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STILL REMAIN WEST OF
THE REGION. HOWEVER...AS IDA MOVES FURTHER EASTWARD OVERNIGHT THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A FEW WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE
AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY. CONTINUED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL
SPREAD OVER THE REGION THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IT IS STILL UNCERTAIN AS TO HOW MUCH TROPICAL STORM IDA WILL
WEAKEN TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AS IT MOVES INLAND AND LOSES ITS
TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS. FOR THIS REASON...RESIDENTS ARE STILL
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS UP TO
40 MPH. AS A PRECAUTION...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS...
PATIO FURNITURE...AND DEAD TREE LIMBS SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE
THE STRONGER WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARRIVE TONIGHT.
...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS ABOUT 40
PERCENT.
...WINDS...
THE BEST CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE ON
TUESDAY...MAINLY IN WIND GUSTS. A WARNING HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET
DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF HOW QUICKLY IDA WILL WEAKEN AND LOSE ITS
TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS. IT IS STILL POSSIBLE THAT IDA WILL
WEAKEN ENOUGH TO KEEP TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS LIMITED TO THE
COAST. IF IDA MAINTAINS ITS INTENSITY AFTER MAKING LANDFALL...WIND
GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY.
...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
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...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...FLORIDA AND
 GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST
 ALABAMA...COFFEE...DALE...GENEVA...HENRY AND HOUSTON. IN
 FLORIDA...BAY...CALHOUN...COASTAL WALTON...FRANKLIN...
 GADSDEN...GULF...HOLMES...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON...
 JEFFERSON...LEON...LIBERTY...WAKULLA AND WASHINGTON. IN
 GEORGIA...BAKER...DECATUR...EARLY...GRADY...MILLER...
 MITCHELL...SEMINOLE AND THOMAS.
* THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
* TROPICAL STORM IDA IS FORECAST TO MOVE ASHORE THE NORTHERN GULF
  COAST LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. EVEN THOUGH IDA IS
  EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND BEGIN TRANSITIONING INTO A NON-
  TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TONIGHT OR TUESDAY...THERE WILL
  STILL BE BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN THAT AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE GULF
  COAST STATES. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE IN
  THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
  THESE AMOUNTS WOULD NOT EXCEED LOCAL FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE (FOR A
  3-HOUR PERIOD). HOWEVER...THERE COULD BE LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IN AREAS AFFECTED BY HEAVIER RAIN BANDS.
* THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE TO POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IN CITIES...LOW-
  LYING RURAL AND SUBURBAN AREAS...AND ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS. HEAVY
  RAINFALL IS MORE LIKELY TO CAUSE RAPID RISES IN WATER AT SUCH
  LOCATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. FLOODED ROADS CAN
BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TO MOTORISTS...AS IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO
SEE HOW DEEP STANDING WATER IS ON ROADWAYS. THIS DANGER IS
ENHANCED AT NIGHTTIME.
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FOURNIER