...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BAYOU SARA AT SARALAND
* UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON
* AT 7AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.1 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND NO FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET
* THE RIVER WILL FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING.
AT 4.0 FEET, FLOODING OF STREETS BEGINS AND BECOMES WIDESPREAD EAST OF THE
RAILROAD WHEN THE LEVEL REACHES 5 FEET.
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THE REMNANTS OF IDA ARE MOVING NORTH AND EAST OF THE AREA BRINGING
GALE FORCE WIND FROM THE NORTH OVER AREA BAYS AND WATERWAYS. SOME TIDE
STATIONS REPORT THAT TIDES 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE STILL
OCCURRING ALTHOUGH THEY ARE DECREASING RAPIDLY. THE PRESENCE OF HIGH
TIDES WILL AFFECT PORT OPERATIONS AND VESSEL HANDLING THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 60 NM OFF ALABAMA
AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...AS WELL AS MOBILE BAY. LATER THIS MORNING AND
THIS AFTERNOON THE TIDE LEVEL MAY FALL SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW NORMAL DUE
TO THE EFFECT OF STRONG NORTH WINDS PUSHING WATER OUT OF THE BAYS.
SUCH CONDITIONS COULD RISK VESSELS BECOMING AGROUND...BLOCKING VITAL
INTAKES AND FITTINGS. MARINERS...ESPECIALLY LARGE VESSEL OPERATORS AT
ANCHOR...MOORED...OR OPERATING IN WATER DEPTH NEAR VESSEL DRAFT
SHOULD WATCH FOR UNUSUALLY LOW TIDES THROUGH THIS EVENING.
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...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND
40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION IDA MOVES
EASTWARD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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