...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS
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.
$$

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST
 FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...
 BUTLER...CLARKE...CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...
 LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER
 MOBILE AND WILCOX. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...
 COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...
 INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA.
* FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
* A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN AND COASTAL AREAS
  OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA GENERALLY EAST OF THE I-65 CORRIDOR INCLUDING
  CLARK COUNTY IN ALABAMA AND ALL AREAS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA FROM
  MIDDAY MONDAY THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY...DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL
  FROM IDA. IDA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ONSHORE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
  NEAR THE FLORIDA ALABAMA BORDER BRINGING HEAVY RAND BANDS TO THE
  COASTAL AREAS OF FLORIDA AND ALABAMA BY MID AFTERNOON ON MONDAY
  SPREADING INLAND OVER NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND PARTS OF SOUTHWEST
  ALABAMA OVERNIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3
  TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED IN WATCH
  AREA...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
$$

...HURRICANE WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST TUESDAY...
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE IDA WAS ABOUT 375 MILES SOUTH OF PENSACOLA AT 3 AM CST.
MOVEMENT WAS NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH.  SURF WILL INCREASE DURING
THE DAY AND A LARGE BATTERING SURF IS EXPECTED FROM SUNSET THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SURF HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 15 FEET POSSIBLE FROM FORT
MORGAN ALABAMA TO DESTIN FLORIDA. SURF HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET
EXPECTED ALONG DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR THOSE UNDER A HURRICANE WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. LISTEN
CAREFULLY TO THE ADVICE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND EVACUATE IF
DIRECTED TO DO SO...ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA PRONE TO
COASTAL FLOODING. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR
SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE
POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL
WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL
SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS
INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE
TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IDA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND SUNSET TODAY. STRONGEST WINDS
OCCURRING LATE TONIGHT WHEN WINDS NEAR HURRICANE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE
FOR A FEW HOURS  MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE
HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS.
OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE
OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED.
...INLAND FLOODING...
HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL BE ALONG AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE
TRACK...SOME 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL COULD OCCUR EAST OF
I-65...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE COAST. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR PART OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE POSSIBLE FROM FORT MORGAN TO
DESTIN. THE TIME OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE ON TUESDAY WILL RANGE
FROM 2 TO 3 AM ACROSS THE REGION. THIS WILL EXACERBATE STORM RELATED
FLOODING SINCE IDA`S FORECAST LANDFALL IS NEAR THIS TIME. IF IDA
MOVES IN EARLIER...THE TIME OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE MAY COINCIDE
WITH LANDFALL WHICH COULD RAISE THE AFOREMENTIONED VALUES.
TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER FROM FORT MORGAN TO THE
WEST..WITH DAUPHIN ISLAND RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 FEET...STILL HIGH
ENOUGH TO SEND SOME WATER ACROSS THE WEST END OF THE ISLAND.
...COASTAL HAZARDS...
SURF WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY AND A LARGE BATTERING SURF IS
EXPECTED FROM SUNSET THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SURF HEIGHTS OF 10
TO 15 FEET POSSIBLE FROM FORT MORGAN ALABAMA TO DESTIN FLORIDA. SURF
HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET EXPECTED ALONG DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA. THE RIP
CURRENT RISK WILL BE EXTREME AND PEOPLE SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE
WATER.
...TORNADOES...
THE RISK OF TORNADOES IS LOW...BUT IF TORNADOES DO OCCUR THEY WILL
MAINLY FORM IN IDA`S OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM LATE TODAY INTO TUESDAY.
TORNADOES ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR IN THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF THE
STORM AND CAN HAPPEN A FEW HUNDRED MILES FROM THE STORMS CENTER.
$$

...HURRICANE WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST TUESDAY...
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE IDA WAS ABOUT 375 MILES SOUTH OF PENSACOLA AT 3 AM CST.
MOVEMENT WAS NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH.  SURF WILL INCREASE DURING
THE DAY AND A LARGE BATTERING SURF IS EXPECTED FROM SUNSET THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SURF HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 15 FEET POSSIBLE FROM FORT
MORGAN ALABAMA TO DESTIN FLORIDA. SURF HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET
EXPECTED ALONG DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR THOSE UNDER A HURRICANE WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. LISTEN
CAREFULLY TO THE ADVICE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND EVACUATE IF
DIRECTED TO DO SO...ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA PRONE TO
COASTAL FLOODING. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR
SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE
POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL
WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL
SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS
INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE
TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IDA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND SUNSET TODAY. STRONGEST WINDS
OCCURRING LATE TONIGHT WHEN WINDS NEAR HURRICANE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE
FOR A FEW HOURS  MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE
HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS.
OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE
OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED.
...INLAND FLOODING...
HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL BE ALONG AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE
TRACK...SOME 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL COULD OCCUR EAST OF
I-65...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE COAST. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR PART OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE POSSIBLE FROM FORT MORGAN TO
DESTIN. THE TIME OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE ON TUESDAY WILL RANGE
FROM 2 TO 3 AM ACROSS THE REGION. THIS WILL EXACERBATE STORM RELATED
FLOODING SINCE IDA`S FORECAST LANDFALL IS NEAR THIS TIME. IF IDA
MOVES IN EARLIER...THE TIME OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE MAY COINCIDE
WITH LANDFALL WHICH COULD RAISE THE AFOREMENTIONED VALUES.
TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER FROM FORT MORGAN TO THE
WEST..WITH DAUPHIN ISLAND RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 FEET...STILL HIGH
ENOUGH TO SEND SOME WATER ACROSS THE WEST END OF THE ISLAND.
...COASTAL HAZARDS...
SURF WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY AND A LARGE BATTERING SURF IS
EXPECTED FROM SUNSET THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SURF HEIGHTS OF 10
TO 15 FEET POSSIBLE FROM FORT MORGAN ALABAMA TO DESTIN FLORIDA. SURF
HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET EXPECTED ALONG DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA. THE RIP
CURRENT RISK WILL BE EXTREME AND PEOPLE SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE
WATER.
...TORNADOES...
THE RISK OF TORNADOES IS LOW...BUT IF TORNADOES DO OCCUR THEY WILL
MAINLY FORM IN IDA`S OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM LATE TODAY INTO TUESDAY.
TORNADOES ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR IN THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF THE
STORM AND CAN HAPPEN A FEW HUNDRED MILES FROM THE STORMS CENTER.
$$