...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.
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...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
A HURRICANE WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT
WILL FOLLOW THIS AFTERNOON. IDA IS MOVING NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. A
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH
LIKELY BY TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK....THE CENTER OF IDA SHOULD
MOVE INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON...AND BE NEAR THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST BY TUESDAY.
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