FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 804 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MOBILE RIVER AT BARRY STEAM PLANT
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING
* AT 7 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING.
AT 12 FEET, CONSIDERABLE OVERFLOW OF LOWLANDS IN THE AREA WILL OCCUR AND A FEW
COUNTY ROADS WILL BECOME FLOODED.
$$
HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 906 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST FRIDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST FRIDAY...
THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST FRIDAY.
THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
FRIDAY.
AREA TIDE GAGES INDICATE THAT TIDE LEVELS CONTINUE TO RUN 2 TO 3
FEET ABOVE NORMAL LATE THIS EVENING. WHILE WE ARE IN A CLOSE TO NEAP
TIDE CYCLE...SOME COASTAL FLOODING AND WASH UP HAS BEEN REPORTED AS
THE STRONG ONSHORE WINDS HAVE PUSHED WATER INTO AREA BAYS AND NOT
ALLOWED IT TO RETREAT. ALTHOUGH WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED SOMEWHAT THIS
EVENING...WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGHER THAN NORMAL UNTIL WINDS
SHIFT TO THE WEST AND EVENTUALLY NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT. THIS WILL
CONTINUE TO RESULT IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN THE
TYPICALLY PRONE LOCATIONS SUCH AS FORT PICKENS...THE WEST END OF
DAUPHIN ISLAND...AND THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY. SEVERAL REPORTS OF
COASTAL FLOODING...WAVE SPLASH OVER...AND WAVE WASH UP ALONG AREA GULF
BEACHES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE FROM ORANGE BEACH TO DESTIN COULD
STILL REACH 10 TO 12 FEET INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THIS WILL
CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AND RIP CURRENTS ON AREA
BEACHES. WEST OF ORANGE BEACH WAVE HEIGHTS IN THE SURF ZONE OF 5 TO
10 FEET WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BEACH EROSION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
$$
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 906 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST FRIDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST FRIDAY...
THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST FRIDAY.
THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
FRIDAY.
AREA TIDE GAGES INDICATE THAT TIDE LEVELS CONTINUE TO RUN 2 TO 3
FEET ABOVE NORMAL LATE THIS EVENING. WHILE WE ARE IN A CLOSE TO NEAP
TIDE CYCLE...SOME COASTAL FLOODING AND WASH UP HAS BEEN REPORTED AS
THE STRONG ONSHORE WINDS HAVE PUSHED WATER INTO AREA BAYS AND NOT
ALLOWED IT TO RETREAT. ALTHOUGH WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED SOMEWHAT THIS
EVENING...WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGHER THAN NORMAL UNTIL WINDS
SHIFT TO THE WEST AND EVENTUALLY NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT. THIS WILL
CONTINUE TO RESULT IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN THE
TYPICALLY PRONE LOCATIONS SUCH AS FORT PICKENS...THE WEST END OF
DAUPHIN ISLAND...AND THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY. SEVERAL REPORTS OF
COASTAL FLOODING...WAVE SPLASH OVER...AND WAVE WASH UP ALONG AREA GULF
BEACHES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE FROM ORANGE BEACH TO DESTIN COULD
STILL REACH 10 TO 12 FEET INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THIS WILL
CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AND RIP CURRENTS ON AREA
BEACHES. WEST OF ORANGE BEACH WAVE HEIGHTS IN THE SURF ZONE OF 5 TO
10 FEET WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BEACH EROSION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
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