FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 816 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ESCAMBIA RIVER NEAR CENTURY
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING
* AT 8 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.3 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17 FEET
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY EARLY
AFTERNOON.
AT 19.5 FEET, FLOODING OF FARM AND PASTURE LANDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AS THE
RIVER LEVEL DROPS...BUT SOME FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
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WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 532 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
CST THIS EVENING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
CST THIS EVENING.
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH BY MID-MORNING WILL BECOME
SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 LATER THIS AFTERNOON...FREQUENT WIND GUST OF 3O
TO 35 MPH EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND
BECOME WESTERLY AFTER A FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF
25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND
ELEVATED ROADWAYS USE EXTRA CAUTION.
IN ADDITION...IT IS ALSO A GOOD IDEA TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS
SUCH A TRASH CANS...LIGHT WEIGHT PATIO FURNITURE...AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS.
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HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 748 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE FROM ORANGE BEACH TO DESTIN ARE
EXPECTED TO BE 10 TO 12 FEET TODAY. THIS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS AND RIP CURRENTS ON AREA BEACHES TODAY. WEST OF ORANGE
BEACH WAVE HEIGHTS IN THE SURF ZONE OF 5 TO 10 FEET WILL SEND WATER
FARTHER UP THE BEACH THAN NORMAL WITH SOME WATER POSSIBLY GETTING
TRAPPED IN LOW PLACES ON BEACH ROADS.
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.
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