COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 401 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS UP TO 50 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS...IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE WEST GULF OF
MEXICO TONIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION LATE
TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. MODERATE TO STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING WILL BECOMING EAST TO
SOUTHEAST AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN REMAIN
STRONG OUT OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH SOME
HIGHER GUSTS IN COASTAL SECTIONS THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY NIGHT.
THE COMBINATION OF WIND DRIVEN TIDES AND LARGE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE
RANGES ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE A RAPID RISE IN WATER LEVELS OF 3 TO
4 FEET FROM LOW TIDE IN THE MORNING TO HIGH TIDE IN THE EVENING
TUESDAY. MINOR INUNDATION OF COASTAL AND ESTUARY AREAS ARE LIKELY
OUTSIDE OF HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES AND NEAR THE TIDAL LAKES.
WATER LEVELS WILL DROP AND END THE COASTAL FLOODING THREAT LATE
WEDNESDAY MORNING AS WINDS SHIFT TO WESTERLY.
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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24/RR
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