FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 318 PM CST TUE DEC 01 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...BUTLER...CONECUH...COVINGTON...
CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...
UPPER BALDWIN AND UPPER MOBILE. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL
ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND
ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA.
* FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
* A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ONSHORE OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF
COAST OVERNIGHT...ALONG WITH A NORTHWARD MOVING WARM FRONT...WILL
RESULT IN PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN MOST
AREAS WITH BANDS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST
OF A MOBILE TO GREENVILLE LINE.
* LOW PLACES IN AREA ROADS WILL MOST CERTAINLY HAVE STANDING
WATER IF NOT FLOWING WATER OVERNIGHT. THE PLACES THAT NORMALLY
SUFFER FROM POOR DRAINAGE WILL LIKELY HAVE DRAINAGE PROBLEMS
AS WELL.
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.
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WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 316 PM CST TUE DEC 01 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY.
A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST TOWARD THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST TONIGHT. AS THE LOW
APPROACHES...WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ALONG
AND TO THE EAST OF THE LOW TRACK. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15
TO 25 MPH TONIGHT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH ALONG THE COAST
AND NEAR 30 MPH INLAND. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE BY LATE
WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE LOW MOVES QUICKLY NORTHEAST...BUT BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
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...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
IN ADDITION...IT IS ALSO A GOOD IDEA TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR
OBJECTS SUCH A TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND HOLIDAY
DECORATIONS.
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