FLOOD ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 509 AM CST TUE DEC 01 2009
SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PENSACOLA...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
SOUTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 715 AM CST
* AT 501 AM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS ARE
MONITORING A BAND OF HEAVY RAIN ON RADAR...LOCATED OVER PORTIONS OF
COASTAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND COASTAL SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
LAT...LON 3023 8801 3027 8795 3025 8789 3027 8778
3029 8776 3037 8784 3094 8713 3097 8677
3053 8708 3053 8713 3058 8717 3047 8714
3042 8717 3038 8725 3034 8726 3037 8720
3033 8723
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 335 AM CST TUE DEC 01 2009
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR
* FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL LATE TONIGHT
* AT 3AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.3 FEET
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE
TO NEAR 12.4 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
THIS EVENING.
$$
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
Warning Issue Date: 851 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009
RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH ALABAMA AND
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL THAT IS FORECAST OVER SOUTH ALABAMA AND THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF ALREADY
SATURATED SOILS. WIDESPREAD BASIN-AVERAGED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES
WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES MAY CAUSE RIVERS
AND STREAMS TO RISE TO LEVELS THAT RESULT IN FLOODING.
THIS RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK IS IN EFFECT DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR...
- MINOR FLOODING ON THE YELLOW RIVER NEAR MILLIGAN
- MINOR FLOODING ON THE CONECUH RIVER NEAR BREWTON
- MINOR FLOODING ON THE MURDER CREEK NEAR BREWTON
- MINOR FLOODING ON THE ESCAMBIA RIVER NEAR CENTURY
- MODERATE FLOODING ON THE SHOAL RIVER NEAR CRESTVIEW
- MINOR FLOODING ON THE BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BAKER
- MINOR FLOODING ON THE BIG COLDWATER CREEK NEAR MILTON
- MINOR FLOODING ON THE PERDIDO RIVER NEAR BARRINEAU PARK
- MODERATE FLOODING ON THE STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR
- MINOR FLOODING ON THE FISH RIVER NEAR SILVERHILL
A RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR RIVER
FLOODING...BUT IT IS NOT IMMINENT. FORECAST RAINFALL MAY CAUSE
RIVERS AND STREAMS TO RISE TO CRITICAL STAGES. PERSONS WITH
INTERESTS ALONG THE AREAS MENTIONED ABOVE SHOULD REMAIN INFORMED
OF THE LATEST WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE ACTION AS NECESSARY. PLEASE REFER TO NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION IN YOUR AREA.
$$
TORNADO WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 305 AM CST TUE DEC 01 2009
TORNADO WATCH 787 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
FLC005-013-033-037-039-045-059-063-073-077-091-113-129-131-133-
021600-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0787.091202T0910Z-091202T1600Z/
FL
. FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BAY CALHOUN ESCAMBIA
FRANKLIN GADSDEN GULF
HOLMES JACKSON LEON
LIBERTY OKALOOSA SANTA ROSA
WAKULLA WALTON WASHINGTON
$$
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 942 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
WEDNESDAY.
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS POSSIBLY AROUND 40 MPH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...BECOMING SOUTH
THEN SOUTHWESTERLY BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES
BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET OCCURRED ACROSS THE REGION EARLIER THIS
EVENING...AND AS THE WINDS BECOME MORE ONSHORE OVERNIGHT...THESE
WATER LEVELS WILL SUBSIDE SLOWER THAN NORMALLY. CONSIDERING THIS...
TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS COULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 4 FEET WITH A FEW AREAS
POSSIBLY EXPERIENCING NEAR 5 FEET WEST OF PENSACOLA. TOTAL TIDE
HEIGHTS FURTHER TO THE EAST...GENERALLY FROM NAVARRE BEACH TO
DESTIN...COULD RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 FEET.
THESE TIDES WILL LIKELY CAUSE INUNDATION OVER THE WEST END OF
DAUPHIN ISLAND...AROUND THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN SHORES OF MOBILE
BAY THAT ARE PRONE TO COASTAL FLOODING...AND ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COAST FROM FORT MORGAN ALABAMA TO FORT PICKENS FLORIDA TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE HIGH WATER LEVELS...A
LARGE POUNDING SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 12 FEET WILL BE
LIKELY FROM DESTIN FLORIDA TO FT MORGAN ALABAMA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.
$$
FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 1156 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...
BUTLER...CLARKE...CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...
LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER
MOBILE...WASHINGTON AND WILCOX. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL
ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND
ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. IN SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY AND STONE.
* THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
* A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF
COAST OVERNIGHT...ALONG WITH A NORTHWARD MOVING WARM FRONT...RESULTING
IN PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN LATER NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS WITH
ISOLATED TOTAL UP TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 65
CORRIDOR ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
* 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.
$$
WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1152 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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 AGAIN ACROSS THE REGION...
ESPECIALLY ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE LOW TRACK. SUSTAINED
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATER 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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