...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI NEED TO MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR THE POTENTIAL LANDFALL OF A MAJOR HURRICANE ALONG THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA OR MISSISSIPPI COAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR WELL EAST OF THE STORM CENTER...ALONG WITH MODERATE TO HIGH STORM SURGE ALONG THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL AREAS.
ANY EVACUATION DECISIONS FOR COASTAL ALABAMA AND FLORIDA ARE EXPECTED TO BE MADE ON SUNDAY. RECOMMENDED AND MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDERS ARE IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES.
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK...A STORM TIDE OF 10 TO 15 FEET IS EXPECTED ALONG COASTAL MOBILE COUNTY AND THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF MOBILE BAY. A STORM TIDE OF 8 TO 10 FEET IS EXPECTED ALONG COASTAL BALDWIN COUNTY. THESE TIDE HEIGHT VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION ALONG PORTIONS OF DAUPHIN ISLAND AND FORT MORGAN PENINSULA. ALSO...A STORM TIDE OF 5 TO 7 FEET IS EXPECTED ALONG THE EXTREME NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTLINE. MINOR STREET FLOODING WAS ALREADY REPORTED ALONG NAVARRE BEACH EARLY THIS MORNING.
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