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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1250 PM CST TUE DEC 1 2009

...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS
OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING IN ADVANCE OF DEEPENING AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST. AS A RESULT WATERS
LEVELS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST WILL BEGIN TO RISE STEADILY THIS
EVENING ESPECIALLY BEFORE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE WHICH IS PREDICATED TO
OCCUR DURING THE EVENING HOURS FOR MOST AREAS ALONG THE ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA COAST. TOTAL TIDAL HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET WILL
BE LIKELY FROM PENSACOLA TO PASCAGOULA AND FROM 2 TO 3 FEET FROM
DESTIN TO EAST OF PENSACOLA.

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1250 PM CST TUE DEC 1 2009

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 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 1.8 FEET ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR THIS EVENING.
CONSIDERING THIS AND THE STRONG ONSHORE WIND FLOW...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.

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