PRODUCT BHMCFWMOB FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

THE TORNADO THREAT WILL LIKELY INCREASE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL
ZONES LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

MEDLIN

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GMZ630-650-655-670-675-222115-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
MOBILE BAY-
1021 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2005

...TIDE AND WIND EFFECTS OF HURRICANE RITA ALREADY BEING FELT ALONG
THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION...

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

...BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH RITA'S FRINGE
WILL ROTATE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND CAUSE OCCASIONAL SQUALLS TO
NEAR 50 KNOTS....

AT 10 AM CDT...VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED THE CENTER OF
HURRICANE RITA WAS LOCATED NEAR 25.3 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE...88.6
DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE...OR ABOUT 340 MILES SOUTH OF DAUPHIN ISLAND
ALABAMA. RITA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH.

OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SOLIDLY INTO THE
25 TO 33 KNOT RANGE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FEET NEARSHORE AND UP TO 16 FEET
OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS ROUGH.

THE TORNADO THREAT WILL LIKELY INCREASE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS LATER
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

MEDLIN

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