Today is forecast to be Much Cooler than yesterday.
Forecast for Upper Mobile
Updated: 10:20 am CST on December 1, 2009
Flash Flood Watch in effect from 6 PM CST this evening through Wednesday morning...
Rest of Today
Cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers in the late morning and early afternoon...then rain likely late in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Breezy. Rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds...tornadoes and heavy rainfall. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds 10 to 20 mph becoming southeast 15 to 25 mph after midnight. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Wednesday
Breezy...warmer...cloudy. Numerous rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning...then chance of rain in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce damaging winds in the morning. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
... 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.
Wind Advisory
Statement as of 3:16 PM CST on December 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.