Lamont, Florida

... Flood Watch in effect through Tuesday evening...

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Flood Watch for portions of southeast Alabama... Florida and
Georgia... including the following areas... in southeast
Alabama... Coffee... Dale... Geneva... Henry and Houston. In
Florida... Bay... Calhoun... coastal Walton... Franklin...
Gadsden... Gulf... Holmes... inland Walton... Jackson...
Jefferson... Leon... Liberty... Wakulla and Washington. In
Georgia... Baker... Decatur... early... Grady... Miller...
Mitchell... Seminole and Thomas.

* Through Tuesday evening

* Tropical Storm Ida is forecast to move ashore the northern Gulf
Coast late tonight or early Tuesday morning. Even though Ida is
expected to gradually weaken and begin transitioning into a non-
tropical low pressure system tonight or Tuesday... there will
still be bands of heavy rain that affect portions of the Gulf
Coast states. Storm total rainfall amounts will generally be in
the 2 to 4 inch range from this evening through Tuesday evening.
These amounts would not exceed local flash flood guidance (for a
3-hour period). However... there could be locally higher amounts
of 4 to 6 inches in areas affected by heavier rain bands.

* The main impact will be to poor drainage areas in cities... low-
lying rural and suburban areas... and along creeks and streams. Heavy
rainfall is more likely to cause rapid rises in water at such
locations.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible flood
warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop. Flooded roads can
be especially dangerous to motorists... as it can be difficult to
see how deep standing water is on roadways. This danger is
enhanced at nighttime.

Grand-Isle-la 29.25n 89.96w
Aucilla-river-FL 30.04n 83.92w


Attn... WFO... lix... tae... mob...

1058 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2009

... Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect along the immediate
coast...
... Tropical storm wind watch is cancelled for areas away from the
immediate coast...

... New information...
the tropical storm wind watch has been cancelled for areas away
from the immediate coast as it now appears that tropical storm
force winds will not spread inland from the coast.

... Precautionary/preparedness actions...
precautionary/preparedness actions...

The most significant threat from Ida will likely be along the
coast in the form of above normal tides and tropical storm force
wind gusts. Coastal residents should plan on storm tides from
3 to 5 feet... and take the appropriate precautions to protect
life and property. These actions should be taken as soon as
possible... as higher winds and rain from Ida will move in after
midnight and make outdoor chores difficult.


... Probability of tropical storm/hurricane conditions...
the probability of tropical storm force winds along the immediate
coast has dropped to 20 percent.

... Winds...
the best chance for tropical storm force winds will be on Tuesday
mainly in gusts along the immediate coast. These winds will be
possible early on Tuesday morning.

... Storm surge and storm tide...
a storm surge of 2 feet is possible in Apalachee Bay tonight and
Tuesday. This surge will add to the normal tide levels... creating
above normal tides. The main threat will come during high tide.
The following are the time of high tide at at Marks river
entrance...

736 am EST Tuesday... and 913 PM EST Tuesday.

At these times low lying areas along the coast will be most
vulnerable... as storm tides may reach as high as 5 feet.
Remember... storm tide is the storm surge plus the actual tide. In
this case... high tide will be about 3 feet and the storm surge
will be around 2 feet.

... Inland flooding...
a Flood Watch is in effect through Tuesday evening. Storm total
rainfall from today through Wednesday will generally range from
2 to 4 inches. Some localized flooding is possible in low lying
and poor drainage areas... especially near creeks and streams.