Cantonment, Florida

... 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.

949 am CST Tue Dec 01 2009

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Flood Warning for
the Escambia River near century
* from Thursday evening until Saturday afternoon
* at 9 am Tuesday the stage was... 8.7 feet
* minor flooding is forecast
* flood stage is 17 feet
* forecast to rise above flood stage by Thursday before midnight and continue to
rise to near 17.2 feet by Friday morning. The river will fall below flood
stage by Saturday morning.
* At 17 feet... considerable flooding of lowlands will occur.

942 am CST Tue Dec 01 2009

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Flood Warning for
the Perdido river near Barrineau Park
* from Wednesday afternoon until Thursday afternoon
* at 8 am Tuesday the stage was... 2.8 feet
* minor flooding is forecast
* flood stage is 13 feet
* forecast to rise above flood stage by tomorrow afternoon and continue to rise
to near 13.7 feet by early Thursday morning. The river will fall below flood
stage by Thursday morning.
* At 13 feet... river begins to leave it's banks at the parking lot of
adventures unlimited and threatens several permanently parked travel trailers.

942 am CST Tue Dec 01 2009

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Flood Warning for
the Styx river near Elsanor
* from late tonight until Thursday morning
* at 9 am Tuesday the stage was... 2.7 feet
* moderate flooding is forecast
* flood stage is 12 feet
* forecast to rise above flood stage by early tomorrow and continue to rise to
near 14.3 feet by tomorrow early afternoon. The river will fall below flood
stage by early Thursday morning.

... 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 on the north central Gulf
Coast tonight is the catalyst for an expected heavy rain event.
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.