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...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 9 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 9 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
POSSIBLY AROUND 40 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY.
ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES OF AROUND 1.8 FEET ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR
TUESDAY EVENING. CONSIDERING THIS AND A STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW
ALONG THE COAST...TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS COULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 4 FEET
WITH A FEW AREAS POSSIBLY EXPERIENCING NEAR 5 FEET OF TOTAL TIDE
HEIGHT. TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS FURTHER TO THE EAST...GENERALLY FROM
NAVARRE BEACH TO DESTIN...COULD RANGE FROM 1 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.

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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...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH 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 TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING

* A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF
OF MEXICO EARLY TUESDAY AND TRACK TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF COAST
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST
TOWARD THE REGION...IT WILL ALLOW A WARM FRONT TO MOVE INLAND. THIS
BOUNDARY ALONG WITH THE STRENGTHENING LOW WILL RESULT IN THE
POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST
OF THE INTERSTATE 65 CORRIDOR. MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE RAINFALL
TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH BANDS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE.

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.

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...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS POSSIBLY AROUND 40 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES OF AROUND
1.8 FEET ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR TUESDAY EVENING. CONSIDERING THIS AND
A STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW ALONG THE COAST...TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS
COULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 4 FEET WITH A FEW AREAS POSSIBLY EXPERIENCING
NEAR 5 FEET OF TOTAL TIDE HEIGHT. TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS FURTHER TO THE
EAST...GENERALLY FROM NAVARRE BEACH TO DESTIN COULD RANGE FROM 1 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.

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