000 FLUS44 KMOB 080537 HWOMOB HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1137 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2009 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078- 079-081400- CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 1137 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA...SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT AND SUNDAY A MODERATE TO STRONG EASTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES AS IDA ADVANCES NORTHWARD AND ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT OVER THE MARINE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. IDA CONTINUES NORTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH MONDAY WITH EASTERLY WINDS OVER THE MARINE AREA CONTINUING TO INCREASE DUE TO STUBBORN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES. GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE MARINE AREA BY SUNDAY NIGHT. IDA IS ANTICIPATED TO ADVANCE INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF MONDAY NIGHT AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT INTERACTS WITH THE COOLER WATERS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF BUT STRONG TO VERY STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA. GALE CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. IDA WILL BEGIN TO MOVE MORE EASTERLY AWAY FROM THE MARINE AREA TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WITH THE VERY STRONG EASTERLY FLOW BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY AND GRADUALLY SUBSIDING. AS IDA MOVES INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO...A STRONG SWELL WILL BEGIN TO PROPAGATE NORTHWARD. THESE LARGE SWELLS AND TIDAL EFFECTS WILL CAUSE THE POSSIBILITY OF COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTS...INCLUDING MOBILE BAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR TIDE LEVELS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS OF COASTAL SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG COASTAL AREAS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA BY LATE SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON IDA. $$