URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IDA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
539 AM CST MON NOV 9 2009
..IDA WEAKENS SLIGHTLY BUT REMAINS HEADED TOWARD THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE…
AREAS AFFECTED…
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI…SOUTHWEST ALABAMA…THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE GULF COASTAL WATERS AND BAYS FROM
DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA AND OUT TO 60 NM.
WATCHES/WARNINGS…
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL ALABAMA AND THE
NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE INCLUDING ALL OF THE GULF COASTAL WATERS
FROM DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA AND OUT 60 NM.
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PART OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
STORM INFORMATION…
AT 300 AM CST…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IDA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.1 NORTH…LONGITUDE 87.9 WEST OR ABOUT 375 MILES SOUTH
OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA.
IDA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH. A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTH AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS…FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST ON TUESDAY.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK…IDA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF
MEXICO TODAY…AND APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT OR EARLY
TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 90 MPH…WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. IDA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.
ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
HOWEVER…IDA IS STILL EXPECTED TO BE A HURRICANE WHEN IT APPROACHES
THE GULF COAST LATE TONIGHT.
SITUATION OVERVIEW…
IDA HAS WEAKENED SLIGHTLY AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE A SLOW
WEAKENING TREND BUT IT IS STILL EXPECTED TO BE A HURRICANE WHEN IT
APPROACHES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST LATE TONIGHT.
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS…DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS AS TO THE EXACT PATH THAT IDA WILL TAKE
SO PEOPLE LIVING ALONG AND NEAR THE COAST OF ALABAMA THROUGH THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS AND STORM SURGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING…TODAY IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.
&&
NEXT UPDATE…
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 10 AM CST…OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING THE EVOLVING
TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA.
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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-
539 AM CST MON NOV 9 2009
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT…
..NEW INFORMATION…
HURRICANE IDA WAS ABOUT 375 MILES SOUTH OF PENSACOLA AT 3 AM CST.
MOVEMENT WAS NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH.
&&
..PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. ANY SMALL CRAFT AT SEA SHOULD RETURN TO
SAFE HARBOR THIS MORNING.
&&
..MARINE…
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA SEAS WILL BUILD FROM THEIR CURRENT 8 TO
12 FEET THIS MORNING TO A MAXIMUM OF 17 TO 23 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF
THE COAST AND 21 TO 26 FEET BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE OVERNIGHT.
&&
..WINDS…
AS HURRICANE IDA APPROACHES…SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET OVER THE WATERS BEYOND 40 MILES OFFSHORE…
CLOSER TO MIDNIGHT IN THE NEAR SHORE WATERS. WINDS AT OR NEAR
HURRICANE FORCE ARE EXPECTED TO LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOT RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS.
&&
..TORNADOES…
A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER
RAIN BANDS OF IDA AND NEAR THE CENTER AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE COASTAL
AND OFFSHORE WATERS LATER TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. &&
