Ike Impact, Alabama/NW Florida Coast

THIS INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE/MOBILE
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…COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
FRIDAY…

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY.

LARGE SWELLS WITH A PERIOD OF 11 TO 15 SECONDS WILL PROPAGATE
NORTHWARD AWAY FROM THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE. THESE LARGE…LONG
PERIOD SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE GULF COASTAL BEACHES OF
ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH FRIDAY. EASTERLY
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH ALONG THE COAST LATER
TONIGHT…AND THEN BECOME SOUTHEAST ON THURSDAY. THE GULF COAST IS
CURRENTLY IN SPRING TIDE CYCLE WHICH MEANS A HIGHER TIDAL RANGE
BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW TIDE.

LARGE SWELLS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN RISING
WATER A FEW FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES…PRODUCING PERIODS OF
COASTAL FLOODING ALL ALONG THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST. THE
EFFECT OF THIS FLOODING WILL BE MAXIMIZED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE AROUND SUNRISE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNINGS. TOTAL TIDE
HEIGHT OF 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN MOBILE COUNTY. THIS WILL
CAUSE WATER TO INUNDATE PARTS OF DAUPHIN ISLAND…PARTICULARLY
THE WEST END AND NEAR CEDAR POINT ON STATE ROAD 193 AT THE
DAUPHIN ISLAND BRIDGE. THE WESTERN SHORE OF MOBILE BAY AND LOW LYING
AREAS AND RESIDENTIAL YARDS ALONG INLAND WATER WAYS SUCH AS DOG
RIVER AND BAYOU SARA WILL EXPERIENCE SOME FLOODING. AT 3
FEET…HIGHWAY 90 ON THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY WILL EXPERIENCE
FLOODING.

OVER BALDWIN COUNTY…TOTAL TIDE HEIGHT OF 2 TO 4 FEET WILL CAUSE
STORM WATER RUN UP FROM FORT MORGAN TO ORANGE BEACH. OVER THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE…THESE TIDAL HEIGHTS WILL BRING WATER
ACROSS PARTS OF PENSACOLA BEACH AND FORT PICKENS. IN OKALOOSA
COUNTY…OKALOOSA ISLAND AND HOLIDAY ISLE WILL ALSO BE SUBJECT TO
FLOODING.

HIGH WAVES WILL ALSO CAUSE BEACH EROSION FROM DAUPHIN ISLAND
ALABAMA TO DESTIN FLORIDA AS WELL AS DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.

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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