Alert archive / Alabama / High Surf Warnings in 2008
High Surf Warning 2, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this high surf warning at Sep 11, 2008, 7:23 AM CDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 11, 2008, 7:23 AM CDT (12:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 12, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WHUS44 KMOB 111223 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 723 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...HURRICANE IKE MOVING WEST NORTHWEST ABOUT 350 MILES SOUTH OF DAUPHIN ISLAND AND SENDING LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS NORTHWARD... ...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...A HIGH SURF WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACHES FROM DAUPHIN ISLAND TO DESTIN... LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS MOVING NORTH FROM HURRICANE IKE WERE IMPACTING THE BEACHES FROM DAUPHIN ISLAND TO DESTIN...WITH THE MOST PRONOUNCED EFFECTS OVER BALDWIN AND MOBILE COUNTIES. EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE LARGE SWELLS AND STRONG WINDS HAS ALREADY CAUSED SOME PROBLEMS ALONG AREA BEACH FRONTS. HIGHWAY 98 ON OKALOOSA ISLAND HAS BEEN CLOSED DUE TO WATER ON ROAD AND LUNUS BEACH DRIVE WAS CLOSED IN DESTIN. ESCAMBIA COUNTY REPORTS SOME WATER ON VIA DE LUNA STREET BETWEEN PENSACOLA BEACH AND NAVARRE THIS MORNING. BALDWIN COUNTY REPORTS THAT 4 MILES EAST OF FORT MORGAN THE ROAD HAD ABOUT 2 FEET OF WATER ON IT AND SOME RESIDENTS ALONG THE ROAD HAD WATER IN THEIR YARDS. MOBILE COUNTY REPORTS THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND FLOODED AND THE NORTH ENTRANCE ON TO THE DAUPHIN ISLAND BRIDGE HAD WATER SPLASHING ON TO THE ROADWAY. LARGE SWELLS WAVE ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BREAK ON THE SAND BARS FROM JUST OFFSHORE UP TO A MILE OFFSHORE. WAVES 10 TO 15 FEET BREAKING ON THE SAND BARS WITH SMALLER BUT STILL POWERFUL BREAKERS ON THE BEACHES. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY. HIGHEST SURF WILL BE AROUND EAST PASS AT DESTIN AND OFF OF PENSACOLA BEACH. OKALOOSA COUNTY BEACHES HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO HIGH SURF. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-112030- /O.NEW.KMOB.SU.W.0002.080911T1223Z-080912T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.CF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080912T1800Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 723 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. LARGE SWELLS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS HAS RESULTED 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 THIS MORNING...GENERALLY BETWEEN 7 AND 8 AM AND AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING. TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS 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 MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO FLOODING...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF THE PREDICTED HIGH TIDE HIGH WAVES WILL ALSO CAUSE ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION FROM DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA TO DESTIN FLORIDA AS WELL AS DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. LARGE SWELLS WAVE ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BREAK ON THE SAND BARS FROM JUST OFFSHORE UP TO A MILE OFFSHORE. WAVES 10 TO 15 FEET BREAKING ON THE SAND BARS WITH SMALLER BUT STILL POWERFUL BREAKERS ON THE BEACHES. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY. HIGHEST SURF WILL BE AROUND EAST PASS AT DESTIN AND OFF OF PENSACOLA BEACH. 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. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. $$ ALZ061-062-112030- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080912T1800Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN- 723 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. LARGE SWELLS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS HAS RESULTED IN RISING WATER A FEW FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES...PRODUCING PERIODS OF COASTAL FLOODING ALL ALONG THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST. THE EFFECT OF THIS FLOODING WILL BE MAXIMIZED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING...GENERALLY BETWEEN 7 AND 8 AM AND AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING. TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN MOBILE COUNTY. THIS WILL CAUSE WATER TO INUNDATE PARTS OF DAUPHIN ISLAND...PARTICULARLY THE WEST END AND NEAR CEDAR POINT ON STATE ROAD 193 AT THE DAUPHIN ISLAND BRIDGE. THE WESTERN SHORE OF MOBILE BAY AND LOW LYING AREAS AND RESIDENTIAL YARDS ALONG INLAND WATER WAYS SUCH AS DOG RIVER AND BAYOU SARA WILL EXPERIENCE SOME FLOODING. AT 3 FEET...HIGHWAY 90 ON THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING. OVER BALDWIN COUNTY...TOTAL TIDE HEIGHT OF 2 TO 4 FEET WILL CAUSE STORM WATER RUN UP FROM FORT MORGAN TO ORANGE BEACH. OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...THESE TIDAL HEIGHTS WILL BRING WATER ACROSS PARTS OF PENSACOLA BEACH AND FORT PICKENS. IN OKALOOSA COUNTY...OKALOOSA ISLAND AND HOLIDAY ISLE MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO FLOODING...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF THE PREDICTED HIGH TIDE HIGH WAVES WILL ALSO CAUSE ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION FROM DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA TO DESTIN FLORIDA AS WELL AS DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. $$
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000 WHUS44 KMOB 111518 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1018 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...HURRICANE IKE MOVING WEST NORTHWEST OVER THE CENTRAL GULF BRINGING COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH SEAS...AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS TO THE GULF COAST... ...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 12 PM CDT SATURDAY... ...A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACHES FROM DAUPHIN ISLAND TO DESTIN... HURRICANE IKE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST NORTHWEST INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF ON FRIDAY. IKE IS FORECAST TO MAKE LAND FALL OVER THE UPPER TEXAS COAST...SOUTH OF GALVESTON EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS...HIGH SEAS AND DANGEROUS SURF FROM HURRICANE IKE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE BEACHES FROM DAUPHIN ISLAND TO DESTIN. EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY...BECOMING SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AS IKE MOVES MORE TO THE WEST. THE COMBINATION OF THE LARGE SWELLS AND STRONG WINDS HAS ALREADY CAUSED COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ALONG AREA BEACH FRONTS WITH SEVERAL REPORTS OF WATER COVERED ROADS AND INSTANCES OF MAJOR BEACH EROSION. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-112330- /O.EXT.KMOB.CF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080913T1700Z/ /O.EXT.KMOB.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080913T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1018 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH SURF WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH SURF WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. LARGE SWELLS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS HAS RESULTED 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. TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN MOBILE COUNTY. MOBILE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND IS FLOODED AND THE NORTH ENTRANCE TO THE DAUPHIN ISLAND BRIDGE HAD WATER SPLASHING ON TO THE ROADWAY. HIGHWAY 90 ON THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY IS ALSO EXPERIENCING FLOODING. FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF MOBILE BAY IN LOWER LYING AREAS AND RESIDENTIAL YARDS ALONG INLAND WATERWAYS SUCH AS DOG RIVER AND BAYOU SARA. BALDWIN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS THAT WEST BEACH...FORT MORGAN...FLASH ISLAND AND COUNTY ROAD 1 HAD WATER COVERING THE ROADWAY. IN THESE AREAS WATER WAS COMING UNDER HOUSING STRUCTURES ON STILTS. TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET WILL ALLOW THESE CONDITIONS TO PERSIST TODAY AND TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY AT TIME OF HIGH TIDE FRIDAY MORNING. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED ROADS. ESCAMBIA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS SOME WATER ON VIA DE LUNA STREET BETWEEN PENSACOLA BEACH AND NAVARRE. IN SANTA ROSA COUNTY ALONG ESCAMBIA BAY...WATER WAS APPROACHING SOME RESIDENTIAL AREAS. GULF BREEZE SHORELINE PARK HAD WATER. IN OKALOOSA COUNTY...HIGHWAY 98 ON OKALOOSA ISLAND HAS BEEN CLOSED DUE TO WATER ON ROAD AND LUNUS BEACH DRIVE WAS CLOSED IN DESTIN. LARGE SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BREAK ON THE SAND BARS FROM JUST OFFSHORE UP TO A MILE OFFSHORE. WAVES 10 TO 15 FEET WILL BREAK ON THE SAND BARS WITH SMALLER BUT STILL POWERFUL BREAKERS ON THE BEACHES. THIS ENHANCES THE RISK OF MAJOR BEACH EROSION. 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. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE ACROSS WATER COVERED ROADS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. $$ ALZ061-062-112330- /O.EXT.KMOB.CF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080913T1700Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN- 1018 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT SATURDAY. LARGE SWELLS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS HAS RESULTED IN RISING WATER SEVERAL FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTED TIDES...PRODUCING PERIODS OF COASTAL FLOODING ALL ALONG THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST. THE EFFECT OF THIS FLOODING WILL BE MAXIMIZED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN MOBILE COUNTY AND 3 TO 5 FEET OVER BALDWIN COUNTY. FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF MOBILE BAY IN LOWER LYING AREAS AND RESIDENTIAL YARDS ALONG INLAND WATERWAYS SUCH AS DOG RIVER AND BAYOU SARA. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE ACROSS WATER COVERED ROADS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. $$
000 WHUS44 KMOB 112321 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 621 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...HURRICANE IKE MOVING WEST NORTHWEST OVER THE CENTRAL GULF BRINGING COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH SEAS...AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS TO THE GULF COAST... ...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 12 PM CDT SATURDAY... ...A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACHES FROM DAUPHIN ISLAND TO DESTIN THROUGH 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... HURRICANE IKE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST NORTHWEST INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF ON FRIDAY. IKE IS FORECAST TO MAKE LAND FALL OVER THE UPPER TEXAS COAST...SOUTH OF GALVESTON EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS...HIGH SEAS AND DANGEROUS SURF FROM HURRICANE IKE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE BEACHES FROM DAUPHIN ISLAND TO DESTIN. STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE...BECOMING SOUTHEAST ON FRIDAY AS IKE MOVES WEST OF THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF THE LARGE SWELLS AND STRONG WINDS HAS ALREADY CAUSED COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ALONG AREA BEACH FRONTS WITH SEVERAL REPORTS OF WATER COVERED ROADS AND INSTANCES OF MAJOR BEACH EROSION. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-120730- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080913T1700Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080913T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 621 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT SATURDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. LARGE SWELLS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS HAS RESULTED IN RISING WATER SEVERAL 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. TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN MOBILE COUNTY. MOBILE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND IS FLOODED AND THE NORTH ENTRANCE TO THE DAUPHIN ISLAND BRIDGE HAD WATER SPLASHING ON TO THE ROADWAY. HIGHWAY 90 ON THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY IS ALSO EXPERIENCING FLOODING. FLOODING WILL ALSO CONTINUE ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF MOBILE BAY IN LOWER LYING AREAS AND RESIDENTIAL YARDS ALONG INLAND WATERWAYS SUCH AS DOG RIVER AND BAYOU SARA. BALDWIN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS THAT WEST BEACH... FORT MORGAN...FLASH ISLAND AND COUNTY ROAD 1 HAD WATER COVERING THE ROADWAY. IN THESE AREAS WATER WAS COMING UNDER HOUSING STRUCTURES ON STILTS. TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET WILL ALLOW THESE CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY AT TIME OF HIGH TIDE FRIDAY MORNING. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED ROADS. ESCAMBIA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS SOME WATER ON VIA DE LUNA STREET BETWEEN PENSACOLA BEACH AND NAVARRE. IN SANTA ROSA COUNTY ALONG ESCAMBIA BAY...WATER WAS APPROACHING SOME RESIDENTIAL AREAS. GULF BREEZE SHORELINE PARK HAD WATER. IN OKALOOSA COUNTY...HIGHWAY 98 ON OKALOOSA ISLAND HAS BEEN CLOSED DUE TO WATER ON ROAD AND LUNUS BEACH DRIVE WAS CLOSED IN DESTIN. LARGE SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BREAK ON THE SAND BARS FROM JUST OFFSHORE UP TO A MILE OFFSHORE. WAVES 10 TO 15 FEET WILL BREAK ON THE SAND BARS WITH SMALLER BUT STILL POWERFUL BREAKERS ON THE BEACHES. THIS ENHANCES THE RISK OF MAJOR BEACH EROSION. 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. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE ACROSS WATER COVERED ROADS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. $$ ALZ061-062-120730- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080913T1700Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN- 621 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT SATURDAY... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT SATURDAY. LARGE SWELLS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS HAS RESULTED IN RISING WATER SEVERAL FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTED TIDES...PRODUCING PERIODS OF COASTAL FLOODING ALL ALONG THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST. THE EFFECT OF THIS FLOODING WILL BE MAXIMIZED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN MOBILE COUNTY AND 3 TO 5 FEET OVER BALDWIN COUNTY. FLOODING WILL ALSO CONTINUE ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF MOBILE BAY IN LOWER LYING AREAS AND RESIDENTIAL YARDS ALONG INLAND WATERWAYS SUCH AS DOG RIVER AND BAYOU SARA. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE ACROSS WATER COVERED ROADS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. $$
000 WHUS44 KMOB 120721 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 221 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...HURRICANE IKE MOVING WEST NORTHWEST OVER THE CENTRAL GULF BRINGING COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH SEAS...AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS TO THE GULF COAST... ...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 12 PM CDT SATURDAY... ...A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACHES FROM DAUPHIN ISLAND TO DESTIN THROUGH 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... HURRICANE IKE...OVER THE CENTRAL GULF...IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST NORTHWEST INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF ON FRIDAY. IKE IS FORECAST TO MAKE LAND FALL OVER THE UPPER TEXAS COAST...SOUTH OF GALVESTON... EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS...HIGH SEAS AND DANGEROUS SURF FROM HURRICANE IKE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE BEACHES FROM DAUPHIN ISLAND TO DESTIN. STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE. THE COMBINATION OF THE LARGE SWELLS AND STRONG WINDS HAS ALREADY CAUSED COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ALONG AREA BEACH FRONTS WITH SEVERAL REPORTS OF WATER COVERED ROADS AND INSTANCES OF MAJOR BEACH EROSION. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-121530- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080913T1700Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080913T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 221 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT SATURDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. LARGE SWELLS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS HAS RESULTED IN RISING WATER SEVERAL 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...DURING THE MORNING HOURS. TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN MOBILE COUNTY. MOBILE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLOODING ON THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND...AND WATER SPLASHING ON THE NORTH ENTRANCE TO THE DAUPHIN ISLAND BRIDGE. THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY IS ALSO EXPERIENCING FLOODING. FLOODING WILL ALSO CONTINUE ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF MOBILE BAY IN LOWER LYING AREAS AND RESIDENTIAL YARDS ALONG INLAND WATERWAYS SUCH AS DOG RIVER AND BAYOU SARA. BALDWIN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS THAT WEST BEACH... FORT MORGAN...FLASH ISLAND AND COUNTY ROAD 1 HAD WATER COVERING THE ROADWAY. IN THESE AREAS WATER WAS COMING UNDER HOUSING STRUCTURES ON STILTS. TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET WILL ALLOW THESE CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY AT TIME OF HIGH TIDE FRIDAY MORNING. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED ROADS. ESCAMBIA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS SOME WATER ON VIA DE LUNA STREET BETWEEN PENSACOLA BEACH AND NAVARRE. IN SANTA ROSA COUNTY ALONG ESCAMBIA BAY...WATER WAS APPROACHING SOME RESIDENTIAL AREAS. GULF BREEZE SHORELINE PARK HAD WATER. IN OKALOOSA COUNTY...HIGHWAY 98 ON OKALOOSA ISLAND HAS BEEN CLOSED DUE TO WATER ON ROAD AND LUNUS BEACH DRIVE WAS CLOSED IN DESTIN. LARGE SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BREAK ON THE SAND BARS FROM JUST OFFSHORE UP TO A MILE OFFSHORE. WAVES 10 TO 15 FEET WILL BREAK ON THE SAND BARS WITH SMALLER BUT STILL POWERFUL BREAKERS ON THE BEACHES. THIS ENHANCES THE RISK OF MAJOR BEACH EROSION. 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. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE ACROSS WATER COVERED ROADS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. $$ ALZ061-062-121530- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080913T1700Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN- 221 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT SATURDAY... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT SATURDAY. LARGE SWELLS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS HAS RESULTED IN RISING WATER SEVERAL FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTED TIDES...PRODUCING PERIODS OF COASTAL FLOODING ALL ALONG THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST. THE EFFECT OF THIS FLOODING WILL BE MAXIMIZED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN MOBILE COUNTY AND 3 TO 5 FEET OVER BALDWIN COUNTY. FLOODING WILL ALSO CONTINUE ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF MOBILE BAY IN LOWER LYING AREAS AND RESIDENTIAL YARDS ALONG INLAND WATERWAYS SUCH AS BAYOU SARA. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE ACROSS WATER COVERED ROADS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. $$
000 WHUS44 KMOB 121520 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1020 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...HURRICANE IKE MOVING WEST NORTHWEST OVER THE CENTRAL GULF BRINGING COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH SEAS...AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS TO THE GULF COAST... ...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 12 PM CDT SATURDAY... ...A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACHES FROM DAUPHIN ISLAND TO DESTIN THROUGH 7 PM CDT TODAY... HURRICANE IKE...OVER THE CENTRAL GULF...IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST NORTHWEST INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF TODAY. IKE IS FORECAST TO MAKE LAND FALL OVER THE UPPER TEXAS COAST...NEAR GALVESTON...EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS...HIGH SEAS...AND DANGEROUS SURF FROM HURRICANE IKE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE BEACHES FROM DAUPHIN ISLAND TO DESTIN. STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE. THE COMBINATION OF THE LARGE SWELLS AND STRONG WINDS HAS ALREADY CAUSED COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ALONG AREA BEACH FRONTS WITH SEVERAL REPORTS OF WATER COVERED ROADS AND INSTANCES OF MAJOR BEACH EROSION. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-122330- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080913T1700Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080913T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1020 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT SATURDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. LARGE SWELLS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS HAS RESULTED IN RISING WATER SEVERAL 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 TODAY...LINGERING THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN MOBILE COUNTY. HERE ARE THE PREDICTED HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AT SELECTED LOCATIONS... MOBILE STATE DOCKS...AT 1113 AM CDT TODAY AND WILL BE AT 1220 PM CDT SATURDAY. DAUPHIN ISLAND...WAS AT 841 AM CDT TODAY AND WILL BE AT 932 AM CDT SATURDAY. PENSACOLA...WAS AT 758 AM TODAY AND WILL BE AT 857 AM CDT SATURDAY. DESTIN...WAS 848 AM CDT TODAY AND WILL BE AT 947 AM CDT SATURDAY. MOBILE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLOODING ON THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND...AND WATER SPLASHING ON THE NORTH ENTRANCE TO THE DAUPHIN ISLAND BRIDGE. THE HIGHWAY 90 MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY IS ALSO EXPERIENCING FLOODING. FLOODING WILL ALSO CONTINUE ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF MOBILE BAY IN LOWER LYING AREAS AND RESIDENTIAL YARDS ALONG INLAND WATERWAYS SUCH AS THE DOG RIVER AND BAYOU SARA. BALDWIN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS THAT WEST BEACH... FORT MORGAN...FLASH ISLAND AND COUNTY ROAD 1 HAD WATER COVERING THE ROADWAY. IN THESE AREAS WATER WAS COMING UNDER HOUSING STRUCTURES ON STILTS. TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET WILL ALLOW THESE CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY TODAY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED ROADS. ESCAMBIA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS SOME WATER ON VIA DE LUNA STREET BETWEEN PENSACOLA BEACH AND NAVARRE. IN SANTA ROSA COUNTY ALONG ESCAMBIA BAY...WATER WAS APPROACHING SOME RESIDENTIAL AREAS. GULF BREEZE SHORELINE PARK HAD WATER. IN OKALOOSA COUNTY...HIGHWAY 98 ON OKALOOSA ISLAND HAS BEEN CLOSED DUE TO WATER ON ROAD AND LUNUS BEACH DRIVE WAS CLOSED IN DESTIN. LARGE SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BREAK ON THE SAND BARS FROM JUST OFFSHORE UP TO A MILE OFFSHORE. WAVES 10 TO 15 FEET WILL BREAK ON THE SAND BARS WITH SMALLER BUT STILL POWERFUL BREAKERS ON THE BEACHES. THIS ENHANCES THE RISK OF MAJOR BEACH EROSION AND DEADLY 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. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE ACROSS WATER COVERED ROADS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. $$ ALZ061-062-122330- /O.CON.KMOB.CF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080913T1700Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN- 1020 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT SATURDAY... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT SATURDAY. LARGE SWELLS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS HAS RESULTED IN RISING WATER SEVERAL FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTED TIDES...PRODUCING PERIODS OF COASTAL FLOODING ALL ALONG THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST. THE EFFECT OF THIS FLOODING WILL BE MAXIMIZED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED ALONG COASTAL AREAS OF MOBILE COUNTY AND 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE COASTAL AREAS OF BALDWIN COUNTY. HIGH TIDE TODAY AT THE MOBILE STATE DOCKS IS PREDICTED TO BE 1113 AM CDT. HIGH TIDE SATURDAY AT THE MOBILE STATE DOCKS IS 1220 PM CDT. FLOODING WILL ALSO CONTINUE ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF MOBILE BAY IN LOWER LYING AREAS AND RESIDENTIAL YARDS ALONG INLAND WATERWAYS SUCH AS BAYOU SARA. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE ACROSS WATER COVERED ROADS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. $$
000 WHUS44 KMOB 130028 CFWMOB COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 650 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE COUNTY IN ALABAMA THROUGH 11 AM SATURDAY MORNING... .MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL CONTINUE OVER MOBILE COUNTY ALABAMA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. TIDES 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. MOST OF THE ROADWAYS WHICH WERE CLOSED EARLIER FROM COASTAL FLOODING HAVE BEEN REOPENED. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE WESTERN SHORES OF MOBILE BAY INCLUDING DAUPHIN ISLAND...CODEN...BAYOU LA BATRE AND BAYOU SARA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. ALZ063-130800- /O.CAN.KMOB.CF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080913T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.CF.Y.0001.080912T2350Z-080913T1600Z/ /O.EXP.KMOB.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080913T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE- 650 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH SURF WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE HIGH SURF WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. PREDICTED HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AT SELECTED LOCATIONS FOR MOBILE COUNTY... MOBILE STATE DOCKS...AT 1220 PM CDT SATURDAY. DAUPHIN ISLAND...AT 932 AM CDT SATURDAY. FLOODING ON THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF MOBILE BAY IN LOWER LYING AREAS AND RESIDENTIAL YARDS SUCH AS THE DOG RIVER...FOWL RIVER AND BAYOU SARA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS IN MOBILE COUNTY. $$ ALZ061-130800- /O.CAN.KMOB.CF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080913T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.CF.Y.0001.080912T2350Z-080913T1600Z/ UPPER MOBILE- 650 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. HIGH TIDE SATURDAY AT THE MOBILE STATE DOCKS IS 1220 PM CDT. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS IN MOBILE COUNTY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. $$ ALZ064-FLZ002-004-006-130100- /O.CAN.KMOB.CF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080913T1700Z/ /O.EXP.KMOB.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080913T0000Z/ LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 650 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH SURF WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELED THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. THE HIGH SURF WARNING HAS BE CANCELLED. $$ ALZ062-130100- /O.CAN.KMOB.CF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080913T1700Z/ UPPER BALDWIN- 650 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELED THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 4:01 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | 45 hr | |
| Sep 11, 7:42 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 93 min | |
| Sep 11, 9:08 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 82 min | |
| Sep 11, 10:24 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 81 min | |
| Sep 11, 11:02 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 58 min | |
| Sep 11, 12:36 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 10 hr |
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