River Flood Warning 71, NWS Birmingham, AL

000 
WGUS84 KBMX 111729
FLSBMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED 
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1129 AM CST WED NOV 11 2009


...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COOSA RIVER...

.MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS ON LOGAN
MARTIN LAKE AND WEISS LAKE FOLLOWING THE HEAVY RAINFALL OF THE
PAST TWO DAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. 

ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THURSDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF 
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

ALC015-019-037-055-115-117-121-120529-
/O.CON.KBMX.FL.W.0070.091115T0053Z-000000T0000Z/
/CREA1.1.ER.091115T0053Z.091116T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1129 AM CST WED NOV 11 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE COOSA RIVER AT WEISS DAM.
* FROM SATURDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING 
  IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 562.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 567 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE 
  TO RISE TO NEAR 568.3 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE 
  POSSIBLE THEREAFTER.
* IMPACT...AT 567 FEET...FLOODING OF LAKESIDE PROPERTY OCCURS.  
  SOME DOCKS AND BOATHOUSES BECOME INUNDATED.

$$

ALC021-037-051-115-117-121-120529-
/O.CON.KBMX.FL.W.0071.091112T1001Z-091115T0230Z/
/CCSA1.1.ER.091112T1001Z.091113T1200Z.091114T1430Z.NO/
1129 AM CST WED NOV 11 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE COOSA RIVER NEAR LOGAN MARTIN DAM.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SATURDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT 9:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 464.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 467 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE 
  TO RISE NEAR 468.3 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 467 FEET...FLOODING OF SOME BOATHOUSES AND DOCKS 
  AROUND THE LAKE OCCURS.

$$

000 
WGUS84 KBMX 121544
FLSBMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED 
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
944 AM CST THU NOV 12 2009


...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE COOSA RIVER AT WEISS LAKE
AND LOGAN MARTIN LAKE...

.RISES WILL NOT BE AS GREAT AS EARLIER EXPECTED ON WEISS LAKE
AND LOGAN MARTIN LAKE...AND THE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR THESE LAKES
ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. 

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED ON THIS EVENT.

&&

ALC015-019-037-055-115-117-121-121614-
/O.CAN.KBMX.FL.W.0070.000000T0000Z-091112T1544Z/
/CREA1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
944 AM CST THU NOV 12 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE COOSA RIVER AT WEISS LAKE.
* AT 5 AM THURSDAY THE POOL LEVEL WAS 563.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 567 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE LAKE WILL FLUCTUATE NEAR THIS LEVEL THE
  NEXT FEW DAYS.


$$

ALC021-037-051-115-117-121-121614-
/O.CAN.KBMX.FL.W.0071.000000T0000Z-091115T0230Z/
/CCSA1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
944 AM CST THU NOV 12 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE COOSA RIVER NEAR LOGAN MARTIN LAKE.
* AT 5 AM THURSDAY THE POOL LEVEL WAS 465.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 467 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE LAKE WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE NEAR 466.5 
  FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...AND THEN BEGIN A SLOW FALL 
  AFTER THAT TIME.
* IMPACT...AT 467 FEET...FLOODING OF SOME BOATHOUSES AND DOCKS 
  AROUND THE LAKE OCCURS

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1045 AM CST WED NOV 11 2009

.UPDATE...FOR ZONE FORECAST.
&&

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF IDA HAVE SPREAD
BACK WESTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA.  CLOUDS MAY
SPREAD A LITTLE FURTHER TO THE WEST THROUGH NOON...THEN BEGIN TO
DISSIPATE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.  WENT AHEAD AND ADJUSTED CLOUDS
ACCORDINGLY. ALSO TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED FASTER THAN EARLIER
THOUGHT AND HAVE RAISED THE AFTERNOON HIGHS AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS.
CURRENT LAKE WIND ADVISORY LOOKS FINE.

&&

.AVIATION...12Z TAF DISCUSSION.

WIND WILL REMAIN BRISK TODAY.  AS THE ATMOSPHERE MIXES EXPECT SPEEDS
TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 KNOTS BY 16Z BUT RELAX A BIT AFTER
20Z AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS.  THE PREVAILING WIND DIRECTION
WILL REMAIN FROM THE NORTH.

LOW CLOUDS (MOSTLY MVFR HEIGHTS)WILL LINGER THROUGH SUNRISE AND
GRADUALLY IMPROVE THROUGH MIDDAY.  BY 1800 MOST LOCATIONS SHOULD BE
CEILING FREE WITH PERHAPS MGM AND TOI THE ONLY EXCEPTIONS...HOWEVER
EVEN HERE CEILINGS SHOULD BE VFR BY 2100.

12/SIRMON

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LAKE WIND ADVISORY ALL SECTIONS UNTIL 3 PM.

&&

KSL

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
515 AM CST WED NOV 11 2009

ALZ011>015-017>050-121115-
AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE-
CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE-
JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY-
PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA-
TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON-
515 AM CST WED NOV 11 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE AREAWIDE ON WEDNESDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS
WILL BE BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS FROM 25 TO 30 MPH. A
LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

SEVERAL RIVERS WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH TODAY. PLEASE
REFER TO THE RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

MINOR RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY
FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.