Forecast and Conditions for Destin, Florida

Updated: 1:18 PM CST on November 09, 2009 Observed at Bayside Subdivision, Miramar Beach, Florida
Temperature	66.9 °F
Humidity	90%
Dew Point	64 °F
Wind	ENE at 6.0 mph
Pressure	29.96 in (Falling)
Conditions	Clear
Visibility	10.0 miles
Clouds	Clear (CLR) : -
Yesterday's Maximum	77.9 °F
Yesterday's Minimum	59.8 °F
Normal high	70 °F
Normal low	54 °F
Record high	78 °F (2000)
Record low	44 °F (1996)
Sunrise	06:06 AM (CST)
Sunset	04:51 PM (CST)
Moon Rise	11:50 PM (CST)
Moon Set	12:21 PM (CST)
Moon Phase

Flood Warning Statement as of 8:27 am CST on November 09, 2009

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Flood Warning for
the shoal river near Crestview
* from Wednesday morning until late Thursday night
* at 7am Monday the stage was... 4.9 feet
* minor flooding is forecast
* flood stage is 8.0 feet
* forecast to rise above flood stage by Wednesday morning and continue to rise
to near 8.6 feet by Wednesday evening. The river will fall below flood stage
by Thursday evening.
* At 8.5 feet... lowland flooding in the area will diminish as the river drops
below 8 feet.

825 am CST Mon Nov 09 2009

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Flood Warning for
the big Coldwater creek near Milton
* from Tuesday afternoon until Wednesday evening
* at 8am Monday the stage was... 3.3 feet
* minor flooding is forecast
* flood stage is 10.0 feet
* forecast to rise above flood stage by tomorrow afternoon and continue to rise
to near 11.1 feet by early Wednesday morning. The river will fall below flood
stage by Wednesday afternoon.
* At 11.0 feet... flooding of lowlands and fish camps along the creek will
subside as the level drops below 10 feet.

824 am CST Mon Nov 09 2009

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Flood Warning for
the Blackwater river near Baker
* from Tuesday afternoon until late Thursday night
* at 8am Monday the stage was... 2.6 feet
* minor flooding is forecast
* flood stage is 11.0 feet
* forecast to rise above flood stage by tomorrow afternoon and continue to rise
to near 14.5 feet by Wednesday early afternoon. The river will fall below
flood stage by Thursday evening.
* At 15.0 feet... flooding of West Park and East Park in Baker will subside as
the river drops below 14 feet.

820 am CST Mon Nov 09 2009

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Flood Warning for
the murder creek at Brewton
* from Tuesday evening until Wednesday afternoon
* at 7am Monday the stage was... 10.1 feet
* minor flooding is forecast
* flood stage is 22.0 feet
* forecast to rise above flood stage by tomorrow late evening and continue to
rise to near 22.6 feet by early Wednesday morning. The river will fall below
flood stage by late Wednesday morning.
* At 22.5 feet... street flooding in Brewton should gradually end as the creek
levels falls below 22 feet.

Flash Flood Watch, Coastal Flood Watch Statement as of 9:42 PM CST on November 8, 2009

... Flash Flood Watch in effect from Monday afternoon through
Tuesday morning...

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of Alabama and northwest
Florida... including the following areas... in Alabama...
Butler... Clarke... Conecuh... Covington... Crenshaw... Escambia...
lower Baldwin... lower Mobile... Monroe... upper Baldwin... upper
Mobile and Wilcox. In northwest Florida... coastal Escambia...
coastal Okaloosa... coastal Santa Rosa... inland Escambia...
inland Okaloosa and inland Santa Rosa.

* From Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning

* a Flash Flood Watch has been issued for eastern and coastal areas
of southwest Alabama generally east of the I-65 corridor including
Clark County in Alabama and all areas of northwest Florida from
midday Monday through midday Tuesday... due to excessive rainfall
from Ida. Ida is expected to move onshore early Tuesday morning
near the Florida Alabama border bringing heavy Rand bands to the
coastal areas of Florida and Alabama by mid afternoon on Monday
spreading inland over northwest Florida and parts of southwest
Alabama overnight and early Tuesday morning. Rainfall totals of 3
to 6 inches with locally higher amounts can be expected in watch
area... especially over the western Florida Panhandle.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.

829 am CST sun Nov 8 2009

... Coastal Flood Watch remains in effect from 6 PM CST this
evening through late Monday night...

A coastal Flood Watch remains in effect from 6 PM CST this
evening through late Monday night.

The combination of strong easterly winds combined with high tide
levels is expected to create tide levels of 2 to 3 feet above
normal. This will create total tide levels of 3 to 4 feet. If Ida
is stronger than currently forecast across the southern Gulf...
the increased swell would cause even higher tide levels than the
current forecast.

Residents living in flood prone areas along the coastal sections
of Mobile and Baldwin counties... including Mobile Bay... along
with coastal sections of northwest Florida should take necessary
precautions to protect life and property in case these high tide
levels are reached.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A coastal Flood Watch means that conditions favorable for
flooding are expected to develop. Coastal residents should be
alert for later statements or warnings... and take action to
protect property.

Tropical Storm Warning, Inland Tropical Wind Warning Statement as of 12:00 PM CST on November 9, 2009

Grand-Isle-la 29.25n 89.96w
Aucilla-river-FL 30.04n 83.92w

Attn... WFO... lix... tae... mob...

1055 am CST Mon Nov 9 2009

... Tropical Storm Warning in effect...
... Tropical Storm Wind Warning in effect until 6 PM CST Tuesday...
... Hurricane wind warning is cancelled...
... Hurricane Warning is cancelled...

... New information...
Ida has weakened to a tropical storm and is about 290 miles south of
Mobile as of 9 am CST. Tropical storm warnings are now in effect with
all hurricane warnings discontinued. Surf will increase during the
day and a large battering surf is expected from sunset through the
overnight hours. Surf heights of 10 to 15 feet possible from Fort
Morgan Alabama to Destin Florida. Surf heights of 3 to 5 feet
expected along Dauphin Island Alabama. Heavy rain will also spread
inland through the day. A westward shift in the forecast track may
result in higher storm surge totals in Mobile Bay.

... Precautionary/preparedness actions...
precautionary/preparedness actions...

For those under a warning... today is the time to rush to
completion any preparations needed for the protection of life and
property.

... Winds...
as Tropical Storm Ida approaches... tropical storm force winds are
expected to approach the coast late this afternoon and spread inland
this evening east of Interstate 65 and near midnight west of Interstate
65. Tropical storm force winds will continue through the overnight
hours... with gusts of 50 to 60 mph possible along the coast and gusts
to 40 to 50 mph further inland.

... Storm surge and storm tide...
total tide heights of 4 to 6 feet are possible from southern Mobile
County to Fort Morgan. Total tide heights of 3 to 5 feet are possible
across southern Baldwin County. Across the northwest Florida
Panhandle... total tide heights of 3 to 4 feet are currently
anticipated. The time of astronomical high tide on Tuesday will
range from 2 to 3 am across the region. This will exacerbate storm
related flooding since Ida will be nearing this coast during this
time.

There have already been reports of minor coastal flooding across
Dauphin Island with water reported from St. Stephens Road to the west
end of Dauphin Island.

... Coastal hazards...
surf will increase during the day and a large battering surf is
expected from sunset through the overnight hours. Surf heights of 10
to 15 feet possible from Fort Morgan Alabama to Destin Florida. Surf
heights of 4 to 6 feet expected along Dauphin Island Alabama. The rip
current risk will be extreme and people should stay out of the
water.

... Inland flooding...
the westward shift in ida's track will bring a heavy rain threat to
much of southwest Alabama and the northwest Florida Panhandle. 3 to
6 inches of rainfall... with some isolated higher amounts may occur. A
Flash Flood Watch is in effect for much of southwest Alabama and the
northwest Florida Panhandle.

... Tornadoes...
the risk of tornadoes is low... but if tornadoes do occur they will
mainly form in ida's outer rain bands from late today into Tuesday.
Tornadoes are most likely to occur in the northeast quadrant of the
storm and can happen a few hundred miles from the storms center.

Forecast as of 11:18 am CST on November 9, 2009
Tropical Storm Wind Warning in effect until 6 PM CST Tuesday...

	Rest of Today Tropical storm conditions expected. Mostly cloudy with showers likely and isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. Near steady temperature around 70. Northeast winds 25 to 30 mph becoming east 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
	Tonight Tropical storm conditions expected. Showers and isolated thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Near steady temperature in the mid 60s. East winds 30 to 40 mph becoming southeast 35 to 45 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 60 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
	Tuesday Tropical storm conditions expected. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the morning. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph becoming southwest 40 to 45 mph with gusts to around 60 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
	Tuesday Night Cooler. Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows 50 to 56. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
	Veterans Day Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 15 to 20 mph becoming 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
	Wednesday Night Clear. Lows 44 to 50.
	Thursday Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
	Thursday Night Clear. Near steady temperature in the lower 50s.
	Friday Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
	Friday Night Clear. Near steady temperature in the mid 50s.
	Saturday Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
	Saturday Night Mostly clear. Near steady temperature in the upper 50s.
	Sunday Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.