Forecast and Conditions for Robertsdale, Alabama

Updated: 12:56 AM CST on November 09, 2009 Observed at County Road 48 West, Robertsdale, Alabama
Temperature	66.4 °F
Humidity	73%
Dew Point	58 °F
Wind	ENE at 0.0 mph
Pressure	30.09 in (Rising)
Conditions	Clear
Visibility	7.0 miles
Clouds	Clear (CLR) : -
Yesterday's Maximum	77.4 °F
Yesterday's Minimum	56.8 °F
Normal high	70 °F
Normal low	51 °F
Record high	80 °F (1998)
Record low	39 °F (1996)
Sunrise	06:11 AM (CST)
Sunset	04:56 PM (CST)
Moon Rise	11:55 PM (CST)
Moon Set	12:27 PM (CST)
Moon Phase

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.

Hurricane Warning, Inland Hurricane Wind Warning Statement as of 12:00 am CST on November 9, 2009

Pascagoula-MS 30.35n 88.55w
Indian-Pass-FL 29.68n 85.27w

1049 PM CST sun Nov 8 2009

... Hurricane wind warning in effect until 6 PM CST Tuesday...
... Hurricane Warning in effect...

... New information...
at 900 PM CST... 0300 UTC... the center of Hurricane Ida was located
near latitude 23.7 north... longitude 86.7 west or about 400 miles...
645 km... south-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River.

Ida is moving toward the north-northwest near 14 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 Monday
night. On the forecast track... Ida is expected to cross the Gulf of
Mexico tonight and Monday... and approach the northern Gulf Coast
Monday night and make landfall early Tuesday morning near Pensacola pass.

Maximum sustained winds are near 105 mph with higher gusts. Ida is a
category two hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Gradual weakening
is forecast... but Ida is expected to remain a hurricane as it
approaches the northern Gulf Coast.

Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 35 miles from the
center... and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 175
miles... 280 km.

Estimated minimum central pressure is 979 mb... 28.91 inches.

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

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

... Storm surge and storm tide...
total tide heights of 5 to 7 feet are possible west of the
Alabama-Florida line... especially in the upper reaches of Mobile
bay(including bayou sara)... dog river... the west end of Dauphin
Island and Bayou La Batre. This is track dependent. If Ida passes
further east..the low end of these values will be realized over
coastal Alabama. East of Orange Beach total tide heights will range
from 3 to 6 feet. 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's forecast landfall is just a few hours
thereafter. If Ida moves in earlier... the time of astronomical high
tide may coincide with landfall which could raise the aforementioned
values.

... Winds...
the latest forecast is for tropical storm force winds to onset by
mid Monday afternoon near the coast and spreading northward
thereafter through the evening hours. The onset of hurricane force
winds will occur by early morning Tuesday and continue through mid morning.
Power outages are a strong possibility with Ida... especially along
the coast.

... Inland flooding...
ida's heaviest rainfall will be to the right of the track and this
will mainly fall along coastal areas of Alabama and northwest
Florida. Some 3 to 6 inches of rainfall could occur east of
I-65... especially closer to the coast. A Flash Flood Watch is in
effect for part of southwest Alabama and the western Florida
Panhandle.

... Tornadoes...
tornadoes will mainly occur in ida's outer rain bands from midday
Monday 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 10:17 PM CST on November 8, 2009
Hurricane wind warning in effect until 6 PM CST Tuesday...

	Rest of Tonight Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers after midnight. Near steady temperature in the mid 60s. East winds 5 to 15 mph becoming northeast 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph after midnight. Chance of showers 20 percent.
	Monday Tropical storm conditions expected with hurricane conditions possible. Chance of rain in the morning...then rain in the afternoon. Rain may be heavy at times in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 20 to 25 mph becoming northeast 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
	Monday Night Tropical storm conditions expected with hurricane conditions possible. Rain. Rain may be heavy at times. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 35 to 40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph becoming 40 to 50 mph with gusts to around 70 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 90 percent.
	Tuesday Tropical storm conditions expected with hurricane conditions possible. Cloudy in the morning becoming partly sunny. Chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 45 to 55 mph becoming 40 to 50 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 80 mph becoming 75 mph in the afternoon. Chance of showers 50 percent.
	Tuesday Night Windy. Mostly cloudy in the evening becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to around 40 mph becoming 15 to 20 mph after midnight.
	Veterans Day Mostly sunny. Highs around 70.
	Wednesday Night Colder...clear. Lows 43 to 49.
	Thursday Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
	Thursday Night Clear. Lows 45 to 50.
	Friday Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
	Friday Night Partly cloudy. Lows 54 to 60.
	Saturday Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
	Saturday Night Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of showers 20 percent.
	Sunday Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.