Forecast and Conditions for Niceville, Florida

Updated: 1:55 AM CST on November 09, 2009 Observed at The Woodlands, Niceville, Florida
Temperature	65.3 °F
Humidity	91%
Dew Point	63 °F
Wind	ENE at 2.0 mph
Pressure	30.14 in (Steady)
Conditions	Partly Cloudy
Visibility	10.0 miles
Clouds	(FEW) : 4900 ft
Yesterday's Maximum	80.3 °F
Yesterday's Minimum	56.1 °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

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.

Inland Hurricane Wind Warning, Hurricane Warning Statement as of 1:44 am CST on November 9, 2009

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

... New information...
at 1200 am CST... the center of Hurricane Ida was located by an Air
Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft near latitude 24.4
north... longitude 87.5 west or about 410 miles... south of Pensacola
Florida.

... 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.

... 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.

... Storm surge and storm tide...
total tide heights of 3 to 6 feet are possible along the Alabama-
western Florida Panhandle coast lines. This is track dependent. If
Ida passes further east. The low end of these values will be
realized. 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.

... 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. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph becoming 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph after midnight.
	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 with gusts to around 35 mph becoming 30 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph in the afternoon. 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. East winds 35 to 45 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 Hurricane conditions expected. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 45 to 60 mph becoming northwest 50 to 60 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 85 mph. Chance of showers 50 percent.
	Tuesday Night Tropical storm conditions possible. Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 40 to 45 mph with gusts to around 65 mph becoming north 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph after midnight. Chance of showers 20 percent.
	Veterans Day Breezy. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
	Wednesday Night Colder...clear. Lows 44 to 50.
	Thursday Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
	Thursday Night Clear. Lows 45 to 52.
	Friday Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
	Friday Night Mostly clear. Lows 53 to 59.
	Saturday Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
	Saturday Night Mostly clear. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 52 to 58. Chance of showers 20 percent.
	Sunday Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.