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WHUS44 KMOB 101535
CFWMOB
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
935 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2009
..TIDES DECREASING RAPIDLY THIS MORNING
VERY LOW TIDES BELOW
NORMAL POSSIBLE LATER TODAY...
.TROPICAL STORM IDA HAS NOW BEEN DOWNGRADED TO EXTRA-TROPICAL. STRONG
GALE FORCE NORTH WINDS ARE SWEEPING IN BEHIND THE DEPARTING SYSTEM.
HIGH TIDES EXPECTED TO DECREASE RAPIDLY AND FALL BELOW NORMAL LATER
TODAY.
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LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
935 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2009
THE REMNANTS OF IDA ARE MOVING NORTH AND EAST OF THE AREA BRINGING
GALE FORCE WIND FROM THE NORTH OVER AREA BAYS AND WATERWAYS. SOME TIDE
STATIONS REPORT THAT TIDES 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE STILL
OCCURRING ALTHOUGH THEY ARE DECREASING RAPIDLY. THE PRESENCE OF HIGH
TIDES WILL AFFECT PORT OPERATIONS AND VESSEL HANDLING THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 60 NM OFF ALABAMA
AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...AS WELL AS MOBILE BAY. LATER THIS MORNING AND
THIS AFTERNOON THE TIDE LEVEL MAY FALL SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW NORMAL DUE
TO THE EFFECT OF STRONG NORTH WINDS PUSHING WATER OUT OF THE BAYS.
SUCH CONDITIONS COULD RISK VESSELS BECOMING AGROUND...BLOCKING VITAL
INTAKES AND FITTINGS. MARINERS...ESPECIALLY LARGE VESSEL OPERATORS AT
ANCHOR...MOORED...OR OPERATING IN WATER DEPTH NEAR VESSEL DRAFT
SHOULD WATCH FOR UNUSUALLY LOW TIDES THROUGH THIS EVENING.
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