Dying showers and storms over northern St. Clair and Etowah Counties late this evening…from Ashville to west of Gadsden. A thunderstorm was reported in the vicinity in the last hour at Gadsden Airport.
Everywhere else…things are quietening down.
More showers are possible overnight, thanks to a front that is just to our northwest. This front should become a source for overrunning rains tomorrow and Thursday as the circulation of Ike establishes itself across the entire Gulf.
NOTES
The NWS Mobile has issued a coastal flood watch through Friday afternoon…
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
315 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2008
…COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON…
.AS HURRICANE IKE MOVES WEST-NORTHWEST ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN AND
CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY…LARGE SWELLS WITH A
PERIOD OF AROUND 13 SECONDS WILL PROPAGATE NORTHWARD AWAY FROM THE
CENTER OF THE STORM. THESE LARGE…LONG PERIOD SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO
BEGIN IMPACTING THE GULF COASTAL BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AROUND NOON ON WEDNESDAY. EASTERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH ALONG THE COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT…AND THEN
SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST ON THURSDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE LARGE
SWELLS AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN RUN-UP OF WATER ON LOW LYING
AND UNPROTECTED BEACHES…SUCH AS THE WEST END DAUPHIN ISLAND…ROADS
AND PARKING LOTS ALONG COASTAL AREA…AND RESIDENTIAL YARDS.
Heavy squalls still affecting Florida Keys…observations at 8 p.m. CDT…
KEY WEST NAS,,,RAIN…SE32G49…29.73R
KEY WEST INTL…RAIN…81F…E35G44…29.73R FOG
Sand Key had gusts to 60 mph. Sombrero Key gusts to 48 mph.
The eye of Ike is clearly visible now on IR satellite imagery.
The NOAA2 flight is on an inbound approach to the eye right now. We should have a center fix soon. It will be interesting to see if the pressure is dropping yet.
