Here is a peek at the surface chart at 4:00 this afternoon….
The NWS office in Mobile has issued a coastal flood watch for Coastal Escambia, Coastal Okaloosa, Coastal Santa Rosa [FL] and Lower Mobile, Lower Baldwin [AL] till Sep 23, 7:00 PM CDT. This includes Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Pensacola Beach, Fort Walton Beach, and Destin.
The 18Z run of the NAM takes the tropical system just south of the Alabama Gulf coast, and moves it into Southeast Louisiana around the mouth of the Mississippi River. No real change in our thinking; you can scroll down to see the afternoon Weather Xtreme video and read the associated discussion…
