Thread: Tropical Depression Ida - inland

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tropical storm ida advisory number 26
nws tpc/national hurricane center miami fl al112009
300 am cst tue nov 10 2009

...ida moving slowly northward toward the gulf coast as it weakens a
little more...

a tropical storm warning remains in effect from grand isle louisiana
eastward to the aucilla river florida...including new orleans and
lake pontchartrain.

for storm information specific to your area...including possible
inland watches and warnings...please monitor products issued by
your local national weather service forecast office.

At 300 am cst...0900 utc...the center of tropical storm ida was
located near latitude 29.9 north...longitude 88.5 west or about 60
miles...95 km...south-southwest of mobile alabama.

ida is moving toward the north near 9 mph...15 km/hr. A turn toward
the north-northeast with a decrease in forward speed is expected
today. On the forecast track...the center of ida should reach the
northern gulf coast later this morning. After landfall...ida is
expected to turn eastward.

Data from an air force reserve hurricane hunter aircraft and surface
observations indicate that maximum sustained winds have decreased
to near 50 mph...85 km/hr...with higher gusts. Some additional
weakening is expected today...and ida is expected to merge with a
frontal zone on wednesday.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 175 miles...280 km
from the center.

The latest minimum minimum central pressure reported the hurricane
hunter aircraft was 999 mb...29.50 inches.

Ida is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 3 to 6
inches...with isolated maximum storm totals of 8 inches...through
wednesday evening from the central and eastern gulf coast across
the southeastern united states into the southern mid-atlantic
states.

A dangerous storm tide will raise water levels by as much as 3 to 5
feet above ground level along the coast near and to the east of
where the center makes landfall...as well as in areas of onshore
flow in southeastern louisiana. Near the coast...the surge will be
accompanied by large and destructive waves.

...summary of 300 am cst information...
Location...29.9n 88.5w
maximum sustained winds...50 mph
present movement...north or 5 degrees at 9 mph
minimum central pressure...999 mb

an intermediate advisory will be issued by the national hurricane
center at 600 am cst followed by the next complete advisory at 900
am cst.

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forecaster brennan/kimberlain

Precautionary/preparedness actions...
For those under a warning...now is the time to rush to completion
preparations for the protection of life and property. Evacuate if
directed to do so by local officials...or if your home is
vulnerable to high winds or flooding. For interests at
ports...docks...and marinas...urgently complete prescribed
preparations according to your emergency operations plan for
tropical cyclones. If you live on a boat...make final preparations
for securing your craft before leaving it. Be sure to account for
the possible closure of bridges and causeways. Regarding any
coastal waters under a warning...small craft should remain in port
and well secured. Closely monitor noaa weather radio or other
local news outlets for official storm information. Listen for
possible changes to the forecast. For additional precautionary and
preparedness information... Please refer to the detailed
recommendations relative to your location as further described by
your local national weather service office and local emergency
management

From the Mobile Weather Service

...winds...
Sustained winds of 35 to 45 knots with gusts to 55 knots will
continue through the rest of tonight. Winds are not forecast to
fall below tropical storm force until late tuesday morning.

...seas...
Seas as high as 15 to 20 feet over the coastal waters will
continue through tonight as tropical storm ida moves through the
coastal waters.

Port of Mobile Closed

The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday halted vessel traffic on Mobile Bay and closed the Port of Mobile, Alabama, as Tropical Storm Ida neared.

Ida Delays Cruise Ship Arrival In New Orleans

Tropical Storm Approaches Gulf Coast


NEW ORLEANS -- Tropical Storm Ida has delayed the arrival of a new cruise ship in New Orleans.
The Carnival Triumph was expected to begin operations from the Port of New Orleans on Tuesday. But the port announced a one-day delay because the mouth of the Mississippi River had been closed to deep draft navigation.
The ship marks an expansion of Carnival Cruise Lines' presence in New Orleans. Port spokesman Chris Bonura said the Triumph is a larger ship and its addition of 7-day cruises will mark a return of that service to New Orleans that's lacked since Hurricane Katrina.

Looks like the models are coming into sync now. And it looks like north central Florida will get some of the weather fallout as Ida passes on over to the Atlantic. Rain we need!

yep - you may get some in G'ville. The windfield is pretty large...

DR. Jeff Masters - (last ight)

Tropical Storm Ida is pounding the coasts of southeast Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle with high winds, huge waves, and heavy rain. At 6 pm EST, the Mobile, AL NWS office reported that coastal flooding had begun on Dauphin Island and at Fort Pickens in the Florida Panhandle. Surf heights of 5 - 8' are expected tonight on Dauphin Island as Ida storms ashore, and heights of 10 - 15' are possible from Fort Morgan, Alabama to Destin, Florida