Ida Nearing Dauphin Island

November 9, 2009

At 730 PM…the center of Ida is estimated by local radar to be
around 55 miles south of Dauphin Island Alabama…moving north
northeast at around 19 mph. This places the center of circulation
moving inland between Ft Morgan and Orange Beach in the next 2 to 3
hours. Winds near the center of circulation are between 38 and 50
knots with higher gusts. Further weakening is expected as it nears
landfall.

Observations along the immediate coast near the mouth of Mobile Bay
show tidal levels have risen to around 3 feet above predicted levels
and will continue to rise for the remainder of this evening possibly
as much as 6 feet before midnight…especially to the east of the
center of circulation affecting the southeast part of Mobile Bay and
the Intracoastal Waterway of Alabama and northwest Florida from the
Alabama barge canal to Big Lagoon.

Winds speeds near the mouth of Mobile Bay were around 30 knots
gusting to 40 knots with higher gusts expected up until landfall
which is estimated to be around 12 midnight.

Further to the east near the southern end of Pensacola Bay waters
levels were about 2 feet above predicted levels and will continue to
rise…possibly reaching 5 feet above predicated levels before
midnight.

Wind speeds near the southern end of Pensacola Bay were around 20
knots gusting to near 30 knots and are expected to increase to
around 35 to 40 knots with higher gusts for the next 2 hours.

Offshore…significant wave heights 15 miles south of Gulf Shores
were 14 feet.

At the north end of Mobile Bay at the Alabama state docks water
levels were decreasing in height and were about 1 foot above
predicated levels but could rise briefing again near landfall before
falling again after midnight as the center of circulation moves
further inland.

Comments

One Response to “Ida Nearing Dauphin Island”

  1. Brenda on November 9th, 2009 8:54 pm

    Thank you for all the information you post . We are traveling and will be heading across the Mobile causeway around 10 pm and can find no other information. It’ just started raining in Hattiesburg. I hope we can make it home.

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