000 WGUS64 KMOB 260157 FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 857 PM CDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... .THE REMNANT CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY IS NOW DRIFTING NORTHEAST INTO NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI AND NORTHWEST ALABAMA. TO THE EAST OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...DETACHED OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ONSHORE AND FURTHER INLAND OVERNIGHT. A SECONDARY HEAVY RAINFALL EPISODE IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY...BUT SOMEWHAT LESS THAN MONDAY. THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL SYSTEM REMNANTS ARE KNOWN FOR PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL EPISODES...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT AND FAY HAS A HISTORY OF THIS. A GREATER CHANCE FOR FAY'S REMAINS TO TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARD OUT OF OUR AREA ALTOGETHER WILL OCCUR ON EARLY WEDNESDAY. ALZ051>055-260300- /O.CAN.KMOB.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-080827T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE 857 PM CDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA HAS BEEN CANCELED. HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED AND FAY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST OUT OF THE AREA. $$ ALZ056>064-FLZ001>006-261000- /O.EXT.KMOB.FF.A.0005.080826T0300Z-080827T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE- UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA- COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...LUVERNE... BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP... PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE... DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON... MOLINO...PENSACOLA...FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA... BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON... GULF BREEZE...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH... NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO 857 PM CDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...BUTLER...CONECUH...COVINGTON... CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN AND UPPER MOBILE. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING * THE REMNANT CENTER OF FAY REMAINS OVER EASTERN MISSISSIPPI. TO THE EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN ALABAMA ND NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA... DETACHED OUTER RAIN BANDS CONTINUE TO ROTATE ONSHORE...AND WILL DO SO OVER THE NEXT DAY. THE EAST SIDE OF REMNANT TROPICAL SYSTEMS ARE KNOWN FOR PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL EPISODES... ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. A GREATER CHANCE FOR THE REMNANTS OF FAY TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARD OUT OF OUR AREA ALTOGETHER WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY. * ACCORDING TO THE LATEST ANALYSES...THE GREATEST CHANCE OF RAINFALL WILL ALIGN ITSELF ALONG AND EAST OF I-65 INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. IN THESE LOCATIONS ONE TO TWO ADDITIONAL INCHES OF RAIN...WITH UP TO FIVE INCHES IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS...COULD FALL. A SECONDARY HEAVY RAINFALL EPISODE IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY...BUT SOMEWHAT LESS THAN MONDAY. THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL SYSTEM REMNANTS ARE KNOWN FOR PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL EPISODES...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT AND FAY HAS A HISTORY OF THIS. A GREATER CHANCE FOR FAY'S REMAINS TO TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARD OUT OF OUR AREA ALTOGETHER WILL OCCUR ON EARLY WEDNESDAY. TO SUMMARIZE...ANOTHER THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN COULD FALL BY TOMORROW EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF I-65...INCLUDING THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. DEPENDING UPON EXACTLY WHERE HEAVIER RAIN BANDS FORM...A FEW ISOLATED AREAS MAY RECEIVE BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES. $$