[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

WTUS84 KMOB 121500
HLSMOB
FLZ001>006-121700-

TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1000 AM CDT THU AUG 12 2004

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING DISCONTINUED FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA
PANHANDLE WEST OF DESTIN...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT PERTAINS TO RESIDENTS OF ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA AND
OKALOOSA COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST
FLORIDA PANHANDLE WEST OF DESTIN HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.

...STORM INFORMATION...
THE CENTER OF BONNIE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF APALACHICOLA...OR NEAR LATITUDE 29.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.2 WEST.
BONNIE IS MOVING NORTHEAST NEAR 28 MPH.  THIS GENERAL MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NO PRECAUTIONARY OR PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS REQUIRED.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
STORM TIDES NEAR 1 FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS WILL REMAIN THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON MAINLY DUE TO LARGE SWELLS LEFT BEHIND IN THE WAKE OF
BONNIE.  TIDE LEVELS WILL RETURN TO NORMAL PREDICTED LEVELS BY LATE
AFTERNOON.

...WIND IMPACTS...
BONNIE'S STRONGEST WINDS ARE CURRENTLY NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  EAST WINDS 10 TO 15
MPH WILL BECOME NORTH BY LATE AFTERNOON.

...RIP CURRENTS AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS...
THE THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS DUE TO LARGE SWELLS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.  THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL
DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON AS BONNIE MOVES INLAND AND A MODERATE
OFFSHORE WIND FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED.  PEOPLE ARE DISCOURAGED FROM
SWIMMING OR RECREATIONAL BOATING UNTIL THE EFFECTS OF BONNIE MOVE OUT
OF THE AREA.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH UP TO 1 INCH
OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE.  THE FLOOD WATCH THAT WAS IS EFFECT FOR THE
NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE IS THE LAST SCHEDULED LOCAL STATEMENT FOR TROPICAL STORM BONNIE
TO BE ISSUED.

PURDY

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