[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM BONNIE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
250 PM EDT THU AUG 12 2004

...BONNIE BEGINNING TO LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS AS IT
MOVES NORTHEAST FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND INTO SOUTHERN
GEORGIA...

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM APALACHICOLA
EASTWARD TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER...
...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT FOR SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...
...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND UNTIL 900 PM EDT...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS ACROSS THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE WHICH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
WALTON...HOLMES...WASHINGTON...BAY...JACKSON...CALHOUN...GULF...
GADSDEN...LIBERTY...FRANKLIN...LEON...WAKULLA...JEFFERSON...
MADISON...TAYLOR...DIXIE AND LAFAYETTE.

AND IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
BAKER...BEN HILL...BERRIEN...BROOKS...CALHOUN...CLAY...COLQUITT...
COOK...DECATUR...DOUGHERTY...EARLY...GRADY...IRWIN...LANIER...LEE...
LOWNDES...MILLER...MITCHELL...QUITMAN...RANDOLPH...SEMINOLE...
TERRELL...THOMAS...TIFT...TURNER AND WORTH.

...WATCH AND WARNING INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT ALONG THE FLORIDA GULF COAST
FROM APALACHICOLA...EAST TO THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER.
SINCE BONNIE WAS MOVING OVER THE BIG BEND...IT CONTINUED TO
WEAKEN AND IS EXPECTED TO FURTHER WEAKEN AS IT MOVES RAPIDLY
NORTHEAST INTO SOUTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA. LOCAL OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED THAT WINDS HAVE REMAINED BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE
LEVELS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE REST OF THE
AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.0 WEST OR ABOUT 30 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA. BONNIE IS MOVING TOWARD
THE NORTHEAST NEAR 28 MPH. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND INTO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-
CENTRAL GEORGIA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

...RAINFALL AND FLOOD POTENTIAL INFORMATION...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. HEAVY RAIN SHOULD
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING ACROSS THE SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST BIG
BEND DURING THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL EXACERBATE THE FLOODING
POTENTIAL...AS SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS EXIST IN MANY AREAS DUE TO
RECENT HEAVY RAINS. AS BONNIE MOVES INTO SOUTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA...2 TO
4 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN
SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. THIS COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN LOW
LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

...WIND IMPACTS...
IN MOST AREAS...WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ACROSS THE
TORNADO WATCH AREA ARE EXPECTED EARLY..AND THEN WILL CONTINUE TO
DECREASE INTO THIS EVENING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 9 PM EDT.
THERE REMAINS A RISK OF TORNADOES AS BONNIE MOVES NORTHEAST OVER
THE AREA.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
WITH BONNIE NOW EXPECTED TO BE WEAKER AT LANDFALL...A REDUCED STORM
SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS EXPECTED ALONG THE
GULF COAST OF FRANKLIN AND WAKULLA COUNTIES. A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO
3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL IS STILL POSSIBLE IN THE ALONG THE DIXIE
AND TAYLOR COUNTIES BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE AFTERNOON.

THE LOCAL TIDES FOR THURSDAY ARE AS FOLLOWS.

SAINT MARKS RIVER ENTRANCE...
LOW TIDES AT 751 PM.

APALACHICOLA...
LOW TIDES AT 807 PM AND 949 PM.

SEAS OVER THE GULF COASTAL WATERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 5 TO 7
FEET WEST OF APALACHICOLA AND 7 TO TO 10 FEET EAST OF APALACHICOLA.
THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY ROUGH SURF ALONG THE PANHANDLE AND
ESPECIALLY THE WESTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND COAST. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
LOWER THIS EVENING. FOR NOW...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AND PANHANDLE BEACHES.

WIND...WAVE...AND TIDAL CONDITIONS SUPPORT DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS
TODAY. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE
WATER.

ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL AND LOCAL OFFICIALS. BE
ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR PIERS...JETTIES...AND UNGUARDED BEACHES. A
RIP CURRENT IS A STRONG NARROW CURRENT OF WATER FLOWING FROM THE
BEACH THROUGH THE SURF ZONE. IT CAN RAPIDLY CARRY A SWIMMER INTO
DEEPER WATER. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...WADE SIDEWAYS
PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU ARE OUT OF ITS PULL.

THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE BY 6 PM EDT (5 PM CDT).

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