[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KMOB 100136
HLSMOB
ALZ061>064-100430-

TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
830 PM CDT SAT OCT 9 2004

...TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW REMAINS POORLY ORGANIZED...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS
OF MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE AND BALDWIN
COUNTIES OF SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  91.3 WEST OR ABOUT 280 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF DAUPHIN ISLAND.

MATTHEW IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 9 MPH...BUT IS EXPECTED TO
TURN BACK TO THE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHEAST LATER TONIGHT. ON THIS
TRACK...THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL STORM WILL REACH THE COAST WITHIN
THE WARNING AREA SUNDAY MORNING.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE
CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED BEFORE LANDFALL.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NO EVACUATION ORDERS OR RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. RESIDENTS
OF THE WARNING AREA SHOULD CHECK THEIR PROPERTY AND SECURE ANY LOOSE
OR UNSTABLE OBJECTS...IF POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS WILL
IMPACT THE WARNING AREA LATER TONIGHT AS THE CENTER APPROACHES THE
COAST. DAUPHIN ISLAND WILL LIKELY HAVE GULF WATER ENCROACHING OVER
PORTIONS OF THE WEST END AND INTO THE SOUND...WHERE THE BEACHES
SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL EROSION FROM IVAN. WATER WILL BE TRAPPED ON
BIENVILLE BOULEVARD AS THE WATER LEVELS RECEDE SUNDAY. BALDWIN
COUNTY BEACHES WILL SEE STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. THIS WILL SEND WATER UP UNDER MANY OF THE GULF
FACING BEACH PROPERTIES.

...WIND IMPACTS...
SUSTAINED WINDS ON THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS WILL OCCUR DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

...RAINFALL AMOUNTS...
A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES.
HEAVIER RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TONIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF
2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE...WITH SOME ISOLATED LOCATIONS UP TO 5
INCHES....ESPECIALLY OVER THE BEACHES.

.TORNADOS...
AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY
AS THE TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW MAKES LANDFALL.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1130
PM CDT THIS EVENING.

FAULKNER

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