[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KMOB 061503 CCA
HLSMOB
ALZ051>056-059-061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-061800-

TROPICAL DEPRESSION LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1000 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2005

...CINDY WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND CONTINUES TO MOVE
INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

...AT 10 AM ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED...

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS
OF THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST
FLORIDA...AND FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND
INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A WIND ADVISORY FOR WINDS OF 25 MPH OR MORE REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
WAYNE...PERRY...GREENE...GEORGE AND STONE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND FOR MOBILE...BALDWIN...CHOCTAW...WASHINGTON...
CLARKE...MONROE...WILCOX...MONROE...CONECUH...ESCAMBIA...BUTLER...
CRENSHAW...AND COVINGTON COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.

A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TODAY FOR SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA...EXTREME SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE EXTREME WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CINDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.4 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES
NORTH-NORTHWEST OF MOBILE. TROPICAL DEPRESSION CINDY IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH. CINDY WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND
MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THROUGH THE LATE MORNING
AND WILL BE OUT OF THE AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. CINDY WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS THE CENTER MOVES INLAND.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS NEAR THE CENTER OF CINDY  MAY EXPERIENCE BRIEFLY HEAVY
RAINS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...BUT RAINFALL TOTALS SHOULD BE
LESS THAN WHAT WAS EXPERIENCED OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
TIDES ARE RUNNING ONE TO TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL AND WILL SUBSIDE
DURING THE AFTERNOON. ONLY MINOR BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING WERE
EXPERIENCED WITH CINDY'S LANDFALL.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY WITH THE EASTERN SIDE
OF THE CENTER OF CINDY ACROSS INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. WINDS GUSTS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA...SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. AS THE CENTER OF CINDY CONTINUES TO MOVE
NORTHEAST AND OUT OF THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON...WIND SPEED WILL
STEADILY DECREASE. FOR THE LATEST WIND SPEED ESTIMATES SEE THE SHORT
TERM FORECAST.

...RIP CURRENTS AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS...
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN LIKELY THROUGHOUT TODAY DUE TO
INCREASING SURF AND ONSHORE WINDS.  PEOPLE ARE DISCOURAGED FROM
SWIMMING...SURFING AND RECREATIONAL BOATING UNTIL CINDY MOVES WELL
NORTH OF THE AREA.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS MOST OF
GEORGE...STONE AND GREENE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...ALONG
WITH MOBILE...BALDWIN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN
ALABAMA...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS AROUND 10 INCHES ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY. WIDESPREAD FLOODING HAS BEEN
REPORTED ACROSS THESE AREAS AND WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS
AS RUNOFF CONTINUES. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM MULBERRY IN WAYNE COUNTY
EASTWARD TO CHATOM IN WASHINGTON COUNTY AND EVERGREEN IN CONECUH
COUNTY. ISOLATED 2 TO 4 INCH TOTALS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS OUTER BANDS FROM CINDY MOVE EASTWARD
ACROSS SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG AREA
RIVERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR CINDY'S PATH AND RIVER LEVELS AS
RUNOFF AND DRAINAGE WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AND BE
PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND SHOULD RIVER FLOODING DEVELOP. IF
FLOODING IS ENCOUNTERED...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DON'T DROWN.

...TORNADO THREAT...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DECREASED...HOWEVER ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL
BE POSSIBLE THOUGH LATE MORNING IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS ALONG AND
EAST OF INTERSTATE 65.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT ON CINDY FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE.

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MCKEE/CULLEN





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