[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE DENNIS LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
457 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2005

..A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THE STEINHATCHEE RIVER
WESTWARD...
...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT SOUTH OF THE STEINHATCHEE
RIVER...
...AN INLAND HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE INTERIOR FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...
...AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND THE INTERIOR FLORIDA BIG BEND...
...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN N EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN BIG BEND
UNTIL 11 PM EDT...
...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN FOR RESIDENTS OF THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...AND
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA.

...WATCH AND WARNING INFORMATION...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF
WALTON...BAY...GULF...FRANKLIN...WAKULLA...JEFFERSON AND TAYLOR.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR DIXIE COUNTY. AN INLAND
HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE INTERIOR FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA AND THE INTERIOR FLORIDA BIG BEND. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM FOR DIXIE...JEFFERSON...LAFAYETTE...TAYLOR AND
WAKULLA COUNTIES. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT
FOR THE ENTIRE AREA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE EYE OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.6 WEST OR ABOUT 320 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA. DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST
BEGINNING TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 105
MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
40 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN
AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT HAS DECREASED TO 955 MB OR 28.20
INCHES.

...WIND IMPACTS...
BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVERNIGHT ALONG THE COAST FROM TYNDALL AIR
FORCE BASE TO ST GEORGE ISLAND...AND EXTEND BY SUNRISE FROM DESTIN
TO SHELL POINT. GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS COULD REACH THE COAST
LATE SUNDAY MORNING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE AND EVENTUALLY HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS WILL PUSH INLAND OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. IF THE TRACK OF DENNIS TURNS SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST...THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND COULD RECEIVE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS.

...RAINFALL AND FLOOD POTENTIAL INFORMATION...
THE INITIAL RAINBAND THIS AFTERNOON DEPOSITED AROUND ONE-HALF INCH OF

RAIN ACROSS THE BIG BEND DROPPING TO ONE-TENTH OR LESS WEST OF THE
APALACHICOLA RIVER. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL WILL OCCUR OVER A LARGE
SWATH AS THE HURRICANE MOVES INLAND. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS LIKELY TO
FALL OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM THE APALACHICOLA RIVER WESTWARD
AND INTO SOUTHEAST ALABAMA WHERE TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA MAY SEE 3 TO 5 INCHES.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
THE STORM SURGE SHOULD BEGIN ALONG THE COAST EARLY SUNDAY. IF THE
CENTER OF THE HURRICANE MOVES INLAND OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AS A MAJOR HURRICANE...STORM TIDES WILL BE EXTREME OVER THE
PANHANDLE COAST. SURGES FROM SAINT GEORGE ISLAND EASTWARD ACROSS THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND COAST WOULD LIKELY BE IN THE 6 TO 8 FOOT RANGE.
EXPOSED BARRIER ISLAND AND PENINSULAS INCLUDING CAPE SAN BLAS WILL
ALSO EXPERIENCE LARGE DAMAGING WAVE ACTION AND EROSION.

NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE AS FOLLOWS...

APALACHICOLA...
TODAY...HIGH 5:18 PM.
SUNDAY...LOW 1:14 AM AND 1:09 PM...HIGH 8:22 AM AND 6:07 PM.

PORT SAINT JOE...
TODAY...LOW 10:49 PM.
SUNDAY...HIGH 12:40 PM...LOW 10:51 PM.

PANAMA CITY...
TODAY...LOW 10:29 PM.
SUNDAY...HIGH 12:07 AM...LOW 10:31 PM.

DESTIN...
SUNDAY...LOW 1:00 AM...HIGH 12:37 PM.

...RIP CURRENTS...
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY DUE TO
INCREASING SURF AND WINDS.

...TORNADO THREAT...
RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL OUTER RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH DENNIS WERE
MOVING NORTHWEST AND APPROACHING THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. EARLIER...IN
THE VICINITY OF TAMPA...AN OUTER RAINBAND SPAWNED A FEW TORNADOS AND
AS THIS BAND APPROACHES THE SOUTHEAST BIG BEND AND ADJACENT WATERS
EARLY THIS EVENING...SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. THE THREAT OF
TORNADOS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REST OF THE LOCAL AREA THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO TOMORROW. AS DENNIS MOVES NORTHWEST...
ADDITIONAL TORNADO WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED. THE GREATEST
THREAT IS NORMALLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE HURRICANE. REMAIN
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
COASTAL RESIDENTS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND SHOULD MAKE
PREPARATIONS FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING WITHIN 24 HOURS.
RESIDENTS IN LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE COAST PRONE TO STORM SURGE
FLOODING SHOULD HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND HEED SPECIFIC
EVACUATION ORDERS. PLEASE REFER TO LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR
SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS AND ORDERS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE BY 830 PM EDT.

BLOCK


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