[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE DENNIS LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
220 AM EDT SUN JUL 10 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 EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT (7 AM CDT) FOR MOST
OF THE AREA...
...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 8 AM EDT (7 AM CDT) FOR ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT EXCEPT
QUITMAN...RANDOLPH...TERRELL...LEE...TURNER...IRWIN AND BEN HILL. A
FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.6 WEST OR ABOUT 235 MILES SOUTH OF
PANAMA CITY FLORIDA. DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14
MPH...AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED
TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 135 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE BEFORE LANDFALL.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230
MILES. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS MAY OCCUR AS FAR AS 150 TO 175 MILES
INLAND ALONG THE TRACK OF THE HURRICANE. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
IS 937 MB OR 27.67 INCHES.

...WIND IMPACTS...
BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVERNIGHT ALONG THE COAST FROM PANAMA CITY BEACH
TO SAINT GEORGE ISLAND...AND EXTEND BY SUNRISE FROM DESTIN TO SHELL
POINT. GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS COULD REACH THE COAST LATER
THIS MORNING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE AND EVENTUALLY HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS WILL PUSH INLAND OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. IF
THE TRACK OF DENNIS TURNS SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA COULD RECEIVE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS.

...RAINFALL AND FLOOD POTENTIAL INFORMATION...
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. OVER THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...3 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
THE STORM SURGE SHOULD BEGIN ALONG THE COAST EARLY THIS MORNING. WITH
THE CENTER OF DENNIS MOVING INLAND OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AS A MAJOR HURRICANE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...STORM SURGES WILL RANGE
FROM 8 TO 12 FEET FROM PANAMA CITY BEACH WEST THROUGH DESTIN...WITH 6
TO 8 FOOT SURGES EAST OF PANAMA CITY BEACH TO SAINT GEORGE ISLAND.
STORM SURGES FROM SAINT GEORGE ISLAND EASTWARD ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND COAST WILL BE IN THE 3 TO 5 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...

SHELL POINT...
TODAY...HIGH 5:41 AM AND 4:43 PM...LOW 11:00 AM AND 11:38 PM.

APALACHICOLA...
TODAY...LOW 1:09 PM...HIGH 8:22 AM AND 6:07 PM.

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

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

DESTIN...
TODAY...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...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTH GEORGIA.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
COASTAL RESIDENTS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND SHOULD EXPECT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITHIN 12 TO 24 HOURS...AND ALL PREPARATIONS
SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT
FOR COASTAL SECTIONS OF WALTON...BAY...GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES.
VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS FOR RESIDENTS IN MOBILE HOMES AND LOW LYING
AREAS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE INLAND PANHANDLE COUNTIES. RESIDENTS IN
LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE COAST PRONE TO STORM SURGE FLOODING SHOULD
HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS FOR SPECIFIC
RECOMMENDATIONS AND ORDERS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE BY 530 AM EDT.

$$

JAMSKI

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