[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
738 PM EDT SUN JUL 10 2005

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM DESTIN EAST TO THE
SUWANNEE RIVER...
...AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT (11 PM CDT)...
...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT EDT (11 PM CDT)...

...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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM DESTIN EAST TO THE
SUWANNEE RIVER. AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT (11 PM CDT). A FLOOD WATCH IS IN
EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT EDT (11 PM CDT) FOR THE ENTIRE AREA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 6 PM CDT....THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED INLAND NEAR
LATITUDE 31.3 NORTH... LONGITUDE 87.5 WEST OR ABOUT 25 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MONROEVILLE ALABAMA. DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-
NORTHWEST NEAR 21 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH SOME DECREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ALTHOUGH DENNIS HAS
WEAKENED TO A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE...IT IS STILL A DANGEROUS
HURRICANE. DENNIS IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM LATER
TONIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230
MILES. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 961 MB...OR 28.38 INCHES.

...WIND IMPACTS...
BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...COASTAL AND INLAND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME
WIND REPORTS AT 7 PM (6 PM CDT):

EGLIN AFB...32 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 47 MPH.
CRESTVIEW...20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 31 MPH.
APALACHICOLA...31 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 43 MPH.
PANAMA CITY...21 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH.
OZARK...21 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 32 MPH.
DOTHAN...22 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH.
MARIANNA...15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 26 MPH.
TALLAHASSEE...28 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 37 MPH.
KEATON BEACH...28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 34 MPH.
CEDAR KEY...23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 28 MPH.
C TOWER...32 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 36 MPH.
BUOY 42039 (PANAMA CITY BUOY)...25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 31 MPH.

...RAINFALL AND FLOOD POTENTIAL INFORMATION...
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. THESE AREAS HAVE RECEIVED 4 TO
6 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES. FLOODING OF LOW LYING
AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS HAS ALREADY OCCURRED AND WILL CONTINUE IN
THESE AREAS...AND WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER AREAS FURTHER NORTH AND
WEST.

SOME STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FOR DENNIS THROUGH 7 PM EDT
(6 PM CDT)...

TALLAHASSEE  5.98 INCHES
PERRY        5.44 INCHES
CROSS CITY   4.50 INCHES
PANAMA CITY  3.50 INCHES
DOTHAN       3.10 INCHES
VALDOSTA     3.54 INCHES
ALBANY       2.31 INCHES

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
ALONG THE PANHANDLE COAST...STORM SURGES HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT. THE
BEACHES OF SOUTH WALTON COUNTY COULD STILL SEE 8 TO 10 FOOT SURGES.
BAY AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES HAVE EXPERIENCED A 6 TO 8 FOOT SURGE. ALL
OF THESE EXPOSED AREAS WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE SEVERE BEACH EROSION
DUE TO LARGE BATTERING WAVES...SIMILAR TO HURRICANE IVAN. THE LATEST
WAVE HEIGHTS MEASURED AT THE OFFSHORE BUOY SOUTH OF PANAMA CITY WAS
16 FEET.

STORM TIDES HAVE RISEN TO 9 FEET TODAY IN WAKULLA COUNTY AND 8 TO 10
FEET IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL RISES ARE EXPECTED.
WATER HAS PUSHED ACROSS ROUTE 98 NEAR APALACHICOLA AND THERE HAS BEEN
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE THERE SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS OBSERVED IN 1985 WITH
HURRICANES KATE AND ELENA. SAINT MARKS FLORIDA IS FLOODED. TO THE
EAST...TOTAL STORM TIDES WILL REACH 5 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG
THE EASTERN TAYLOR COUNTY COAST SOUTH TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER. TAYLOR
AND DIXIE COUNTIES HAVE REPORTED WATER UP TO TWO FEET DEEP OVER
SEVERAL ROADS IN STEINHATCHEE AND JENA. NO ADDITIONAL RISES ARE
ANTICIPATED.

NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE AS FOLLOWS...

SHELL POINT...
TODAY...LOW 11:38 PM.
MONDAY...HIGH 6:12 AM AND 5:27 PM...LOW 11:45 AM.

APALACHICOLA...
TODAY...HIGH 6:07 PM.
MONDAY...HIGH 8:38 AM AND 7:01 AM...LOW 1:35 AM AND 2:02 PM.

PORT SAINT JOE...
TODAY...LOW 10:51 PM.
MONDAY...HIGH 12:56 PM...LOW 10:41 PM.

PANAMA CITY...
TODAY...LOW 10:31 PM.
MONDAY...HIGH 12:23 PM...LOW 10:21 PM.

DESTIN...
TODAY...HIGH 12:37 PM.
MONDAY...HIGH 12:53 PM...LOW 1:12 AM.

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

...TORNADO THREAT...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL REMAIN THIS EVENING ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND AND PANHANDLE...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE BY 930 PM EDT.

$$

JAMSKI

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