[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1100 PM EDT SUN JUL 10 2005

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

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DENNIS WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 32.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.8 WEST...OR ABOUT 25 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF DEMOPOLIS ALABAMA. DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-
NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH A GRADUAL
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE WEAKENED TO NEAR 55 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. DENNIS IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
ON MONDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES
FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB...
OR 28.94 INCHES.

...WIND IMPACTS...
SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE...HOWEVER
BRIEF GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT FEW
HOURS.

...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. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT FEW HOURS AS THE MAIN FEEDER BAND OF DENNIS MOVES ACROSS THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.

SOME STORM RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE AREA:

TALLAHASSEE FL 6.3 INCHES
WOODVILLE FL   8.5 INCHES
HAVANA FL      7.0 INCHES
MAYO FL        4.7 INCHES
THOMASVILLE GA 5.3 INCHES
MADISON FL     4.0 INCHES

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
STORM SURGES SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE LATER TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS
DENNIS CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND MOVE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA.
HOWEVER...MODERATE TO SEVERE BEACH EROSION WILL CONTINUE DUE TO LARGE
BATTERING WAVES. THE LATEST WAVE HEIGHT MEASURED AT THE OFFSHORE BUOY
SOUTH OF PANAMA CITY WAS 16 FEET.

LIKEWISE...STORM TIDES SHOULD SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY.
HIGHWAY 98 REMAINS CLOSED BETWEEN APALACHICOLA AND EASTPOINT...AND
FROM NEWPORT TO THE FRANKLIN COUNTY LINE. EXTENSIVE COASTAL FLOODING
IS OCCURRING IN WAKULLA...FRANKLIN AND DIXIE COUNTIES. SAINT MARKS
REMAINS UNDER WATER. TO THE EAST...TOTAL STORM TIDES OF 3 TO 5 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE TAYLOR COUNTY COAST SOUTH TO THE
SUWANNEE RIVER FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. TAYLOR AND DIXIE COUNTIES
HAVE REPORTED WATER UP TO TWO FEET DEEP OVER SEVERAL ROADS IN
STEINHATCHEE AND JENA.

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...
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...
MONDAY...HIGH 12:53 PM...LOW 1:12 AM.

...RIP CURRENTS...
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY DUE TO THE HIGH
SURF CONDITIONS.

...TORNADO THREAT...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ON DENNIS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE.

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JAMSKI
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