[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1127 AM EDT FRI JUN 10 2005

...A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM THE MOUTH OF THE PEARL
RIVER TO PANAMA CITY FLORIDA...
...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA
TO ST MARKS FLORIDA...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN FOR RESIDENTS OF THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE INCLUDING WALTON...BAY...GULF...FRANKLIN...AND
WAKULLA COUNTIES.

...WATCH AND WARNING INFORMATION...
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE EASTWARD TO
PANAMA CITY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND EASTWARD TO ST MARKS. A FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO
IN EFFECT BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN. A HURRICANE WATCH
MEANS HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA WITHIN 36
HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 AM CDT...TROPICAL STORM ARLENE HAD REFORMED NEAR LATITUDE 24.0
NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.9 WEST...OR ABOUT 470 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF
PENSACOLA FLORIDA. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTH OF APALACHICOLA
FLORIDA. ARLENE WAS MOVING NORTH NEAR 13 MPH AND A GRADUAL TURN TO
THE NORTH NORTHWEST WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HIGHEST SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 60 MPH.
SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND ARLENE
COULD REACH HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE LANDFALL. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE
CENTER. THE CENTER OF ARLENE IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL SOMEWHERE
IN THE WATCH AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. HOWEVER...MOST OF
THE BAD WEATHER WILL OCCUR EAST OF THE CENTER.

...WIND IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE
TONIGHT AND ON SATURDAY...MAINLY IN THE HEAVIER SQUALLS OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE EXTREME WESTERN
PORTIONS OF APALACHEE BAY. WINDS AT THE COAST WILL INCREASE TONIGHT
AND SATURDAY...WITH WIND GUSTS TO 40 OR 50 MPH POSSIBLE IN SOME OF
THE HEAVIER RAIN BANDS. THESE WINDS COULD BE HIGHER IF ARLENE
STRENGTHENS OR MOVES FARTHER EAST THAN FORECAST.

...RAINFALL AND FLOOD POTENTIAL INFORMATION...
EVEN THOUGH THE CENTER OF ARLENE IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL WEST OF
THE PANHANDLE...FLOODING IS STILL THE MAJOR CONCERN. WIDESPREAD STORM
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE...WITH SOME
HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THIS COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
IF THE STORM FOLLOWS THE FORECAST TRACK...THE STORM SURGE WILL BE
ABOUT 2 TO 3 FEET. IF ARLENE INTENSIFIES AND MAKES LANDFALL FARTHER
EAST IN THE WATCH AREA...THEN THE STORM SURGE COULD BE 4 TO 6
FEET...WHICH COULD CAUSE BEACH EROSION AND COASTAL FLOODING.

LOCAL TIDES FOR TODAY AND SATURDAY ARE AS FOLLOWS...

ST MARKS...
TONIGHT: LOW 11:44 PM
SATURDAY: HIGH 6:20 AM...LOW 11:11 AM EDT

APALACHICOLA...
TONIGHT: 5:16 PM EDT
SATURDAY: LOW 1:46 AM EDT...HIGH 9:26 AM EDT...LOW 1:30 PM EDT

PORT ST JOE...
TONIGHT: LOW 11:53 PM
SATURDAY: HIGH 1:12 PM

SAINT ANDREW BAY AT PANAMA CITY...
TODAY: HIGH 12:08 PM...LOW 11:33 PM.
SATURDAY: HIGH 12:39 PM...LOW 11:53 PM.

...RIP CURRENTS...
ONSHORE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL SUPPORT A MODERATE RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS TODAY...AND A HIGH RISK ON SATURDAY.

...TORNADO THREAT...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AS
ARLENE APPROACHES THE GULF COAST.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN NOW BEFORE THE WEATHER DETERIORATES.
STORE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR YARD FURNITURE. POWER OUTAGES
MAY OCCUR DUE TO STRONG WIND GUSTS. STOCK UP ON
BATTERIES...FLASHLIGHTS...WATER...AND NON-PERISHABLE FOOD. HAVE
CASH ON HAND...AS CREDIT CARDS AND ATM MACHINES MAY NOT WORK WITHOUT
POWER. BOATS SHOULD BE MOVED TO A SAFE LOCATION.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY 230 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.

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