[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KMOB 110036
HLSMOB
ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-110400-

TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
730 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2005

...TROPICAL STORM ARLENE MOVING CLOSER TO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF
COAST AND STRENGTHENING A LITTLE...

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN GULF COAST
FROM GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA TO STEINHATCHEE RIVER FLORIDA...

...A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN GULF COAST
FROM THE MOUTH OF THE PEARL RIVER TO INDIAN PASS FLORIDA...THIS
INCLUDES ALL OF THE ALABAMA COAST AS WELL AS THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS
OF SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...INTERIOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI AND THE
EXTREME WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR
MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES OF SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND
ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES OF NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA.

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHWESTERN
AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI.

A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MUCH OF SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ARLENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.6 WEST OR ABOUT 295 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA. ARLENE IS MOVING
NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR
70 MPH. THE CENTER OF ARLENE WILL APPROACH THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST
FLORIDA COASTLINES ON SATURDAY...WITH LANDFALL EXPECTED TO OCCUR
SOMEWHERE IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE LIVING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST SUBJECT TO FLOODING SHOULD
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE RECOMMENDED EVACUATIONS OF ALL LOW LYING
AREAS. ANYONE LIVING IN MOBILE HOMES...MANUFACTURED HOMES...TRAVEL
TRAILERS OR FEMA GROUP SITES SHOULD ALSO EVACUATE. ALSO...EVACUATION
OF SOME LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS SUCH AS BARRIER ISLANDS AND AREAS
DIRECTLY ON THE GULF IS BEING RECOMMENDED BY LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. LISTEN TO LOCAL TV OR RADIO FOR DETAILS ON
AREAS AFFECTED OR FOR INFORMATION ON SHELTERS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
A STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 6 FT IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE ALABAMA
AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTLINES DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. THIS
WILL FLOOD SOME HOMES ON THE IMMEDIATE COAST WHERE THE ELEVATION IS
LOW...ESPECIALLY ON THE BARRIER ISLANDS AND ON SOME INLAND BAYS AND
WATERWAYS.

...WIND IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFFECTING
THE COASTAL AREAS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND INCREASE DURING THE DAY
TO NEAR 70 MPH. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE
INLAND COUNTIES AROUND NOON AND SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ARLENE COULD BECOME A WEAK CATEGORY ONE
HURRICANE WITH WINDS NEAR 75 MPH.

...RIP CURRENTS AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS...
THE THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IS HIGH DUE TO INCREASING HIGH
SURF AND STRONG ONSHORE WINDS. PEOPLE ARE DISCOURAGED FROM
SWIMMING...SURFING...AND RECREATIONAL BOATING UNTIL ARLENE MOVES
WELL NORTH OF THE AREA.

WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH
ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WILL OCCUR NORTH AND EAST OF
ARLENE'S PATH. AS A RESULT...THE ENTIRE AREA IS UNDER A FLOOD WATCH
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG AREA RIVERS NEED TO
MONITOR ARLENE'S EXACT PATH AS WELL AS WIND INTENSITY AND BE
PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND SHOULD RIVER FLOODING DEVELOP.

...TORNADO THREAT...
AS LOW LEVEL WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE IN RESPONSE TO ARLENE'S
DEVELOPMENT AND APPROACH. THE TORNADO THREAT WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE
OVERNIGHT OVER THE REGION AND WILL REMAIN AT A SOMEWHAT ELEVATED
LEVEL UNTIL ARLENE MAKES LANDFALL AND MOVES WELL INLAND LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT SCHEDULED TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
11 PM CDT TONIGHT.

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BEELER








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