[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
638 AM EDT MON JUN 12 2006

...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO STRENGTHENS OVER THE EASTERN GULF...
...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST COAST
OF FLORIDA FROM ENGLEWOOD TO INDIAN PASS...
...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT
TUESDAY FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR BAY AND COASTAL WALTON COUNTIES...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN FOR RESIDENTS OF
OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EAST FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
DIXIE...TAYLOR...JEFFERSON...WAKULLA...FRANKLIN...GULF
COUNTIES. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 26.2
NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.2 WEST OR ABOUT 275 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
APALACHICOLA FLORIDA. ALBERTO WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH
NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH...AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST IS
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE
NEAR 50 MPH....WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CONFINED
TO THE EASTERN SEMI CIRCLE OF ALBERTO AND EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230
MILES FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS
1001MB...29.56 INCHES. THE CENTER OF ALBERTO IS FORECAST TO MAKE
LANDFALL SOMEWHERE ACROSS NORTHWEST FLORIDA DURING THE DAY ON
TUESDAY...BUT THE WORST WEATHER WILL OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF THE
ACTUAL CENTER.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS ALONG THE BIG BEND COAST SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE
LATEST ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. THE CURRENT
FORECAST TRACK WOULD PLACE MOST OF THE BIG BEND ON THE WEAKER SIDE OF
THE STORM...BUT THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE PATH OF
ALBERTO. PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
AS OF 6 AM EDT MONDAY...TIDES WERE RUNNING ABOUT A FOOT OR SO ABOVE
NORMAL ALONG THE APALACHEE BAY COAST. EVEN THOUGH ALBERTO WILL
LIKELY REMAIN A TROPICAL STORM...IT DOES NOT TAKE VERY HIGH WINDS
TO CAUSE FLOODING ACROSS APALACHEE BAY DUE TO ITS SHALLOW WATER
LEVELS. IN FACT...THE LATEST STORM SURGE MODELS FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER FORECAST A STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE
BIG BEND COAST LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. RESIDENTS IN THE NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE
AREAS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND KNOW
WHERE TO GO SHOULD AN EVACUATION BE NEEDED. THE FORECAST HIGH
TIDES AT THE STEINHATCHEE RIVER ENTRANCE ARE AT 656 AM EDT
TODAY...543 PM TODAY...AND 737 AM TUESDAY. THE HIGH TIDES AT
SAINT MARKS ARE 406 AM TODAY...237 PM TODAY...AND 447 AM TUESDAY.
THE HIGH TIDES AT APALACHICOLA ARE AT 807 AM EDT TODAY... 313 PM
TODAY...AND 846 AM TUESDAY.

...WIND IMPACTS...
AS OF 6 AM EDT...THE WINDS WERE VERY LIGHT ACROSS THE WARNED
COASTAL AREA OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. THEY WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE
DURING THE DAY TODAY...REACHING SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
ALONG THE COAST...AND 20 TO 30 MPH LATER TONIGHT AND DURING THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE...WHICH CAN CAUSE LARGE TREE BRANCHES TO FALL...AS WELL AS
A FEW TREES. UNSECURED ITEMS LIKE PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS
MAY BE BLOWN OVER OR DISPLACED. SPORADIC...BRIEF POWER OUTAGES
WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. DRIVING LARGE PROFILE
VEHICLES CAN BE DIFFICULT IN THESE CONDITIONS.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY WILL AVERAGE 1 TO
2 INCHES ACROSS THE BIG BEND...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TO 4
INCHES POSSIBLE. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED DUE TO THE
POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. FLOODING CAN BE
ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT...AND MANY TROPICAL STORM RELATED DEATHS
HAVE OCCURRED WHEN MOTORISTS TRIED TO CROSS STANDING WATER AND GOT
SWEPT AWAY. THIS HAPPENED IN 2001 IN TALLAHASSEE NEAR FLORIDA
STATE UNIVERSITY...WHEN THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ALLISON
CAUSED FLOODING RAINS.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF TORNADOES ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH FLORIDA
AND PORTIONS OF THE BIG BEND LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT BEFORE THE CENTER
MAKES LANDFALL.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT ON TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WILL BE ISSUED
BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE BY 11 AM EDT.

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