[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Sat Aug 23 05:37:35 CDT 2008
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TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
635 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008
...FAY LOCATED NORTH OF APALACHICOLA AND MOVING WEST...
.AT 500 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.9 WEST OR OVER THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF APALACHICOLA AND ABOUT
50 MILES...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PANAMA CITY.
FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 7 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. ON THE
FORECAST TRACK...FAY WILL BE NEAR OR OVER THE GULF COAST OF THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY AND TONIGHT... AND NEAR OR OVER
THE GULF COAST OF MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA ON SUNDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE
CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48
HOURS...AND FAY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A TROPICAL STORM INTO
SUNDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES MAINLY
TO THE SOUTH OF THE CENTER. BAINBRIDGE GEORGIA RECENTLY REPORTED A
WIND GUST OF 43 MPH.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB OR 29.44 INCHES.
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS
POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA WITH ONSHORE WINDS.
OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS...FAY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE
NORTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND
SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES
POSSIBLE.
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT IN PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN FLORIDA...SOUTHERN GEORGIA...AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA.
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FRANKLIN-JEFFERSON-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-DIXIE-
635 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING INLAND...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING. RAINBANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF FAY
WILL CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE SEVERE
WEATHER.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
FRANKLIN...JEFFERSON...WAKULLA...TAYLOR...DIXIE.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST.
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS AWAY FROM THE
IMMEDIATE COAST.
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FAY WILL MOVE WESTWARD ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE THIS MORNING. WHILE FAY MAY ONLY BE A WEAK TROPICAL
STORM...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WHICH COULD CONTINUE TO CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREA.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO
WEAKER MOBILE HOMES.
THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL OF CONSIDERABLE FLOODING FROM THIS
STORM. IF YOU LIVE IN A LOW LYING AREA YOU SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED
PREPARATIONS TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. IF NECESSARY...SECURE
SANDBAGS TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ONSHORE WINDS MAY PRODUCE STORM TIDES THAT ARE 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. THIS COMBINED WITH THE TIDE CYCLE MAY
PRODUCE A MAXIMUM TOTAL STORM TIDE OF 2 TO 4 FEET IN SOME
LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS MORNING. THE MAXIMUM STORM TIDE
OF 4 FEET IS MOST LIKELY IN WAKULLA COUNTY.
THE FOLLOWING ARE TIDE PREDICTIONS FOR OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
STEINHATCHEE RIVER ENTRANCE
TODAY...HIGH TIDE AT 6:08 AM EDT...LOW TIDE AT 1:39 PM EDT.
HIGH TIDE AT 8:16 PM EDT.
SUNDAY...HIGH TIDE AT 7:17 AM EDT... LOW TIDE AT 3:34 PM
EDT...HIGH 10:31 AM EDT.
ST MARKS RIVER ENTRANCE
TODAY...HIGH TIDE AT 6:12 AM EDT...LOW TIDE AT 1:47 PM
EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 8:33 PM EDT
SUNDAY...LOW TIDE AT 1:02 AM EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 6:59 AM EDT...
LOW TIDE AT 3:19 PM EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 10:24 PM EDT.
AUCILLA RIVER
TODAY...HIGH TIDE AT 6:12 AM EDT...LOW TIDE AT 1:57 PM
EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 8:20 PM EDT.
SUNDAY...LOW TIDE AT 1:07 AM EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 7:02 AM EDT...
LOW TIDE AT 3:23 PM EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 10:26 PM EDT.
SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE
TODAY...HIGH TIDE AT 6:12 AM EDT...LOW TIDE AT 1:57 PM
EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 8:20 PM EDT.
SUNDAY...HIGH TIDE AT 7:06 AM EDT...LOW TIDE AT 3:23 PM EDT...HIGH
TIDE AT 8:24 PM EDT.
...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE PANHANDLE
COAST THIS MORNING...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE LIKELY. THESE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MINOR
DAMAGE TO WEAKER MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHT WEIGHT
OBJECTS...LIKE GARBAGE CANS OR PATIO FURNITURE...MAY BE MOVED BY
THE STORM. POWER POLES OR ELECTRICAL WIRES COULD BE BLOWN
DOWN...CREATING LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES.
WITH A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT AND FAY OVER THE
LOCAL AREA...YOU SHOULD HAVE ALREADY SECURED LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS
THAT MAY BE PICKED UP BY THE WIND.
...INLAND FLOODING...
SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE DOMINANT THREAT FROM
TROPICAL STORM FAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS 6 TO 8 INCHES. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE MODERATE FLOODING OF
LOW LYING AREAS. RIVERINE FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN THE DAYS AHEAD AS
HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING OVER THE COASTAL BIG BEND.
...TORNADOES...
A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOS EXISTS TODAY AS FAY MOVES ACROSS
THE REGION.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 PM EDT TODAY...OR SOONER
IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
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COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF-
535 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING INLAND...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD TOWARDS THE EASTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING. RAINBANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF FAY
WILL CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE SEVERE
WEATHER.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
COASTAL WALTON...BAY...GULF.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS.
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND AREAS
AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FAY WILL MOVE WESTWARD ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE THIS MORNING. WHILE FAY MAY ONLY BE A WEAK TROPICAL
STORM...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WHICH COULD CONTINUE TO COULD CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE
AREA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING MINOR
DAMAGE TO WEAKER MOBILE HOMES.
THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL OF CONSIDERABLE FLOODING FROM THIS
STORM. IF YOU LIVE IN A LOW LYING AREA YOU SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED
PREPARATIONS TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. IF NECESSARY...SECURE
SANDBAGS TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
OFFSHORE WINDS AHEAD OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WILL PREVENT ANY
INCREASES IN STORM TIDE LEVELS ALONG THE COAST EARLY THIS MORNING.
HOWEVER...ONSHORE WINDS IN THE WAKE OF FAY MAY PRODUCE STORM TIDES
THAT ARE 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. THIS COMBINING
WITH THE TIDE CYCLE MAY PRODUCE A MAXIMUM TOTAL STORM TIDE OF 2 TO
4 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
A SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE AT THIS TIME IS NOT EXPECTED. TIDES WILL
LIKELY RUN 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TODAY AND SUNDAY AS FAY MOVES
THROUGH THE REGION.
HERE ARE SOME TIDE TIMES FROM SELECTED LOCATIONS IN THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...
PANAMA CITY AT SAINT ANDREWS BAY...
SATURDAY...207 PM CDT...LOW TIDE.
SUNDAY...3:39 AM EDT HIGH TIDE...3:40 PM LOW TIDE
DESTIN
SATURDAY...244 PM CDT...LOW TIDE.
SUNDAY...4:13 AM HIGH TIDE...4:17 PM EDT LOW TIDE.
...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARDS THE PANHANDLE
COAST THIS MORNING...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE LIKELY. THESE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MINOR
DAMAGE TO WEAKER MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHT WEIGHT
OBJECTS...LIKE GARBAGE CANS OR PATIO FURNITURE...MAY BE MOVED BY
THE STORM. POWER POLES OR ELECTRICAL WIRES COULD BE BLOWN
DOWN...CREATING LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES.
WITH A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT AND FAY OVER THE
LOCAL AREA...YOU SHOULD HAVE ALREADY SECURED LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS
THAT MAY BE PICKED UP BY THE WIND.
...INLAND FLOODING...
SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE DOMINANT THREAT FROM
TROPICAL STORM FAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS 6 TO 8 INCHES. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE MODERATE FLOODING OF
LOW LYING AREAS. RIVERINE FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN THE DAYS AHEAD AS
HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING OVER THE COASTAL BIG BEND.
...TORNADOES...
A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOS EXISTS FOR TODAY AND SUNDAY AS FAY
MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 PM EDT TODAY...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
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GADSDEN-LEON-MADISON-LIBERTY-LAFAYETTE-
635 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD TOWARDS THE EASTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING. RAINBANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF FAY
WILL CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE SEVERE
WEATHER.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
GADSDEN...LEON...MADISON...LIBERTY...LAFAYETTE.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE INLAND
BIG BEND COUNTIES.
A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FAY WILL MOVE WESTWARD TOWARDS THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE THIS MORNING. WHILE FAY MAY ONLY BE A WEAK TROPICAL
STORM...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WHICH WOULD CONTINUE TO COULD CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE
AREA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING MINOR
DAMAGE TO WEAKER MOBILE HOMES.
THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL OF CONSIDERABLE FLOODING FROM THIS
STORM. IF YOU LIVE IN A LOW LYING AREA YOU SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED
PREPARATIONS TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. IF NECESSARY...SECURE
SANDBAGS TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.
...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARDS THE PANHANDLE
COAST THIS MORNING...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE LIKELY. THESE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MINOR
DAMAGE TO WEAKER MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHT WEIGHT
OBJECTS...LIKE GARBAGE CANS OR PATIO FURNITURE...MAY BE MOVED BY
THE STORM. POWER POLES OR ELECTRICAL WIRES COULD BE BLOWN
DOWN...CREATING LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES.
WITH A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT AND FAY OVER THE
LOCAL AREA...YOU SHOULD HAVE ALREADY SECURED LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS
THAT MAY BE PICKED UP BY THE WIND.
...INLAND FLOODING...
SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE DOMINANT THREAT FROM
TROPICAL STORM FAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE MODERATE
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. RIVERINE FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN THE
DAYS AHEAD AS HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING OVER THE INLAND BIG BEND
INTO THE RIVERS.
...TORNADOES...
A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOS EXISTS FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS
FAY MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 PM TODAY...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
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INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-
535 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD TOWARDS THE EASTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING. RAINBANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF FAY
WILL CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE SEVERE
WEATHER.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
INLAND WALTON...HOLMES...WASHINGTON...JACKSON...CALHOUN.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FAY WILL MOVE WESTWARD TOWARDS THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE THIS MORNING. WHILE FAY MAY ONLY BE A WEAK TROPICAL
STORM...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WHICH WOULD CONTINUE TO COULD CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE
AREA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING MINOR
DAMAGE TO WEAKER MOBILE HOMES.
THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL OF CONSIDERABLE FLOODING FROM THIS
STORM. IF YOU LIVE IN A LOW LYING AREA YOU SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED
PREPARATIONS TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. IF NECESSARY...SECURE
SANDBAGS TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.
...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE PANHANDLE
COAST THIS MORNING...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE LIKELY. THESE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MINOR
DAMAGE TO WEAKER MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHT WEIGHT
OBJECTS...LIKE GARBAGE CANS OR PATIO FURNITURE...MAY BE MOVED BY
THE STORM. SOME POWER POLES AND ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN
DOWN...CREATING LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES.
WITH A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT AND FAY OVER THE
LOCAL AREA...YOU SHOULD HAVE ALREADY SECURED LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS
THAT MAY BE PICKED UP BY THE WIND.
...INLAND FLOODING...
SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE DOMINANT THREAT FROM
TROPICAL STORM FAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS 6 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS WILL
LIKELY CAUSE MODERATE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. RIVERINE
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN THE DAYS AHEAD AS HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING
OVER AREAS TO THE NORTH.
...TORNADOES...
A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOS EXISTS TODAY AND SUNDAY AS FAY
MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 PM EDT TODAY...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
$$
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APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
635 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING OVER THE WATERS OF
APALACHEE BAY. MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
APALACHICOLA TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL
MILES.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS
OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL STORM
FAY AND REMAIN IN PORT TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY UNTIL FAY DEPARTS
THE AREA. WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL LIKELY CREATE HIGH
SEAS AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR BOATERS.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING OVER THE WATERS.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY
THROUGHOUT SATURDAY AS THE CENTER OF FAY MOVES CLOSER TO THE
WATERS. MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.
...TORNADOES...
DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF FAY...A THREAT OF ISOLATED
TORNADOS MAY EXIST ACROSS THE WATERS OF APALACHEE BAY TODAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 PM EDT TODAY...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
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COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
635 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS
OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
COASTAL WATERS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BETWEEN APALACHICOLA AND
DESTIN OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL STORM
FAY AND REMAIN IN PORT TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY UNTIL FAY DEPARTS
THE AREA. WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL LIKELY CREATE HIGH
SEAS AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR BOATERS.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE CAN BE EXPECTED
AS THE CENTER OF FAY CROSSES THE WATERS TODAY.
...TORNADOES...
A LOW TORNADO THREAT WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS FAY MOVES ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 PM EDT TODAY...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
$$
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QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-
TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-
BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
635 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUED TO SLOWLY MOVE WESTWARD ACROSS THE
EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. BANDS OF HEAVY SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
QUITMAN...CLAY...RANDOLPH...CALHOUN...TERRELL...DOUGHERTY...
LEE...WORTH...TURNER...TIFT...BEN HILL...IRWIN...EARLY...
MILLER...BAKER...MITCHELL...COLQUITT...COOK...BERRIEN...
SEMINOLE...DECATUR...GRADY...THOMAS...BROOKS...LOWNDES...LANIER.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE MAIN THREAT FROM FAY WILL BE THE POTENTIAL OF CONSIDERABLE
FLOODING. THIS THREAT IS GREATEST IN THE SOUTH GEORGIA COUNTIES
CLOSE TO THE FLORIDA BORDER. IF YOU LIVE IN A LOW LYING AREA...YOU
SHOULD HAVE ALREADY MADE PREPARATIONS TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF
FLOODING OCCURS. IF NECESSARY...SECURE SANDBAGS TO PROTECT YOUR
PROPERTY.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY. SOME OF THE STRONGER RAIN BANDS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS UP
TO 40 MPH...OR MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE IN THE AFTERNOON
HOURS.
...INLAND FLOODING...
SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE DOMINANT THREAT FROM
TROPICAL STORM FAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTH GEORGIA
COUNTIES NEAR THE FLORIDA BORDER. RAINFALL AMOUNTS FURTHER NORTH
INTO SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL BE 3 TO 6 INCHES. THIS WILL
LIKELY CAUSE MODERATE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...ESPECIALLY
WHERE HEAVIER RAINFALL OCCURS. RIVER FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN THE
DAYS AHEAD AS HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING OVER SOUTH GEORGIA FILTERS
DOWN INTO THE RIVERS.
...TORNADOES...
A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOS EXISTS TODAY AS FAY MOVES ACROSS
THE REGION.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AT 1 PM EDT TODAY...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
$$
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COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
535 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008
...FAY MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD...
...HEAVY RAINFALL SPREADING ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD TOWARDS THE FLORIDA
EASTERN PANHANDLE THIS MORNING. HEAVIER RAINFALL WILL LIKELY
DEVELOP LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
COFFEE...DALE...HENRY...GENEVA...HOUSTON.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE MAIN THREAT FROM FAY WILL BE THE POTENTIAL OF CONSIDERABLE
FLOODING. THIS THREAT IS GREATEST IN EXTREME SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. IF YOU LIVE IN A LOW LYING AREA...YOU SHOULD
HAVE ALREADY MADE PREPARATIONS TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF
FLOODING OCCURS. IF NECESSARY...SECURE SANDBAGS TO PROTECT YOUR
PROPERTY.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. SOME OF THE STRONGER RAIN
BANDS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...OR MINIMAL TROPICAL
STORM FORCE IN THE MORNING HOURS.
...INLAND FLOODING...
SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE DOMINANT THREAT FROM
TROPICAL STORM FAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAINFALL AMOUNTS
AROUND 6 TO 8 INCHES IN THE SOUTHEAST ALABAMA COUNTIES NEAR THE
FLORIDA BORDER. RAINFALL AMOUNTS FURTHER NORTH INTO SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA WILL BE AROUND 4 TO 6 INCHES. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE
MODERATE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...ESPECIALLY WHERE HEAVIER
RAINFALL OCCURS. RIVER FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN THE DAYS AHEAD AS
HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING OVER SOUTH ALABAMA FILTERS DOWN INTO THE
RIVERS.
...TORNADOES...
A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOS EXISTS FOR TODAY AND SUNDAY AS FAY
MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 PM EDT TODAY...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
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