[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
215 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV APPROACHING MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FROM THE MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA
BORDER EASTWARD TO THE FLORIDA-ALABAMA BORDER...INCLUDING ALL OF
MOBILE BAY...
...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING WAS DISCONTINUED EAST OF THE ALABAMA-
FLORIDA BORDER AT 1000 AM...
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STONE...
GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY AND WAYNE COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND WASHINGTON COUNTY OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...
COASTAL AND PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AS WELL AS
PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY FOR EXPECTED
HEAVY RAINS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...
AT 200 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.5 WEST OR JUST NORTHEAST OF
FRANKLIN LOUISIANA. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT ABOUT 35 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN THE FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF
GUSTAV WILL TRACK ALONG THE SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST FOR THE
REST OF THE AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT AND
EASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 90 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. GUSTAV IS NOW A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST AS THE CENTER OF GUSTAV MOVES
INLAND OVER LOUISIANA.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200
MILES. NEW IBERIA RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 75 MPH.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 962 MB...28.26 INCHES.
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UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
215 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
...CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV APPROACHING MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA...
HURRICANE GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWEST AFTER MAKING LANDFALL
EARLIER TODAY NEAR COCODRIE LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS STILL A CATEGORY TWO
HURRICANE.
TIDE LEVELS ARE RUNNING ABOUT 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS ACROSS
THE MOBILE BAY REGION...AND AS OF 130 PM AREA TIDE GAGES AND OFFICIAL
REPORTS INDICATE THAT THE WATER HEIGHTS HAVE LEVELED OFF AND ARE NO
LONGER RISING. THE STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL LIKELY KEEP
WATER LEVELS ALONG THE COAST STEADY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON...WITH ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES IN ALABAMA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 PM CDT.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 200 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.5 WEST OR JUST NORTHEAST OF
FRANKLIN LOUISIANA. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT ABOUT 35 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN THE FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF
GUSTAV WILL TRACK ALONG THE SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST FOR THE
REST OF THE AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT AND
EASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 90 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. GUSTAV IS NOW A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST AS THE CENTER OF GUSTAV MOVES
INLAND OVER LOUISIANA.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200
MILES. NEW IBERIA RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 75 MPH.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 962 MB...28.26 INCHES.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDE LEVELS ARE RUNNING ABOUT 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS ACROSS
THE MOBILE BAY REGION...AND AS OF 130 PM AREA TIDE GAGES AND
OFFICIAL REPORTS INDICATE THAT THE WATER HEIGHTS HAVE LEVELED OFF AND
ARE NO LONGER RISING. THE STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL LIKELY
KEEP WATER LEVELS ALONG THE COAST STEADY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON...WITH ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.
THESE INCREASED TIDE LEVELS WILL CAUSE MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING
ACROSS THE MOBILE BAY AREA. COASTAL FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG
THE HIGHWAY 90 CAUSEWAY BETWEEN MOBILE AND SPANISH FORT...ALONG
HIGHWAY 193 IN SOUTH MOBILE COUNTY TO DAUPHIN ISLAND...ALONG THE WEST
END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND...A FEW LOW LYING AREAS ON THE EAST END OF
DAUPHIN ISLAND. COASTAL FLOODING CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED AROUND BAYOU LA
BATRE AND CODEN ARES OF SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY...AS WELL AS AT ANY
OTHER LOCATIONS THAT USUALLY EXPERIENCE COASTAL FLOODING WITH TIDE
LEVELS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL.
MAJOR TO EXTENSIVE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE
ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI STATE LINE TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE.
MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE
ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE EASTWARD TO DESTIN FLORIDA.
...WINDS...
STRONG WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH ARE BEING OBSERVED PERIODICALLY
OVER MUCH OF MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES...WEST FLORIDA GULF
COAST...WITH HIGHER GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH LIKELY IN PERIODIC
SQUALLS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST.
AS SQUALLS WITH HIGHER WINDS AT TROPICAL STORM FORCE MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA...SOME MOBILE HOMES WILL SUSTAIN MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE.
POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL
ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND
SIDING. A FEW POOL CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES... CAUSING ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER
OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE
DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND
ROTTEN LARGE BRANCHES WILL SNAP. NUMEROUS SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE
FROM TREES. A FEW PALM FRONDS WILL BE BLOWN DOWN.
...INLAND FLOODING...
PERSISTENT RAIN BANDS MOVING IN OFF THE GULF ON THE EAST SIDE OF
GUSTAV WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL...
WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. AREAS OF HEAVIER RAIN COULD
RESULT IN AN INCREASED POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING TODAY THROUGH
TUESDAY.
...TORNADOES...
THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TODAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE MORE
LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 500 PM CDT.
$$
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MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
215 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWEST AFTER MAKING LANDFALL
EARLIER TODAY NEAR COCODRIE LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS STILL A CATEGORY TWO
HURRICANE.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT FOR
60 NAUTICAL MILES...INCLUDING MOBILE BAY.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.
TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA
AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 200 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.5 WEST OR JUST NORTHEAST OF
FRANKLIN LOUISIANA. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT ABOUT 35 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN THE FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF
GUSTAV WILL TRACK ALONG THE SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST FOR THE
REST OF THE AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT AND
EASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 90 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. GUSTAV IS NOW A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST AS THE CENTER OF GUSTAV MOVES
INLAND OVER LOUISIANA.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200
MILES. NEW IBERIA RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 75 MPH.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 962 MB...28.26 INCHES.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDE LEVELS ARE RUNNING ABOUT 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS ACROSS
THE MOBILE BAY REGION...AND AS OF 130 PM AREA TIDE GAGES AND
OFFICIAL REPORTS INDICATE THAT THE WATER HEIGHTS HAVE LEVELED OFF AND
ARE NO LONGER RISING. THE STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL LIKELY
KEEP WATER LEVELS ALONG THE COAST STEADY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON...WITH ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.
...WINDS...
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AT 40 TO 50 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ALABAMA
COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...PRODUCING SEAS OF 15 TO
20 FEET.
...TORNADOES...
THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TODAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 500 PM CDT.
$$
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WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
215 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
TUESDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWEST AFTER MAKING LANDFALL
EARLIER TODAY NEAR COCODRIE LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS STILL A CATEGORY TWO
HURRICANE.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.
WAYNE...PERRY...GREENE...STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT.
TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 200 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.5 WEST OR JUST NORTHEAST OF
FRANKLIN LOUISIANA. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT ABOUT 35 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN THE FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF
GUSTAV WILL TRACK ALONG THE SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST FOR THE
REST OF THE AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT AND
EASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 90 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. GUSTAV IS NOW A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST AS THE CENTER OF GUSTAV MOVES
INLAND OVER LOUISIANA.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200
MILES. NEW IBERIA RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 75 MPH.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 962 MB...28.26 INCHES.
...WINDS...
EAST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH.
AS SQUALLS WITH HIGHER WINDS AT TROPICAL STORM FORCE MOVE THROUGH
THIS MORNING...MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES.
POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL
ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES
AND SIDING. A FEW POOL CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED.
UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND
LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS
WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE
UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE BRANCHES WILL SNAP. PEOPLE RESIDING IN
FEMA TRAILERS NEED TO EVACUATE THEM AND SEEK SAFER SHELTER.
...INLAND FLOODING...
BANDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ON THE EAST SIDE OF GUSTAV WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...AND CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA AS GUSTAV
CONTINUES INLAND OVER LOUISIANA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL
RESULT IN THE THREAT FOR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI... EXTREME SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND THE NORTHWEST
FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES OF
RAINFALL TO AREA...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...RESULTING
IN AN INCREASED RISK OF FLASH FLOODING THROUGH TUESDAY.
...TORNADOES...
THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH
TODAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE MORE
LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 500 PM CDT.
$$
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CHOCTAW-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-
COVINGTON-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
215 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWEST AFTER MAKING LANDFALL
EARLIER TODAY NEAR COCODRIE LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS STILL A CATEGORY TWO
HURRICANE.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
INTERIOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA.
THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL ALABAMA AS WELL AS FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
...STORM INFORMATION
AT 200 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.5 WEST OR JUST NORTHEAST OF
FRANKLIN LOUISIANA. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT ABOUT 35 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN THE FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF
GUSTAV WILL TRACK ALONG THE SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST FOR THE
REST OF THE AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT AND
EASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 90 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. GUSTAV IS NOW A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST AS THE CENTER OF GUSTAV MOVES
INLAND OVER LOUISIANA.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200
MILES. NEW IBERIA RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 75 MPH.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 962 MB...28.26 INCHES.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE COAST OF THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE BETWEEN PENSACOLA AND DESTIN.
TIDE LEVELS ARE RUNNING ABOUT 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS ALONG
THE COAST OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...WITH THE HIGHEST LEVELS NEAR THE
PENSACOLA AREA. AS OF 130 PM AREA TIDE GAGES AND OFFICIAL REPORTS
INDICATE THAT THE WATER HEIGHTS HAVE LEVELED OFF AND ARE NO LONGER
RISING. THE STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL LIKELY KEEP WATER
LEVELS ALONG THE COAST STEADY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...
HOWEVER...WITH ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.
THESE INCREASED TIDE LEVELS WILL CAUSE MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL
FLOODING ALONG THE PANHANDLE COAST. FLOODING IN THE FORT PICKENS
AREA HAS BEEN REPORTED...AND SOME WATER IS SPLASHING ONTO HIGHWAY 98
ON OKALOOSA ISLAND...BUT NO OTHER COASTAL FLOOD PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN
REPORTED. THE PRIMARY ISSUE REMAINS RUNUP AND BEACH EROSION DUE TO
LARGE WAVES ALONG THE GULF BEACHES. MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION
IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA FROM
PENSACOLA TO DESTIN FLORIDA.
...WINDS...
EAST EASTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS IN
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. ALONG THE COAST
OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...WINDS COULD OCCASIONALLY GUST TO AROUND 40
MPH...ESPECIALLY WITH STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN OFF THE GULF.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL TOTALS OF LOCALLY 4 TO 6 INCHES COULD OCCUR THROUGH
TONIGHT...PRIMARILY OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OVER INTERIOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL
GENERALLY BE LESS...ON THE ORDER OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.
...TORNADOES...
THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 500 PM CDT.
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