[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KMOB 161039
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
539 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL DEPRESSION
FOUR IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS
DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT TO 60 NM.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA
AND OUT 60 NM.

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND INTERIOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA.

A WARNING MEANS THAT THE STATED CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN
THE NEXT 24 HOURS FOR THE SPECIFIED AREAS. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST
PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL
HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.9 WEST...OR ABOUT
90 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF TAMPA FLORIDA. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTH-
NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 35 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM BY THIS
AFTERNOON AND BEGIN IMPACTING THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THIS EVENING.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND
THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE
EVENTS. FOR INLAND LOCATIONS...TROPICAL CYCLONE CONDITIONS ARE
ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH WIND...BUT FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS AND PLACES
PRONE TO COASTAL FLOODING...THEY ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH HIGH WIND
AND STORM SURGE.

HEAVY RAIN...TORNADOES...AND WATERSPOUTS ACCOMPANY TROPICAL CYCLONES.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 11 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

FLZ001-003-005-161645-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TR.W.1004.090816T1039Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.TI.W.0001.090817T0600Z-090817T2100Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
539 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM CDT
MONDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAVE
NOW BEEN ISSUED. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL ARRIVE ON THE
NORTHWEST FLORIDA COAST BY MID EVENING. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE AS THE HIGHER WINDS AND ASSOCIATED GUSTS SPREAD INLAND
OVERNIGHT. THIS STORM COULD DUMP UP TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL EAST OF
ITS CENTER WITH AN ISOLATED 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE TORNADO
THREAT WILL BE GREATEST NORTH AND EAST OF THE STORM'S CENTER IN THE
OUTER RAINBANDS THAT MOVE ONSHORE.

&&

$$

GMZ655-675-161645-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TR.W.0001.090816T1039Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
539 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. WIND WILL BECOME
NORTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40
KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET DURING THE
AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT TO NEAR 35
KNOTS AS SEAS BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET. WINDS WILL BE LESS WEST OF THE
TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER.

&&

$$

FLZ002-004-006-161645-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TR.W.1004.090816T1039Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
539 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WILL ARRIVE ON THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA COAST BY MID EVENING. WIND
GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS THE HIGHER WINDS SPREAD INLAND
OVERNIGHT. TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS (SURGE EFFECTS PLUS ASTRONOMICAL TIDE)
ARE EXPECTED TO BE 4 TO 5 FEET EAST OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE'S CENTER
AND 2 TO 3 FEET JUST WEST OF THE CENTER. AT THIS TIME...THE HIGHEST
TOTAL TIDE HEIGHT VALUES ARE EXPECTED OVER CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY BASED
ON THE LATEST TRACK AND INTENSITY FORECAST OF THIS STORM. THIS STORM
COULD DUMP UP TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL EAST OF ITS CENTER WITH AN
ISOLATED 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE TORNADO
THREAT WILL BE GREATEST NORTH AND EAST OF THE STORM'S CENTER IN THE
OUTER RAINBANDS THAT MOVE ONSHORE.

&&

$$

ALZ056-059-060-161645-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TI.W.0001.090817T0600Z-090817T2100Z/
CONECUH-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-
539 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM CDT
MONDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WILL ONSET AFTER MIDNIGHT OVER INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.
MAINLY 30 TO 40 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE
STORM'S CENTER. THIS STORM COULD DUMP UP TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL EAST OF
ITS CENTER WITH AN ISOLATED 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE TORNADO
THREAT WILL BE GREATEST NORTH AND EAST OF THE STORM'S CENTER IN THE
OUTER RAINBANDS THAT MOVE ONSHORE.

&&

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