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WTUS84 KMOB 161538
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1038 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...DEPRESSION APPROACHING TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH...AIRCRAFT RECONNAISSANCE
WILL INVESTIGATE SOON...

.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. 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 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.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.6 WEST...OR ABOUT 75 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA. THIS IS ABOUT 160 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF DESTIN FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH. 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.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 530 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

FLZ001-003-005-162215-
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/O.CON.KMOB.TI.W.0001.090817T0600Z-090817T2100Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
1038 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.6 WEST...OR ABOUT
75 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA. THIS IS ABOUT
160 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DESTIN FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST AT 14
MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 35 MPH.

&&

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED
BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY
RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE
OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE
HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MINOR DAMAGE
MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS
INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE... AS THEY WILL
BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE
UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

&&

...TORNADOES...
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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COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1038 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.6 WEST...OR ABOUT 75 MILES
SOUTH- SOUTHEAST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA. THIS IS ABOUT 160 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF DESTIN FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 35 MPH.

&&

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WINDS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. WIND WILL BECOME
NORTHEASTERLY 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.

&&

...TORNADOES...
THE TORNADO THREAT WILL BE GREATEST NORTH AND EAST OF THE STORM'S
CENTER IN THE OUTER RAINBANDS THAT MOVE ONSHORE.


$$

FLZ002-004-006-162215-
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COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1038 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.6 WEST...OR ABOUT
75 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA. THIS IS ABOUT
160 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DESTIN FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST AT 14
MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 35 MPH.

&&

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED
BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY
RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE
OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE
HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

&&

...WINDS...
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. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE
HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE
CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE... AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY
PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED
PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

&&

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
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 OVER CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY
BASED ON THE LATEST TRACK AND INTENSITY FORECAST OF THIS STORM.

&&

...TORNADOES...
THE TORNADO THREAT WILL BE GREATEST NORTH AND EAST OF THE STORM'S
CENTER IN THE OUTER RAINBANDS THAT MOVE ONSHORE.

&&

$$

ALZ056-059-060-162215-
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CONECUH-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-
1038 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.6 WEST...OR ABOUT
75 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA. THIS IS ABOUT
160 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DESTIN FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST AT 14
MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 35 MPH.

&&

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED
BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY
RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE
OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE
HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

&&

...WINDS...
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. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE
HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE
CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE... AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY
PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED
PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

&&

...TORNADOES...
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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