[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
108 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009
...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR STRENGTHENS INTO TROPICAL STORM
CLAUDETTE...
.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL AREAS.
.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FROM THE SUWANNEE RIVER
ENTRANCE WESTWARD TO THE ALABAMA FLORIDA BORDER.
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND AREAS
OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS WELL AS FOR LIBERTY COUNTY IN
THE WESTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND.
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY WESTWARD.
.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 12 PM EDT...OR 11 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
CLAUDETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.9
WEST... OR ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA.
THIS IS ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PANAMA CITY FL...OR
ABOUT 120 MILES SOUTH OF TALLAHASSEE FL. STORM MOTION WAS
NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 40 MPH.
.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR HAS JUST STRENGTHENED INTO TROPICAL STORM
CLAUDETTE AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWEST AROUND THE SOUTHWESTERN
EDGE OF A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN UNITED
STATES. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST
TRACK. TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE HAS A WIDE BAND OF RAIN THAT EXTENDS
WELL TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER THAT WILL AFFECT A LARGE AREA
OF NORTH FLORIDA. THEREFORE...EVEN THOUGH THE CENTER MAY TRACK WEST
OF YOUR LOCATION...YOU MAY STILL EXPERIENCE TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS.
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS
FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THE
ADVICE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU
LIVE IN A COASTAL AREA. IF THEY URGE YOU TO EVACUATE...HEED THEIR
ADVICE. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY
COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY
OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A
BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE
LEAVING IT. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL
CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM
INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.
&&
.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
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COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF-FRANKLIN-
108 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 /1208 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009/
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR HAS NOW STRENGTHENED INTO TROPICAL STORM
CLAUDETTE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. BASED ON THE LATEST
FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...TROPICAL STORM
CLAUDETTE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE FLORIDA GULF
COAST WITH WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME POWER
OUTAGES...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ON HAND NON-PERISHABLE FOOD
ITEMS...LIKE CANNED GOODS AND BOTTLED WATER. TAKE MEASURES TO
PROTECT YOUR HOME FROM TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES.
SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND PATIO FURNITURE.
THESE ITEMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME PROJECTILES DURING
THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
&&
...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 45 TO 50
PERCENT. THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE CLOSEST
TO THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD FOR THE BEGINNING OF THESE
CONDITIONS WILL BE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGHOUT THE EVENING
HOURS.
...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS UP TO 50 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE PREDICTED TO SUBSIDE BY
EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDES...WHICH ARE THE COMBINATION OF THE PREDICTED STORM
SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE...COULD BE IN THE 4 TO 6 FOOT RANGE
ALONG THE NORTH FLORIDA COAST BETWEEN PANAMA CITY AND ALLIGATOR
POINT IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. WITH AN EXPECTED SOUTHERLY FETCH OF
WINDS TO CONTINUE EVEN AFTER LANDFALL...STORM TIDE FLOODING MAY
BE SLOW TO SUBSIDE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS FRANKLIN COUNTY.
STORM TIDE VALUES OF THIS HEIGHT CAN CAUSE MINOR TO MODERATE
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES RIGHT ON THE BEACH. ACCESS ROADS
TO BEACHES AND BARRIER ISLANDS MAY BE CUT OFF DURING THE STORM.
IF YOU LIVE IN A STORM SURGE PRONE AREA...EVACUATE BEFORE THE
STORM ARRIVES. ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE STORM...PARTICULARLY FROM
PANAMA CITY BEACH WESTWARD...SIGNIFICANTLY LESS STORM SURGE
VALUES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ONLY MINOR IMPACTS EXPECTED.
SOME SELECTED TIDE TIMES FOR THE NORTH FLORIDA COAST...
ALLIGATOR POINT...HIGH TIDE AT 1006 AM EDT...LOW TIDE AT 634 PM
EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 103 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING. '
APALACHICOLA...HIGH TIDE AT 1057 AM EDT...LOW TIDE AT 606 PM
EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 528 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING.
SAINT ANDREW BAY AT PANAMA CITY...HIGH TIDE AT 645 AM CDT...LOW
TIDE AT 606 PM CDT...HIGH TIDE AT 755 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING.
DESTIN...HIGH TIDE AT 709 AM CDT...LOW TIDE AT 642 PM CDT...HIGH
TIDE AT 817 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING.
...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. OVERALL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS MAY APPROACH 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE AREA WHICH MAY RESULT
IN LOCALIZED FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS LIKE PANAMA CITY AND
APALACHICOLA.
...TORNADOES...
WITH THE APPROACH OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE...THE POTENTIAL FOR
TORNADOES IS INCREASING. A FEW ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE TRACK OF THE
CENTER.
$$
FLZ018-027-162315-
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JEFFERSON-WAKULLA-
108 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR HAS NOW STRENGTHENED INTO TROPICAL STORM
CLAUDETTE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WITH THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE EXPECTED TO PASS WEST
OF THE AREA...THE MAIN THREAT WITH THIS STORM WILL BE FOR LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL AND COASTAL FLOODING. RESIDENTS ALONG THE COAST
SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...ESPECIALLY BEGINNING LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING TOWARD HIGH TIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. IF YOU
LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA LIKE NEAR MASHES SANDS BEACH OR SOUTH
OF SAINT MARKS...MAKE PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. WINDS
GUSTING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE IS POSSIBLE IN RAIN BANDS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER FRINGES OF THE SYSTEM. AS A
RESULT...SECURE ANY LIGHT WEIGHT LOOSE ITEMS THAT MAY BE BLOWN
AROUND BY THE STORM.
&&
...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IN THE AREA IS ABOUT 20 TO
30 PERCENT. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE...MAINLY ALONG THE COAST IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE
APPROACH OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE. WINDS OF THIS INTENSITY MAY
CAUSE LIGHT WEIGHT LOOSE OBJECTS TO BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE STORM.
AS A RESULT...MAKE PREPARATIONS TO SECURE THESE ITEMS BEFORE THE
STORM APPROACHES.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDES...WHICH ARE THE COMBINATION OF THE PREDICTED STORM
SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE...COULD BE IN THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE
ALONG THE WAKULLA AND JEFFERSON COUNTY COASTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR
THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER ENTRANCE.
STORM TIDE VALUES OF THIS HEIGHT CAN CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES RIGHT ON THE BEACH. ACCESS ROADS TO BEACHES
AND BARRIER ISLANDS MAY BE CUT OFF DURING THE STORM. IF YOU LIVE
IN A STORM SURGE PRONE AREA...EVACUATE BEFORE THE STORM ARRIVES.
ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE STORM...PARTICULARLY FROM PANAMA CITY
BEACH WESTWARD...SIGNIFICANTLY LESS STORM SURGE VALUES CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH ONLY MINOR IMPACTS EXPECTED.
SOME SELECTED TIDE TIMES FOR THE NORTH FLORIDA COAST...
ALLIGATOR POINT...HIGH TIDE AT 1006 AM EDT...LOW TIDE AT 634 PM
EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 103 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING. '
SHELL POINT...HIGH TIDE AT 1044 AM EDT...LOW TIDE AT 648 PM EDT...
HIGH TIDE AT 131 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING.
...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. OVERALL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS MAY APPROACH 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE AREA WHICH MAY RESULT IN
LOCALIZED FLOODING.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH ANY OF
THE OUTER BANDS WITH TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE.
$$
FLZ028-034-162315-
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TAYLOR-DIXIE-
108 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR HAS NOW STRENGTHENED INTO TROPICAL STORM
CLAUDETTE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS IN THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND SHOULD CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE CLOSELY. HOWEVER AT
THIS TIME...ANY IMPACTS FROM THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE CONFINED TO THE
IMMEDIATE COAST.
&&
...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE OVERALL PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS DECREASING
AND IS NOW IN THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE BY LATE TONIGHT.
...WINDS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. HOWEVER...AS TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE
APPROACHES...STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO
CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE
READY TO ACT.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
WITH THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE PASSING WELL TO THE
WEST OF THE AREA THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT STORM TIDE IS
DECREASING. AT THIS TIME...STORM TIDE FLOODING...WHICH IS THE
COMBINATION OF STORM SURGE AND THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE IS ONLY
EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 1 TO 2 FOOT RANGE.
...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS
THE SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND WITH THE OUTER FRINGES OF
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE.
$$
FLZ007-009>011-013-026-162315-
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INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-LIBERTY-
108 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 /1208 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009/
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
/7 PM CDT/ MONDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR HAS NOW STRENGTHENED INTO TROPICAL STORM
CLAUDETTE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER...TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL AS A
TROPICAL STORM ALONG THE FLORIDA GULF COAST WITH WINDS UP TO 50
MPH. WINDS UP TO TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE INLAND AREAS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THESE WINDS
WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE SOME POWER OUTAGES...THUS MAKE
SURE YOU HAVE ON HAND NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS...LIKE CANNED
GOODS AND BOTTLED WATER. TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT YOUR HOME FROM
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CAPABLE
OF CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT
ITEMS...LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND PATIO FURNITURE. THESE ITEMS WILL
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME PROJECTILES DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE
STORM AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
&&
...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 45 TO 50
PERCENT. THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE CLOSEST
TO THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD FOR THE BEGINNING OF THESE
CONDITIONS WILL BE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGHOUT THE EVENING
HOURS.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING TOWARD THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ACROSS INLAND AREAS OF THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
BEGIN THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE PREDICTED TO
SUBSIDE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. OVERALL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS MAY APPROACH 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE AREA WHICH MAY RESULT
IN LOCALIZED FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS LIKE PANAMA CITY AND
APALACHICOLA.
...TORNADOES...
WITH THE APPROACH OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE...THE POTENTIAL FOR
TORNADOES IS INCREASING. A FEW ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE TRACK OF THE
CENTER.
$$
GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-162315-
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APALACHEE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 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 APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
108 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR HAS NOW STRENGTHENED INTO TROPICAL STORM
CLAUDETTE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.
&&
...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 50 TO 60
PERCENT. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS IS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
MARINE AREA WITH WINDS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE MARINE
AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE TRACK OF CLAUDETTE.
$$
GODSEY
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