[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
322 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009
...TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE STRENGTHENING WHILE MOVING TOWARD THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST...
.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 AS
WELL AS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FROM THE SUWANNEE RIVER
ENTRANCE WESTWARD TO THE ALABAMA FLORIDA BORDER.
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR LEON AND
GADSDEN COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AS WELL AS
COFFEE...DALE...GENEVA AND HOUSTON COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA.
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND AS WELL AS THE EASTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE.
A FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
JEFFERSON COUNTY WESTWARD IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE.
.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM EDT...OR 1 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
CLAUDETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE
85.1 WEST...OR ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA. THIS
IS ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PANAMA CITY FL...OR ABOUT
100 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TALLAHASSEE FL. STORM MOTION WAS
NORTHWEST OR 325 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.
.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST AND IS GAINING STRENGTH. SPIRAL BANDS
ASSOCIATED WITH CLAUDETTE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT NORTH FLORIDA
AND SLOWLY SPREAD INTO SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.
.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.
FLZ008-012-162300-
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COASTAL WALTON-BAY-
222 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS NOW AT 50 MPH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS. 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 OF 55 TO 65 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 PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS REMAINS RELATIVELY
UNCHANGED AT 50 PERCENT. THE ONSET OF THESE CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN
THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AS
CLAUDETTE MOVES TOWARD THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST. THESE WINDS
CAN CAUSE MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE TO MANY MOBILE HOMES...
ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS.
POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR DAMAGE. OTHER HOMES
MAY HAVE MINOR SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE
TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES
WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME
LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY
PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDES...WHICH ARE THE COMBINATION OF THE PREDICTED STORM
SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE...COULD BE IN THE 2 TO 4 FOOT RANGE
ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST BETWEEN PANAMA CITY AND
CAPE SAN BLAS.
STORM TIDE VALUES OF THIS HEIGHT CAN CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO
STRUCTURES RIGHT ON THE BEACH AS WELL AS MINOR COASTAL EROSION.
ACCESS ROADS TO BEACHES AND BARRIER ISLANDS MAY BE CUT OFF DURING
THE STORM. 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...
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 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE AREA WHICH MAY RESULT IN
LOCALIZED FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS LIKE PANAMA CITY.
...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.
$$
FLZ014-015-162300-
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GULF-FRANKLIN-
322 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 /222 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009/
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS NOW NEAR 50 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 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...TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS UP TO 50 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN 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 INDIAN PASS AND ALLIGATOR
POINT. 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.
...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. OVERALL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS MAY APPROACH 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE AREA WHICH MAY RESULT
IN LOCALIZED FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS LIKE 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.
$$
FLZ018-027-162300-
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JEFFERSON-WAKULLA-
322 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE CONTINUES STRENGTHEN WHILE MOVING TOWARD THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST.
...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 ARE 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 30 TO
40 PERCENT. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL
MONDAY MORNING.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 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.
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.
$$
FLZ028-034-162300-
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TAYLOR-DIXIE-
322 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN WHILE MOVING
TOWARD THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS IN THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND SHOULD CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE CLOSELY. HOWEVER
AT THIS TIME...ANY IMPACTS FROM THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE CONFINED TO
THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
&&
...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE OVERALL PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS DECREASING
AND IS NOW IN THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE BY LATE TONIGHT.
...WINDS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH. HOWEVER...AS TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE
APPROACHES...STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO
CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE
READY TO ACT.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
WITH THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE PASSING WELL TO THE
WEST OF THE AREA THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT STORM TIDE IS
DECREASING. AT THIS TIME...STORM TIDE FLOODING...WHICH IS THE
COMBINATION OF STORM SURGE AND THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE IS ONLY
EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 1 TO 2 FOOT RANGE.
...INLAND FLOODING...
WITH THE CENTER OF CLAUDETTE EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE WEST OF THE
REGION...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHEAST
FLORIDA BIG BEND.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS
THE SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND WITH THE OUTER FRINGES OF
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE.
$$
FLZ016-017-162300-
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GADSDEN-LEON-
322 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT MONDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR LEON AND
GADSDEN COUNTIES UNTIL 11 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING. TROPICAL STORM
CLAUDETTE IS CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN WHILE MOVING TOWARD THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST. OUTER BANDS IN ASSOCIATION WITH CLAUDETTE
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE INTO
MONDAY MORNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS IN LEON AND GADSDEN COUNTIES SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS
FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE FURTHER TONIGHT. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS LIKE
LAWN FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS. THESE OBJECTS COULD EASILY BE
BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND AND CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE. WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR SOME POWER OUTAGES...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ON HAND NON-
PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS...LIKE CANNED GOODS AND BOTTLED WATER.
&&
...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IS AROUND 30 TO 35
PERCENT. THESE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
SUBSIDE ON MONDAY MORNING.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE 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 WELL AS SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.
...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.
$$
FLZ007-009>011-013-026-162300-
/O.EXT.KTAE.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090817T1500Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-LIBERTY-
322 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 /222 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009/
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT
/10 AM CDT/ MONDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE CONTINUES STRENGTHEN WHILE MOVING TOWARD THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST.
...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 65 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 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 ACROSS INLAND AREAS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
...TORNADOES...
WITH THE APPROACH OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE...THE POTENTIAL FOR
TORNADOES IS INCREASING. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE TRACK OF THE CENTER.
$$
ALZ065-066-068-069-162300-
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COFFEE-DALE-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
222 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR LEON AND
GADSDEN COUNTIES UNTIL 11 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING. TROPICAL STORM
CLAUDETTE IS CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN WHILE MOVING TOWARD THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST. OUTER BANDS IN ASSOCIATION WITH CLAUDETTE
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE INTO
MONDAY MORNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS IN LEON AND GADSDEN COUNTIES SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS
FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE FURTHER TONIGHT. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS LIKE
LAWN FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS. THESE OBJECTS COULD EASILY BE
BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND AND CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE. WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR SOME POWER OUTAGES...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ON HAND NON-
PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS...LIKE CANNED GOODS AND BOTTLED WATER.
&&
...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IS AROUND 30 TO 35
PERCENT. THESE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
SUBSIDE ON MONDAY MORNING.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE 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 WELL AS SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.
...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.
$$
GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-162300-
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
APALACHEE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
322 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE GULF
OF MEXICO WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 MPH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.
&&
...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 50 TO 60
PERCENT. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS IS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ALREADY ARE OCCURRING OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS. THESE WINDS...UP TO 50 TO 60 MPH...WILL CONTINUE INTO
SUNDAY MORNING.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE MARINE
AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE TRACK OF CLAUDETTE.
$$
GODSEY
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