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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
538 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...CLAUDETTE APPROACHING THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

.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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN
FLORIDA BIG BEND...EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS WELL AS FOR
COFFEE...DALE...GENEVA AND HOUSTON COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA.

A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN
GEORGIA...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND NORTH FLORIDA FROM JEFFERSON
COUNTY WESTWARD.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...OR 4 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
CLAUDETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE
85.6 WEST...OR ABOUT 40 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF APALACHICOLA
FLORIDA. THIS IS ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTH OF PANAMA CITY FL...OR
ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TALLAHASSEE FL. STORM MOTION WAS
NORTHWEST OR 315 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST. SPIRAL BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH
CLAUDETTE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT NORTH FLORIDA AND SLOWLY SPREAD
INTO SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA BY TONIGHT.

.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-
438 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARD THE EASTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND IS PREDICTED TO MAKE LANDFALL LATER TONIGHT.

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

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 50 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.

&&

...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...LOW TIDE AT 606 PM CDT...HIGH
TIDE AT 755 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING.

DESTIN...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.

$$

FLZ014-015-170400-
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GULF-FRANKLIN-
538 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 /438 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009/

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS PASSING JUST TO THE WEST OF SAINT
GEORGE ISLAND...OR ABOUT 20 MILES TO THE WEST OF CAPE SAN BLAS AS
A 50 MPH TROPICAL STORM.

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

BASED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER...TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL
ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE 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.

&&

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
HAVE BEEN REPORTED JUST OFFSHORE OF SAINT GEORGE ISLAND. THESE
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARD THE COAST AND AFFECT FRANKLIN
AND GULF COUNTIES THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN
TO SUBSIDE 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 3 TO 5 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.

SOME SELECTED TIDE TIMES FOR THE NORTH FLORIDA COAST...

ALLIGATOR POINT...LOW TIDE AT 634 PM EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 103 AM
EDT MONDAY MORNING.

APALACHICOLA...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 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE AREA WHICH MAY RESULT IN
LOCALIZED FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS LIKE APALACHICOLA.

$$

FLZ018-027-170400-
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JEFFERSON-WAKULLA-
538 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS PASSING JUST TO THE WEST OF SAINT
GEORGE ISLAND. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE RECENTLY BEEN
REPORTED ALONG THE WAKULLA COUNTY COASTLINE.

...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. 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.

&&

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TO OCCUR...MAINLY ALONG THE COAST IN ASSOCIATION WITH
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 4 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...LOW TIDE AT 634 PM EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 103 AM
EDT MONDAY MORNING.

SHELL POINT...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 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE AREA WHICH MAY RESULT IN
LOCALIZED FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS LIKE APALACHICOLA.

$$

FLZ028-034-170400-
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TAYLOR-DIXIE-
538 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWEST TOWARD THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST.

...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.

&&

...WINDS...

THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH RIGHT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

...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.

$$

FLZ007-009>011-013-016-017-026-170400-
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INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-
LIBERTY-
538 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 /438 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009/

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT
/10 AM CDT/ MONDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS PASSING JUST TO THE WEST OF SAINT
GEORGE ISLAND WITH 50 MPH WINDS.

...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
60 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.

&&

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING TOWARD
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
MPH IN THE STRONGEST RAIN BANDS. 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.

$$

ALZ065-066-068-069-170400-
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COFFEE-DALE-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
438 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
MONDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS NEARING THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST
AND IS PREDICTED TO MAKE LANDFALL LATER TONIGHT.

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

RESIDENTS IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA 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.

$$

GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-170400-
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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-
538 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE MARINE AREA. RECENT
OBSERVATIONS INDICATE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WINDS WITH
GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE OCCURRING SOUTH OF SAINT GEORGE ISLAND.

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

SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL CLAUDETTE MOVES
NORTH OF THE MARINE AREA.

&&

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ALREADY ARE OCCURRING OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS. THESE WINDS COULD POTENTIALLY REACH UP TO 60 MPH AND
WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

$$

GODSEY

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