[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KMOB 170243
HLSMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
943 PM CDT 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 SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS
DESTIN TO PENSACOLA 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 PENSACOLA
AND OUT 60 NM.

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

A WARNING MEANS THE STATED CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT
12 HOURS FOR THE SPECIFIED AREAS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 940 PM CDT...EGLIN RADAR HAS DETECTED THAT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL
STORM CLAUDETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.2
WEST...OR ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DESTIN FL. CLAUDETTE IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR
50 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS MOVING NORTHWEST THROUGH THE NORTHEAST
GULF OF MEXICO AND IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL BETWEEN NAVARRE
BEACH AND DESTIN FLORIDA BETWEEN 1130 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
LANDFALL IS IMMINENT. FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 1200 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

ALZ056>060-171400-
/O.CON.KMOB.TI.W.0001.090817T0300Z-090817T1400Z/
CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-
943 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
LANDFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN NAVARRE BEACH AND DESTIN
FLORIDA BETWEEN 1130 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

&&

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
LANDFALL IS IMMINENT. FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 100 AM MONDAY. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH
ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS THE HIGHER WINDS SPREAD INLAND OVERNIGHT. THE
STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR AND EAST OF THE CENTER. 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.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES EAST OF WHERE THE STORM CENTER PASSES.

&&

$$

GMZ655-675-180245-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
943 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
LANDFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN NAVARRE BEACH AND DESTIN
FLORIDA BETWEEN 1130 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

&&

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
LANDFALL IS IMMINENT. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT...AND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT HOURS.

&&

...SEAS...
SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FEET OVERNIGHT.

&&

...WATERSPOUTS...
WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

&&

$$

FLZ002-004-006-180245-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
943 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
LANDFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN NAVARRE BEACH AND DESTIN
FLORIDA BETWEEN 1130 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

&&

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
LANDFALL IS IMMINENT. FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA COAST BY
1100 PM CDT. WIND GUSTS TO 40 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 3 TO 5 FEET EAST OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE'S CENTER
AND 2 TO 3 FEET JUST WEST OF THE CENTER AS IT MAKES LANDFALL. THE
MAXIMUM STORM TIDES WILL EFFECT THE DESTIN AND FORT WALTON BEACH
AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR
AROUND 800 AM MONDAY MORNING.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS
FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES EAST OF WHERE THE STORM CENTER PASSES.

&&

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES
UNTIL THE BREAKERS SUBSIDE. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO
ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER.

&&

...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION...
MINOR BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA
FLORIDA.

&&

$$

FLZ001-003-005-171400-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.TI.W.0001.090817T0300Z-090817T1400Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
943 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
LANDFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN NAVARRE BEACH AND DESTIN
FLORIDA BETWEEN 1130 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

&&

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
LANDFALL IS IMMINENT. FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT. WIND GUSTS TO 45
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.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES EAST OF WHERE THE STORM CENTER PASSES.

&&

$$

PURDY




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