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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1240 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2009

...CLAUDETTE TO MAKE LANDFALL VERY SOON ALONG THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE COASTLINE...

.AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHERN
GEORGIA...AND NORTHERN FLORIDA AS WELL AS THE COASTAL WATERS OF
THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FROM THE AUCILLA RIVER ENTRANCE
WESTWARD TO THE ALABAMA FLORIDA BORDER.

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
FLORIDA.

A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PART OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
AND NORTHERN FLORIDA.

.STORM INFORMATION...

AT 11 PM EDT...OR 10 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
CLAUDETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE
86.1 WEST...OR ABOUT 25 MILES WEST OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA...
OR ABOUT 110 MILES WEST OF TALLAHASSEE FL. STORM MOTION WAS
NORTHWEST OR 315 DEGREES AT 12 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED PRIOR TO LANDFALL.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST. SPIRAL BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH
CLAUDETTE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTH FLORIDA...
MAINLY ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

.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-
1140 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS PASSING JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE
WALTON COUNTY COASTLINE TO THE WEST OF PANAMA CITY. THE CENTER OF
THE TROPICAL CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL OVERNIGHT ALONG
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST. SPIRAL BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
TROPICAL STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ASHORE WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY
RAINFALL AND WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVERNIGHT.

...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 AROUND 50 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 AROUND 50 MPH WILL REMAIN
POSSIBLE AS CLAUDETTE APPROACHES THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. 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 OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE AREA...ESPECIALLY
ALONG THE COAST. THESE RAINFALL TOTALS MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED
FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS LIKE PANAMA CITY.

$$

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GULF-FRANKLIN-
1240 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2009 /1140 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009/

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS PASSING JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE
WALTON COUNTY COASTLINE TO THE WEST OF PANAMA CITY. THE CENTER OF
THE TROPICAL CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL OVERNIGHT ALONG
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST. SPIRAL BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
TROPICAL STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ASHORE WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY
RAINFALL AND WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVERNIGHT.

...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 AROUND 50 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 AROUND 45 MPH WILL REMAIN
POSSIBLE AS CLAUDETTE APPROACHES THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO
MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...
AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. 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. THESE WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT INTO 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 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE AREA WHICH MAY RESULT
IN LOCALIZED FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS LIKE APALACHICOLA.

$$

FLZ018-027-171100-
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JEFFERSON-WAKULLA-
1240 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS PASSING JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE
WALTON COUNTY COASTLINE TO THE WEST OF PANAMA CITY. THE CENTER OF
THE TROPICAL CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL OVERNIGHT ALONG
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 AROUND THE TIME OF
HIGH TIDE WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE AROUND 100 AM EDT MONDAY
MORNING. 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 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 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.

...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.

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 2 TO 4 INCHES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST.
AS TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST OF THE
AREA...THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL APPEARS TO BE OVER...HOWEVER A FEW
ADDITIONAL SPIRAL BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CIRCULATION CAN NOT BE
RULED OUT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

$$

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TAYLOR-DIXIE-
1240 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. TROPICAL STORM
CLAUDETTE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
OVERNIGHT. AS TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST AWAY
FROM THE AREA...THE THREAT FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAS
DIMINISHED.

...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...

A FEW WINDS GUSTS UP TO AROUND 30 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST ASSOCIATED WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON THE
PERIPHERY OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE CIRCULATION. HOWEVER...TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

...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 CONTINUES
TO DECREASE. 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.

$$

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INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-
1140 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS PASSING JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE
WALTON COUNTY COASTLINE TO THE WEST OF PANAMA CITY. THE CENTER OF
THE TROPICAL CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL OVERNIGHT ALONG
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST. SPIRAL BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
TROPICAL STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ASHORE WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY
RAINFALL AND WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVERNIGHT.

...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
ASSOCIATED WITH ANY SPIRAL RAIN BANDS. 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. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND
PATIO FURNITURE.

&&

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING TOWARD
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST AND MAKE LAN FALL OVERNIGHT WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 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 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE AREA WHICH MAY RESULT
IN LOCALIZED FLOODING ACROSS INLAND AREAS OF THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE.

$$

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COFFEE-DALE-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
1140 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. TROPICAL STORM
CLAUDETTE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LAN FALL ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH A FEW GUSTS UP TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGEST RAIN BANDS...THE THREAT FOR
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAS DIMINISHED. THE FLOOD
WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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

RESIDENTS IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR
A FEW TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS OVERNIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH THE
STRONGEST RAIN BANDS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS LIKE LAWN
FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS. THESE OBJECTS COULD EASILY BE BLOWN
AROUND BY THE WIND AND CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE.

&&

...WINDS...

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
STRONGEST RAIN BANDS WITH 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...

THE FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE
ENTIRE AREA. SPIRAL RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM
CLAUDETTE ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BRING 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL TO
PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...HOWEVER AT THIS TIME
THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA.

$$

GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-171100-
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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-
1240 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS PASSING JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE
WALTON COUNTY COASTLINE TO THE WEST OF PANAMA CITY. THE CENTER OF
THE TROPICAL CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL OVERNIGHT ALONG
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST. SPIRAL BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
TROPICAL STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO
40 KNOTS...ESPECIALLY TO THE WEST OF APALACHICOLA.

...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 ARE OCCURRING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.
THESE WINDS COULD POTENTIALLY REACH UP TO 45 KNOTS AND WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING MONDAY MORNING.

$$

FLZ011-013-026-170545-
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JACKSON-CALHOUN-LIBERTY-
1240 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2009 /1140 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009/

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. TROPICAL STORM
CLAUDETTE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH A FEW GUSTS UP TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGEST RAIN BANDS...THE THREAT FOR
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAS DIMINISHED.

...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. WIND GUSTS APPROACHING TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...HOWEVER SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NO
LONGER EXPECTED. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...LIKE GARBAGE CANS
AND PATIO FURNITURE.

&&

...WINDS...

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
STRONGEST RAIN BANDS WITH 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 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE AREA WHICH MAY RESULT IN
LOCALIZED FLOODING ACROSS INLAND AREAS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

$$

FLZ016-017-170545-
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GADSDEN-LEON-
1240 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. TROPICAL STORM
CLAUDETTE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LAN FALL ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH A FEW GUSTS UP TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGEST RAIN BANDS...THE THREAT FOR
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAS DIMINISHED. THE FLOOD
WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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

RESIDENTS IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS
FOR A FEW TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS OVERNIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH THE
STRONGEST RAIN BANDS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS LIKE LAWN
FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS. THESE OBJECTS COULD EASILY BE BLOWN
AROUND BY THE WIND AND CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE.

&&

...WINDS...

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
STRONGEST RAIN BANDS WITH 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...

THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SPIRAL RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED
WITH TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BRING 1 TO 2
INCHES OF RAINFALL TO PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...HOWEVER AT THIS TIME THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING
HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA.

$$

14-MROCZKA


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