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WTUS84 KMOB 170515
HLSMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1215 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

...TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE MAKING LANDFALL BETWEEN DESTIN AND OKALOOSA
ISLAND PIER...

.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 1215 AM CDT...EGLIN RADAR HAS DETECTED THAT THE CENTER OF
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WAS LOCATED OVER THE EAST PASS AT DESTIN
FL. CLAUDETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 11 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 50 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE MAKING LANDFALL BETWEEN DESTIN AND OKALOOSA
ISLAND PIER.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOBILE BY 400 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ALZ057-058-180515-
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/O.NEW.KMOB.HU.S.0001.090817T0515Z-000000T0000Z/
BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
1215 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT...
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE MAKING LANDFALL BETWEEN DESTIN AND OKALOOSA
ISLAND PIER.

&&

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS
THE WINDS FROM TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE SPREADS INLAND OVERNIGHT.

&&

...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.

&&

$$

ALZ056-059-060-171400-
/O.CON.KMOB.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090817T1400Z/
CONECUH-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-
1215 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT
MONDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE MAKING LANDFALL BETWEEN DESTIN AND OKALOOSA
ISLAND PIER.

&&

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN 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.

&&

$$

ALZ055-062-064-180515-
/O.NEW.KMOB.HU.S.0001.090817T0515Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER BALDWIN-
1215 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE MAKING LANDFALL BETWEEN DESTIN AND OKALOOSA
ISLAND PIER.

&&

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS
THE WINDS FROM TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE SPREADS INLAND OVERNIGHT.

&&

$$

GMZ655-675-180515-
/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-
1215 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE MAKING LANDFALL BETWEEN DESTIN AND OKALOOSA
ISLAND PIER.

&&

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE.

&&

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING...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.

&&

$$

FLZ002-004-006-180515-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1215 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE MAKING LANDFALL BETWEEN DESTIN AND OKALOOSA
ISLAND PIER.

&&

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. REMAIN ALERT AND STAY
INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS.

&&

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING. 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.

&&

...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
SHORTLY AFTER 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.

&&

$$

FLZ001-003-005-171400-
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/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
1215 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT
MONDAY...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE MAKING LANDFALL BETWEEN DESTIN AND OKALOOSA
ISLAND PIER.

&&

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED.

&&

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
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.

&&

$$

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