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

...CLAUDETTE MAKES LANDFALL NEAR FORT WALTON BEACH FLORIDA...

.AREAS AFFECTED...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS NORTHERN FLORIDA
AS WELL AS THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO.

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

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM EDT...OR 1 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
CLAUDETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE
86.6 WEST...OR JUST INLAND NEAR FORT WALTON BEACH FLORIDA.. THIS
IS ABOUT 60 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF PANAMA CITY FL...OR ABOUT
140 MILES WEST OF TALLAHASSEE FL. TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WAS
NORTHWEST OR 315 DEGREES AT 12 MPH. STORM INTENSITY REMAINS AT
50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE HAS MADE LANDFALL NEAR THE EASTERN END OF
SANTA ROSA ISLAND...JUST SOUTHEAST OF FORT WALTON BEACH. SPIRAL
RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH CLAUDETTE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
PORTIONS OF NORTH FLORIDA...MAINLY ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...CONTINUE TO 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. 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.

FLZ008-012-171100-
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COASTAL WALTON-BAY-
133 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE HAS MADE LANDFALL NEAR THE EASTERN END OF
SANTA ROSA ISLAND...JUST SOUTHEAST OF FORT WALTON BEACH. SPIRAL
RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH CLAUDETTE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
PORTIONS OF NORTH FLORIDA...MAINLY ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINS AND
WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE.

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

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING INLAND
ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. SPIRAL RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CIRCULATION
WILL STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL
STORM FORCE...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME POWER OUTAGES. 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 45 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE AS
CLAUDETTE MOVES INLAND ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO MOBILE
HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES... AWNINGS...OR
CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR 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.

...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-
233 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2009 /133 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009/

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE HAS MADE LANDFALL NEAR THE EASTERN END OF
SANTA ROSA ISLAND...JUST SOUTHEAST OF FORT WALTON BEACH. SPIRAL
RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH CLAUDETTE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
PORTIONS OF NORTH FLORIDA...MAINLY ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINS AND
WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE.

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

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING INLAND
ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. SPIRAL RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CIRCULATION
WILL STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL
STORM FORCE...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME POWER OUTAGES. 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 WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE AS
CLAUDETTE MOVES INLAND ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO MOBILE
HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES... AWNINGS...OR
CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR 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.

...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.

$$

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JEFFERSON-WAKULLA-
233 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE HAS MADE LANDFALL NEAR THE EASTERN END OF
SANTA ROSA ISLAND...JUST SOUTHEAST OF FORT WALTON BEACH. SPIRAL
RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH CLAUDETTE MAY STILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINS AND WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE.

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

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING INLAND
ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. SPIRAL RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CIRCULATION
WILL STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL
STORM FORCE...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME POWER OUTAGES. 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...

WINDS GUSTS WITHIN THE STRONGER SPIRAL BANDS OF TROPICAL STORM
CLAUDETTE COULD STILL REACH UP TO AROUND 45 MPH...MAINLY ALONG THE
COAST. 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.

$$

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INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-
133 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE HAS MADE LANDFALL NEAR THE EASTERN END OF
SANTA ROSA ISLAND...JUST SOUTHEAST OF FORT WALTON BEACH. SPIRAL
RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH CLAUDETTE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
PORTIONS OF THE INLAND FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS
WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINS AND WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL
STORM FORCE.

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

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING INLAND
ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. SPIRAL RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CIRCULATION
WILL STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL
STORM FORCE...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME POWER OUTAGES. 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 WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE AS
CLAUDETTE MOVES INLAND ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO MOBILE
HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES... AWNINGS...OR
CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR 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.

...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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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-
233 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE HAS MADE LANDFALL NEAR THE EASTERN END OF
SANTA ROSA ISLAND...JUST SOUTHEAST OF FORT WALTON BEACH. SPIRAL
RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH CLAUDETTE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
HEAVY RAINS AND SUSTAINED WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE.

...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 FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE SUBSIDING DURING
MONDAY MORNING.

$$

14-MROCZKA




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