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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IDA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
101 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009

...IDA HEADING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD WITH HURRICANE WARNINGS NOW IN
EFFECT...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM DESTIN EASTWARD TO
INDIAN PASS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF INDIAN PASS
TO THE AUCILLA RIVER ENTRANCE.

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE INLAND PORTIONS
OF BAY...WALTON...GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES AS WELL AS FOR THE
FOLLOWING INLAND COUNTIES OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND
PANHANDLE...HOLMES...WASHINGTON...JACKSON...CALHOUN AND LIBERTY.

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND...COFFEE...DALE...HENRY...GENEVA...HOUSTIN...EARLY...MILLER...
BAKER...MITCHELL...SEMINOLE...DECATUR...GRADY...THOMAS...GADSDEN...LEON
AND THE INLAND PORTIONS OF WAKULLA AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM EST...OR 12 AM CST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IDA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.5 WEST...OR ABOUT
420 MILES SOUTH OF PANAMA CITY FL...OR ABOUT 460 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST OF TALLAHASSEE FL. IDA WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST
AT 14 MPH. IDA HAS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 105 MPH...WHICH
MAKES IT A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. LISTEN
CAREFULLY TO THE ADVICE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND EVACUATE
IF DIRECTED TO DO SO...ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA PRONE TO
COASTAL FLOODING. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS
FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR
THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY
COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT
AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS
INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS
RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-EARLY-MILLER-SEMINOLE-
101 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009 /1201 AM CST MON NOV 9 2009/

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO THE APPROACH OF HURRICANE IDA.

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

AS HURRICANE IDA APPROACHES THE REGION LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO
TUESDAY...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOW
END TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA
AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA. 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. 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.

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA THE CHANCE FOR
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON IS UP TO 65 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IDA MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS
FOR SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS
OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE TO BEGIN AFTER DAYBREAK TUESDAY AND
CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF HURRICANE IDA...STORM TOTAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD APPROACH 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE MINOR FLOODING
IN URBANIZED AREAS AS WELL AS FOR RISES IN RIVER LEVELS TO NEAR
MINOR FLOOD STAGE IN THE DAYS AHEAD.

$$

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GADSDEN-LEON-BAKER-MITCHELL-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-
101 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO THE APPROACH OF HURRICANE IDA.

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

AS HURRICANE IDA APPROACHES THE REGION LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO
TUESDAY...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOW
END TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA
AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA. 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. 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.

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 50
PERCENT BY TUESDAY MORNING.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IDA MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE CURRENT FORECAST IS FOR WINDS TO
APPROACH SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS CURRENTLY
EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IF A
LARGE BAND ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF IDA MOVES OVER THE REGION.

$$

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COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF-
1201 AM CST MON NOV 9 2009

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL
AREAS...
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 6 AM
CST WEDNESDAY FOR AREAS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL
AREAS OF WALTON...BAY AND GULF COUNTIES. INLAND AREAS AWAY FROM
THE IMMEDIATE COAST ARE NOW UNDER A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING.

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

NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY.

LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THE ADVICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES IN
YOUR AREA. IF THEY URGE AN EVACUATION...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND
HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE.

AT THIS TIME...WINDS UP TO HURRICANE FORCE APPEAR POSSIBLE ONLY
NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST WHILE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE VERY
LIKELY WELL INLAND. THESE WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING
MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE TO MOST MOBILE HOMES. HOUSES OF POOR
CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE TO
SHINGLES...SIDING...AND GUTTERS. SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS ALSO
POSSIBLE.

MAKE SURE TO SECURE LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS THAT COULD
BECOME AIRBORNE CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY.

IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO...STOCK UP ON NON-PERISHABLE
FOODS...LIKE CANNED GOODS AND BOTTLED WATER. A GOOD RULE OF THUMB
IS TO HAVE AT LEAST A THREE DAY FOOD AND WATER SUPPLY FOR EACH
PERSON IN YOUR FAMILY. REFILL ANY NEEDED PRESCRIPTIONS THAT YOU
MAY NEED IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING THE STORM.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 10 TO 15
PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS
TIME IS UP TO 85 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IDA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY MONDAY EVENING. THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL THAT GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST WILL
ACCOMPANY THE HEAVIER BANDS WITH IDA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY
MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A LONG PERIOD OF ONSHORE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH IDA WILL CREATE
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR STORM SURGE. AT THIS TIME...STORM SURGE
VALUES OF 3 TO 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
COAST. COMBINING THIS WITH THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE PRODUCES AN
OVERALL STORM TIDE OF 4 TO 6 FEET POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE
TIME OF HIGH TIDE ON TUESDAY MORNING. BELOW ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE
FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

DESTIN...HIGH TIDE AT 323 AM TUESDAY MORNING.

PANAMA CITY BEACH...HIGH TIDE AT 139 AM TUESDAY MORNING.

APALACHICOLA...HIGH TIDE AT 1107 PM MONDAY NIGHT.

IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT FOR COASTAL FLOODING...LARGE AND
BATTERING SURF WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE BEACHES ON MONDAY AND ONLY
INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY TUESDAY MORNING. SURF HEIGHTS OF 9 TO 12
FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE MODERATE TO MAJOR
BEACH EROSION. NEEDLESS TO SAY...RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE EXTREME
AND EVERYONE...EVEN EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS AND SURFERS SHOULD REMAIN
OUT OF THE WATER.

...INLAND FLOODING...
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED ALONG THE PATH
OF IDA WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THIS COULD CAUSE
MINOR FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS.

$$

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FRANKLIN-
101 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS...
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR AREAS AWAY FROM THE
IMMEDIATE COAST FROM 7 PM MONDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS
OF FRANKLIN COUNTY WITH A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT
FOR AREAS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

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

AS HURRICANE IDA APPROACHES THE REGION LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO
TUESDAY...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS FRANKLIN COUNTY. 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. 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.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN 5
PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS
TIME IS UP TO 70 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IDA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY MONDAY EVENING. WINDS GUSTS UP
TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT THE HEIGHT OF THE
STORM...PARTICULARLY ALONG SAINT GEORGE ISLAND.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A LONG PERIOD OF ONSHORE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH IDA WILL CREATE
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR STORM SURGE. AT THIS TIME...STORM SURGE
VALUES OF 2 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED ACROSS FRANKLIN COUNTY.
COMBINING THIS WITH THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE PRODUCES AN OVERALL
STORM TIDE OF 4 TO 6 FEET...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. BELOW ARE TIMES OF HIGH
TIDE FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS ALONG THE FRANKLIN COUNTY COAST.

APALACHICOLA...HIGH TIDE AT 1107 PM MONDAY NIGHT...HIGH TIDE 853
AM TUESDAY MORNING.

IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT FOR COASTAL FLOODING...LARGE AND
BATTERING SURF WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE BEACHES ON MONDAY AND ONLY
INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY TUESDAY MORNING. SURF HEIGHTS OF 7 TO 10 FEET
WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH
EROSION. NEEDLESS TO SAY...RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE EXTREME AND
EVERYONE...EVEN EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS AND SURFERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT
OF THE WATER.

...INLAND FLOODING...
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS CURRENTLY
EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IF A
LARGE BAND ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF IDA MOVES OVER THE REGION.

$$

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INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-LIBERTY-
101 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009 /1201 AM CST MON NOV 9 2009/

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
MONDAY TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR INLAND AREAS OF THE
EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND LIBERTY COUNTY IN THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND.

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

AS HURRICANE IDA APPROACHES THE REGION LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO
TUESDAY...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. 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. 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.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS AROUND 5
PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS
TIME IS UP TO 80 PERCENT...ESPECIALLY WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 231.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IDA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY TUESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM.

...INLAND FLOODING...
DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF HURRICANE IDA...STORM TOTAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD APPROACH 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE MINOR FLOODING
IN URBANIZED AREAS AS WELL AS FOR RISES IN RIVER LEVELS TO NEAR
MINOR FLOOD STAGE IN THE DAYS AHEAD.

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
101 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM
DESTIN EASTWARD TO INDIAN PASS AND OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

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

MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL IDA LEAVES THE AREA. ENSURE
THAT YOUR CRAFT IS FIRMLY SECURED IN PORT BEFORE MOVING FURTHER
INLAND.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 20 PERCENT.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP
TO 90 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IDA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS STARTING MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING
INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

$$

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JEFFERSON-WAKULLA-
101 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST WITH A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FOR
INLAND AREAS OF WAKULLA AND JEFFERSON COUNTY.

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

AS HURRICANE IDA APPROACHES THE REGION LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO
TUESDAY...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. 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. 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.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 45
PERCENT.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IDA MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE POTENTIAL IS FOR WINDS UP TO
TROPICAL STORM FORCE STARTING ON TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A LONG PERIOD OF ONSHORE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH IDA WILL CREATE
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR STORM SURGE. AT THIS TIME...STORM SURGE
VALUES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WAKULLA AND JEFFERSON
COUNTIES. COMBINING THIS WITH THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE PRODUCES AN
OVERALL STORM TIDE OF 5 TO 7 FEET...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF
HIGH TIDE ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. BELOW ARE TIMES OF
HIGH TIDE FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS ALONG THE WAKULLA AND JEFFERSON
COUNTY COASTS.

SAINT MARKS...HIGH TIDE AT 814 PM MONDAY NIGHT...HIGH TIDE AT 736
AM TUESDAY MORNING.

IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT FOR COASTAL FLOODING...LARGE AND
BATTERING SURF WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE BEACHES ON MONDAY AND ONLY
INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY TUESDAY MORNING. SURF HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET
WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE MODERATE BEACH EROSION.
NEEDLESS TO SAY...RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE EXTREME AND
EVERYONE...EVEN EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS AND SURFERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT
OF THE WATER.

...INLAND FLOODING...
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS CURRENTLY
EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. LOCALLY HEAVIER
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IF A LARGE BAND ON THE EASTERN
SIDE OF IDA MOVES OVER THE REGION.

$$

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APALACHEE BAY-
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  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
101 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS FROM EAST
OF INDIAN PASS TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

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

MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL IDA LEAVES THE AREA. ENSURE
THAT YOUR CRAFT IS FIRMLY SECURED IN PORT BEFORE MOVING FURTHER
INLAND.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 75
PERCENT.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IDA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

$$

GODSEY

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