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

...IDA WEAKENS WHILE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF COAST...

.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 4 AM EST...OR 3 AM CST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IDA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.9 WEST...OR ABOUT
285 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
THIS IS ABOUT 380 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PANAMA CITY FL...OR
ABOUT 430 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TALLAHASSEE FL. IDA WAS MOVING
TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
DECREASED TO 90 MPH. THIS MAKES IDA A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE.

.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 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-
522 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009 /422 AM CST MON NOV 9 2009/

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE IDA IS BEGINNING TO WEAKEN OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND IS
NOW DOWN TO A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE WITH FURTHER WEAKENING EXPECTED
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

...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.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 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-
522 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE IDA IS BEGINNING TO WEAKEN OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND IS
NOW DOWN TO A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE WITH FURTHER WEAKENING EXPECTED
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

...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.

...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 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-
422 AM CST MON NOV 9 2009

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE IDA IS BEGINNING TO WEAKEN OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND IS
NOW DOWN TO A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE WITH FURTHER WEAKENING EXPECTED
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

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

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

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 AROUND 10
PERCENT. THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 82 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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COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
522 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE IDA IS BEGINNING TO WEAKEN OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND IS
NOW DOWN TO A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE WITH FURTHER WEAKENING EXPECTED
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

...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 AROUND 12
PERCENT. THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 80 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-
522 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE IDA IS BEGINNING TO WEAKEN OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND IS
NOW DOWN TO A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE WITH FURTHER WEAKENING EXPECTED
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

...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 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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FRANKLIN-
522 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE IDA IS BEGINNING TO WEAKEN OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND IS
NOW DOWN TO A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE WITH FURTHER WEAKENING EXPECTED
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

...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 TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 55
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.

$$

GMZ730-755-765-775-091630-
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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-
522 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE IDA IS BEGINNING TO WEAKEN OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND IS
NOW DOWN TO A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE WITH FURTHER WEAKENING EXPECTED
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

...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 50
PERCENT.

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

$$

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INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-LIBERTY-
522 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009 /422 AM CST MON NOV 9 2009/

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE IDA IS BEGINNING TO WEAKEN OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND IS
NOW DOWN TO A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE WITH FURTHER WEAKENING EXPECTED
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

...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 70
PERCENT.

...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.

$$

GODSEY

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