[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KMOB 230931
HLSMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM BONNIE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
431 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL ALABAMA AND THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN
THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60
NM.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN...
INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL
SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND COASTAL OKALOOSA.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
ALL OF GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 24.1N...LONGITUDE 78.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 740 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 680 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
PENSACOLA FL. BONNIE WAS MOVING TO THE WEST NORTHWEST AT 18
MPH...WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM BONNIE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY AND THEN
INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT. BONNIE IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A
TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES WEST NORTHWEST ACROSS THE GULF OF
MEXICO...APPROACHING THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ALONG THE
ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COASTS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY AS BONNIE APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHEAST. ROUGH SURF AND
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY ALONG THE
ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES...WITH TIDES RISING ABOVE NORMAL
AND AN INCREASED RISK FOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY.

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

FOR INLAND LOCATIONS...TROPICAL CYCLONE CONDITIONS ARE ASSOCIATED
WITH HIGH WIND...BUT FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS AND PLACES PRONE TO
COASTAL FLOODING...THEY ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH HIGH WIND AND STORM
SURGE. FOR THE MARINE WATERS...TROPICAL CYCLONE CONDITIONS ARE
ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH WIND AND DANGEROUS SEAS. TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE
COMPRISED OF HURRICANES...TROPICAL STORMS... AND TROPICAL
DEPRESSIONS. HURRICANES HAVE WINDS OF 74 MPH OR HIGHER...WHICH
EQUATES TO 64 KNOTS OR HIGHER. TROPICAL STORMS HAVE WINDS OF 39 TO 73
MPH...WHICH EQUATES TO 34 TO 63 KNOTS. TROPICAL DEPRESSIONS HAVE
WINDS OF LESS THAN 39 MPH OR 33 KNOTS.

HEAVY RAIN...TORNADOES...AND WATERSPOUTS ACCOMPANY TROPICAL
CYCLONES. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT THE STATED CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS FOR THE SPECIFIED AREAS. IN
ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE
TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE EVENTS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOBILE SHORTLY. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS
REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR
POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA.

ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-240945-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TR.A.1003.100723T0931Z-000000T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
431 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED
STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.

$$

GMZ630-650-655-670-675-240945-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TR.A.0001.100723T0931Z-000000T0000Z/
MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
431 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED
STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.

$$

ESBENSEN/GARMON



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