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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM BONNIE LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1119 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

...TROPICAL STORM BONNIE EXPECTED TO EMERGE INTO EASTERN GULF OF
MEXICO LATER TODAY...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING 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 WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
ALL OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.4N...LONGITUDE 80.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 550 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF PENSACOLA FL...OR ABOUT 510 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
DESTIN FL. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM BONNIE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING QUICKLY WESTWARD
ACROSS SOUTHERN FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON...EMERGING OVER THE
SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT. BONNIE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE
MOVING TO THE WEST...NORTHWEST TOWARDS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY.

.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. EVACUATE IF
DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE
TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND
MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. 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 THOSE UNDER A
WATCH...CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT
SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE BEST
STRATEGY FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN
FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. 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 MOBILE AROUND 500 PM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

ALZ061-062-FLZ001-003-005-241630-
/O.UPG.KMOB.TR.A.1003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.TR.W.1003.100723T1619Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.TI.W.0001.100723T1619Z-100725T1400Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
INLAND OKALOOSA-
1119 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT SUNDAY...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT FROM DESTIN FLORIDA
WESTWARD TO THE ALABAMA-MISSISSIPPI BORDER.

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 35
PERCENT...AND MAINLY CLOSER TO THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE.

$$

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-241630-
/O.UPG.KMOB.TR.A.1003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.COR.KMOB.TR.W.1003.100723T1619Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.COR.KMOB.TI.W.0001.100723T1619Z-100725T1400Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1119 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT SUNDAY...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT FROM DESTIN FLORIDA
WESTWARD TO THE ALABAMA-MISSISSIPPI BORDER.

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 42
PERCENT.

&&

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
BONNIE'S GREATEST SURGE EFFECTS WILL BE EXPERIENCED DURING THE DAY ON
SATURDAY AS THE TIME OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE LOCALLY WILL BE MID
SATURDAY MORNING. A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 3 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTLINES...AND ALONG EASTWARD FACING
SHORELINES. THIS SURGE WILL ADD TO THE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...CREATING
ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. THUS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF
INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS UNTIL THE ONSHORE WINDS SUBSIDE BY LATE
SATURDAY EVENING.

LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST WILL BE MOST VULNERABLE AS STORM
TIDES WILL RISE AS HIGH AS 4 TO 5 FEET. REMEMBER...STORM TIDE IS THE
STORM SURGE PLUS THE ACTUAL TIDE.

&&

$$

GMZ630-650-655-670-675-241630-
/O.UPG.KMOB.TR.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.TR.W.0001.100723T1619Z-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-
1119 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING NO IN EFFECT FOR ALABAMA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST
FLORIDA PANHANDLE COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 60 NM.

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 52
PERCENT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM BONNIE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TROPICAL
STORM BONNIE MOVES RAPIDLY WEST NORTHWEST INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF
TONIGHT. BONNIE IS FORECAST TO IMPACT THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST
WITH STRENGTHENING WINDS AND HIGH SEA STATES SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. SEAS COULD BUILD AS HIGH AS 9 FEET DURING THE PEAK OF THIS
EVENT. MARINERS SHOULD STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES FROM THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON TROPICAL STORM BONNIE THROUGH SUNDAY.

$$

MEDLIN





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