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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION BONNIE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
506 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

...BONNIE TO RE-STRENGTHEN TO TROPICAL STORM STATUS OVERNIGHT
WHILE MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO...

.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
CONTINUES FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES FROM THE ALABAMA-MISSISSIPPI
BORDER TO DESTIN FLORIDA.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION BONNIE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.2N...LONGITUDE 81.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT
490 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 430 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 35 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
BONNIE IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM OVERNIGHT
WHILE MOVING INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. BONNIE IS FORECAST
TO MAKE LANDFALL EARLY SATURDAY EVENING ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI GULF
COAST AS A MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM. THE MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE DUE TO SURGE
...RAISING LOCAL WATER LEVELS 2 TO 3 FEET...OR A TOTAL INUNDATION
(ASTRONOMICAL TIDE PLUS SURGE EFFECTS) OF 4 TO 5 FEET ON SATURDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BRUSH THE COASTAL COUNTIES SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. THE THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL BE VERY LOW AND MAXIMUM
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIMITED TO A GENERAL 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH
SOME 2 TO 4 INCH TOTALS LOCALLY.

.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. 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 1030 PM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

ALZ061-062-FLZ001-003-005-242215-
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/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
INLAND OKALOOSA-
506 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
NO APPRECIABLE FORECAST CHANGES HAVE OCCURRED IN ASSOCIATION WITH
BONNIE'S THREATS OR IMPACTS.

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

OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE
THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE
ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

&&

...WINDS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 30 MPH. HOWEVER...AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION BONNIE
APPROACHES...STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY
MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT.

$$

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-242215-
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/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
506 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
NO APPRECIABLE FORECAST CHANGES HAVE OCCURRED IN ASSOCIATION WITH
BONNIE'S THREATS OR IMPACTS.

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED
BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY
RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE
OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.

&&

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS IS EXPECTED
TO BE MINIMAL. 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.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION BONNIE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST BY
MID TO LATE MORNING. THEY WILL SUBSIDE AFTER DARK FIRST IN THE
EAST...AND THEN FURTHER WESTWARD AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
DO NOT GO INTO THE SURF OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS! THE RIP CURRENT RISK
WILL BE HIGH BOTH TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

&&

$$

GMZ630-650-655-670-675-242215-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-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-
506 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
NO APPRECIABLE FORECAST CHANGES HAVE OCCURRED IN ASSOCIATION WITH
BONNIE'S THREATS OR IMPACTS.

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION BONNIE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
SEAS WILL BUILD TO A MAXIMUM OF 8 TO 10 FEET ON SATURDAY WITH
SUBSIDING CONDITIONS BY MIDDAY SUNDAY. VERY ROUGH CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OVER ARE BAYS AND INLAND WATERWAYS.

$$

MEDLIN




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