[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KMOB 241022
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION BONNIE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
522 AM CDT SAT JUL 24 2010

...BONNIE REMAINS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BUT MAY TO RE-STRENGTHEN TO
TROPICAL STORM STATUS TODAY 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 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 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 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION BONNIE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.0N...LONGITUDE 85.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 310 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 270 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS WNW AT 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
WERE 35 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
BONNIE COULD REGAIN TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH BEFORE REACHING THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST. BONNIE IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE EASTERN GULF
OF MEXICO TODAY AND REACH THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AROUND MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT.

.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 1100 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

ALZ061-062-FLZ001-003-005-251030-
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UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
INLAND OKALOOSA-
522 AM CDT SAT JUL 24 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
SUNDAY...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
NONE.

...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...ESPECIALLY IN
THUNDERSTORMS. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA THROUGH TONIGHT.

$$

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-251030-
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LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
522 AM CDT SAT JUL 24 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
SUNDAY...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
NONE.

...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. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION BONNIE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. THEY WILL SUBSIDE AROUND DARK FIRST IN THE EAST...AND THEN
FURTHER WESTWARD AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD
REMAIN ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS.

...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
TODAY AS THE TIME OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE LOCALLY WILL BE MID
MORNING. A STORM SURGE OF 1 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.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
DO NOT GO INTO THE SURF OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS! THE RIP CURRENT RISK
WILL BE HIGH THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MINOR BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO
OCCUR FROM THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA TO DESTIN FLORIDA.

$$

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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-
522 AM CDT SAT JUL 24 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
NONE.

...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 THIS AFTERNOON...OVER THE
OFFSHORE WATERS AT FIRST THEN GRADUALLY INCREASING TOWARD THE BAYS
AND INLAND WATERS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO A MAXIMUM OF 6 TO 8 FEET TODAY
WITH SUBSIDING CONDITIONS BY MIDDAY SUNDAY. VERY ROUGH CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED OVER AREA BAYS AND INLAND WATERWAYS.

$$



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