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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM LEE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1237 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...LEE MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD...HEAVY RAINS SPREADING OVER
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
DETAILED STORM INFORMATION AND IMPACTS.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS 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 CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
MOBILE...BALDWIN...STONE AND GEORGE.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR
THE GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA OUT 60 NM.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT
MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 12 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.2N...LONGITUDE 91.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 270 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT
5 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
IT IS IMPORTANT NOT TO FOCUS ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE CENTER OF
TROPICAL STORM LEE. LEE IS A LARGE STORM WITH TROPICAL STORM WINDS
EXTENDING 200 MILES TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. THE TROPICAL STORM IS
FORECAST TO SLOWLY MOVE NORTH TO THE LOUISIANA COAST THROUGH TODAY
AND SLOWLY MOVE OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA DURING THE WEEKEND BEFORE
FINALLY ACCELERATING NORTHEAST BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND INTO LABOR
DAY. SINCE LEE IS SUCH A LARGE STORM...ITS IMPACTS WILL BE FELT
ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CENTER.

BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE
ROTATING AROUND THE CENTER...TRACKING NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS...AS WELL AS COASTAL
SECTIONS OF ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA...AND PORTIONS OF INLAND
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. THESE BANDS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME MORE
INTENSE AND WIDESPREAD BY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY GIVEN THE SLOW SPEED OF THE STORM. EXTREMELY
HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION WITH STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF
10 TO 15 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10. THESE TOTALS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE
FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING...THEREFORE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY EVENING.

WITHIN THE INTENSE TROPICAL RAIN BANDS...PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...ESPECIALLY RIGHT
ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD OVER THE WARNING
AREA LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS LEE BEGINS TO MOVE NORTHEAST. THESE
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY BEGIN TO MOVE OVER THE NORTHWEST
FLORIDA PANHANDLE BY SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. ISOLATED
TORNADO ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE RAIN BANDS.

DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE IN THE
GENERAL RANGE OF 5 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND. TIDES
WILL LIKELY RISE TO 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS...PRODUCING
STORM SURGE HEIGHTS OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THIS WILL
RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OVER ROADWAYS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND
ALONG BAYS AND SOUNDS. THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY...THE CAUSEWAY BRIDGE
FROM THE MAINLAND TO DAUPHIN ISLAND... AND FORT PICKENS IN THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ARE A FEW AREAS THAT WILL BE PRONE TO MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR COASTAL FLOODING
WILL BE EARLY SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS...COINCIDING WITH THE TIME
OF HIGH TIDE.

.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.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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

ALZ061>064-MSZ078-079-031230-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-STONE-
GEORGE-
1237 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

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


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GMZ630-650-670-031230-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1237 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

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

$$

FLZ001>006-031230-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.A.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1237 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

$$

GMZ655-675-031230-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.A.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1237 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...



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