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

...SLOW MOVING LEE PRODUCING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATING OBSERVED CONDITIONS AND EXPECTED 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...ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...OKALOOSA...STONE AND
GEORGE COUNTIES.

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

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.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT FOR PORTIONS OF
INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60
NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN
EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.5N...LONGITUDE 92.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 260 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH NORTHWEST AT
4 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE
ROTATING AROUND THE STORM CENTER THIS EVENING...TRACKING NORTH AND
WEST ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. THE HEAVIEST...MOST PROLONGED BANDS OF
RAIN ARE FORECAST TO SHIFT FURTHER EAST INTO THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT AND EAST OF THE AREA DURING THE DAY SUNDAY.
HOWEVER...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY AS
THE AREA REMAINS EAST OF THE TROPICAL STORM.

DOPPLER RADAR AND GROUND OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT RAINFALL TOTALS
OF 6 TO 9 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS COASTAL MOBILE AND
BALDWIN COUNTIES WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10
CORRIDOR...INCLUDING A LARGE PORTION OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 ACROSS THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE. WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING THROUGH
MONDAY...STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THIS AMOUNT OF
RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING AND SEVERAL AREA
RIVERS ARE FORECAST TO REACH MINOR FLOODING STAGE.

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 WITH GUSTS TO 50
MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES AND MARINE AREA...ESPECIALLY WITHIN
THE HEAVIER RAIN BANDS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL
COME MAINLY IN GUSTS AWAY FROM THE COAST.

LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE IN
THE GENERAL RANGE OF 7 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. STORM
SURGE HEIGHTS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ARE FORECAST...
RESULTING 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.

THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY.

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

NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE
FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE
ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN
AROUND...DONT DROWN.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 12 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

ALZ061>064-MSZ078-079-040800-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-STONE-
GEORGE-
731 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

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

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE VALUES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ARE FORECAST.
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE EARLY SUNDAY
AND MONDAY MORNINGS...COINCIDING WITH THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. DOPPLER RADAR
AND GROUND OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 9
INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS COASTAL MOBILE AND BALDWIN
COUNTIES WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR...
INCLUDING A LARGE PORTION OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. WITH
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY...STORM TOTALS OF
10 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

$$

GMZ630-650-670-040800-
/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-
731 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS CAN BE
EXPECTED. THE HIGHER WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF 12 TO 18 FEET OFFSHORE WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MONDAY.

$$

FLZ001>006-040800-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
731 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

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

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE VALUES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ARE FORECAST.
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE EARLY SUNDAY
AND MONDAY MORNINGS...COINCIDING WITH THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
RAIN HAS FALLEN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY...STORM
TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A
TORNADO APPROACHES.

$$

GMZ655-675-040800-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
731 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MONDAY. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF 12 TO 18 FEET OFFSHORE
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY.

$$





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