[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KMOB 042209
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM LEE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
509 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...TORNADO AND FLASH FLOOD THREAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 10 PM CDT.

.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...
UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN...
INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL
SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...STONE AND
GEORGE.

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

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL 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 FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 20 NM. PLEASE LISTEN
CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR
AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.6N...LONGITUDE 91.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 220 MILES WEST
OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 320 MILES WEST OF DESTIN FL. STORM MOTION
WAS N OR 5 DEGREES AT 5 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...OCCASIONALLY FORMING SHORT LINES AND
BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. ISOLATED
TORNADOES ALONG WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH
TONIGHT.

DOPPLER RADAR AND GROUND OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT RAINFALL
TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF MOBILE COUNTY AND BALDWIN COUNTY AS WELL AS
COASTAL AREAS OF OKALOOSA...SANTA ROSA...AND ESCAMBIA FLORIDA.
SOME AREAS NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR HAVE RECEIVED
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES...INCLUDING A LARGE PORTION OF
INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. PERIODS OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY. THE THREAT FOR
ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. MINOR FLOODING IS ALSO
EXPECTED ALONG SEVERAL AREA RIVERS. PLEASE REFER TO RIVER FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

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 APPROACHES TO THE DAUPHIN ISLAND BRIDGE...AND FORT
PICKENS IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ARE A FEW AREAS EXPECTED
TO BE IMPACTED BY COASTAL FLOODING. THE COASTAL FLOOD THREAT WILL
BE GREATEST DURING THE MORNING HOURS...COINCIDING WITH THE TIME
OF HIGH TIDE. THE ENTRANCE TO FORT PICKENS IS CURRENTLY FLOODED
AND THE PARK IS CLOSED.

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

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

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 11 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ078-079-052215-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-STONE-GEORGE-
509 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

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

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

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

...WINDS...
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS
TO 45 MPH.

$$

GMZ630-650-655-670-675-052215-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-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-
509 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO 35 KNOTS RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A
TORNADO APPROACHES.

$$


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