[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KTAE 252138
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
538 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVING TOWARD THE GULF OF MEXICO...
WATCHES NOW IN EFFECT FOR MARINE AREAS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
NO TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR ANY LAND
AREAS OF NORTH FLORIDA AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER...A HURRICANE WATCH
IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE OFFSHORE MARINE AREA FROM DESTIN TO
APALACHICOLA OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE OFFSHORE MARINE
AREA FROM APALACHICOLA TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE OUT TO 60
NAUTICAL MILES. THIS INCLUDES APALACHEE BAY.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...FLORIDA BIG BEND...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AS WELL AS THE GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM DESTIN
TO APALACHICOLA OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH
IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM APALACHICOLA TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE
OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED
AREAS.

MARINE INTERESTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR
THE SPECIFIED CONDITION LONG BEFORE TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE
CONDITIONS ARRIVE.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...OR 4 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.0 WEST. THIS WAS
ABOUT 810 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TALLAHASSEE FL...OR ABOUT 860 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF PANAMA CITY FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST AT 21
MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC CONTINUES MOVING TO THE NORTHWEST ACROSS THE
NORTH COAST OF CUBA TOWARD THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND SOUTHEASTERN GULF
OF MEXICO. ISAAC IS PREDICTED TO GAIN STRENGTH AND TURN MORE
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO ON SUNDAY AND NEAR THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST ON TUESDAY.

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

FOR THOSE RESIDENTS INLAND ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...FLORIDA
BIG BEND...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA...NOW IS THE
TIME TO REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN AND BECOME READY TO
ACT IF A WATCH OR A WARNING IS LATER ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA AND YOUR
LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

MARINERS ARE URGED TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO RETURN
TO PORT...SEEK SAFE HARBOR...AND SECURE THEIR CRAFT. NOW IS THE
TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN
FOR TROPICAL SYSTEMS. MONITOR WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR CHANGES TO
THE LATEST FORECAST AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL
OFFICIALS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE SHORTLY. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS
REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR
POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA.

GMZ750-770-261200-
/O.NEW.KTAE.HU.A.1009.120825T2138Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
538 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...

$$

GMZ730-755-765-775-261200-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TR.A.1009.120825T2138Z-000000T0000Z/
APALACHEE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
538 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

$$

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>018-026>028-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-
GAZ142-143-155>158-261200-
/O.NEW.KTAE.HU.S.1009.120825T2138Z-000000T0000Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-
INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-LIBERTY-
INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-
COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-
COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-EARLY-MILLER-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-
THOMAS-
538 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 /438 PM CDT SAT AUG 25 2012/

...POTENTIAL FOR IMPACTS FROM TROPICAL STORM ISAAC INCREASING...

A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT ON POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM TROPICAL STORM
ISAAC WILL BE FORTHCOMING BY 6 PM EDT.

$$

GODSEY



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