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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1214 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012

...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF
COAST...EFFECTS SPREADING TOWARD NORTH FLORIDA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED EAST OF THE AUCILLA
RIVER TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER.

.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...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
SOUTH WALTON...COASTAL BAY...COASTAL GULF...COASTAL FRANKLIN...
COASTAL JEFFERSON AND COASTAL WAKULLA.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES OVER THE
GULF OF MEXICO WATERS FROM DESTIN TO THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE
RIVER.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...OR 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.3 WEST. THIS
WAS ABOUT 310 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TALLAHASSEE FL...OR ABOUT
280 MILES SOUTH OF PANAMA CITY FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST AT
14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS NOW MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF
OF MEXICO. ISAAC IS PREDICTED TO GAIN STRENGTH AND TURN MORE
NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TODAY AND NEAR THE
NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST ON TUESDAY.

.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.

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 TALLAHASSEE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

GMZ750-770-280000-
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1214 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012

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

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

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.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 80
PERCENT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
55 KNOTS. WINDS COULD BE MUCH HIGHER IF ISAAC MOVES FURTHER TO
THE EAST THAN CURRENTLY EXPECTED. SEAS COULD BUILD TO IN EXCESS
OF 20 FEET.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AS OUTER BANDS
ASSOCIATED WITH ISAAC MOVE OVER THE MARINE AREA.

$$

GMZ730-755-765-775-280000-
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-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-
1214 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012

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

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 72
PERCENT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
50 KNOTS. WINDS COULD BE MUCH HIGHER IF ISAAC MOVES FURTHER TO
THE EAST THAN CURRENTLY EXPECTED. SEAS COULD BUILD TO IN EXCESS
OF 15 FEET.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AS
OUTER BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH ISAAC MOVE OVER THE MARINE AREA.

$$

FLZ108-112-114-280000-
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-
1214 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 /1114 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012/

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

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

FINAL ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED
BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. MOVE PATIO FURNITURE AND OTHER
LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS INSIDE.

COMPLY WITH ANY EVACUATION ORDERS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. IF YOU
LIVE IN A SURGE ZONE OR ANY LOCATION PRONE TO FLOODING...EVACUATE
TO A DESIGNATED SHELTER OR RIDE OUT THE STORM IN THE STURDY HOME
OF FAMILY OR FRIENDS OUTSIDE OF EVACUATION ZONES.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE OR NO CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS
TIME. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME
IS 50 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH
AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN
AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF
NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN
INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE
WATERS OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO
THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION 1 TO 3 FEET
ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE.

THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL
FLOODING. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL
FOR COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL BE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE BEGINNING LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. ON TUESDAY
MORNING... HIGH TIDE IS BETWEEN 6 AM AND 8 AM CENTRAL DAYLIGHT
TIME.

MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL BE
ENHANCED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. SURF HEIGHTS ALONG THE
PANHANDLE BEACHES COULD BUILD AS HIGH AS 10 TO 14 FEET.

...INLAND FLOODING...
DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE LAST MONTH...THE POTENTIAL FOR
WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS ELEVATED. DEPENDING ON THE FUTURE TRACK OF
ISAAC...8 TO 11 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS IS
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING ON MONDAY AFTERNOON
AS OUTER BANDS OF ISAAC NEAR THE COASTAL AREAS OF THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE. THE THREAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.

$$

FLZ115-118-127-280000-
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-
1214 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012

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

...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.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE TO NO CHANCES FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS
TIME. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME
IS 50 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH. HOWEVER...AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC
APPROACHES...STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO
CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE
READY TO ACT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ALTHOUGH THE CORE OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS NOT CURRENTLY
FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA AT
THIS TIME...THERE IS STILL A CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND
ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL
WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD
INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE
SURGE ZONE.

THERE IS A MODERATE THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL
FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MODERATE IMPACT FOR RESIDENTS
LIVING ALONG THE COAST.

THE MOST LIKELY TIME OF COASTAL FLOODING WILL BEGIN LATE MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH
TIDE ALONG THE FLORIDA BIG BEND COAST WILL OCCUR JUST AFTER
MIDNIGHT TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER HIGH TIDE AROUND MIDDAY ON
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

...INLAND FLOODING...
DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE LAST MONTH...THE POTENTIAL FOR
WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS ELEVATED. DEPENDING ON THE FUTURE TRACK OF
ISAAC...5 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS IS
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING ON MONDAY AFTERNOON
AS OUTER BANDS OF ISAAC NEAR THE COASTAL AREAS OF THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE.

$$

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>018-026>028-GAZ142-143-155>158-280000-
/O.CON.KTAE.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-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-EARLY-MILLER-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-
THOMAS-
1214 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 /1114 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012/

...SOME IMPACTS FROM TROPICAL STORM ISAAC STILL POSSIBLE...

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

EVERYONE IS STRONGLY URGED TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT THE TRACK OF
ISAAC. MONITOR THE ONGOING WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTIONS. LISTEN CLOSELY TO THE ADVICE
OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN YOUR AREA.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE OR NO CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS
TIME. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME
IS LESS THAN 40 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
AT THIS TIME...THE ISSUANCE OF TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR
WARNINGS IS UNLIKELY. WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE...PRIMARILY IN ANY RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH
ISAAC.

...INLAND FLOODING...
DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE LAST MONTH...THE POTENTIAL FOR
WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS INCREASED. DEPENDING ON THE FUTURE TRACK
OF ISAAC...5 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY.

...TORNADOES...
TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE PRIMARILY ON TUESDAY AS OUTER BANDS
ASSOCIATED WITH ISAAC MOVE OVER THE MARINE AREA.

$$

GODSEY



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