[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KTAE 281553
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1153 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH WHILE MOVING
TOWARD THE LOUISIANA GULF COAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR LAND AREAS EAST
OF DESTIN. THESE TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH A
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING AND HIGH SURF WARNING BASED ON THE
CONTINUING THREAT OF STORM SURGE AND BEACH EROSION ALONG THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND COASTS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MARINE AREAS SOUTH
OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND.

.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 AND FLORIDA BIG BEND AS WELL AS THE GULF OF MEXICO
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO THE MOUTH OF
THE SUWANNEE RIVER.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...AS WELL AS THE GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL WATERS FROM
DESTIN TO APALACHICOLA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO
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 11 AM EDT...OR 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.5 WEST. THIS
WAS ABOUT 300 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF TALLAHASSEE FL...OR ABOUT
220 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PANAMA CITY FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST
AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS NOW MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF
MEXICO. ISAAC IS PREDICTED TO GAIN STRENGTH AND APPROACH THE
NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST TODAY.

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

FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT...
AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO
MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS
BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND
SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

GMZ750-770-290000-
/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-
1153 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEAS COULD BUILD AS HIGH AS 25
FEET WELL OFFSHORE.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. TORNADIC
WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND ONCE AGAIN ON
WEDNESDAY.

$$

GMZ730-755-765-775-290000-
/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-
1153 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

...WINDS AND SEAS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS COULD BUILD AS HIGH AS 20 FEET WELL
OFFSHORE.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED TORNADIC WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TODAY AND
ON WEDNESDAY.

$$

FLZ108-112-114-281700-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-
1153 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 /1053 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012/

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THOUGH THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR YOUR
AREA...COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND HIGH SURF WARNINGS ARE NOW IN
EFFECT. MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE
POSSIBLE ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST ALONG WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION. FOR MORE DETAILED
INFORMATION...REFER TO THE LATEST COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MESSAGES
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE.

$$

FLZ115-118-127-281700-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-
1153 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THOUGH THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR YOUR
AREA...COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND HIGH SURF WARNINGS ARE NOW IN
EFFECT. MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE
POSSIBLE ALONG THE FLORIDA BIG BEND COAST ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION ON SAINT GEORGE ISLAND. FOR MORE
DETAILED INFORMATION...REFER TO THE LATEST COASTAL FLOOD WARNING
MESSAGES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE.

$$

GODSEY



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