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WTUS84 KMOB 281610
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1110 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...ISAAC STILL JUST BELOW HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT CONTINUES
NORTHWESTWARD...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES IN
ALABAMA...STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI...MOBILE
BAY...AND THE GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA TO PASCAGOULA OUT
20 NM HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH A TROPICAL STORM WARNING.

.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...INCLUDING MOBILE BAY.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OPEN
GULF WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER
BALDWIN...STONE AND GEORGE.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
WASHINGTON...INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA
ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...
WAYNE...PERRY AND GREENE.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
MOBILE BAY...THE GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN FL TO PASCAGOULA MS
OUT 20 NM...AND FROM DESTIN FL TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

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 NOW 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 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.1N...LONGITUDE 88.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTH OF
MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM
MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTH
OF MOBILE AL...AND MOVING NW AT 10 MPH. ISAAC IS FORECAST TO MAKE
LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS EVENING. ISAAC WILL
IMPACT OUR AREA AS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COAST SPREAD INLAND ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...PORTIONS
OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI THROUGHOUT
THE DAY. THE TORNADO THREAT WILL ALSO INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS
OUTER RAIN BANDS MOVE FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE AREA.

STORM SURGE OF 5 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS
COASTAL ALABAMA AND MOBILE BAY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE WESTERN AND
NORTHERN SHORES OF MOBILE BAY. STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE
GROUND LEVEL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

THE TIDE GAUGE AT DAUPHIN ISLAND IS AT 3.6 FT AND RAISING. 2-3 FT OF
WATER ON BIENVILLE BLVD (WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND) IS BEING REPORTED.
WATER STARTING TO COVER THE ROAD ON FAR EAST END NEAR BILLY GOAT
HOLE. WATER STILL RISING. DAUPHIN ISLAND CAUSEWAY (HIGHWAY 193)
NORTH OF THE BRIDGE HAS WATER OVERWASHING THE ROAD.

THE TIDAL GAUGE AT COAST GUARD SECTOR (NORTH MOBILE BAY) IS AT 4 FT
AND RISING. WATER BEGINNING TO SPILL ONTO CAUSEWAY...AND WATER OVER
DAUPHIN ISLAND ROAD NORTH OF THE DOG RIVER BRIDGE IS BEING REPORTED.

IN FLORIDA...PORTIONS OF FORT PICKENS ROAD (HIGHWAY 399) IS FLOODED
AND WATER OVER ROAD (GULF BLVD) AT WEST END NAVARRE BEACH FLORIDA IS
BEING REPORTED.

SQUALLS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL CYCLONE
WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE AREA TODAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO
ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...WITH 15
INCHES LOCALLY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FURTHER
EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

AS WITH ALL TROPICAL SYSTEMS...THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN AT
HIGH LEVELS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WITH MORE DETAIL WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHORTLY.

ALZ061>064-291615-
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UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
1110 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-291615-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-
1110 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER
TODAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

$$

MSZ078-079-291615-
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/O.EXA.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
STONE-GEORGE-
1110 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

FLZ001-002-291615-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-
1110 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE
GROUND LEVEL ACROSS...DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED
AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD
OF IMPACT WILL BE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT
FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS
TO 60 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST.

$$

FLZ003>006-291615-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1110 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE
GROUND LEVEL ACROSS...DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED
AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD
OF IMPACT WILL BE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT
FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST.

$$

GMZ630-291615-
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/O.EXA.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MOBILE BAY-
1110 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

GMZ655-675-291615-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1110 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND
CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40
TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL HIGH GUSTS.

SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CONTINUE INTO
WEDNESDAY.

$$

GMZ650-291615-
/O.CAN.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
1110 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

GMZ670-291615-
/O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1110 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND
CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO
60 KNOTS RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE.
SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF ISAAC STRENGTHENS
FURTHER.

SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO
WEDNESDAY.

$$



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