[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

Tue Aug 28 14:38:43 CDT 2012

WTUS84 KMOB 281938
HLSMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
238 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...HURRICANE ISAAC MOVING NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE MOUTH OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER...

.NEW INFORMATION...
NIGHTTIME CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO WORSEN AS SIGNIFICANT OUTER RAIN
BANDS MOVE OVER THE WARNED AREA.

.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...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE
OPEN GULF WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

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

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT 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 REMAINS 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 REMAINS 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 REMAINS 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 200 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.4N...LONGITUDE 88.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 170 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF
PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST 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 GAGE AT DAUPHIN ISLAND IS AT 4.1 FT AND RAISING. 2-3 FT OF
WATER ON BONNEVILLE 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 OVER WASHING THE ROAD.

THE TIDAL GAGE AT COAST GUARD SECTOR (NORTH MOBILE BAY) IS NEAR 4 FT
AND STEADY. 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 HURRICANE 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 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...WITH 10 INCHES
LOCALLY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FURTHER EAST
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

TORNADOES EMBEDDED IN THE OUTER RAINS BANDS MAY OCCUR ALONG THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST REGION TODAY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR AREAS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 84.

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 WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 500 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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238 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012