[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
507 PM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...HURRICANE ISAAC NEARING THE LOUISIANA COASTLINE...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED OVER THE GULF OF
MEXICO COASTAL WATERS EAST OF APALACHICOLA TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER
ENTRANCE.

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT OVER THE GULF OF
MEXICO COASTAL WATERS WEST OF APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT OFFERS GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
MARINERS...AS WELL AS OTHER MARINE INTERESTS...ALONG ALL COASTAL
WATER LEGS OF 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
PORTIONS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO
APALACHICOLA.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.2 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 320 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF TALLAHASSEE FL...OR ABOUT 230 MILES WEST-
SOUTHWEST OF PANAMA CITY FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE ISAAC IS NEARING THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COASTLINE AS A
CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE. ISAAC IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL TONIGHT
AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY INTO
THURSDAY.

.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.

&&

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

GMZ750-770-290600-
/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-
507 PM 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 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEAS COULD BUILD AS HIGH AS 25
FEET WELL OFFSHORE.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

$$

GMZ730-755-765-775-282215-
/O.CAN.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-
507 PM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE
AREA INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL LIKELY PEAK THIS EVENING
AROUND 15 FEET AND THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

$$

GODSEY



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