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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
339 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...ISAAC REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA...

.NEW INFORMATION...THE TORNADO THREAT WILL LIKELY INCREASE THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS.

.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...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
WASHINGTON...UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER
BALDWIN...INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA
ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...
WAYNE...PERRY...GREENE...STONE AND GEORGE.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 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 IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. PLEASE
LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT
FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT OF 2 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.0N...LONGITUDE 90.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 180 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF PENSACOLA FL.
STORM MOTION WAS STATIONARY. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COASTS OF ALABAMA WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS
EXTENDING INTO BOTH INTERIOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

SQUALLS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE WILL AFFECT
THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS
ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...
WITH 12 INCHES LOCALLY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
FURTHER EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. THE GREATEST
SHORT TERM TORNADO THREAT WILL BE OVER COASTAL ALABAMA AND INTERIOR
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI ALONG ISAAC'S OUTER RAINBANDS.

SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ARE NOW AS HIGH AS 17 TO 22 FEET...WITH
BREAKERS AT THE BEACHES AS HIGH AS 8 TO 13 FEET.

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 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.


ALZ061>064-300845-
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UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
339 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL RESULT IN
FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PERIOD OF
GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE
CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

THE AREAS LIKELY TO RECEIVE THE GREATEST FLOODING WILL BE BAYOU LA
BATRE...CODEN...THE UPPER REACHES OF MOBILE BAY AND ADJOINING RIVERS
THAT FLOW INTO THEM. THE OLD CAUSEWAY WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE FLOODING.
AREA TIDE GAGES SHOW THAT MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS IN PROGRESS.
HOWEVER...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE IS APPROACHING LATER THIS MORNING.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND WINDS GUSTS ARE OCCURRING. MAXIMUM
WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY
NEAR THE COAST WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM
FORCE LATER TODAY.

AS OF 3 AM CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER COASTAL
ALABAMA SHOW SUSTAINED WINDS THAT RANGED FROM 20 MPH OVER INLAND
AREAS TO NEAR 35 MPH ALONG THE BEACHES AND BAY SHORELINES. THE
HIGHEST WIND GUSTS DURING THE PAST HOUR WERE 51 MPH AT GULF SHORES.

$$

FLZ001-002-300845-
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INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-
339 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL RESULT IN
FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PERIOD OF
GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE
CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

THE AREAS LIKELY TO RECEIVE THE GREATEST COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE
THE UPPER REACHES OF ESCAMBIA BAY...SOUTHEAST FACING SHORELINES AND
FT. PICKENS STATE PARK. AREA TIDE GAGES SHOW THAT MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING IS IN PROGRESS. HOWEVER...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE IS
APPROACHING LATER THIS MORNING.


...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND WINDS GUSTS ARE OCCURRING. MAXIMUM
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY
NEAR THE COAST WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM
FORCE LATER TODAY.

AT 3 AM CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE SHOW THAT WINDS GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 20 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEED FOUND IN THIS
REGION WAS 26 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 41 MPH AT THE PENSACOLA NAVAL
AIR STATION.


$$

FLZ003>006-300845-
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INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
339 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL RESULT IN
FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PERIOD OF
GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE
CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

...WINDS...

AT 3 AM CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE SHOW THAT WINDS GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 20 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEED FOUND IN THIS
REGION WAS 26 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 41 MPH AT THE PENSACOLA NAVAL
AIR STATION.

$$

ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-300845-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
339 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

$$

GMZ630-300845-
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MOBILE BAY-
339 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE TODAY.

AT 3 AM CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER COASTAL ALABAMA
SHOW SUSTAINED WINDS THAT RANGED FROM 20 MPH OVER INLAND AREAS TO
NEAR 35 MPH ALONG THE BEACHES AND BAY SHORELINES. THE HIGHEST WIND
GUSTS DURING THE PAST HOUR WERE 51 MPH AT GULF SHORES.

$$

GMZ670-300845-
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WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
339 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE
TODAY.

SEAS REMAIN BETWEEN 15 TO 25 FEET TODAY AND ARE FORECAST TO TAPER
SOMEWHAT BY THIS EVENING TO 12 TO 16 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS
REMAIN VERY ROUGH.

$$

GMZ650-300845-
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COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
339 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE TODAY.

SEAS REMAIN BETWEEN 15 TO 25 FEET TODAY AND ARE FORECAST TO TAPER
SOMEWHAT BY THIS EVENING TO 12 TO 16 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS
REMAIN VERY ROUGH.

$$

GMZ655-675-300845-
/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-
339 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE TODAY.

SEAS REMAIN BETWEEN 15 TO 25 FEET TODAY AND ARE FORECAST TO TAPER
SOMEWHAT BY THIS EVENING TO 12 TO 16 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS
REMAIN VERY ROUGH.

$$




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