[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KMOB 292202
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
502 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS DISCONTINUED...

.NEW INFORMATION...
CANCELLATION OF INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS. UPDATE STORM SURGE
INFORMATION.

.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...
LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM...
INCLUDING MOBILE BAY.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. 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...MOBILE BAY...AND THE GULF COASTAL
WATERS PENSACOLA TO PASCAGOULA OUT 20 NM. 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 4 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.0N...LONGITUDE 91.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 180 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCASIONALLY OCCURRING
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF ALABAMA...ESPECIALLY IN THE HEAVY OUTER
RAIN BANDS. WINDS DIMINISH AWAY FROM THE COAST...BUT ARE STILL
GUSTING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE AT TIMES.

SQUALLS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER BANDS OF THE
TROPICAL STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH TOMORROW
MORNING. RADAR AND RAIN GAUGE DATA INDICATES RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO
7 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED OVER A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND COASTAL ALABAMA. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES IS
POSSIBLE THROUGH TOMORROW...WITH FINAL STORM TOTALS REACHING 7 TO 12
INCHES.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT AS THE POTENTIAL FOR A BRIEF
TORNADO CONTINUES IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS.

SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS RANGE FROM 10 TO 18 FEET...HIGHEST OVER
THE FAR OFFSHORE ALABAMA WATERS. BREAKERS OF 6 TO 10 FEET WILL
CONTINUE TO BATTER AREA BEACHES THROUGH THE NIGHT. THERE IS A HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK IN THIS DANGEROUS SURF.

.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 11 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

ALZ063-064-302215-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
502 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE OF AROUND 40 MPH ARE STILL
OCCASIONALLY OCCURRING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE ALABAMA COAST. DAUPHIN
ISLAND WILL REMAIN THE PRIMARY LOCATION TO EXPERIENCE THESE HIGHER
WINDS. GUSTS WILL BE AS HIGH 50 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING. AWAY FROM
THE COAST...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED.

WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS
ISAAC WEAKENS AND SLOWLY MOVES NORTHWEST ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AREA TIDE DATA INDICATES THAT SURGE LEVELS HAVE PEAKED ACROSS THE
ALABAMA COAST...BUT WILL BE VERY SLOW TO SUBSIDE DUE TO A PERSISTENT
STRONG ONSHORE FLOW. FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND
LEVEL WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT.

SEVERAL COASTAL AND LOW LYING ROADS REMAIN IMPACTED BY THE FLOODING.
THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY IS CURRENTLY CLOSED. FLOODING IS ALSO
OCCURRING ON WATER AND ST. FRANCIS STREETS IN DOWNTOWN MOBILE. AT
LEAST ONE NORTH BOUND LANE ON WATER STREET IS CLOSED. PLEASE CHECK
WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS FOR UPDATED ROAD CLOSURE INFORMATION.

$$

GMZ630-302215-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MOBILE BAY-
502 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE
THIS EVENING. BAY WATERS ARE VERY ROUGH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

$$

GMZ650-655-670-675-302215-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
502 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE OPEN GULF WATERS...
HIGHEST OVER THE ALABAMA GULF WATERS. WINDS IN THE PENSACOLA BAY
SYSTEM AND CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY ARE GENERALLY IN THE 20 TO 30 KNOT
RANGE WITH GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS ISAAC SLOWLY MOVES FURTHER AWAY FROM
THE REGION.

SEAS RANGE BETWEEN 10 TO 18 FEET AND ARE FORECAST TO SLOWLY
SUBSIDE BY THURSDAY MORNING TO 7 TO 11 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL
WATERWAYS REMAIN ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH.

$$

ALZ061-062-MSZ075-076-078-079-292315-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
502 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...WINDS...
ALTHOUGH SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED...GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL OCCUR THIS EVENING IN THE HEAVIER
RAIN BANDS MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTH.

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