[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DEBBY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1016 AM CDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ALABAMA
COASTAL COUNTIES AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE INCLUDING
THE COASTAL WATERS OUT 60 NM...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF
SOUTHWEST AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED
ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF
SOUTHWEST AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE GULF COASTAL
WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM...INCLUDING MOBILE BAY.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN...
INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL
SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND COASTAL OKALOOSA.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL 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.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 9 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DEBBY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.5N...LONGITUDE 87.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 230 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 200 MILES SOUTH OF DESTIN
FL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 2 MPH. STORM INTENSITY
WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
AS TROPICAL STORM DEBBY MOVES SLOWLY NORTHWARD...MAIN IMPACTS WILL
BE A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 5 FEET AND THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN
BANDS FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES AND TROPICAL STORM WINDS WITH SEAS UP
TO 13 FEET FOR THE MARINE WATERS.

HIGHWAY 399 BETWEEN PENSACOLA BEACH AND NAVARRE IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH
WATER. WATER HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED ON THE ROADWAY AT JOHNSON BEACH
NEAR THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF
DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE
TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE
PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN
FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL
PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO
ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND
PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED
RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 1 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-251530-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1016 AM CDT SUN JUN 24 2012

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

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 52 PERCENT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS TROPICAL STORM DEBBY APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN
INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE
WATERS TO RESULT IN INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FEET FOR SOME COASTAL AREAS.

THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. REMEMBER
SURGE WATERS OFTEN ARRIVE WELL BEFORE THE CORE WINDS.

LARGE WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL ACCENTUATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IN
EXPOSED LOCATIONS. FLOOD WATERS MAY EXTEND INLAND IN SOME SPOTS.
SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR. MANY ROADS COULD BE DAMAGED OR
INUNDATED BY THE FLOOD WATERS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE
BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY. INCREASED SURF AND TIDES
RUNNING 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL CONTINUE TO BRING POTENTIAL
FOR COASTAL FLOODING AND MODERATE BEACH EROSION ALONG THE ALABAMA
AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTLINE.

$$

GMZ630-251530-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MOBILE BAY-
1016 AM CDT SUN JUN 24 2012

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

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 52 PERCENT.

...WINDS AND WAVES...
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO 30 KNOTS RANGE FROM THE
NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. BAY WATERS WILL BE ROUGH TO VERY
ROUGH.

$$

GMZ650-655-670-675-251530-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-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-
1016 AM CDT SUN JUN 24 2012

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

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO 7 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 73 PERCENT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM DEBBY APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 KNOTS RANGE FROM THE NORTHEAST WITH
GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. SEAS UP TO 13 FEET WILL CONTINUE AND BAYS AND
COASTAL WATERWAYS WILL BE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH.

$$



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