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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DEBBY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1118 AM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS EXPANDED EASTWARD TO THE SUWANNEE
RIVER...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN IMPACTING THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN EXPANDED EASTWARD. A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE
WESTWARD ACROSS THE ENTIRE FLORIDA BIG BEND.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...FLORIDA BIG BEND...AS WELL AS THE GULF OF
MEXICO COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE
RIVER.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...COASTAL JEFFERSON...COASTAL WAKULLA...COASTAL TAYLOR
AND COASTAL DIXIE.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
SOUTH WALTON...COASTAL BAY...COASTAL GULF AND COASTAL FRANKLIN.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO THE
OCHLOCKONEE RIVER ENTRANCE OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR
ANY FLOOD 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 11 AM EDT...OR 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DEBBY
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.2 WEST. THIS
WAS ABOUT 200 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TALLAHASSEE FL...OR ABOUT 150
MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PANAMA CITY FL. STORM MOTION WAS
NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM DEBBY IS MOVING LITTLE ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN GULF
OF MEXICO THIS MORNING. WITH THE SYSTEM NEARLY STALLED...STRONG
RAIN BANDS WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
COASTAL AREAS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE THROUGHOUT THE
DAY...AND POSSIBLY INTO MONDAY.

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

DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT
VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY
LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS
INJURY.

HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK
COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.

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. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS.

&&

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

GMZ750-755-770-775-251530-
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1118 AM EDT SUN JUN 24 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 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO ELEVATE SEAS TO AS MUCH 15 TO 17 FEET...ESPECIALLY WELL
OFFSHORE.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME OF THE STRONGEST STORMS WITHIN
THE MOST INTENSE BANDS TO PRODUCE WATERSPOUTS.

$$

FLZ108-112-114-115-251530-
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-
1118 AM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012 /1018 AM CDT SUN JUN 24 2012/

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

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

TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING RIGHT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COAST. RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING
CONDITIONS AND STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

&&

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS OF THIS
INTENSITY CAN CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS
SHOULD HAVE ALREADY MOVED LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...AS THEY WILL BE
BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE
UPROOTED. POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED...PARTICULARLY IN COASTAL
COMMUNITIES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TROPICAL STORM DEBBY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STORM SURGES OF
2 TO 4 FEET AT LEAST THROUGH TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STORM
TIDE VALUES RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER OF 4 TO 6 FEET IN
FRANKLIN COUNTY WITH VALUES OF 3 TO 4 FEET FURTHER WESTWARD
AROUND PANAMA CITY AND DESTIN. THE HIGHEST WATER LEVELS WILL
OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDES IN FRANKLIN COUNTY
ARE BETWEEN 6 PM EDT AND 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. HIGH TIDES IN THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE ARE MUCH EARLIER...BETWEEN 11 AM CDT AND 1 PM
CDT.

STORM TIDE VALUES OF THIS HEIGHT WILL LIKELY OVERWASH LOW LYING
COASTAL ROADWAYS AND CAUSE A MINOR IMPACT TO LOW LYING STRUCTURES
NOT ELEVATED ABOVE THE DUNE LINE. ACCESS ROADS TO BEACHES AND
BARRIER ISLANDS MAY BE CUT OFF AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE.
RESIDENTS IN THESE FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS
AND NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH DEBBY. COASTAL AREAS
CAN EXPECT AS MUCH AS 8 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH MONDAY WITH LESSER
VALUES OCCURRING FURTHER INLAND. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THIS
INTENSITY COULD EASILY CAUSE DANGEROUS FLOODING IN LOW LYING
AREAS.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AS THE STRONGER OUTER
RAINBANDS OF DEBBY ROTATE ASHORE.

$$

FLZ118-127-128-134-GMZ730-765-251530-
/O.EXA.KTAE.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
APALACHEE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
1118 AM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

$$

GODSEY



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