[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF THE
NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST AS DEBBY SLOWLY MOVES NORTHWARD...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM DEBBY NOW FORECAST TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY NORTHWARD OVER
THE NEXT FIVE DAYS...POSSIBLY MAKING LANDFALL SOMEWHERE ALONG THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON THURSDAY.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED
ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA 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...INCLUDING MOBILE
BAY.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF 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 4 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DEBBY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.4N...LONGITUDE 85.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 160 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 40 DEGREES AT
3 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
AS TROPICAL STORM DEBBY MOVES SLOWLY NORTHWARD...MAIN IMPACTS WILL
BE A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 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 830 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-252145-
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UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
445 PM 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 66 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE
LAST FORECAST.

...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 2 TO 4 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 FLASH
FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT FOR DETAILED 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 2 TO 4
FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL CONTINUE TO BRING POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING
AND MODERATE BEACH EROSION ALONG THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA
COASTLINE.

$$

GMZ630-252145-
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MOBILE BAY-
445 PM 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 59
PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST
FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
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.

$$

GMZ650-655-670-675-252145-
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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-
445 PM 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 3 TO 10 PERCENT.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 87
PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST
FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM DEBBY APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN
THE 30 TO 40 KNOTS RANGE FROM THE NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS.
SEAS UP TO 14 FEET WILL CONTINUE AND BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS WILL
BE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH.

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