[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KMOB 251053
HLSMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DEBBY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
553 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2012

...DEBBY CURRENTLY STATIONARY AND FORECAST TO MOVE A LITTLE
FURTHER EAST OF THE EXTREME WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT FROM ALABAMA-
MISSISSIPPI BORDER TO ALABAMA-FLORIDA BORDER. ALSO FLASH FLOOD WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

.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...
INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL
SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND COASTAL OKALOOSA.

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

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DEBBY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.6N...LONGITUDE 85.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 130 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF DESTIN FL. STORM MOTION WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. THE MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 993 MB...OR 29.32 INCHES. STORM INTENSITY WAS
50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM DEBBY IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY TO THE NORTH THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENTUALLY MAKING LANDFALL IN THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA
PANHANDLE. THE LATEST TRACK IS A BIT FURTHER TO THE EAST. IT SHOULD
STILL BE EMPHASIZED THAT DEBBY IS OVER WATER AND IS NEARLY STATIONARY
AND MUST BE CLOSELY MONITORED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD FOR ANY CHANGES
IN TRACK OR INTENSITY. COASTAL INUNDATION (I.E., ASTRONOMICAL PLUS
SURGE EFFECTS) IMPACTS WILL BE MINOR RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 FEET AND
MAINLY AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE AND ALONG THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA
COASTLINE. DEADLY RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF WILL PERSIST FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 10 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

FLZ001>006-261100-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
553 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2012

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

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
MODERATE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA
BEACHES THROUGH MIDWEEK DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND WAVES. RIP CURRENTS ARE
LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF...AND SWIMMERS SHOULD
NOT ENTER THE WATER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
COASTAL INUNDATION (I.E., ASTRONOMICAL PLUS SURGE EFFECTS) IMPACTS
WILL BE MINOR RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 FEET AND MAINLY AT THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE AND ALONG THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTLINE. THIS EFFECT WILL BE
ENHANCED ALONG NORTHEAST FACING SHORELINES AND COVES.

LARGE WAVES AND POUNDING SURF CAUSING SIGNIFICANT WAVE RUN-UP WILL
ACCENTUATE INUNDATION IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. FLOOD WATERS MAY EXTEND
INLAND IN SOME SPOTS. SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR.

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GMZ650-655-670-675-261100-
/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-
553 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS ARE CURRENTLY SUSTAINED AND GUSTING BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE
IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS. DURING THE AFTERNOON WIND SPEEDS WILL
INCREASE TO NEAR SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE
TROPICAL STORM FORCE. AGAIN...TROPICAL STORM DEBBY WILL HAVE TO BE
MONITORED VERY CLOSELY FOR ANY CHANGES IN INTENSITY.

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