[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
155 PM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004

..JEANNE HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL STORM...
...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THE SUWANNEE RIVER
TO DESTIN...
...AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE INLAND
COUNTIES OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND FLORIDA PANHANDLE...FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...AND FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS EAST OF BOTH THE APALACHICOLA
RIVER AND THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER. THIS INCLUDES THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AND ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN FOR RESIDENTS OF THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ALABAMA.

...WATCH AND WARNING INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO
DESTIN. AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
INLAND COUNTIES OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND FLORIDA PANHANDLE...FOR
ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...AND FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS EAST OF THE
APALACHICOLA RIVER AND THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER. THIS INCLUDES THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND AND ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JEANNE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.2 WEST...OR ABOUT 20 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF BROOKSVILLE FLORIDA. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 106 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CROSS CITY AND 190 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TALLAHASSEE.
JEANNE WAS MOVING NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH AND A GRADUAL TURN TO
THE NORTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CONTINUED
WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AS IT MOVES INTO NORTH FLORIDA TONIGHT INTO
EARLY MONDAY. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB OR
28.70 INCHES.

...WIND IMPACTS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK FOR JEANNE...TROPICAL STORM GUSTS
CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN SECTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AND APALACHEE BAY. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN
TO IMPACT THIS SAME AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
GRADUALLY SPREAD FURTHER NORTH AND WEST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
BIG BEND DURING THE EVENING. ALSO...TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS AND
POSSIBLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL GEORGIA BY LATE AFTERNOON. WITH JEANNE SLOWING DOWN...IT
IS NOW EXPECTED TO REMAIN A TROPICAL STORM FOR A LONGER TIME THAN
EARLIER ANTICIPATED. THUS...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY NOW SPREAD
ACROSS THE INTERIOR OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...THE REMAINDER OF
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

REPRESENTATIVE WINDS AT SOME INLAND AND COASTAL LOCATIONS AT 2 PM
EDT FOLLOW.

NWS TALLAHASSEE...11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 29 MPH.
TALLAHASSEE AIRPORT...18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
PERRY...24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 32 MPH.
CROSS CITY...29 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 38 MPH.
VALDOSTA...21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 32 MPH.
KEATON BEACH...18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
CEDAR KEY...28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 39 MPH.
BUOY 42036...35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 47 MPH.
C TOWER (100 FEET HIGH)...36 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 39 MPH.

...RAINFALL AND FLOOD POTENTIAL INFORMATION...
WITH THE TRACK OF JEANNE...THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING
NOW INCLUDES MOST OF THE AREA TO THE EAST OF THE APALACHICOLA RIVER.
THEREFORE...THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
CAN EXPECT LOCALLY 5 TO 7 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE
WESTERN BIG BEND AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA CAN EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES WHILE
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA CAN EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES.
HOWEVER...IF THE FORECAST STORM TRACK SHIFTS FURTHER WEST OR IF THE
FORWARD SPEED DECREASES...THESE TOTALS COULD END UP BEING HIGHER.
AREAS THAT DO RECEIVE AT LEAST 3 INCHES OF RAIN CAN EXPECT
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

MOST AREA RIVERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND THIS MUCH RAIN WITHOUT
MAJOR FLOODING. EVEN IF THE HIGHER END OF THE ABOVE TOTALS ARE
OBSERVED...FURTHER RISES TO THE MIDDLE SUWANNEE RIVER WOULD NOT OCCUR
UNTIL TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. THE LOWER SUWANNEE WOULD FLOOD EVEN
LATER. THE AUCILLA RIVER ALREADY IS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...HOWEVER...
AND THE WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER NEAR VALDOSTA RESPONDS VERY QUICKLY TO
HEAVY RAINFALL...SO THESE 2 RIVERS WILL BE THE MOST CLOSELY WATCHED
FOR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. INTERESTS ALONG THESE RIVERS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
WITH JEANNE NOW EXPECTED TO HUG THE COAST OR EMERGE IN THE EXTREME
EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AS A TROPICAL STORM...A MINOR STORM SURGE IS
NOW EXPECTED FOR THE TAYLOR AND DIXIE COUNTY COASTLINES. AT THIS TIME
THE SURGE IS EXPECTED TO BE NO HIGHER THAN 2 TO 5 FEET...
HOWEVER...SINCE THE DURATION AND FETCH OF ONSHORE WINDS WILL
BE QUITE SHORT. SHOULD JEANNE TRACK FURTHER WEST THAN CURRENTLY
FORECAST...THESES SURGE VALUES COULD BE HIGHER. THEREFORE...
RESIDENTS ALONG THE BIG BEND COAST SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR FORECAST
UPDATES AND HEED ADVICE FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

LOCAL TIDES FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY ARE AS FOLLOWS...

AUCILLA RIVER ENTRANCE...
HIGH TIDE AT 211 AM AND 219 PM.
LOW TIDE AT 805 AM AND 840 PM.

STEINHATCHEE RIVER ENTRANCE (DEADMAN BAY)...
HIGH TIDE AT 214 AM AND 205 PM.
LOW TIDE AT 816 AM AND 851 PM.

SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE...
HIGH TIDE AT 203 AM AND 154 PM.
LOW TIDE AT 805 AM AND 840 PM.

APALACHICOLA...
LOW TIDE AT 1015 PM AND 958 AM.
HIGH TIDE AT 428 AM AND 350 PM.

SAINT ANDREW BAY AT PANAMA CITY...
LOW TIDE AT 634 PM AND 619 PM.
HIGH TIDE AT 1032 AM AND 1159 PM.

...RIP CURRENTS...
DUE TO THE INITIAL OFFSHORE FLOW...RIP CURRENTS ARE NOT A MAJOR
CONCERN TODAY. HOWEVER...AS THE STORM DEPARTS...ONSHORE FLOW WOULD
CREATE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ON MONDAY.

...TORNADO THREAT...
THE PRIMARY AREA FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IN LANDFALLING TROPICAL
SYSTEMS IS THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT (OR NORTHEASTERN SECTION) OF THE
STORM. WITH THE TRACK OF JEANNE...EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA MAY NOW
FALL UNDER THAT REGION OF THE STORM. THEREFORE...A SIGNIFICANT
TORNADO THREAT IS POSSIBLE OVER THESE AREAS...WITH A MUCH LESSER
THREAT FURTHER TO THE WEST. ALL INTERESTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE PROGRESS OF JEANNE VERY CLOSELY...AS THIS THREAT MAY STILL SHIFT
A BIT FURTHER WEST. AS FAR AS TIMING IS CONCERNED...THE GREATEST
THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL EXTEND FROM SUNDAY LATE EVENING INTO
MONDAY MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT ON JEANNE WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE BY 6 PM EDT.

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