[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
438 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2005

...DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE KATRINA MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTH
CENTRAL GULF COAST...
...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM EAST OF DESTIN TO
INDIAN PASS FLORIDA...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN FOR RESIDENTS OF THE
EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST...INCLUDING COASTAL WALTON...BAY...
AND GULF COUNTIES.

...WATCH AND WARNING INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF DESTIN TO INDIAN
PASS IN GULF COUNTY FLORIDA. THIS MEANS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 AM CDT HURRICANE KATRINA WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE
25.4 DEGREES NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.4 DEGREES WEST...OR ABOUT 275
MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THIS IS
ALSO ABOUT 340 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA. KATRINA WAS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...BUT A GRADUAL TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY. HIGHEST SUSTAINED
WINDS WERE NEAR 145 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KATRINA IS A CATEGORY FOUR
HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR SIMPSON SCALE. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. KATRINA HAS BEEN GROWING IN SIZE
AS WELL...AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
185 MILES. EVEN THOUGH THE CENTER OF KATRINA IS FORECAST TO MAKE
LANDFALL WEST OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...THE EXPANDING WIND FIELD AND
THE POSSIBILITY OF TRACK FARTHER TO THE EAST THAN EXPECTED COULD
BRING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE LATER TODAY AND MONDAY.

...PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS ALONG THE COAST OF THE WARNED AREA SHOULD PREPARE FOR
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS
AND PATIO FURNITURE. TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO PROTECT AGAINST
COASTAL FLOODING...ESPECIALLY SINCE SO MUCH SAND WAS WASHED AWAY BY
HURRICANE DENNIS LAST MONTH. BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE IF ASKED TO DO
SO.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AS LARGE SWELLS EMANATE FROM
THE LARGE AND DANGEROUS HURRICANE KATRINA. LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM
WALTON COUNTY HAVE RECENTLY ESTIMATED WAVES UP TO 10 FEET IN THE SURF
ZONE...WHICH HAS CAUSED MUCH OF THE REPLACEMENT SAND FOR HURRICANE
DENNIS TO BE WASHED AWAY. THE SURF WILL LIKELY GROW LARGER AS KATRINA
HAS INCREASED IN SIZE AND STRENGTH. EVEN THOUGH THE CORE OF STRONG
WINDS FROM KATRINA WILL LIKELY MAKE LANDFALL WEST OF FLORIDA...
THERE WILL BE ENOUGH ONSHORE WIND TO PRODUCE TIDES OF 3 TO 4 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE PANHANDLE. THESE ABOVE NORMAL TIDES AND HIGH
SURF WILL CAUSE BEACH EROSION AND COASTAL FLOODING THROUGH MONDAY...
ESPECIALLY AT HIGH TIDE. THE BEACHES OF WALTON COUNTY WILL BE CLOSED
AS OF 8 AM CDT TODAY. THE FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE FOR
SELECTED LOCATIONS...

APALACHICOLA...924 AM SUNDAY AND 1037 AM MONDAY.

SAINT ANDREW BAY AT PANAMA CITY...458 AM SUNDAY AND 618 AM MONDAY.

EAST PASS AT DESTIN...528 AM SUNDAY AND 648 AM MONDAY.

...WIND IMPACTS...
THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE WILL BE ON THE EASTERN FRINGES OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST. THIS WILL
OCCUR LATER TODAY THROUGH MONDAY...MAINLY IN SOME OF THE HEAVIER
RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH KATRINA. SUCH WINDS TYPICALLY CAUSE SEVERAL
DOWNED TREE BRANCHES...A FEW DOWNED POWER LINES AND POWER OUTAGES...
TIPPED OVER GARBAGE CANS AND PATIO FURNITURE...AND A FEW UPROOTED
TREES.

...RAINFALL AND FLOOD POTENTIAL...
THE STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY IS EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS OCCURRING FARTHER
WEST. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD CAUSE
FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD
FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.

...TORNADO THREAT...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING THIS EVENING.

...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE BY 830 AM CDT.

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