[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
450 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005

...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE
PANHANDLE COAST FROM DESTIN EASTWARD TO INDIAN PASS FLORIDA...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS IS FOR FOR RESIDENTS OF THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...AND SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA.

...WATCH AND WARNING INFORMATION...
...WATCH AND WARNING INFORMATION...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE AREAS FROM
EAST OF DESTIN TO INDIAN PASS IN GULF COUNTY FLORIDA.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT (7 PM CDT) FOR ALL
OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
ALL OF THE BIG BEND EXCEPT TAYLOR AND DIXIE COUNTIES AND THE WEST
HALF OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR
COASTAL SECTIONS OF FRANKLIN...BAY...GULF AND COASTAL WALTON COUNTIES

A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO NOW INCLUDE ALL OF SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AND PANHANDLE...AND HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY AT 4 PM EDT.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL WATERS

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 3 PM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATRINA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.6 WEST...OR ABOUT 20 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HATTIESBURG MISSISSIPPI. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 245
MILES NORTHWEST OF DESTIN FLORIDA. KATRINA WAS MOVING TOWARD THE
NORTH NEAR 18 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT. HIGHEST SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 95 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. KATRINA IS NOW A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR
SIMPSON SCALE. STILL...IT REMAINS A VERY LARGE HURRICANE WITH
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTENDING OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES.

...PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THERE ARE NO LONGER ANY PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS BUT RESIDENTS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER..ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COASTS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
HEAVY SURF WILL DECREASE BUT CONTINUE ON THE HIGH SIDE DURING THE
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS LARGE SWELLS EMANATE FROM
THE LARGE AND POWERFUL KATRINA. STORM TIDES RANGE FROM AROUND 4 FEET
AT DESTIN TO 2 FEET AT APALACHICOLA. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE INTO
THE EVENING AS WE APPROACH LOW TIDE. WITHIN THE LAST HOUR...
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN WALTON...BAY AND GULF COUNTIES INDICATED
IMPROVING CONDITIONS. ALL BRIDGES HAVE BEEN REOPENED AND WATER IS
RECEDING ALONG THE BEACHES. STILL...HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE COASTAL PANHANDLE COUNTIES RESULTING IN MINOR BEACH EROSION.
THEREFORE A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE COUNTIES. THE
FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE THIS EVENING AND TOMORROW
MORNING FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS...

APALACHICOLA...LOW 831 PM MONDAY EVENING...HIGH 426 AM TUESDAY
MORNING

SAINT ANDREWS BAY AT PANAMA CITY...LOW 556 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING...
HIGH 729 AM TUESDAY MORNING

EAST PASS AT DESTIN...LOW 827 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING...HIGH 759 AM
CDT TUESDAY MORNING

ST MARKS...LOW 646 PM MONDAY EVENING...HIGH 124 AM TUESDAY MORNING

...WIND IMPACTS...
AT 3 PM CDT WINDS ALONG THE PANHANDLE COAST WERE GENERALLY OUT OF
THE SOUTH AT 25 TO 30 KTS...WITH GUSTS OF 40 KTS WITH A STRONG WEST
TO EAST GRADIENT. SOME SITES INCLUDE...DESTIN 22 KTS GUSTS 38
KTS...EGLIN AFB 33 KTS GUSTS 44 KTS...PANAMA CITY 20 KTS GUSTS 35
KTS...AND APALACHICOLA 22 KTS GUST 33 KTS. WINDS OFFSHORE INCLUDE...
THE PANAMA CITY BUOY 25 KTS WITH GUSTS 31 KTS. EVEN THOUGH KATRINA
WAS MOVING OVER MISSISSIPPI AT THIS TIME AND WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DECREASE...LOCAL SUSTAINED WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO ABOVE
40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE HEAVIER RAIN BANDS NEAR THE
COAST. SUCH WINDS CAN CAUSE DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES AS
WELL AS POWER OUTAGES...TIPPED OVER GARBAGE CANS AND PATIO FURNITURE
...AND UPROOTED TREES. THESE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH THE EVENING
AS KATRINA FURTHER ACCELERATES INLAND AND WEAKENS.

...RAINFALL AND FLOOD POTENTIAL...
AT 3 PM CDT WINDS ALONG THE PANHANDLE COAST WERE GENERALLY OUT OF
THE SOUTH AT 25 TO 30 KTS...WITH GUSTS OF 40 KTS WITH A STRONG WEST
TO EAST GRADIENT. SOME SITES INCLUDE...DESTIN 22 KTS GUSTS 38
KTS...EGLIN AFB 33 KTS GUSTS 44 KTS...PANAMA CITY 20 KTS GUSTS 35
KTS...AND APALACHICOLA 22 KTS GUST 33 KTS. WINDS OFFSHORE INCLUDE...
THE PANAMA CITY BUOY 25 KTS WITH GUSTS 31 KTS. EVEN THOUGH KATRINA
WAS MOVING OVER MISSISSIPPI AT THIS TIME AND WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DECREASE...LOCAL SUSTAINED WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO ABOVE
40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE HEAVIER RAIN BANDS NEAR THE
COAST. SUCH WINDS CAN CAUSE DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES AS
WELL AS POWER OUTAGES...TIPPED OVER GARBAGE CANS AND PATIO FURNITURE
...AND UPROOTED TREES. THESE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH THE EVENING
AS KATRINA FURTHER ACCELERATES INLAND AND WEAKENS.

...TORNADO THREAT...
SEVERAL TORNADOS WARNINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA. ADDITIONAL TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE REST OF
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE...SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.

...RIP CURRENTS...
ALONG WITH THE HIGH SURF THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EVERYONE...INCLUDING
EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS...SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE SURF.

...THIS WILL BE THE LAST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FOR HURRICANE
KATRINA ISSUED FROM THIS OFFICE...

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