[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KMOB 300259
HLSMOB
ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-300400-

TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1000 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

...ALL WATCHES AND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DROPPED FOR COASTAL AND
INLAND AREAS...

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING ISSUED FOR COASTAL ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST
FLORIDA...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS
IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...ESCAMBIA...COVINGTON...WASHINGTON...CONECUH...
MONROE...BUTLER...CLARKE...CRENSHAW...WILCOX...CHOCTAW...BALDWIN AND
MOBILE COUNTIES.

IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE...STONE...PERRY...GREENE AND WAYNE
COUNTIES.

IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...OKALOOSA...ESCAMBIA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS FOR COASTAL AREAS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED
EFFECTIVE AT 10 PM THIS EVENING. THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS
FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 PM CDT...HURRICANE KATRINA HAS MOVED WELL NORTH OF OUR
REGION AND IS CENTERED NEAR COLUMBUS MISSISSIPPI. KATRINA IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 22 MPH.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
KATRINA IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION ON TUESDAY.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  973 MB...28.73 INCHES.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING ALONG THE COAST IS STILL OCCURRING
AND A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR COASTAL SECTIONS
OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WATER
LEVELS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT.

...RIP CURRENTS...
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY.
SWIMMERS SHOULD NOT ENTER THE WATER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS IS THE LAST TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT THAT WILL BE ISSUED
BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE ON THIS
EVENT.

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CULLEN

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