[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
548 PM EDT SUN JUL 10 2005

...THE HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR AREAS EAST OF
DESTIN...
...THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND...
...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM DESTIN EAST TO THE
SUWANNEE RIVER...
...AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT (11 PM CDT)...
...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

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

...WATCH AND WARNING INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM DESTIN EAST TO THE
SUWANNEE RIVER. AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT (11 PM CDT). A FLOOD WATCH IS IN
EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
DENNIS MADE LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE AT 225 PM CDT ON
SANTA ROSA ISLAND BETWEEN NAVARRE BEACH AND PENSACOLA BEACH FLORIDA.
AT 4 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED AT LATITUDE
30.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.2 WEST...OR ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH OF
PENSACOLA FLORIDA. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 110 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
DOTHAN ALABAMA. DENNIS IS MOVING JUST WEST OF DUE NORTH AT NEAR 21
MPH. A GENERAL NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD TRACK WITH SOME DECREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DENNIS IS EXPECTED TO
WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
IS 950 MB...OR 28.05 INCHES.

...WIND IMPACTS...
BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COAST OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...AND OVER COASTAL AND INLAND PORTIONS
OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA.
SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
WALTON COUNTY COAST FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF HOURS. THE FOLLOWING ARE
SOME LOCAL WIND REPORTS AT 4 PM CDT:

EGLIN AFB...45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 62 MPH. AN EARLIER GUST REACHED 78
MPH.
CRESTVIEW...31 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 51 MPH.
PANAMA CITY...21 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 36 MPH.
OZARK...24 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 33 MPH.
DOTHAN...22 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 31 MPH.
MARIANNA...18 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 31 MPH.
TALLAHASSEE...23 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 37 MPH.
CROSS CITY...12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 24 MPH.
CEDAR KEY...35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
C TOWER...41 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 46 MPH.
BUOY 42039 (PANAMA CITY BUOY)...33 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH.

...RAINFALL AND FLOOD POTENTIAL INFORMATION...
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. THESE AREAS HAVE RECEIVED 4 TO 5
INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES.
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS HAS ALREADY OCCURRED
AND WILL CONTINUE IN THESE AREAS...AND WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER
AREAS FURTHER NORTH AND WEST.

SOME STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FOR DENNIS THROUGH 4 PM CDT...

TALLAHASSEE  5.97 INCHES
PERRY        5.34 INCHES
CROSS CITY   4.33 INCHES
PANAMA CITY  3.43 INCHES
DOTHAN       2.87 INCHES
VALDOSTA     2.75 INCHES

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
ALONG THE PANHANDLE COAST...STORM SURGES HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT. THE
BEACHES OF SOUTH WALTON COUNTY COULD SEE 8 TO 10 FOOT SURGES. BAY
AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES HAVE EXPERIENCED A 6 TO 8 FOOT SURGE. ALL OF
THESE EXPOSED AREAS WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE SEVERE BEACH EROSION AS
LARGE BATTERING WAVES...SIMILAR TO LAST YEARS HURRICANE
IVAN...STRIKE THE COAST. THE LATEST SEA HEIGHTS MEASURED AT THE
OFFSHORE BUOY SOUTH OF PANAMA CITY WAS 16 FEET.

STORM TIDES HAVE RISEN TO 9 FEET TODAY IN WAKULLA COUNTY AND 8 TO 10
FEET IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL RISES ARE
EXPECTED. WATER HAS PUSHED ACROSS ROUTE 98 NEAR APALACHICOLA AND
THERE HAS BEEN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE THERE SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS OBSERVED
IN 1985 WITH KATE AND ELENA. THE SHIELDS MARINA ON THE SAINT MARKS
RIVER IS COMPLETELY FLOODED. TO THE EAST...TOTAL STORM TIDES WILL
REACH 5 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE EASTERN TAYLOR COUNTY COAST
AND DOWN DOWN THE BIG BEND TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER. TAYLOR AND DIXIE
COUNTIES HAVE REPORTED 1 1/2 FOOT DEEP WATER OVER SEVERAL ROADS IN
STEINHATCHEE AND JENA. NO ADDITIONAL RISES ARE ANTICIPATED.

NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE AS FOLLOWS...

SHELL POINT...
TODAY...HIGH 4:43 PM...LOW 11:00 AM AND 11:38 PM.
MONDAY...HIGH 6:12 AM AND 5:27 PM...LOW 11:45 AM.

APALACHICOLA...
TODAY...LOW 1:09 PM...HIGH 8:22 AM AND 6:07 PM.
MONDAY...HIGH 8:38 AM AND 7:01 AM...LOW 1:35 AM AND 2:02 PM.

PORT SAINT JOE...
TODAY...HIGH 12:40 PM...LOW 10:51 PM.
MONDAY...HIGH 12:56 PM...LOW 10:41 PM.

PANAMA CITY...
TODAY...HIGH 12:07 PM...LOW 10:31 PM.
MONDAY...HIGH 12:23 PM...LOW 10:21 PM.

DESTIN...
TODAY...HIGH 12:37 PM.
MONDAY...HIGH 12:53 PM...LOW 1:12 AM.

...RIP CURRENTS...
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY DUE TO INCREASING
SURF AND WINDS.

...TORNADO THREAT...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE BY 9 PM EDT.


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