[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...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 MIDNIGHT EDT (11 PM CDT)...

...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 MIDNIGHT EDT (11 PM CDT) FOR THE ENTIRE AREA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM CDT...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DENNIS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.6 WEST...OR ABOUT
20 MILES NORTHEAST OF JACKSON ALABAMA. DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE
NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH SOME DECREASE
IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DENNIS IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION ON MONDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES...MAINLY TO
THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS
ESTIMATED AT 972 MB...OR 28.70 INCHES.

...WIND IMPACTS...
BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...COASTAL AND INLAND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME
WIND REPORTS AT 9 PM EDT (8 PM CDT):

EGLIN AFB...30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 38 MPH.
CRESTVIEW...17 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 MPH.
APALACHICOLA...23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 36 MPH.
PANAMA CITY...20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 33 MPH.
OZARK...24 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 MPH.
DOTHAN...24 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 32 MPH.
TALLAHASSEE...22 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 28 MPH.
KEATON BEACH...23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 27 MPH.
CEDAR KEY...23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 26 MPH.
C TOWER...29 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 33 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
6 INCHES...WITH LOCAL 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 8 PM EDT
(7 PM CDT)...

TALLAHASSEE  5.98 INCHES
PERRY        6.95 INCHES
CROSS CITY   4.37 INCHES
PANAMA CITY  3.39 INCHES
DOTHAN       3.10 INCHES
VALDOSTA     3.91 INCHES
ALBANY       2.92 INCHES

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
ALONG THE PANHANDLE COAST...STORM SURGES HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT. THE
BEACHES OF SOUTH WALTON COUNTY COULD STILL 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
DUE TO LARGE BATTERING WAVES...SIMILAR TO HURRICANE IVAN. THE LATEST
WAVE HEIGHTS MEASURED AT THE OFFSHORE BUOY SOUTH OF PANAMA CITY WAS
16 FEET. THE STORM SURGE VALUES WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATER
TONIGHT.

STORM TIDES HAVE RISEN TO 9 FEET IN WAKULLA AND DIXIE COUNTIES...AND
8 TO 10 FEET IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL RISES ARE
EXPECTED. HIGHWAY 98 IS CLOSED BETWEEN APALACHICOLA AND EASTPOINT...
AND FROM NEWPORT TO THE FRANKLIN COUNTY LINE. EXTENSIVE COASTAL
FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN WAKULLA...FRANKLIN AND DIXIE COUNTIES.
SAINT MARKS IS FLOODED. TO THE EAST...TOTAL STORM TIDES WILL REACH 4
TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE TAYLOR COUNTY COAST SOUTH TO THE
SUWANNEE RIVER. TAYLOR AND DIXIE COUNTIES HAVE REPORTED WATER UP TO
TWO FEET DEEP OVER SEVERAL ROADS IN STEINHATCHEE AND JENA. NO
ADDITIONAL RISES ARE ANTICIPATED.

NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE AS FOLLOWS...

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

APALACHICOLA...
MONDAY...HIGH 8:38 AM AND 7:01 AM...LOW 1:35 AM AND 2:02 PM.

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

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

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

...RIP CURRENTS...
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY DUE TO THE HIGH
SURF.

...TORNADO THREAT...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE 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 1130 PM EDT.

$$

JAMSKI

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