[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
112 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008
...FAY CENTERED OVER APALACHEE BAY AND SLIGHTLY STRONGER...
...HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE OVER NORTHERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHERN
GEORGIA...
.AT 1100 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.2 WEST OR ABOUT 50
MILES...SOUTH OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA AND ABOUT 50 MILES...75
KM...EAST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA.
FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...TAKING FAY
NEAR OR OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO COAST ON SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE SLIGHTLY INCREASED AND ARE NOW NEAR
50 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND FAY IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A
TROPICAL STORM INTO SUNDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...
150 KM...MAINLY TO THE SOUTH FROM THE CENTER.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY THE
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES.
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS
STILL POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA AND GEORGIA TO THE
NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF FAY. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO
4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING
AREA OVER THE APALACHEE BAY IN AREAS OF ONSHORE WINDS.
FAY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO
10 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA...THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...SOUTHERN GEORGIA...SOUTHERN ALABAMA...AND SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES
POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA IN OUTER RAIN BANDS
ASSOCIATED WITH FAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO
2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER COASTAL SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA.
ISOLATED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 20 TO 30 INCHES HAVE
BEEN OBSERVED WITH FAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EAST-CENTRAL COAST
OF FLORIDA.
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY IN PORTIONS
OF NORTHERN FLORIDA...SOUTHERN GEORGIA...AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA.
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INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-JACKSON-
1212 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOST APALACHEE BAY OVERNIGHT AND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE ON SATURDAY MORNING.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
INLAND WALTON...HOLMES...JACKSON.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FAY WILL MOVE WESTWARD OVER THE APALACHEE BAY
OVERNIGHT AND ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SATURDAY MORNING.
WHILE FAY MAY ONLY BE A WEAK TROPICAL STORM OVER APALACHEE
BAY...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WHICH WOULD CONTINUE TO COULD CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE
AREA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING MINOR
DAMAGE TO WEAKER MOBILE HOMES.
THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL OF CONSIDERABLE FLOODING FROM THIS
STORM. IF YOU LIVE IN A LOW LYING AREA YOU SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED
PREPARATIONS TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. IF NECESSARY...SECURE
SANDBAGS TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.
...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE APALACHEE BAY
OVERNIGHT AND ACROSS THE PANHANDLE COAST SATURDAY MORNING...THERE
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THESE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MINOR DAMAGE TO WEAKER
MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS...LIKE GARBAGE CANS
OR PATIO FURNITURE...MAY BE MOVED BY THE STORM. SOME POWER POLES
AND ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...CREATING LOCALIZED
POWER OUTAGES.
WITH A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT AND FAY OVER THE
LOCAL AREA...YOU SHOULD HAVE ALREADY SECURED LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS
THAT MAY BE PICKED UP BY THE WIND.
...INLAND FLOODING...
SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE DOMINANT THREAT FROM
TROPICAL STORM FAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS 6 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS WILL
LIKELY CAUSE MODERATE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. RIVERINE
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN THE DAYS AHEAD AS HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING
OVER AREAS TO THE NORTH.
...TORNADOES...
A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOS EXISTS FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS
FAY MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 7 AM EDT SATURDAY...OR SOONER
IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
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FRANKLIN-JEFFERSON-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-DIXIE-
112 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOST APALACHEE BAY OVERNIGHT AND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE ON SATURDAY MORNING.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
FRANKLIN...JEFFERSON...WAKULLA...TAYLOR...DIXIE.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST.
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS AWAY FROM THE
IMMEDIATE COAST.
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FAY WILL MOVE WESTWARD OVER THE APALACHEE BAY
OVERNIGHT AND ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SATURDAY MORNING.
WHILE FAY MAY ONLY BE A WEAK TROPICAL STORM OVER APALACHEE
BAY...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WHICH WOULD CONTINUE TO COULD CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE
AREA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING MINOR
DAMAGE TO WEAKER MOBILE HOMES.
THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL OF CONSIDERABLE FLOODING FROM THIS
STORM. IF YOU LIVE IN A LOW LYING AREA YOU SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED
PREPARATIONS TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. IF NECESSARY...SECURE
SANDBAGS TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
OFFSHORE WINDS AHEAD OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WILL PREVENT ANY
INCREASES IN STORM TIDE LEVELS ALONG THE COAST. HOWEVER...ONSHORE
WINDS IN THE WAKE OF FAY MAY PRODUCE STORM TIDES THAT ARE 2 TO 3
FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. THIS COMBINING WITH THE TIDE
CYCLE MAY PRODUCE A MAXIMUM TOTAL STORM TIDE OF 2 TO 4 FEET IN
SOME LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE MAXIMUM
STORM TIDE OF 4 FEET IS MOST LIKELY IN WAKULLA COUNTY.
THE FOLLOWING ARE TIDE PREDICTIONS FOR OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
STEINHATCHEE RIVER ENTRANCE
SATURDAY...LOW TIDE AT 12:08 AM EDT. HIGH TIDE AT 6:08 AM
EDT...LOW TIDE AT 1:39 PM EDT. HIGH TIDE AT 8:16 PM EDT.
SUNDAY...LOW TIDE AT 1:22 AM EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 7:17 AM EDT...
LOW TIDE AT 3:34 PM EDT...HIGH 10:31 AM EDT.
ST MARKS RIVER ENTRANCE
SATURDAY...LOW TIDE AT 12:17 AM EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 6:12 AM
EDT...LOW TIDE AT 1:47 PM EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 8:33 PM EDT
SUNDAY...LOW TIDE AT 1:02 AM EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 6:59 AM EDT...
LOW TIDE AT 3:19 PM EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 10:24 PM EDT.
AUCILLA RIVER
SATURDAY...LOW TIDE AT 12:26 AM EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 6:12 AM
EDT...LOW TIDE AT 1:57 PM EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 8:20 PM EDT.
SUNDAY...LOW TIDE AT 1:07 AM EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 7:02 AM EDT...
LOW TIDE AT 3:23 PM EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 10:26 PM EDT.
SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE
SATURDAY...LOW TIDE AT 12:26 AM EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 6:12 AM
EDT...LOW TIDE AT 1:57 PM EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 8:20 PM EDT.
SUNDAY...HIGH TIDE AT 7:06 AM EDT...LOW TIDE AT 3:23 PM EDT...HIGH
TIDE AT 8:24 PM EDT.
...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE APALACHEE BAY
OVERNIGHT AND ACROSS THE PANHANDLE COAST SATURDAY MORNING...THERE
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THESE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MINOR DAMAGE TO WEAKER
MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS...LIKE GARBAGE CANS
OR PATIO FURNITURE...MAY BE MOVED BY THE STORM. POWER POLES OR
ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...CREATING LOCALIZED POWER
OUTAGES.
WITH A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT AND FAY OVER THE
LOCAL AREA...YOU SHOULD HAVE ALREADY SECURED LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS
THAT MAY BE PICKED UP BY THE WIND.
...INLAND FLOODING...
SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE DOMINANT THREAT FROM
TROPICAL STORM FAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS 6 TO 8 INCHES. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE MODERATE FLOODING OF
LOW LYING AREAS. RIVERINE FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN THE DAYS AHEAD AS
HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING OVER THE COASTAL BIG BEND.
...TORNADOES...
A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOS EXISTS FOR SATURDAY AS FAY MOVES
ACROSS THE REGION.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 7 AM EDT SATURDAY...OR SOONER
IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
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COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF-
1212 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOST APALACHEE BAY OVERNIGHT AND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE ON SATURDAY MORNING.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
COASTAL WALTON...BAY...GULF.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND AREAS
AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FAY WILL MOVE WESTWARD OVER THE APALACHEE BAY
OVERNIGHT AND ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SATURDAY MORNING.
WHILE FAY MAY ONLY BE A WEAK TROPICAL STORM OVER APALACHEE
BAY...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WHICH WOULD CONTINUE TO COULD CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE
AREA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING MINOR
DAMAGE TO WEAKER MOBILE HOMES.
THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL OF CONSIDERABLE FLOODING FROM THIS
STORM. IF YOU LIVE IN A LOW LYING AREA YOU SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED
PREPARATIONS TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. IF NECESSARY...SECURE
SANDBAGS TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
OFFSHORE WINDS AHEAD OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WILL PREVENT ANY
INCREASES IN STORM TIDE LEVELS ALONG THE COAST OVERNIGHT.
HOWEVER...ONSHORE WINDS IN THE WAKE OF FAY MAY PRODUCE STORM TIDES
THAT ARE 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. THIS COMBINING
WITH THE TIDE CYCLE MAY PRODUCE A MAXIMUM TOTAL STORM TIDE OF 2 TO
4 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
A SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE AT THIS TIME IS NOT EXPECTED. TIDES WILL
LIKELY RUN 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS FAY
MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.
HERE ARE SOME TIDE TIMES FROM SELECTED LOCATIONS IN THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...
PANAMA CITY AT SAINT ANDREWS BAY...
SATURDAY...2:41 AM CDT...HIGH TIDE...207 PM CDT...LOW TIDE.
SUNDAY...3:39 AM EDT HIGH TIDE...3:40 PM LOW TIDE
DESTIN
SATURDAY...305 AM CDT...HIGH TIDE...244 PM CDT...LOW TIDE.
SUNDAY...4:13 AM HIGH TIDE...4:17 PM EDT LOW TIDE.
...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE APALACHEE BAY
OVERNIGHT AND ACROSS THE PANHANDLE COAST SATURDAY MORNING...THERE
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THESE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MINOR DAMAGE TO WEAKER
MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS...LIKE GARBAGE CANS
OR PATIO FURNITURE...MAY BE MOVED BY THE STORM. POWER POLES OR
ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...CREATING LOCALIZED POWER
OUTAGES.
WITH A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT AND FAY OVER THE
LOCAL AREA...YOU SHOULD HAVE ALREADY SECURED LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS
THAT MAY BE PICKED UP BY THE WIND.
...INLAND FLOODING...
SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE DOMINANT THREAT FROM
TROPICAL STORM FAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS 6 TO 8 INCHES. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE MODERATE FLOODING OF
LOW LYING AREAS. RIVERINE FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN THE DAYS AHEAD AS
HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING OVER THE COASTAL BIG BEND.
...TORNADOES...
A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOS EXISTS FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS
FAY MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 7 AM EDT SATURDAY...OR SOONER
IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
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GADSDEN-LEON-MADISON-LIBERTY-LAFAYETTE-
112 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN
APALACHEE BAY OVERNIGHT AND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE ON SATURDAY MORNING.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
GADSDEN...LEON...MADISON...LIBERTY...LAFAYETTE.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE INLAND
BIG BEND COUNTIES.
A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FAY WILL MOVE WESTWARD OVER THE APALACHEE BAY
OVERNIGHT AND ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SATURDAY MORNING.
WHILE FAY MAY ONLY BE A WEAK TROPICAL STORM OVER APALACHEE
BAY...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WHICH WOULD CONTINUE TO COULD CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE
AREA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING MINOR
DAMAGE TO WEAKER MOBILE HOMES.
THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL OF CONSIDERABLE FLOODING FROM THIS
STORM. IF YOU LIVE IN A LOW LYING AREA YOU SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED
PREPARATIONS TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. IF NECESSARY...SECURE
SANDBAGS TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.
...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE APALACHEE BAY
OVERNIGHT AND ACROSS THE PANHANDLE COAST SATURDAY MORNING...THERE
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THESE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MINOR DAMAGE TO WEAKER
MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS...LIKE GARBAGE CANS
OR PATIO FURNITURE...MAY BE MOVED BY THE STORM. POWER POLES OR
ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...CREATING LOCALIZED POWER
OUTAGES.
WITH A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT AND FAY OVER THE
LOCAL AREA...YOU SHOULD HAVE ALREADY SECURED LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS
THAT MAY BE PICKED UP BY THE WIND.
...INLAND FLOODING...
SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE DOMINANT THREAT FROM
TROPICAL STORM FAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE MODERATE
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. RIVERINE FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN THE
DAYS AHEAD AS HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING OVER THE INLAND BIG BEND
INTO THE RIVERS.
...TORNADOES...
A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOS EXISTS FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS
FAY MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 7 AM SATURDAY...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
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WASHINGTON-CALHOUN-
1212 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOST APALACHEE BAY OVERNIGHT AND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE ON SATURDAY MORNING.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
WASHINGTON...CALHOUN.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND AREAS AWAY
FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FAY WILL MOVE WESTWARD OVER THE APALACHEE BAY
OVERNIGHT AND ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SATURDAY MORNING.
WHILE FAY MAY ONLY BE A WEAK TROPICAL STORM OVER APALACHEE
BAY...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WHICH WOULD CONTINUE TO COULD CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE
AREA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING MINOR
DAMAGE TO WEAKER MOBILE HOMES.
THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL OF CONSIDERABLE FLOODING FROM THIS
STORM. IF YOU LIVE IN A LOW LYING AREA YOU SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED
PREPARATIONS TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. IF NECESSARY...SECURE
SANDBAGS TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.
...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE APALACHEE BAY
OVERNIGHT AND ACROSS THE PANHANDLE COAST SATURDAY MORNING...THERE
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THESE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MINOR DAMAGE TO WEAKER
MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS...LIKE GARBAGE CANS
OR PATIO FURNITURE...MAY BE MOVED BY THE STORM. POWER POLES OR
ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...CREATING LOCALIZED POWER
OUTAGES.
WITH A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT AND FAY OVER THE
LOCAL AREA...YOU SHOULD HAVE ALREADY SECURED LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS
THAT MAY BE PICKED UP BY THE WIND.
...INLAND FLOODING...
SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE DOMINANT THREAT FROM
TROPICAL STORM FAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS 6 TO 8 INCHES. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE MODERATE FLOODING OF
LOW LYING AREAS. RIVERINE FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN THE DAYS AHEAD AS
HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING OVER THE COASTAL BIG BEND.
...TORNADOES...
A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOS EXISTS FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS
FAY MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 7 AM EDT SATURDAY...OR SOONER
IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
$$
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APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
112 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING OVER THE WATERS OF
APALACHEE BAY. MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
APALACHICOLA TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL
MILES.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS
OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL STORM
FAY AND REMAIN IN PORT TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY UNTIL FAY DEPARTS
THE AREA. WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL LIKELY CREATE HIGH
SEAS AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR BOATERS.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING OVER THE WATERS.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY
THROUGHOUT SATURDAY AS THE CENTER OF FAY MOVES CLOSER TO THE
WATERS. MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.
...TORNADOES...
DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF FAY...A THREAT OF ISOLATED
TORNADOS MAY EXIST ACROSS THE WATERS OF APALACHEE BAY TODAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 7 AM EDT SATURDAY...OR SOONER
IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
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COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
112 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS
OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
COASTAL WATERS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BETWEEN APALACHICOLA AND
DESTIN OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL STORM
FAY AND REMAIN IN PORT TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY UNTIL FAY DEPARTS
THE AREA. WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL LIKELY CREATE HIGH
SEAS AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR BOATERS.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE CAN BE EXPECTED ON
SATURDAY AS THE CENTER OF FAY APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE EAST.
...TORNADOES...
A LOW TORNADO THREAT WILL DEVELOP ON SATURDAY AS FAY MOVES ACROSS
THE COASTAL WATERS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 7 AM EDT SATURDAY...OR SOONER
IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
$$
GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-231545-
/O.CON.KTAE.HU.S.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-
TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-
BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
112 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUED TO SLOWLY MOVE WESTWARD ACROSS THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TOWARDS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE. BANDS OF HEAVY
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
QUITMAN...CLAY...RANDOLPH...CALHOUN...TERRELL...DOUGHERTY...
LEE...WORTH...TURNER...TIFT...BEN HILL...IRWIN...EARLY...
MILLER...BAKER...MITCHELL...COLQUITT...COOK...BERRIEN...
SEMINOLE...DECATUR...GRADY...THOMAS...BROOKS...LOWNDES...LANIER.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE MAIN THREAT FROM FAY WILL BE THE POTENTIAL OF CONSIDERABLE
FLOODING. THIS THREAT IS GREATEST IN NORTH FLORIDA AND IN THE SOUTH
GEORGIA COUNTIES CLOSE TO THE FLORIDA BORDER. IF YOU LIVE IN A LOW
LYING AREA...YOU SHOULD HAVE ALREADY MADE PREPARATIONS TO MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING OCCURS. IF NECESSARY...SECURE SANDBAGS
TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY. SOME OF THE STRONGER RAIN BANDS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS UP
TO 40 MPH...OR MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE IN THE AFTERNOON
HOURS.
...INLAND FLOODING...
SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE DOMINANT THREAT FROM
TROPICAL STORM FAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTH GEORGIA
COUNTIES NEAR THE FLORIDA BORDER. RAINFALL AMOUNTS FURTHER NORTH
INTO SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL BE 3 TO 6 INCHES. THIS WILL
LIKELY CAUSE MODERATE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...ESPECIALLY
WHERE HEAVIER RAINFALL OCCURS. RIVER FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN THE
DAYS AHEAD AS HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING OVER SOUTH GEORGIA FILTERS
DOWN INTO THE RIVERS.
...TORNADOES...
A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOS EXISTS FOR SATURDAY AS FAY MOVES
ACROSS THE REGION.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AT 7 AM EDT SATURDAY...OR SOONER
IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
$$
ALZ065>069-231545-
/O.CON.KTAE.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
1212 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008
...FAY MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD...
...HEAVY RAINFALL SPREADING ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOST APALACHEE BAY OVERNIGHT AND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE ON SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVIER RAINFALL WILL LIKELY
APPROACH LATER TONIGHT.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
COFFEE...DALE...HENRY...GENEVA...HOUSTON.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE MAIN THREAT FROM FAY WILL BE THE POTENTIAL OF CONSIDERABLE
FLOODING. THIS THREAT IS GREATEST IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AND EXTREME SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. IF YOU LIVE
IN A LOW LYING AREA...YOU SHOULD HAVE ALREADY MADE PREPARATIONS
TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING OCCURS. IF NECESSARY...SECURE
SANDBAGS TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. SOME OF THE STRONGER RAIN BANDS MAY
PRODUCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...OR MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE
IN THE MORNING HOURS.
...INLAND FLOODING...
SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE DOMINANT THREAT FROM
TROPICAL STORM FAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAINFALL AMOUNTS
AROUND 6 TO 8 INCHES IN THE SOUTHEAST ALABAMA COUNTIES NEAR THE
FLORIDA BORDER. RAINFALL AMOUNTS FURTHER NORTH INTO SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA WILL BE AROUND 4 TO 6 INCHES. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE
MODERATE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...ESPECIALLY WHERE HEAVIER
RAINFALL OCCURS. RIVER FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN THE DAYS AHEAD AS
HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING OVER SOUTH ALABAMA FILTERS DOWN INTO THE
RIVERS.
...TORNADOES...
A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOS EXISTS FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS
FAY MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 7 AM EDT SATURDAY...OR SOONER
IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
$$
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