[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Sun Aug 31 02:31:44 CDT 2008
WTUS84 KMOB 310731
HLSMOB
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
231 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008
...A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM PASCAGOULA
MISSISSIPPI TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE...AND A TROPICAL
STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE
EASTWARD TO DESTIN FLORIDA...
AT 2 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 23.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 175 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FLORIDA...OR ABOUT 484 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE
MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON
THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO LATER TODAY...AND THEN MAKE LANDFALL ON THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST MONDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 135 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WHILE
GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED DURING PASSAGE OVER CUBA...IT IS FORECAST TO
RE-INTENSIFY DURING THE DAY AS IT MOVES OVER THE WARM WATERS OF THE
GULF OF MEXICO. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY AFTER THAT
TIME...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE THROUGH
LANDFALL ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
200 MILES.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 958 MB...28.29 INCHES.
ALZ061>064-311130-
/O.CON.KMOB.HU.A.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
231 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
SLIGHTLY INCREASED THE STORM SURGE FORECAST OVER SOUTHERN MOBILE
COUNTY AND THE WESTERN SHORE OF MOBILE BAY.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES IN
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 23.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 175 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FLORIDA...OR ABOUT 484 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE
MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON
THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO LATER TODAY...AND THEN MAKE LANDFALL ON THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST MONDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 135 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WHILE
GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED DURING PASSAGE OVER CUBA...IT IS FORECAST TO
RE-INTENSIFY DURING THE DAY AS IT MOVES OVER THE WARM WATERS OF THE
GULF OF MEXICO. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY AFTER THAT
TIME...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE THROUGH
LANDFALL ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
200 MILES.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 958 MB...28.29 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE THEIR PREPARATIONS. TAKE
ACTION NOW TO SECURE PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY AT BEACH FRONT HOMES AND
WITH BOATS. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR
THE LATEST EVACUATION INFORMATION.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK AND SPEED...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV
IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA ON MONDAY.
STARTING MONDAY MORNING...THE MAXIMUM TOTAL STORM TIDE COULD REACH 5
TO 7 FEET ALONG SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY FROM CEDAR POINT WESTWARD
ACROSS PORTERSVILLE BAY...CODEN AND BAYOU LA BATRE. ALONG THE WESTERN
SHORE OF MOBILE BAY...TOTAL STORM TIDE FROM THE FOWL RIVER AREA NORTH
ACROSS THE THEODORE INDUSTRIAL CANAL...DOG RIVER...TO THE ALABAMA
STATE DOCKS AND PORT OF MOBILE COULD REACH 4 TO 6 FEET BY MONDAY
MORNING.
...WINDS...
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 45 TO 55
MPH ARE LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD THE ALABAMA COASTAL AREAS LATE TONIGHT
AND MONDAY MORNING...MAINLY ALONG AND TO THE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10.
...TORNADOES...
THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY
EVENING INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL
CYCLONES WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE BY 530 AM CDT.
$$
GMZ630-650-670-311130-
/O.CON.KMOB.HU.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
231 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WIND AND SEA HEIGHT FORECAST INFORMATION...ALONG WITH NEW
STORM INFORMATION.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES...INCLUDING
MOBILE BAY.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OF
ALABAMA OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES...INCLUDING MOBILE BAY.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 23.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 175 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FLORIDA...OR ABOUT 484 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE
MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON
THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO LATER TODAY...AND THEN MAKE LANDFALL ON THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST MONDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 135 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WHILE
GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED DURING PASSAGE OVER CUBA...IT IS FORECAST TO
RE-INTENSIFY DURING THE DAY AS IT MOVES OVER THE WARM WATERS OF THE
GULF OF MEXICO. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY AFTER THAT
TIME...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE THROUGH
LANDFALL ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
200 MILES.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 958 MB...28.29 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE THEIR PREPARATIONS. TAKE
ACTION NOW TO SECURE YOUR MARINE INTERESTS. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO
AND TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST EVACUATION INFORMATION.
...WINDS...
EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE FROM 35 TO 45 KNOTS
THIS EVENING...WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FEET OVERNIGHT. HURRICANE
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS THE CENTER OF
GUSTAV PASSES TO THE WEST...MOVING INLAND ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.
...TORNADOES...
THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING
INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES
WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE BY 530 AM CDT.
$$
FLZ001>006-311130-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.A.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
231 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...
AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 23.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 175 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FLORIDA...OR ABOUT 484 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE
MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON
THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO LATER TODAY...AND THEN MAKE LANDFALL ON THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST MONDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 135 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WHILE
GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED DURING PASSAGE OVER CUBA...IT IS FORECAST TO
RE-INTENSIFY DURING THE DAY AS IT MOVES OVER THE WARM WATERS OF THE
GULF OF MEXICO. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY AFTER THAT
TIME...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE THROUGH
LANDFALL ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
200 MILES.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 958 MB...28.29 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE THEIR TROPICAL CYCLONE
PREPARATIONS. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE PROPERTY... ESPECIALLY AT
BEACH FRONT HOMES AND WITH BOATS. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO AND
TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST EVACUATION INFORMATION.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK AND SPEED...THE CENTER OF
GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA
COAST ON MONDAY. THE MAXIMUM TOTAL STORM TIDE COULD REACH 2 TO 4
FEET IN SOME AREAS...MAINLY OVER FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
FLORIDA...INCLUDING PENSACOLA.
...WINDS...
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE
LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AREAS BY MONDAY
MORNING...MAINLY ALONG AND TO THE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10.
...TORNADOES...
THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY
EVENING INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL
CYCLONES WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE BY 530 AM CDT.
$$
GMZ655-675-311130-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
231 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL
MILES.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS
OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 23.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 175 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FLORIDA...OR ABOUT 484 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE
MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON
THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO LATER TODAY...AND THEN MAKE LANDFALL ON THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST MONDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 135 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WHILE
GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED DURING PASSAGE OVER CUBA...IT IS FORECAST TO
RE-INTENSIFY DURING THE DAY AS IT MOVES OVER THE WARM WATERS OF THE
GULF OF MEXICO. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY AFTER THAT
TIME...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE THROUGH
LANDFALL ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
200 MILES.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 958 MB...28.29 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE THEIR TROPICAL CYCLONE
PREPARATIONS. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE YOUR MARINE INTERESTS. STAY
TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...AS WELL AS LOCAL COMMERCIAL RADIO AND
TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.
...WINDS...
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS
THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 KNOTS ARE
POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS LATE THIS EVENING
AND MONDAY.
...TORNADOES...
THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY
EVENING INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL
CYCLONES WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE BY 530 AM CDT.
$$
GARMON
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