[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KMOB 082214 CCA
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED...CORRECTED...
HURRICANE IDA LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
413 PM CST SUN NOV 8 2009

...HURRICANE WATCH EXTENDED EAST OF MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA BORDER AS
IDA STRENGTHENS A LITTLE WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SELECT LOCATIONS OF INLAND...SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND
PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

A WATCH MEANS THE STATED CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 36
HOURS FOR THE SPECIFIED AREAS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 12 PM CST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IDA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 21.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.1 WEST...OR ABOUT 100 MILES
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF COZUMEL MEXICO. THIS IS ABOUT 630 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MOBILE AL.

IDA IS MOVING NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-
NORTHWEST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH LIKELY BY TUESDAY. ON
THE FORECAST TRACK....THE CENTER OF IDA SHOULD MOVE INTO THE GULF OF
MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON...AND BE NEAR THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BY
TUESDAY.

IDA IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON SCALE. SOME
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TODAY...WITH GRADUAL WEAKENING
EXPECTED ON MONDAY. IDA IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LOSING TROPICAL
CHARACTERISTICS ON TUESDAY AS IT NEARS THE GULF COAST...BUT IT COULD
REACH THE COAST AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. THE
MAIN THREATS FROM HURRICANE IDA WILL INCLUDE HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG
WINDS TO NEAR HURRICANE FORCE ALONG THE COAST WITH TROPICAL STORM
FORCE INLAND AND STORM SURGE ALONG THE COAST. A GENERAL CONCERN
SHOULD BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME DAMAGE...INCLUDING POWER
OUTAGES...FROM PASCAGOULA OVER TO DESTIN.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE
TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE EVENTS.
FOR INLAND LOCATIONS...TROPICAL CYCLONE CONDITIONS ARE ASSOCIATED
WITH HIGH WIND...BUT FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS AND PLACES PRONE TO
COASTAL FLOODING...THEY ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH HIGH WIND AND STORM
SURGE. TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE COMPRISED OF HURRICANES...TROPICAL
STORMS... AND TROPICAL DEPRESSIONS. HURRICANES HAVE WINDS OF 74 MPH
OR HIGHER...WHICH EQUATES TO 64 KNOTS OR HIGHER. TROPICAL STORMS HAVE
WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...WHICH EQUATES TO 34 TO 63 KNOTS. TROPICAL
DEPRESSIONS HAVE WINDS OF LESS THAN 39 MPH OR 33 KNOTS.

HEAVY RAIN...TORNADOES...AND WATERSPOUTS ACCOMPANY TROPICAL
CYCLONES.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOBILE BY 530 PM CST. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS
REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR POTENTIAL
IMPACTS ON OUR AREA.

MEDLIN / BEAMAN

ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-090330-
/O.NEW.KMOB.HU.A.1011.091108T2213Z-000000T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
413 PM CST SUN NOV 8 2009

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A HURRICANE WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT
WILL FOLLOW THIS AFTERNOON. IDA IS MOVING NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. A
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH
LIKELY BY TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK....THE CENTER OF IDA SHOULD
MOVE INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON...AND BE NEAR THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST BY TUESDAY.

&&

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