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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IDA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
753 PM EST SUN NOV 8 2009

...IDA SLIGHTLY STRONGER...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

NON-ROUTINE PRODUCTS THERE IS A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 PM EST (6 PM CST) AND A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM
MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GULF AND FRANKLIN
COUNTIES.

THERE IS A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR WAKULLA COUNTY.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 PM EST...OR 6 PM CST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IDA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.5 WEST...OR ABOUT
140 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA. THIS IS
ABOUT 490 MILES SOUTH OF PANAMA CITY FL...OR ABOUT 520 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TALLAHASSEE FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH-
NORTHWEST AND HAS INCREASED TO 12 MPH. STORM INTENSITY HAS
INCREASED TO 105 MPH. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...IDA IS EXPECTED TO
CROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT AND MONDAY... AND BE NEAR THE
NORTHEAST GULF COAST MONDAY NIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
HURRICANE IDA IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO
BY MONDAY...BUT IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT ENCOUNTERS
STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND VERY DRY AIR ALOFT. CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS WILL BEGIN TO
DETERIORATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AS IDA STARTS TO TURN MORE TO THE
NORTHEAST. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT THE
PANHANDLE COAST MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AS IDA DRAWS CLOSER. THE
WORST WEATHER WILL OCCUR OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...WITH ROUGH SEAS
AND HIGH WINDS. IT IS TOO EARLY TO PROVIDE EXACT WIND AND SURGE
FORECAST VALUES FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD
BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST DAMAGING WINDS SOMEWHERE WITHIN
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN
FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED
THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE
ISSUED. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS
RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING
TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU
LIVE ON A BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS
TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS. REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT
SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM
INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR
ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE
REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS
FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
AND YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AROUND 1130 PM EST...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.


GMZ750-770-090615-
/O.CON.KTAE.HU.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
753 PM EST SUN NOV 8 2009

...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES ALONG THE GULF OF MEXICO COAST...
AND EXTENDS FROM MEXICO BEACH WESTWARD. ALTHOUGH IDA IS FORECAST
TO WEAKEN AND BECOME NON TROPICAL AS IT NEARS THE FLORIDA COAST
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...THERE IS STILL A POSSIBILITY OF
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST
AND THE PANHANDLE COASTAL WATERS.

&&

...MARINE...
WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE TO GALE FORCE LEVELS LATER TONIGHT
AND WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MARINE AREA THROUGH
AT LEAST TUESDAY EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE
OVER THE PANHANDLE WATERS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AS THE STORM
APPROACHES AND MOVES ASHORE. SEAS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE TONIGHT
AND MONDAY...PEAK SOMETIME MONDAY NIGHT IN THE RANGE OF 15 TO 25
FEET...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE MID-WEEK PERIOD.

...WINDS...
ALTHOUGH ELEVATED WINDS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS BETWEEN HURRICANE IDA TO OUR SOUTH AND HIGH PRESSURE TO
OUR NORTH...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FURTHER DETERIORATE MONDAY
AND MONDAY NIGHT. AS IDA MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST
TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO HURRICANE
FORCE ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

&&

$$

FLZ008-012-090615-
/O.CON.KTAE.HU.A.1011.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WALTON-BAY-
653 PM CST SUN NOV 8 2009

...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES EASTWARD ALONG THE GULF OF MEXICO
COAST...AND EXTENDS FROM MEXICO BEACH WESTWARD. ALTHOUGH IDA IS
FORECAST TO WEAKEN AND BECOME NON TROPICAL AS IT NEARS THE COAST
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...THERE IS STILL A POSSIBILITY OF
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST
AND THE PANHANDLE COASTAL WATERS.

&&

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AT THIS TIME...STORM TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE
COAST OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE DURING HIGH TIDE MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY. SURF WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...PEAK MONDAY NIGHT
INTO TUESDAY WITH POSSIBLE HEIGHTS IN THE RANGE OF 9 TO 12 FEET
AND OCCASIONALLY HIGHER AT SELECT SPOTS ALONG THE COAST. LARGE
SURF WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND POSSIBLE ROAD
CLOSURES ALONG THE VULNERABLE PORTIONS OF THE COAST.

...INLAND FLOODING...
WIDESPREAD STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE
LIKELY...BUT LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 5 INCHES AND
ISOLATED AMOUNTS 6 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE ARE POSSIBLE DEPENDING
ON WHERE AND IF INDIVIDUAL HEAVY RAIN BANDS SET UP...MAINLY
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IDA PASSES NEARBY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...THE
THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL SOME POSSIBILITY FOR TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS AND HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS. SINCE THERE IS STILL
SOME UNCERTAINTY...CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST MINOR DAMAGE SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE
AREA...MAINLY TO SMALL TREES AND POWER LINES. UNSECURED OUTDOOR
ITEMS LIKE PATIO FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS MAY GET BLOWN AROUND
IN THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS.



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