[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM IDA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1230 PM EST MON NOV 9 2009

...IDA WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM WHILE APPROACHING THE GULF
COAST...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHERN GEORGIA...AND NORTHERN
FLORIDA AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OF THE
NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF DESTIN
EASTWARD TO THE AUCILLA RIVER.

THE HURRICANE WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF DESTIN TO
INDIAN PASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE INLAND
PORTIONS OF BAY...WALTON...GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES AS WELL AS
FOR THE FOLLOWING INLAND COUNTIES OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND
PANHANDLE...HOLMES...WASHINGTON...JACKSON...CALHOUN AND LIBERTY.

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND...COFFEE...DALE...HENRY...GENEVA...HOUSTIN...EARLY...
MILLER...BAKER...MITCHELL...SEMINOLE...DECATUR...GRADY...THOMAS...
GADSDEN...LEON AND THE INLAND PORTIONS OF WAKULLA AND JEFFERSON
COUNTIES.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 AM EST...9 AM CST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IDA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 26.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.3 WEST...OR ABOUT 185
MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THIS
WAS ALSO ABOUT 250 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PANAMA CITY FL. IDA WAS
MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH...AND FURTHER WEAKENING IS EXPECTED.
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES FROM THE CENTER.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
EVEN THOUGH IDA IS WEAKENING AND BEGINNING THE PROCESS OF BECOMING
NON TROPICAL...THERE WERE STILL BE SOME SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO THE
REGION. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE TO BOATERS DUE TO DANGEROUS WINDS
AND SEAS. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND POSSIBLE FLOODING OF LOW
LYING AREAS AND ROADS IS IS LIKELY ALONG PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND. SOME INLAND FLOODING IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY WHERE THE HEAVY RAIN BANDS SET UP. WIND DAMAGE IS
EXPECTED TO BE PRIMARILY LIMITED TO NEAR THE COAST AND ISOLATED.


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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE
PREPARATIONS. EVEN THOUGH IDA HAS BEEN WEAKENING...IT WILL STILL
LIKELY PRODUCE ENOUGH STORM SURGE AND HIGH WAVES TO POSE A FLOOD
THREAT TO COASTAL RESIDENTS IN LOW LYING AREAS. ALTHOUGH
SIGNIFICANT OR WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE IS UNLIKELY...LOOSE OBJECTS
SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND DEAD TREE LIMBS
SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE THE STRONGER WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN MOVE
ASHORE LATER TODAY. LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THE ADVICE OF LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EVACUATE IF DIRECTED
TO DO SO. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ALZ065>069-FLZ016-017-GAZ142>145-155>158-101730-
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COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-GADSDEN-LEON-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-
MITCHELL-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-
1230 PM EST MON NOV 9 2009 /1130 AM CST MON NOV 9 2009/

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM IDA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT APPROACHES THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST...AND THIS TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.

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

IT IS STILL UNCLEAR AS TO HOW MUCH TROPICAL STORM IDA WILL WEAKEN
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AS IT MOVES INLAND AND LOSES ITS TROPICAL
CHARACTERISTICS. FOR THIS REASON...RESIDENTS ARE STILL ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILITY OF STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. AS A
PRECAUTION...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS...PATIO
FURNITURE...AND DEAD TREE LIMBS SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE THE
STRONGER WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARRIVE LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS ABOUT 30 PERCENT...MAINLY
IN WIND GUSTS LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL GENERALLY
RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 5
INCHES POSSIBLE. SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING
AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...ESPECIALLY NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS.

...WINDS...
THE BEST CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY AS IDA DRAWS CLOSER...MAINLY IN GUSTS. A WARNING HAS
NOT BEEN ISSUED YET DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF HOW QUICKLY IDA WILL
WEAKEN AND LOSE ITS TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS. IT IS STILL POSSIBLE
THAT IDA WILL WEAKEN ENOUGH TO KEEP STORM FORCE WINDS LIMITED TO
THE COAST. IF IDA MAINTAINS ITS INTENSITY AFTER MAKING
LANDFALL...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY.

$$

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JEFFERSON-WAKULLA-
1230 PM EST MON NOV 9 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM IDA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT APPROACHES THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST...AND THIS TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.

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

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT THREAT FROM IDA WILL LIKELY BE ALONG THE
COAST IN THE FORM OF ABOVE NORMAL TIDES AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WIND GUSTS. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD PLAN ON STORM TIDES UP TO
5 FEET...AND TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY. THESE ACTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...AS HIGHER
WINDS AND RAIN FROM IDA WILL MOVE IN LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND MAKE
OUTDOOR CHORES DIFFICULT. INLAND RESIDENTS SHOULD...AS A
PRECAUTION...SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS...PATIO
FURNITURE...AND DEAD TREE LIMBS BEFORE THE STRONGER WINDS AND
HEAVY RAIN ARRIVE LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS ABOUT 30
PERCENT...MAINLY IN GUSTS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

...WINDS...
THE BEST CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE LATE
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AS IDA MOVES ASHORE...MAINLY IN GUSTS. A WARNING
HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR INLAND AREAS YET DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY
OF HOW QUICKLY IDA WILL WEAKEN AND LOSE ITS TROPICAL
CHARACTERISTICS. IT IS STILL POSSIBLE THAT IDA WILL WEAKEN ENOUGH
TO KEEP STORM FORCE WINDS LIMITED TO THE COAST. IF IDA MAINTAINS
ITS INTENSITY AFTER MAKING LANDFALL AND TURNS EAST TOWARD NORTH
FLORIDA...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A STORM SURGE OF 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE IN APALACHEE BAY TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY. THIS SURGE WILL ADD TO THE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...CREATING
ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. THE MAIN THREAT WILL COME DURING HIGH TIDE. THE
FOLLOWING ARE THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE AT AT MARKS RIVER ENTRANCE...

814 PM EST TODAY...736 AM EST TUESDAY...AND 913 PM EST TUESDAY.

AT THESE TIMES LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST WILL BE MOST
VULNERABLE...AS STORM TIDES MAY REACH 5 FEET. REMEMBER...STORM
TIDE IS THE STORM SURGE PLUS THE ACTUAL TIDE. IN THIS CASE...HIGH
TIDE WILL BE ABOUT 3 FEET AND THE STORM SURGE WILL BE AROUND 2
FEET.

...INLAND FLOODING...
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL GENERALLY
RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 5
INCHES POSSIBLE. SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING
AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...ESPECIALLY NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS.

...TORNADOES...
CONDITIONS DO NOT APPEAR AS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AS THEY
NORMALLY DO FOR PREVIOUS LANDFALLING TROPICAL STORMS. HOWEVER...A
BRIEF TORNADO CAN NOT BE RULED OUT LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AS IDA
MOVES ASHORE.

$$

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INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-LIBERTY-
1230 PM EST MON NOV 9 2009 /1130 AM CST MON NOV 9 2009/

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST
/6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM IDA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT APPROACHES THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST...AND THIS TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.

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

IT IS STILL UNCLEAR AS TO HOW MUCH TROPICAL STORM IDA WILL WEAKEN
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AS IT MOVES INLAND AND LOSES ITS TROPICAL
CHARACTERISTICS. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL A GOOD CHANCE OF WINDS
GUSTING TO 40 MPH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. WHILE THIS WILL LIKELY NOT CAUSE
WIDESPREAD OR MAJOR DAMAGE...IT COULD CAUSE A FEW DOWN TREES AND
POWER LINES. AS A PRECAUTION...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE
CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND DEAD TREE LIMBS SHOULD BE SECURED
BEFORE THE STRONGER WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARRIVE LATER TODAY OR
TONIGHT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS ABOUT 50
PERCENT...MAINLY IN GUSTS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL GENERALLY
RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 5
INCHES POSSIBLE. SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING
AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...ESPECIALLY NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS.

...WINDS...
THE BEST CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY AS IDA DRAWS CLOSER...MAINLY IN GUSTS. WIDESPREAD OR
MAJOR DAMAGE IS UNLIKELY...BUT SOME TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE
KNOCKED DOWN IN THE STRONGER SQUALLS. THIS COULD LEAD TO SPORADIC
POWER OUTAGES.

$$

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FRANKLIN-
1230 PM EST MON NOV 9 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM IDA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT APPROACHES THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST...AND THIS TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.

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

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT THREAT FROM IDA WILL LIKELY BE ALONG THE
COAST IN THE FORM OF ABOVE NORMAL TIDES...HIGH SURF...AND
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD PLAN ON
STORM TIDES UP TO 5 FEET...AND TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. THESE ACTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE...AS HIGHER WINDS AND RAIN FROM IDA WILL MOVE IN LATER
THIS AFTERNOON AND MAKE OUTDOOR CHORES DIFFICULT. INLAND RESIDENTS
SHOULD...AS A PRECAUTION...SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE
CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND DEAD TREE LIMBS BEFORE THE STRONGER
WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARRIVE LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 35
PERCENT...MAINLY IN GUSTS LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A STORM SURGE OF 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE IN APALACHEE BAY TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY. THIS SURGE WILL ADD TO THE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...CREATING
ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. THE MAIN THREAT WILL COME DURING HIGH TIDE. THE
FOLLOWING ARE THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE AT APALACHICOLA...

1107 PM CST TODAY...853 AM CST TUESDAY...AND 1130 PM CST TUESDAY.

AT THESE TIMES LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST WILL BE MOST
VULNERABLE...AS STORM TIDES MAY REACH 3 TO 5 FEET.
REMEMBER...STORM TIDE IS THE STORM SURGE PLUS THE ACTUAL TIDE. IN
THIS CASE...HIGH TIDE WILL BE ABOUT 1.5 FEET AND THE STORM SURGE
WILL BE AROUND 2 TO 3 FEET.

IN ADDITION TO ABOVE NORMAL TIDES...HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS
ARE EXPECTED. AT MID MORNING THE SURF WAS ALREADY UP TO 2 TO
4 FEET...AND MAY REACH 4 TO 6 FEET TUESDAY MORNING. THIS COULD
CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND POSSIBLY FLOODING OF LOW LYING
AREAS AND ROADS.

...WINDS...
THE BEST CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON OR EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AS IDA DRAWS CLOSER...MAINLY IN
GUSTS. WIDESPREAD OR MAJOR DAMAGE IS UNLIKELY...BUT SOME TREES AND
POWER LINES COULD BE KNOCKED DOWN IN THE STRONGER SQUALLS. THIS
COULD LEAD TO SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS CURRENTLY
EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IF
A LARGE BAND ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF IDA MOVES OVER THE REGION.

$$

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COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF-
1130 AM CST MON NOV 9 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM IDA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT APPROACHES THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST...AND THIS TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.

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

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT THREAT FROM IDA WILL LIKELY BE ALONG THE
COAST IN THE FORM OF ABOVE NORMAL TIDES...HIGH SURF...AND
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD PLAN ON
STORM TIDES UP TO 5 FEET...AND TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. THESE ACTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE...AS HIGHER WINDS AND RAIN FROM IDA WILL MOVE IN LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND MAKE OUTDOOR CHORES DIFFICULT. INLAND RESIDENTS
SHOULD...AS A PRECAUTION...SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE
CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND DEAD TREE LIMBS BEFORE THE STRONGER
WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARRIVE LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS 50 PERCENT...MAINLY IN
GUSTS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A STORM SURGE OF 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE PANHANDLE COAST TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY. THIS SURGE WILL ADD TO THE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...CREATING
ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. THE MAIN THREAT WILL COME DURING HIGH TIDE.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE NEXT TIME OF HIGH TIDE AT PANAMA CITY...

259 PM CST TUESDAY.

AT THIS TIME LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST WILL BE MOST
VULNERABLE...AS STORM TIDES MAY REACH 3 TO 5 FEET.
REMEMBER...STORM TIDE IS THE STORM SURGE PLUS THE ACTUAL TIDE. IN
THIS CASE...HIGH TIDE WILL BE ABOUT 1.5 FEET AND THE STORM SURGE
WILL BE AROUND 2 TO 3 FEET.

IN ADDITION TO ABOVE NORMAL TIDES...HIGH SURF...AND STRONG RIP
CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. AT MID MORNING THE SURF AT PANAMA CITY WAS
ALREADY UP TO 3 TO 5 FEET...AND MAY REACH 7 TO 10 FEET TUESDAY
MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN BAY AND WALTON COUNTIES. THIS
COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND POSSIBLY FLOODING OF LOW
LYING AREAS AND ROADS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED ALONG THE PATH
OF IDA WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THIS COULD CAUSE
MINOR FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS.

...WINDS...
THE BEST CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON OR EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AS IDA DRAWS CLOSER...MAINLY IN
GUSTS. WIDESPREAD OR MAJOR DAMAGE IS UNLIKELY...BUT SOME TREES AND
POWER LINES COULD BE KNOCKED DOWN IN THE STRONGER SQUALLS. THIS
COULD LEAD TO SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.

$$

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APALACHEE BAY-
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-
1230 PM EST MON NOV 9 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM IDA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT APPROACHES THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST...AND THIS TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.

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

BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ABOUT 30 PERCENT.

...MARINE...
AS OF NOON EST THE SEAS AT THE APALACHICOLA GULF BUOY WERE UP TO 9
FEET...AND WILL LIKELY REMAIN AT THESE LEVELS UNTIL THE EVENT
ENDS.

...WINDS...
THE BEST CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON OR EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AS IDA DRAWS CLOSER.

...TORNADOES...
CONDITIONS DO NOT APPEAR AS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AS THEY
NORMALLY DO FOR PREVIOUS LANDFALLING TROPICAL STORMS. HOWEVER...A
BRIEF TORNADO CAN NOT BE RULED OUT IN SOME OF THE STRONGER RAIN
BANDS.

$$

GMZ750-770-101730-
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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-
1230 PM EST MON NOV 9 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...


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

BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ABOUT 50 PERCENT.

...MARINE...
AS OF 11 AM CST THE SEAS AT THE PANAMA CITY GULF BUOY WERE UP TO
16 FEET...AND WILL LIKELY REMAIN AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE THESE LEVELS
UNTIL THE EVENT ENDS.

...WINDS...
AS OF 11 AM CST THE WINDS AT THE PANAMA CITY GULF BUOY WERE
ALREADY UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE AT 35 KNOTS...GUSTING TO
43 KNOTS. THESE STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS
THE COASTAL WATERS AND REMAIN THROUGH TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES...
CONDITIONS DO NOT APPEAR AS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AS THEY
NORMALLY DO FOR PREVIOUS LANDFALLING TROPICAL STORMS. HOWEVER...A
BRIEF TORNADO CAN NOT BE RULED OUT IN SOME OF THE STRONGER RAIN
BANDS.

$$

FOURNIER


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