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TROPICAL STORM IDA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
857 PM EST MON NOV 9 2009

...IDA CONTINUES NORTHWARD...SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL OVERNIGHT ACROSS
THE FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE 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 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.

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.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...FLORIDA AND GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...COFFEE...DALE...GENEVA...HENRY AND
HOUSTON. IN FLORIDA...BAY...CALHOUN...COASTAL WALTON...FRANKLIN...
GADSDEN...GULF...HOLMES...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON...JEFFERSON...
LEON...LIBERTY...WAKULLA AND WASHINGTON. IN GEORGIA...BAKER...
DECATUR...EARLY...GRADY...MILLER...MITCHELL...SEMINOLE AND
THOMAS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 PM EST...OR 6 PM CST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IDA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.5 WEST...OR ABOUT
40 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
THIS IS ABOUT 190 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF PANAMA CITY FL. IDA WAS
MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN
NEAR 70 MPH.

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

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...PARTICULARLY FROM INDIAN
PASS WESTWARD. 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 TONIGHT. 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 BE SECURED UNTIL WARNINGS ARE CANCELLED.

&&

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

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COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-GADSDEN-LEON-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-
MITCHELL-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-
857 PM EST MON NOV 9 2009 /757 PM CST MON NOV 9 2009/

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST
/6 AM CST/ TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

...NEW INFORMATION...
IDA IS NEARING LANDFALL BETWEEN MOBILE ALABAMA AND PENSACOLA
FLORIDA. THE STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STILL REMAIN WEST OF
THE REGION. HOWEVER...AS IDA MOVES FURTHER EASTWARD OVERNIGHT THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A FEW WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE
AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY. CONTINUED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL
SPREAD OVER THE REGION THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.

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

IT IS STILL UNCERTAIN 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 TONIGHT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS ABOUT 40
PERCENT.

...WINDS...
THE BEST CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE ON
TUESDAY...MAINLY IN WIND 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 TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS LIMITED TO THE
COAST. IF IDA MAINTAINS ITS INTENSITY AFTER MAKING LANDFALL...WIND
GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

$$

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JEFFERSON-WAKULLA-
857 PM EST MON NOV 9 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

...NEW INFORMATION...
IDA IS NEARING LANDFALL BETWEEN MOBILE ALABAMA AND PENSACOLA
FLORIDA. THE STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STILL REMAIN WEST OF
THE REGION. HOWEVER...AS IDA MOVES FURTHER EASTWARD TOWARD TUESDAY
MORNING THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A FEW WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL
STORM FORCE AFTER SUNRISE. CONTINUED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL
SPREAD OVER THE REGION THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.

...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 FROM
3 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 AFTER
MIDNIGHT 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 TONIGHT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 40
PERCENT.

...WINDS...
THE BEST CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE ON TUESDAY
MAINLY IN GUSTS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER INLAND
AREAS TUESDAY BUT DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF HOW QUICKLY IDA WILL
WEAKEN AND LOSE ITS TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS...INLAND AREAS REMAIN
UNDER A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH. 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 AS HIGH AS 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...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 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.

$$

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INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-LIBERTY-
857 PM EST MON NOV 9 2009 /757 PM CST MON NOV 9 2009/

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
/6 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
IDA IS NEARING LANDFALL BETWEEN MOBILE ALABAMA AND PENSACOLA
FLORIDA. THE STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STILL REMAIN WEST OF
THE REGION. HOWEVER WITH IDA NOW NEARING LANDFALL...GUSTS TO
TROPICAL STORM FORCE MAY OCCUR IN THE STRONGER SHOWERS THAT
CONTINUE TO MOVE ONSHORE.

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

IT IS STILL UNCERTAIN 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
TONIGHT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO
60 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
THE BEST CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY...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...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 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.

$$

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FRANKLIN-
857 PM EST MON NOV 9 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
IDA IS NEARING LANDFALL BETWEEN MOBILE ALABAMA AND PENSACOLA
FLORIDA. THE STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STILL REMAIN WEST OF
THE REGION. HOWEVER...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR
WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER BANDS MOVING ASHORE TONIGHT.

...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 OF 3 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
TONIGHT 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 TONIGHT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS 45 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
THE BEST CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY...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.

...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 TIMES 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. THE SURF MAY REACH 5 TO 7 FEET TUESDAY
MORNING. THIS COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND POSSIBLY
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 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.

$$

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COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF-
757 PM CST MON NOV 9 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM IDA IS NEARING LANDFALL BETWEEN MOBILE AND
PENSACOLA. AS THE CENTER APPROACHES THE COAST...GUSTS TO TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN DESTIN AND INDIAN
PASS...ESPECIALLY WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER BANDS OF SHOWERS
MOVING ASHORE.

...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 OF 3 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
TONIGHT 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 TONIGHT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS 70 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
THE BEST CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY...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.

...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. THE SURF AT PANAMA CITY WAS ALREADY UP TO
4 TO 6 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...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 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.

$$

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APALACHEE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 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 APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
857 PM EST MON NOV 9 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING ACROSS THE
MARINE AREA...MAINLY WEST OF INDIAN PASS. GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH
WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE OVER THE MARINE AREA ALONG WITH VERY
HIGH SEAS.

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND BE SECURED.

&&

...WINDS...
AS OF 7 PM CST...WINDS AT THE PANAMA CITY GULF BUOY WERE 35
KNOTS...GUSTING TO 41 KNOTS. THESE STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO SPREAD ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS AND PERSIST 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.

...MARINE...
AS OF 7 PM CST...SEAS AT THE PANAMA CITY GULF BUOY WERE UP TO 20
FEET...AND WILL LIKELY REMAIN AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE THESE LEVELS
UNTIL THE EVENT ENDS.

$$

GODSEY

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