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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
104 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY EAST TO
SUWANNEE RIVER...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR COASTAL PORTIONS OF FRANKLIN...
WAKULLA...JEFFERSON...TAYLOR...AND DIXIE COUNTIES.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...FLORIDA BIG BEND...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AS WELL AS THE GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM DESTIN
TO APALACHICOLA OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH
IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM APALACHICOLA TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE
OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED
AREAS.

MARINE INTERESTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR
THE SPECIFIED CONDITION LONG BEFORE TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE
CONDITIONS ARRIVE.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...OR 10 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.1N...LONGITUDE 77.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT
720 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TALLAHASSEE FL...OR ABOUT 810 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF DESTIN FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 17
MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWEST THROUGH THE
FLORIDA STRAITS AND INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. ISAAC IS
PREDICTED TO GAIN STRENGTH AND TURN MORE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE
EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO ON SUNDAY AND NEAR THE NORTHERN GULF COAST
ON TUESDAY.

.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.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA AND YOUR
LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

MARINERS ARE URGED TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO RETURN
TO PORT...SEEK SAFE HARBOR...AND SECURE THEIR CRAFT. NOW IS THE
TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN
FOR TROPICAL SYSTEMS. MONITOR WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR CHANGES TO
THE LATEST FORECAST AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL
OFFICIALS.

&&

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

FLZ108-112-114-261200-
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SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-
104 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 /1204 AM CDT SUN AUG 26 2012/

...POTENTIAL FOR IMPACTS FROM TROPICAL STORM ISAAC INCREASING...

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

EVERYONE IS STRONGLY URGED TO STAY INFORMED. IF EARLY EVACUATION
ORDERS ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA...STAY CALM AND TAKE THE NECESSARY
STEPS TO LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND IN AN ORDERLY FASHION.

MAKE PLANS TO EVACUATE IF YOU LIVE ON THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND
BARRIER ISLANDS...OR IN A HIGH RISE BUILDING...OR IN A MOBILE
HOME...OR IN A PLACE THAT FLOODS EASILY. BE READY TO ACT IF A
WATCH OR WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME 15 PERCENT.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
80 PERCENT. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS
EARLY AS MONDAY EVENING. THE ONSET OF HURRICANE CONDITIONS COULD
START AS SOON AS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED SOON.
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE AREA MONDAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING MODERATE
DAMAGE TO MOST MOBILE HOMES. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE
CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE MODERATE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...AND
GUTTERS. WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES WILL ALSO SEE SHINGLE AND SIDING
DAMAGE WITH SOME ROOF DAMAGE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WITH LONGER
LASTING WINDS. MAKE SURE YOU SECURE LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS
THAT COULD BECOME AIRBORNE CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE
INJURY. CONSIDER STOCKING UP ON NON-PERISHABLE FOODS...LIKE CANNED
GOODS AND BOTTLED WATER. A GOOD RULE OF THUMB IS TO HAVE AT LEAST
A THREE DAY FOOD AND WATER SUPPLY FOR EACH PERSON IN YOUR FAMILY.
REFILL ANY NEEDED PRESCRIPTIONS THAT YOU MAY NEED IN THE DAYS
FOLLOWING THE STORM. MEDICINES MAY BE IN SHORT SUPPLY IN THE AREA
WORST AFFECTED BY THE STORM. BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE IF ORDERED TO
DO SO. LISTEN CLOSELY TO THE ADVICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN
YOUR AREA.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED STORM
SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FORECAST
AREA TO BE CAUSED BY TROPICAL STORM ISAAC. MUCH DEPENDS ON THE
PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT
APPROACHES THE COAST. AT THIS TIME...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING SOMEWHERE ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
COAST. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG THE SHORE SHOULD MONITOR FUTURE
FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE IF ORDERED BY LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE LAST MONTH...THE POTENTIAL FOR
WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS INCREASED. DEPENDING ON THE FUTURE TRACK OF
ISAAC...10 TO 15 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY.

$$

FLZ115-118-127-128-134-261200-
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COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-
COASTAL DIXIE-
104 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.
STRONGLY CONSIDER EVACUATING IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...AND DO
SO IF ORDERED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 15 PERCENT.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP
TO 80 PERCENT. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START
AS EARLY AS MONDAY NIGHT.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM LATE MONDAY EVENING TO LATE
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED
STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE
FORECAST AREA TO BE CAUSED BY TROPICAL STORM ISAAC. MUCH DEPENDS
ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT
APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS A
CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP
TO 7 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...
RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 7 FEET ABOVE
GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE LAST MONTH...THE POTENTIAL FOR
WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS INCREASED. DEPENDING ON THE FUTURE TRACK OF
ISAAC...10 TO 15 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY.

$$

GMZ750-770-261200-
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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-
104 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

MARINERS ARE URGED TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO RETURN
TO PORT...SEEK SAFE HARBOR...AND SECURE THEIR CRAFT. NOW IS THE
TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN
FOR TROPICAL SYSTEMS. MONITOR WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR CHANGES TO
THE LATEST FORECAST AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL
OFFICIALS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO
35 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT
THIS TIME IS UP TO 91 PERCENT. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE ONSET OF
HURRICANE CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS MONDAY EVENING.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS FROM MONDAY EVENING TO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO BEGIN
AFFECTING THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON.

WINDS UP TO 90 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE. SEAS COULD
BUILD AS HIGH AS 30 FEET WELL OFFSHORE.

$$

GMZ730-755-765-775-261200-
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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 FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
104 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

MARINERS ARE URGED TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO RETURN
TO PORT...SEEK SAFE HARBOR...AND SECURE THEIR CRAFT. NOW IS THE
TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN
FOR TROPICAL SYSTEMS. MONITOR WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR CHANGES TO
THE LATEST FORECAST AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL
OFFICIALS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO
28 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT
THIS TIME IS UP TO 88 PERCENT. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS MONDAY AFTERNOON.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING.

WINDS OF 50 TO 60 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH SEAS
BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 25 FEET.

$$

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COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-
INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-LIBERTY-
INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-EARLY-MILLER-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-
THOMAS-
104 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 /1204 AM CDT SUN AUG 26 2012/

...POTENTIAL FOR IMPACTS FROM TROPICAL STORM ISAAC INCREASING...

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

EVERYONE IS STRONGLY URGED TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT THE TRACK OF
ISAAC. MONITOR THE ONGOING WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTIONS SHOULD A TROPICAL STORM WATCH
BE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.

CONSIDER STOCKING UP ON NON-PERISHABLE FOODS...LIKE
CANNED GOODS AND BOTTLED WATER. A GOOD RULE OF THUMB IS TO HAVE AT
LEAST A THREE DAY FOOD AND WATER SUPPLY FOR EACH PERSON IN YOUR
FAMILY. REFILL ANY NEEDED PRESCRIPTIONS THAT YOU MAY NEED IN THE
DAYS FOLLOWING THE STORM. MEDICINES MAY BE IN SHORT SUPPLY IN THE
AREA WORST AFFECTED BY THE STORM. BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE IF
ORDERED TO DO SO. LISTEN CLOSELY TO THE ADVICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT IN YOUR AREA.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LOW.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
BETWEEN 55 AND 75 PERCENT. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
COULD START AS EARLY AS LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED IN
THE NEAR FUTURE. AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVES CLOSER...THE
THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE. THE LATEST
FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TO BEGIN LATE MONDAY
EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

...INLAND FLOODING...
DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE LAST MONTH...THE POTENTIAL FOR
WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS INCREASED. DEPENDING ON THE FUTURE TRACK OF
ISAAC...10 TO 15 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY.

$$









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