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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1147 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

..TROPICAL STORM ISAAC BEGINNING TO STRENGTHEN WHILE MOVING TOWARD
THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WATCHES ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR INLAND PORTIONS OF
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THE REMAINDER OF THE WATCHES AND WARNINGS
FOR NORTH FLORIDA REMAIN UNCHANGED.

.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...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
COASTAL FRANKLIN...COASTAL JEFFERSON...COASTAL WAKULLA...COASTAL
TAYLOR AND COASTAL DIXIE.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL WATERS FROM INDIAN PASS TO THE
SUWANNEE RIVER.

A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SOUTH
WALTON...COASTAL BAY AND COASTAL GULF.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS
OF GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO INDIAN PASS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
INLAND WALTON...CENTRAL WALTON...HOLMES...WASHINGTON...INLAND
BAY...CALHOUN...INLAND GULF...INLAND FRANKLIN AND LIBERTY.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...OR 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.8 WEST. THIS WAS
ABOUT 500 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF TALLAHASSEE FL...OR ABOUT 530
MILES SOUTHEAST OF PANAMA CITY FL. STORM MOTION WAS WEST NORTHWEST
AT 18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 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 MONDAY AND NEAR THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON
TUESDAY.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF
DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS
VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE
PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL
PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE
TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN TALLAHASSEE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE BY 1230 PM EDT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

FLZ108-112-114-270000-
/O.CON.KTAE.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-
1147 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 /1047 AM CDT SUN AUG 26 2012/

...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

STAY CALM AND KEEP INFORMED. COMPLY WITH ANY EVACUATION ORDERS
THAT ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH
WINDS...OR YOU LIVE IN A SURGE ZONE OR ANY LOCATION PRONE TO
FLOODING...EVACUATE TO A DESIGNATED SHELTER OR RIDE OUT THE STORM
IN THE STURDY HOME OF FAMILY OR FRIENDS OUTSIDE OF EVACUATION
ZONES.

REGARDING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS...COVER ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS
WITH SHUTTERS OR PLYWOOD. MOVE PATIO FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE
OBJECTS INDOORS. BRACE ALL EXTERIOR DOORS...INCLUDING GARAGE
DOORS. DO THIS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

IF YOU NEED TO MAKE A TRIP TO THE HARDWARE STORE...THE GROCERY
STORE...OR THE GAS STATION...DO SO AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS ABOUT 10 PERCENT.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 70 PERCENT.
THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS
MONDAY AFTERNOON.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS MAY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM MONDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT 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 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...
RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 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 ELEVATED. DEPENDING ON THE FUTURE TRACK OF
ISAAC...9 TO 12 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS IS
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY.

$$

FLZ115-118-127-128-134-270000-
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-
COASTAL DIXIE-
1147 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

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

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN 10
PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS
TIME IS 70 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 55 MPH. HOWEVER...AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC
APPROACHES...STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO
CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE
READY TO ACT. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH
AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN
AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF
NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ALTHOUGH THE CORE OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS NOT CURRENTLY
FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA AT
THIS TIME...THERE IS STILL A CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND
ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 8 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 ELEVATED. DEPENDING ON THE FUTURE TRACK OF
ISAAC...5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS IS
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY.

$$

FLZ007>010-012>015-026-270000-
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/O.NEW.KTAE.TR.A.1009.120826T1547Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-
INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-LIBERTY-
1147 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 /1047 AM CDT SUN AUG 26 2012/

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

$$

GMZ730-755-765-775-270000-
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
1147 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

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

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...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 80
PERCENT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS. HOWEVER...AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC
APPROACHES...STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO
CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE
READY TO ACT.

SEAS WILL BUILD RAPIDLY ON MONDAY AND POSSIBLY REACH GREATER THAN
15 FEET OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS ON TUESDAY MORNING.

$$

GMZ750-770-270000-
/O.CON.KTAE.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1147 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 30 PERCENT.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 85
PERCENT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
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 MONDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

WINDS UP TO 65 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE. SEAS COULD
BUILD AS HIGH AS 25 FEET WELL OFFSHORE.

$$

ALZ065>069-FLZ011-016>018-027-028-GAZ142-143-155>158-270000-
/O.CON.KTAE.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-JACKSON-GADSDEN-LEON-
INLAND JEFFERSON-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-EARLY-MILLER-
SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-
1147 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 /1047 AM CDT SUN AUG 26 2012/

...IMPACTS FROM TROPICAL STORM ISAAC STILL POSSIBLE...

...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 VERY SMALL.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
40 TO 60 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
AT THIS TIME...THE ISSUANCE OF TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR
WARNINGS IS POSSIBLE. AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC PASSES NEARBY...
THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE IS
POSSIBLE. SINCE THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY...CLOSELY MONITOR THE
FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE LAST MONTH...THE POTENTIAL FOR
WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS INCREASED. DEPENDING ON THE FUTURE TRACK OF
ISAAC...7 TO 9 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY.

$$

GODSEY



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