[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1045 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...HURRICANE WARNINGS IN EFFECT AS ISAAC APPROACHES FROM THE
SOUTHEASTERN GULF...

.NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED
ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS OF INLAND
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...UPPER
MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN...INLAND
ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA
ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...STONE AND GEORGE.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF
THE GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.9 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 550 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 510 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PENSACOLA
FL. STORM MOTION WAS WEST NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS
65 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF
OF MEXICO NEAR THE FLORIDA KEYS LATE THIS EVENING. ISAAC IS EXPECTED
TO STRENGTHEN WHILE MOVING INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO MONDAY...
BEFORE APPROACHING THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AS A HURRICANE LATE
TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK REMAINS
UNCERTAIN...ISAAC WILL LIKELY IMPACT COASTAL PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
LATE MONDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
BEGIN TO IMPACT THESE LOCATIONS. CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY THEN
DETERIORATE FURTHER LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...WHEN HURRICANE
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN A PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA. THE TIMING
AND EXTENT OF THE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE
TRACK AND FORWARD SPEED OF ISAAC.

.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. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN
IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 5 AM CDT MONDAY...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ078-079-280400-
/O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-STONE-GEORGE-
1045 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO
COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS
AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS.

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

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING ALONG
THE COAST...BEFORE SPREADING INLAND TUESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO ARRIVE FIRST OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ON TUESDAY...BEFORE
SPREADING ACROSS A PORTION OF THE INLAND WARNING AREA TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS MAY LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
KEEP IN MIND THAT A SHIFT IN THE TRACK OF ISAAC WILL AFFECT THE TIMING
OF THE ONSET AND INTENSITY OF THE WINDS.

SEAS WILL BEGIN TO QUICKLY BUILD MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT WITH SEAS OF
20 TO 30 FEET POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM...IT IS STILL TOO
EARLY TO PINPOINT SURGE VALUES FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. HOWEVER...
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 6 TO 12 FEET ABOVE
GROUND LEVEL WITHIN A PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA. THESE HIGHER
VALUES WILL OCCUR ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER OF
ISAAC. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
EARLY WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK.

...INLAND FLOODING...
ISAAC WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...
WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OVER 15 INCHES POSSIBLE. THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED
POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD FLOODING AS ISAAC ADVANCES INLAND.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MIDWEEK DUE
TO INCREASED WIND...SEAS...AND SWELL.

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