[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
458 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

...ISAAC HEADING TOWARDS CENTRAL GULF COAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

.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
GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON...WAYNE...PERRY AND GREENE.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.2N...LONGITUDE 84.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 450 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 410 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 14 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF
OF MEXICO. ISAAC IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN WHILE MOVING ACROSS THE
EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...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.

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.

IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK
OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE.
AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS
ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR
INTENDED SHELTER.

IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND
KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES.
FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE
AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT
DRINK IT.

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


&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 6 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ078-079-281000-
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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-
458 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...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..HURRICANE FORCE WINDS MAY LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL ENDURE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY. 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.

$$

ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-281000-
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WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-
458 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...

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