[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KTAE 281745
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
145 PM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...ISAAC NOW A HURRICANE AND MOVING TOWARD THE LOUISIANA GULF
COAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
ISAAC IS NOW A HURRICANE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 75 MPH.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT OFFERS GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
MARINERS...AS WELL AS OTHER MARINE INTERESTS...ALONG ALL COASTAL
WATER LEGS OF GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO THE
MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO THE MOUTH OF
THE SUWANNEE RIVER.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AS WELL AS THE GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL WATERS FROM
DESTIN TO APALACHICOLA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO
WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.4N...LONGITUDE 88.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 300 MILES WEST-
SOUTHWEST OF TALLAHASSEE FL...OR ABOUT 220 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF
PANAMA CITY FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE ISAAC IS NOW MOVING ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF
MEXICO. ISAAC IS PREDICTED TO CONTINUE STRENGTHENING AND
APPROACH THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST TODAY.

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

FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT...
AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO
MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS
BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS.

&&

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

GMZ750-770-290000-
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
145 PM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEAS COULD BUILD AS HIGH AS
25 FEET WELL OFFSHORE.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. TORNADIC
WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND ONCE AGAIN ON
WEDNESDAY.

$$

GMZ730-755-765-775-290000-
/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-
145 PM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS COULD BUILD AS HIGH AS 20 FEET
WELL OFFSHORE.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED TORNADIC WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TODAY AND
ON WEDNESDAY.

$$

GODSEY



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