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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
542 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...ISAAC REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
WAYNE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI AND WASHINGTON COUNTY ALABAMA HAVE BEEN
REMOVED FROM THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING.

.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 TROPICAL STORM 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...PERRY...
GREENE...STONE AND GEORGE.

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

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT
MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. PLEASE
LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT
FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.2N...LONGITUDE 90.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 170 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 220 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF
PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 8 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COASTS OF ALABAMA WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS
EXTENDING INTO BOTH INTERIOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

SQUALLS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE WILL AFFECT
THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS
ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...
WITH 12 INCHES LOCALLY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
FURTHER EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. THE GREATEST
SHORT TERM TORNADO THREAT WILL BE OVER COASTAL ALABAMA AND INTERIOR
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI ALONG ISAAC'S OUTER RAINBANDS.

SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ARE NOW AS HIGH AS 17 TO 22 FEET...WITH
BREAKERS AT THE BEACHES AS HIGH AS 8 TO 13 FEET.

AS WITH ALL TROPICAL SYSTEMS...THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN AT
HIGH LEVELS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 9 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

ALZ061>064-301045-
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UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
542 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL RESULT IN
FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PERIOD OF
GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE
CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

THE AREAS LIKELY TO RECEIVE THE GREATEST FLOODING WILL BE BAYOU
LA BATRE...CODEN...THE UPPER REACHES OF MOBILE BAY AND ADJOINING
RIVERS THAT FLOW INTO THEM. THE OLD CAUSEWAY WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE
FLOODING. WATER STREET IN DOWNTOWN MOBILE MAY ALSO BECOME INUNDATED
FOR A TIME PERIOD TODAY. AREA TIDE GAGES SHOW THAT MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING IS IN PROGRESS. HOWEVER...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE IS
APPROACHING LATER THIS MORNING.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND WINDS GUSTS ARE OCCURRING. MAXIMUM
WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED...
ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW
TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATER TODAY.

AS OF 5 AM CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER COASTAL
ALABAMA SHOW SUSTAINED WINDS THAT RANGED FROM 20 MPH OVER INLAND
AREAS TO NEAR 30 MPH ALONG THE BEACHES AND BAY SHORELINES. THE
HIGHEST WIND GUST DURING THE PAST HOUR WAS 40 MPH AT BROOKLEY FIELD
IN DOWNTOWN MOBILE...54 MPH AT THE EAST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND AND 47
MPH AT FORT MORGAN.


$$

FLZ001-002-301045-
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INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-
542 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL RESULT IN
FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PERIOD OF
GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE
CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

THE AREAS LIKELY TO RECEIVE THE GREATEST COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE
THE UPPER REACHES OF ESCAMBIA BAY...SOUTHEAST FACING SHORELINES
AND FT. PICKENS STATE PARK. AREA TIDE GAGES SHOW THAT MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING IS IN PROGRESS. HOWEVER...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE
IS APPROACHING LATER THIS MORNING.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE OCCURRING. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST
WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATER
TODAY.

AT 5 AM CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE SHOW THAT SUSTAINED WINDS GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN
13 AND 28 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 37 MPH. THE HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND
SPEED WAS 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 37 MPH AT PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR
STATION.

$$

FLZ003>006-301045-
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INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
542 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL RESULT IN
FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PERIOD OF
GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE
CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...WINDS...
AT 5 AM CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE SHOW THAT SUSTAINED WINDS GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN
13 AND 28 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 37 MPH. THE HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND
SPEED WAS 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 37 MPH AT PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR
STATION.

$$

MSZ075-076-078-079-301045-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
542 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

$$

GMZ630-301045-
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MOBILE BAY-
542 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE TODAY.

AS OF 5 AM CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER COASTAL
ALABAMA SHOW SUSTAINED WINDS THAT RANGED FROM 20 MPH OVER INLAND
AREAS TO NEAR 30 MPH ALONG THE BEACHES AND BAY SHORELINES. THE
HIGHEST WIND GUST DURING THE PAST HOUR WAS 40 MPH AT BROOKLEY FIELD
IN DOWNTOWN MOBILE...54 MPH AT THE EAST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND AND 47
MPH AT FORT MORGAN.

$$

GMZ650-670-301045-
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COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
542 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE TODAY.

SEAS REMAIN BETWEEN 15 TO 25 FEET TODAY AND ARE FORECAST TO TAPER
SOMEWHAT BY THIS EVENING TO 12 TO 16 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL
WATERWAYS REMAIN VERY ROUGH.

$$

GMZ655-675-301045-
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COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
542 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE TODAY.

SEAS REMAIN BETWEEN 15 TO 25 FEET TODAY AND ARE FORECAST TO TAPER
SOMEWHAT BY THIS EVENING TO 12 TO 16 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL
WATERWAYS REMAIN VERY ROUGH.

$$

ALZ052-MSZ067-291145-
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WASHINGTON-WAYNE-
542 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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