[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KMOB 291537
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1037 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...STORM SURGE AND HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE AS ISAAC MOVES VERY
SLOWLY...

.NEW INFORMATION...
CANCELLATION OF TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
UPDATED SURGE INFORMATION.

.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...
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 AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. 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 AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM
PENSACOLA TO PASCAGOULA OUT 20 NM. 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 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.6N...LONGITUDE 90.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 170 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL. STORM MOTION NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST OF ALABAMA WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS
EXTENDING INTO BOTH INTERIOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI.

SQUALLS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE WILL AFFECT
THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. 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 INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. THE GREATEST SHORT TERM TORNADO
THREAT WILL BE OVER COASTAL ALABAMA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI ALONG ISAAC'S OUTER RAIN BANDS.

SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ARE NOW AS HIGH AS 12 TO 22 FEET...HIGHEST
OVER THE ALABAMA COASTAL WATERS. BREAKERS AT THE BEACHES AS HIGH AS 7
TO 12 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 2 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

ALZ061>064-301545-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
1037 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE OF AROUND 40 MPH ARE STILL OCCURRING
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE ALABAMA COAST...PARTICULARLY AT DAUPHIN ISLAND
WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH. FURTHER INLAND...WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE
OCCURRING WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING...WITH WINDS GRADUALLY BEGINNING TO
DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS ISAAC BEGINS TO WEAKEN.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL RESULT IN
FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PERIOD OF
GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HIGH
TIDE HAS PAST OR IS CURRENTLY OCCURRING ACROSS THE AREA.

THE AREAS LIKELY TO RECEIVE THE GREATEST FLOODING WILL BE THE WEST OF
DAUPHIN ISLAND...BAYOU LA BATRE...CODEN...THE UPPER REACHES OF MOBILE
BAY AND ADJOINING RIVERS THAT FLOW INTO THEM. THE MOBILE BAY
CAUSEWAY IS CURRENTLY FLOODED AND CLOSED. FLOODING IS LIKELY
BEGINNING TO OCCUR ON WATER STREET IN DOWNTOWN MOBILE.

$$

FLZ001>006-291645-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1037 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
A HIGH SURF WARNING...WIND ADVISORY AND COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY ARE IN
EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN
EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST
INFORMATION.

$$

MSZ075-076-078-079-301545-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
1037 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.

$$

GMZ630-301545-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MOBILE BAY-
1037 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING BY LATE AFTERNOON.

$$

GMZ650-655-670-675-301545-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
1037 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 50 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE TODAY...HIGHEST OVER THE ALABAMA GULF WATERS.

SEAS RANGE BETWEEN 12 TO 22 FEET AND ARE FORECAST TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE  BY
THIS EVENING TO 12 TO 16 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS REMAIN VERY
ROUGH.

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