Hurricane Local Statement for ANA

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WTUS82 KTAE 171204
HLSTAE

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION CLAUDETTE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
804 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2009

...CLAUDETTE WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AS IT MOVES INLAND
OVER SOUTHERN ALABAMA...

.AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS OF NORTHERN FLORIDA AS WELL AS THE COASTAL WATERS OF
THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FROM DESTIN TO
INDIAN PASS FLORIDA HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. 

A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AND COASTAL AREAS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND UNTIL 11 AM EDT
(10 AM CDT) MONDAY MORNING. 

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

.STORM INFORMATION...

AT 8 AM EDT...OR 7 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
CLAUDETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE
87.2 WEST...OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF BREWTON ALABAMA.
THIS IS ABOUT 120 MILES NORTHWEST OF PANAMA CITY FL. STORM MOTION
WAS NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT 12 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 35 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...

TROPICAL DEPRESSION CLAUDETTE IS CONTINUING TO MOVE INLAND ACROSS
SOUTHERN ALABAMA. EVEN THOUGH THE CENTER OF CLAUDETTE IS MOVING
INLAND AND WEAKENING...SEVERAL RAIN BANDS CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER
THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE NORTHEAST GULF AS WELL AS AREAS IN THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE. 

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

PAY ATTENTION FOR POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED
POWER LINES. MARINERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS
FORECAST BEFORE MAKING ANY DEFINITE PLANS. RESIDENTS HEADED TO THE
BEACHES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AS ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES
INTO TUESDAY. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL BEACH PATROL AND REMAIN OUT
OF THE SURF IF ORDERED. 

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE REGARDING THE EFFECTS OF TROPICAL
DEPRESSION CLAUDETTE. 

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COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF-
704 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM DESTIN TO INDIAN PASS HAS BEEN
DISCONTINUED. 

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

PAY ATTENTION FOR POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED
POWER LINES. MARINERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS
FORECAST BEFORE MAKING ANY DEFINITE PLANS. RESIDENTS HEADED TO THE
BEACHES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AS ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES
INTO TUESDAY. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL BEACH PATROL AND REMAIN OUT
OF THE SURF IF ORDERED. 

&&

...WINDS...

AS TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED...WINDS UP TO
TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. HOWEVER...A FEW GUSTS
UP TO 35 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS MORNING ALONG THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE COAST. 

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

STORM TIDES ARE RUNNING AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST. TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO
NORMAL BY TONIGHT. 

...INLAND FLOODING...

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA UNTIL 10 AM CDT
THIS MORNING. MINOR FLOODING REMAINS POSSIBLE AS REMAINING BANDS
WELL TO THE SOUTH OF THE CLAUDETTE MOVE TOWARD THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE COAST. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR FLOODING WILL BE IN
COASTAL AREAS NEAR THE HEAVIER RAIN BANDS. 

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
804 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT BETWEEN DESTIN AND INDIAN
PASS HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. THIS WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. 

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT OR SAFE HARBOR UNTIL WINDS AND
SEAS SUBSIDE. 

&&

...WINDS...

WINDS UP TO TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED...HOWEVER GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING NEAR SOME OF THE STRONGER RAIN BANDS. 

...TORNADOES...

A WATERSPOUT IS POSSIBLE OVER THE MARINE AREA THIS
MORNING...PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA SOUTH OF MEXICO BEACH WESTWARD. 

$$

GODSEY