ABC 33/40 EWARN: HLSMOB

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WTUS84 KMOB 121305
HLSMOB
FLZ001>006-121600-

TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
805 AM CDT THU AUG 12 2004

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS BONNIE CONTINUES MOVING NORTHEAST...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS
OF ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA
PANHANDLE FROM THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA BORDER EASTWARD TO THE MOUTH OF
THE SUWANNEE RIVER. NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL COUNTIES IN THE WARNING
AREA ARE...ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES.

...STORM INFORMATION...
THE CENTER OF BONNIE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
APALACHICOLA...OR NEAR LATITUDE 29.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.1 WEST.
BONNIE IS MOVING NORTHEAST NEAR 22 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION...WITH A
GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED...IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL AREAS ARE URGED TO STAY
TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR ANY POSSIBLE EVACUATION
NOTICES FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY RISE NEAR 1 FOOT LATE THIS
MORNING...WITH TIDES NEAR 2 FEET POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST OF OKALOOSA
COUNTY. HIGH TIDES ALONG THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA COAST WILL OCCUR
BETWEEN 800 AND 1000 AM THIS MORNING...WHICH IS JUST PRIOR TO THE
TIME BONNIE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL SOMEWHERE JUST EAST OF
PANAMA CITY BEACH FLORIDA JUST BEFORE NOON TODAY.

...WIND IMPACTS...
BONNIE'S STRONGEST WINDS ARE CURRENTLY NEAR 55 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED PRIOR TO LANDFALL. OKALOOSA
COUNTY WILL HAVE THE GREATER RISK OF EXPERIENCING MODERATE WINDS OF
20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS SOMETIME BETWEEN 1000 AM AND NOON THIS
MORNING. WINDS OVER ESCAMBIA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES SHOULD BE 15 TO
25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO LESS THAN
20 MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

...RIP CURRENTS AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS...
THE THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS DUE TO HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH LATE MORNING. THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL DIMINISH DURING
THE AFTERNOON AS BONNIE MOVES INLAND AND A MODERATE OFFSHORE WIND
FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED. PEOPLE ARE DISCOURAGED FROM SWIMMING OR
RECREATIONAL BOATING UNTIL THE EFFECTS OF BONNIE MOVE OUT OF THE
AREA.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHWEST
FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH NOON. THIS OVER AN ALREADY WELL SATURATED
GROUND HAS RESULTED IN A FLOOD WATCH BEING POSTED FOR THE NORTHWEST
FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING. PERSONS LIVING IN LOW LYING...FLOOD
PRONE AREAS OR NEAR CREEKS OR STREAMS SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR
FLASH FLOODING AS BONNIE APPROACHES.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT SCHEDULED LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1000 AM
THIS MORNING.

PURDY

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