ABC 33/40 EWARN: Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KMOB 111925
HLSMOB
ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-112200-

TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
225 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2005

...TROPICAL STORM ARLENE MAKING LANDFALL IN THE PENSACOLA AREA...
...A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI
TO DESTIN FLORIDA...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS
IN BALDWIN...MOBILE...WASHINGTON...CHOCTAW...WILCOX...MONROE...
CLARKE...CONECUH...BUTLER...CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA AND COVINGTON
COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. FOR ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA AND
OKALOOSA COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA. FOR STONE...GEORGE...
GREENE...PERRY AND WAYNE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF MOBILE
AND BALDWIN COUNTIES OF SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND ESCAMBIA...SANTA
ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES OF NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA.

THE INLAND HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING FOR THE INLAND PORTIONS OF BALDWIN...MOBILE...ESCAMBIA...
SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES.

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI.

A FLOOD WATCH AND TORNADO WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 220 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ARLENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.2 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF
DOWNTOWN PENSACOLA FLORIDA. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY
AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 991 MB...OR 29.26
INCHES. ARLENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 60 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE LIVING IN THE PENSACOLA AREA SHOULD PREPARE FOR BRIEF STRONG
WIND GUSTS AND POSSIBLE BRIEF ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS OR TORNADOS
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
A STORM SURGE OF 3.0 TO 5.0 FEET IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR NEAR AND TO THE
EAST OF EXPECTED LANDFALL...MAINLY FROM PERDIDO KEY TO DESTIN. THIS
WILL FLOOD SOME HOMES ON THE IMMEDIATE COAST WHERE THE ELEVATION IS
LOW...ESPECIALLY ON THE BARRIER ISLANDS AND ON SOME INLAND BAYS AND
WATERWAYS. ROADS NEAR THE COAST WILL LIKELY BE INUNDATED WITH WATER.

...WIND IMPACTS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST BETWEEN PERDIDO BEACH AND NAVARRE
BEACH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH POSSIBLE.

...RIP CURRENTS AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS...
THE THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IS HIGH DUE TO HIGH SURF AND
STRONG ONSHORE WINDS. PEOPLE ARE DISCOURAGED FROM SWIMMING...SURFING
AND RECREATIONAL BOATING UNTIL ARLENE MOVES WELL NORTH OF THE AREA.

WIDESPREAD POTENTIAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENT...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND
3 INCHES. THE ENTIRE AREA IS UNDER A FLOOD WATCH THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG AREA RIVERS NEED TO MONITOR ARLENE'S
EXACT PATH AS WELL AS WIND INTENSITY AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER
GROUND SHOULD RIVER FLOODING DEVELOP.

...TORNADO THREAT...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH 4 PM CDT.

...NEW INFORMATION...
REFER TO SHORT TERM FORECASTS (BHMNOWMOB) FOR MORE STORM SPECIFIC
IMPACTS AND HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH ARLENE.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT SCHEDULED TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
AROUND 500 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

PURDY

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