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Friday, September 21, 2007

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Hurricane Local Statement

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WTUS84 KMOB 220006
HLSMOB
ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ075-076-078-079-220300-

TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
700 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2007

...ALL WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DROPPED FOR COASTAL AND INLAND AREAS...

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 700 PM... THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS MOVING ONSHORE NEAR FORT
WALTON BEACH AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS
IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...OKALOOSA...ESCAMBIA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES.

IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...BALDWIN AND MOBILE COUNTIES.

IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE...STONE...PERRY AND GREENE
COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
ALL WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELED.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 PM CDT...EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED THAT THE
CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN WAS LOCATED NEAR FORT WALTON
BEACH. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. THE
LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK AND SPEED...MAXIMUM STORM TIDE
HEIGHTS COULD BE BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET AND WILL OCCUR AROUND SUNRISE
ON SATURDAY MORNING.

...WINDS...
WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH NEAR THE CENTER OF THE
DEPRESSION WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THROUGH TONIGHT. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY FLORIDA AND CRENSHAW AND
COVINGTON COUNTIES IN ALABAMA.

...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST
FLORIDA BEACHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RIP CURRENTS ARE
LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF.

...RAINFALL TOTALS...
RAINFALL ACCUMULATION OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH
ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF THREE INCHES WITH THIS SYSTEM.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS IS THE LAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION LOCAL STATEMENT THAT WILL BE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE ON
THIS EVENT.

$$

BEELER/LAMB


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