Hurricane Local Statement 3, NWS Tallahassee, FL

Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Baker County, GA, Ben Hill County, GA, Berrien County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Clay County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Cook County, GA, Decatur County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Early County, GA, Grady County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lee County, GA, Lowndes County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Quitman County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Seminole County, GA, Terrell County, GA, Thomas County, GA, Tift County, GA, Turner County, GA, Worth County, GA

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
758 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008

...POWERFUL HURRICANE GUSTAV ABOUT TO REACH THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF 
MEXICO... 

.AT 800 PM EDT...THE EYE OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 22.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.4 WEST. THIS POSITION IS OVER
WESTERN CUBA ABOUT 65 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HAVANA. THE EYE IS
ALSO CURRENTLY CENTERED ABOUT 570 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE NORTH-
CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO COAST.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL EMERGE INTO THE
SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS...AND REACH
THE NORTHERN GULF ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 150 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GUSTAV IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. THERE ARE UNOFFICIAL REPORTS FROM
A CUBAN PROVINCE OF WINDS NEAR THESE ESTIMATES. SOME FLUCTUATIONS
WITH AN OVERALL SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REACH CATEGORY FIVE INTENSITY DURING
THIS PERIOD. GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE
THROUGH LANDFALL ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175
MILES.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY THE
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 941 MB...27.79 INCHES.

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COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF-FRANKLIN-
758 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 /658 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008/

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL WALTON...BAY...
GULF...AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. 

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

	COASTAL WALTON...BAY...GULF...FRANKLIN.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL WALTON...BAY...
GULF...AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. 

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WITH A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...NOW IS THE TIME TO PUT
YOUR PREPAREDNESS PLAN INTO ACTION. STOCK UP ON CANNED GOODS...
WATER...AND OTHER NON PERISHABLE SUPPLIES. PURCHASE BATTERIES...
FILL YOUR CAR UP WITH GAS...AND PURCHASE THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES TO
PROTECT YOUR HOME AND FAMILY SHOULD TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
ARRIVE. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE EXTRA CASH ON HAND. REFILL ANY
IMPORTANT PRESCRIPTIONS THAT WILL BE NEEDED THROUGH THE DURATION
OF THE STORM. REMEMBER...SUPPLIES SUCH AS FOOD...WATER AND
MEDICINE MAY BE IN SHORT SUPPLY IN THE DAYS AFTER THE STORM HAS
PASSED. LISTEN CAREFULLY TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS...AND BE READY TO TAKE ACTION IF ADVISED TO DO SO.

ALTHOUGH THE MAIN THREAT FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
IS EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...BANDS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV MAY PRODUCE GUSTS TO TROPICAL
STORM FORCE OVER THE INTERIOR. 

IN PREPARATION FOR THESE GUSTS...RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE
OUTDOOR ITEMS SO THEY ARE NOT LOFTED INTO THE AIR. ANY AIRBORNE
OBJECTS CAN CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AS WELL AS
INJURE ANYONE OUTSIDE DURING THE STORM.

ALSO...ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE. 

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

SINCE HURRICANE GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL WELL TO OUR 
WEST ON MONDAY...A MAXIMUM STORM SURGE OF ONLY 1 TO 3 FEET IS
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AT THIS TIME.
ADDITIONALLY...ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES WILL BE VERY LOW THROUGH
THE PERIOD...REDUCING THE RISK OF COASTAL FLOODING DUE TO STORM
SURGE. HOWEVER...SEAS WILL BEGIN TO BUILD LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY...PEAKING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...AND SLOWLY
TRENDING DOWNWARD THROUGH THE MID WEEK PERIOD. THE COMBINATION OF
THE EASTERLY WIND WAVES AND SOUTHERLY SWELLS FROM GUSTAV WILL LEAD
TO EXTREMELY ROUGH CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO
THROUGH THIS TIME. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FORECAST TO REACH
UP TO 15 TO 20 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...ESPECIALLY TO
THE SOUTH OF DESTIN AND PANAMA CITY. ALL SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO
REMAIN IN PORT DURING THIS TIME.

THIS WILL ALSO LEAD TO HAZARDOUS ALONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS AS
WELL AS DANGEROUSLY HIGH SURF ALONG THE EASTERN PANHANDLE BEACHES
BEGINNING SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL PEAK
AT 10 TO 13 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER SETS. THESE CONDITIONS
WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER...INCLUDING
EXPERIENCED SURFERS.

...WINDS...

ALTHOUGH THE MAIN THREAT FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
IS EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AS GUSTAV PASSES OFF TO OUR WEST...
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE MAY
PRODUCE GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVER THE INTERIOR.

...INLAND FLOODING...

ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE BANDS OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN
SHOULD PRECLUDE ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD INLAND AND RIVERINE FLOODING.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE BY 100 AM EDT.

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
758 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF
THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN BIG BEND FROM DESTIN TO
THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER OUT TO 60 NM. 

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN
BIG BEND FROM DESTIN TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER OUT TO 60 NM.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...
PEAKING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...THEN SLOWLY TRENDING
DOWNWARD THROUGH THE MID WEEK PERIOD. SUSTAINED WINDS AND FREQUENT
GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATERS...
ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE
EASTERLY WIND WAVES AND SOUTHERLY SWELLS FROM GUSTAV WILL LEAD TO
EXTREMELY ROUGH CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO
THROUGH THIS TIME. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FORECAST TO REACH
UP TO 15 TO 20 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...ESPECIALLY TO
THE SOUTH OF DESTIN AND PANAMA CITY. ALL SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO
REMAIN IN PORT DURING THIS TIME.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE BY 1200 AM CDT.

$$

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COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-
TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-
MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-
GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
758 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 /658 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008/

...POWERFUL HURRICANE GUSTAV ABOUT TO REACH THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF 
MEXICO... 

...NEW INFORMATION...

ALTHOUGH POWERFUL HURRICANE GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN WELL TO
THE WEST OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA...OUTER BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
TO DEVELOP AND MOVE INTO THE REGION DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE BANDS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

	COFFEE...DALE...HENRY...GENEVA...HOUSTON...QUITMAN...CLAY...
	RANDOLPH...CALHOUN...TERRELL...DOUGHERTY...LEE...WORTH...
	TURNER...TIFT...BEN HILL...IRWIN...EARLY...MILLER...BAKER...
	MITCHELL...COLQUITT...COOK...BERRIEN...SEMINOLE...DECATUR...
	GRADY...THOMAS...BROOKS...LOWNDES...LANIER.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE BY 100 AM EDT OR 1200 AM CDT.

$$

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INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-
JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-
758 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 /658 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008/

...NEW INFORMATION...

ALTHOUGH POWERFUL HURRICANE GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN TO THE
WEST OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND INTERIOR PANHANDLE...OUTER BANDS
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE
INTO THE REGION DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS...POSSIBLY TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...CAN
BE EXPECTED IN THESE BANDS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS. 

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

	INLAND WALTON...HOLMES...WASHINGTON...JACKSON...CALHOUN...
	GADSDEN...LEON...JEFFERSON...MADISON...LIBERTY...WAKULLA...
	TAYLOR...LAFAYETTE...DIXIE.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME. 

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN PREPARATION FOR POSSIBLE STRONG WIND GUSTS...RESIDENTS SHOULD
SECURE ANY LOOSE AND LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS SO THEY ARE NOT
LOFTED INTO THE AIR.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

WITH THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK OF GUSTAV WELL TO THE WEST...A
MAXIMUM STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE AT THIS TIME FOR
COASTAL WAKULLA COUNTY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE BANDS OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN
SHOULD PRECLUDE ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD INLAND AND RIVERINE FLOODING.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE BY 100 AM EDT OR 1200 AM CDT.

$$

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APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
758 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008

...POWERFUL HURRICANE GUSTAV ABOUT TO REACH THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF 
MEXICO... 

...NEW INFORMATION...

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM
THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER OUT TO 20 NM...

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

THE COASTAL WATERS FROM THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO THE SUWANNEE
RIVER OUT TO 20 NM.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO WATCHES ARE IN CURRENTLY IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...
PEAKING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...THEN SLOWLY TRENDING
DOWNWARD THROUGH THE MID WEEK PERIOD. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25
KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATERS...
ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG
EASTERLY WINDS AND SOUTHERLY SWELLS FROM GUSTAV WILL LEAD TO VERY
ROUGH CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THIS
TIME. ALL SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN PORT DURING THIS TIME.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE BY 100 AM EDT.

$$

GOULD/WOOL

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
944 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008

...POWERFUL HURRICANE GUSTAV EMERGING OFF THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA
AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO...

.AT 800 PM EDT...THE EYE OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 22.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.4 WEST. THIS POSITION IS OVER
WESTERN CUBA.

GUSTAV WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL REACH THE NORTHERN
GULF ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 150 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GUSTAV IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS WITH AN OVERALL
SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND
GUSTAV COULD REACH CATEGORY FIVE INTENSITY DURING THIS PERIOD.
GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE THROUGH LANDFALL
ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175
MILES.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT AS GUSTAV WAS MAKING LANDFALL WAS
941 MB...27.79 INCHES. 

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COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-
TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-
MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-
GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
944 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 /844 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008/

...POWERFUL HURRICANE GUSTAV EMERGING OFF THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA
AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO...MINIMAL IMPACT EXPECTED OVER 
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AS LONG AS GUSTAV FOLLOWS THE FORECAST TRACK...THERE WILL BE
LITTLE IN THE WAY OF DIRECT IMPACT TO SOUTHWEST GEORGIA AND
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST HAZARDOUS WEATHER
OUTLOOK FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA
UNDER THE HEADER MIAHWOTAE AND WMO HEADER FLUS42 KTAE FOR EXPECTED 
HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS RELATED TO THE FRINGE EFFECTS OF
HURRICANE GUSTAV.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

	COFFEE...DALE...HENRY...GENEVA...HOUSTON...QUITMAN...CLAY...
	RANDOLPH...CALHOUN...TERRELL...DOUGHERTY...LEE...WORTH...
	TURNER...TIFT...BEN HILL...IRWIN...EARLY...MILLER...BAKER...
	MITCHELL...COLQUITT...COOK...BERRIEN...SEMINOLE...DECATUR...
        GRADY...THOMAS...BROOKS...LOWNDES...LANIER.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT UNLESS CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

$$

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INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-
JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-
944 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 /844 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008/

...POWERFUL HURRICANE GUSTAV EMERGING OFF THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA
AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO...MINIMAL IMPACT EXPECTED OVER 
INLAND PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AS LONG AS GUSTAV FOLLOWS THE FORECAST TRACK...THERE WILL BE
LITTLE IN THE WAY OF DIRECT IMPACT TO INLAND PORTIONS OF THE 
FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA UNDER THE HEADER MIAHWOTAE AND WMO HEADER
FLUS42 KTAE FOR EXPECTED HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS RELATED TO
THE FRINGE EFFECTS OF HURRICANE GUSTAV.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

	INLAND WALTON...HOLMES...WASHINGTON...JACKSON...CALHOUN...
	GADSDEN...LEON...JEFFERSON...MADISON...LIBERTY...WAKULLA...
	TAYLOR...LAFAYETTE...DIXIE.


...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT UNLESS CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

$$

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APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
944 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008

...POWERFUL HURRICANE GUSTAV EMERGING OFF THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA
AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO...MINIMAL IMPACT EXPECTED OVER 
APALACHEE BAY AND THE COASTAL WATERS OF TAYLOR AND DIXIE COUNTIES...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AS LONG AS GUSTAV FOLLOWS THE FORECAST TRACK...THERE WILL BE LITTLE
IN THE WAY OF DIRECT IMPACT TO APALACHEE BAY AND THE COASTAL WATERS 
OF TAYLOR AND DIXIE COUNTIES. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE
FLORIDA UNDER THE HEADER MIAHWOTAE AND WMO HEADER FLUS42 KTAE FOR
EXPECTED HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS RELATED TO THE FRINGE EFFECTS
OF HURRICANE GUSTAV.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

	APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO 
	OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM 
        SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM. 

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT UNLESS CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 


$$

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COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF-FRANKLIN-
944 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 /844 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008/

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

	COASTAL WALTON...BAY...GULF...FRANKLIN.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALTHOUGH THE MAIN THREAT FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
IS EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV MAY PRODUCE GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE
OVER THE INTERIOR OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

IN PREPARATION FOR THESE GUSTS...RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE
OUTDOOR ITEMS. ALSO...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. 

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

SINCE HURRICANE GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL WELL TO OUR 
WEST ON MONDAY...A MAXIMUM STORM SURGE OF ONLY 1 TO 3 FEET IS
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AT THIS TIME.
ADDITIONALLY...ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES WILL BE VERY LOW THROUGH
THE PERIOD...REDUCING THE RISK OF COASTAL FLOODING DUE TO STORM
SURGE. HOWEVER...SEAS WILL BEGIN TO BUILD LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY...PEAKING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...AND SLOWLY
TRENDING DOWNWARD THROUGH THE MID WEEK PERIOD. THE COMBINATION OF
THE EASTERLY WIND WAVES AND SOUTHERLY SWELLS FROM GUSTAV WILL LEAD
TO EXTREMELY ROUGH CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO
THROUGH THIS TIME. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FORECAST TO REACH
UP TO 15 TO 20 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...ESPECIALLY TO
THE SOUTH OF DESTIN AND PANAMA CITY. 

THIS WILL ALSO LEAD TO HAZARDOUS ALONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS AS
WELL AS DANGEROUSLY HIGH SURF ALONG THE EASTERN PANHANDLE BEACHES
BEGINNING SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL PEAK
AT 10 TO 13 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER SETS. THESE CONDITIONS
WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER...INCLUDING
EXPERIENCED SURFERS.

...WINDS...

ALTHOUGH THE MAIN THREAT FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
IS EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AS GUSTAV PASSES WELL WEST OR
THIS AREA...A FEW BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE HURRICANE MAY PRODUCE GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE NEAR THE
COAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE BANDS OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WIDESPREAD INLAND AND RIVERINE
FLOODING IS NOT LIKELY DUE TO THE FAST MOTION OF THE SHOWERS.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE BY 12 AM CDT.

$$

GMZ750-755-770-775-310500-
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.A.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
944 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

	COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM...
	COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 
	20 NM...WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 
	NM...WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 
	60 NM. 

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...
PEAKING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...THEN SLOWLY TRENDING
DOWNWARD THROUGH THE MID WEEK PERIOD. SUSTAINED WINDS AND FREQUENT
GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATERS...
ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE
EASTERLY WIND WAVES AND SOUTHERLY SWELLS FROM GUSTAV WILL LEAD TO
EXTREMELY ROUGH CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO
THROUGH THIS TIME. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FORECAST TO REACH
UP TO 15 TO 20 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...ESPECIALLY TO
THE SOUTH OF DESTIN AND PANAMA CITY. ALL SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO
REMAIN IN PORT DURING THIS TIME.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE BY 1200 AM CDT.

$$

FOURNIER

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WTUS82 KTAE 311629
HLSTAE

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1229 PM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...MAJOR HURRICANE GUSTAV CONTINUING TOWARD THE CENTRAL GULF COAST...

AT 1100 AM EDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.0 WEST OR ABOUT 325 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...OR ABOUT 320 MILES SOUTH
OF PANAMA CITY BEACH FLORIDA. 

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD
MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME
RE-INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24
HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER TODAY
OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY THEREAFTER...BUT
GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.

GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. 

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 962 MB...28.41 INCHES.  

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST LATER
TODAY AND TONIGHT.

FLZ008-012-014-015-GMZ750-755-770-775-312300-
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF-FRANKLIN-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1229 PM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008 /1129 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008/

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

GUSTAV CONTINUES TO BE A DANGEROUS CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE. THE
LATEST FORECAST SHOWS GUSTAV WILL BE APPROACHING THE LOUISIANA
COASTLINE LATE MONDAY MORNING. HIGH SURF WILL BEGIN IMPACTING THE
BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATER THIS EVENING. 

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

COASTAL WALTON...BAY...GULF AND FRANKLIN...AS WELL AS OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER ENTRANCE OUT
TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. 

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AT THIS TIME IS APPEARS THAT THE GREATEST LIKELIHOOD FOR SUSTAINED 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.
HOWEVER...GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE PANHANDLE
COAST...MAINLY IN SCATTERED FAST-MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
AS A PRECAUTION...SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE PATIO FURNITURE AND
GARBAGE CANS AS THEY ARE MORE PRONE TO BLOWING OVER. TREE
LIMBS...SMALL SHRUBS...AND EVEN A FEW POWER LINES CAN BE BLOWN
DOWN AS WELL. BE PREPARED FOR SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES TONIGHT AND
MONDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

AS OF 10 AM CDT...TIDES WERE RUNNING SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL ALONG
THE COASTAL AREAS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND IN FRANKLIN COUNTY.
SINCE GUSTAV WILL MAKE LANDFALL WELL TO THE WEST OF THE
AREA...OVERALL STORM SURGE VALUES OF 2 TO 3 FEET IS EXPECTED ALONG
THE IMMEDIATE COAST. ASTRONOMICAL TIDES IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AND IN THE WESTERN PART OF FRANKLIN COUNTY REMAIN LOW. AS A
RESULT...THIS WILL REDUCE THE OVERALL IMPACT OF THE STORM SURGE
AND LESSEN THE POTENTIAL OF COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COAST. 

BELOW ARE THE TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE AT AREA BEACHES ALONG THE
COAST. 

DESTIN...HIGH TIDE AT 1210 PM CDT SUNDAY. LOW TIDE AT 750 PM CDT
SUNDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 111 AM CDT MONDAY. LOW TIDE AT 650 AM CDT
MONDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 144 PM CDT MONDAY. 

PANAMA CITY BEACH...LOW TIDE AT 540 PM CDT SUNDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 1127 PM
CDT SUNDAY. LOW TIDE AT 440 AM CDT MONDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 1200 PM
EDT MONDAY. LOW TIDE AT 421 PM CDT MONDAY. 

APALACHICOLA...HIGH TIDE AT 450 PM EDT SUNDAY. LOW TIDE AT 1146 PM
EDT SUNDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 536 AM EDT MONDAY. LOW TIDE AT 1141 AM
EDT MONDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 543 PM EDT MONDAY. 

DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE
SURF TO RUN UP TO THE DUNE LINE AND CAUSE MINOR BEACH EROSION.
MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE ALONG THE BEACHES IN BAY AND WALTON COUNTY...WHERE STRONGER
SURF CAN BE EXPECTED. SURF HEIGHTS WILL APPROACH 10 TO 12 FEET AT
TIMES WITH HIGHER SETS. ADDITIONALLY...THERE WILL ALSO BE HIGHLY
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE COASTLINE FOR ANYONE...INCLUDING
EXPERIENCED SURFERS...THAT ENTER THE SURF.

...WINDS...

WINDS WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF
15 TO 20 MPH NEAR THE COAST CAN BE EXPECTED. IT IS UNLIKELY THAT SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
HOWEVER...IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE WIND TO GUST TO 40 MPH IN FAST MOVING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE OUTER FRINGES OF GUSTAV. THE
PROBABILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS RANGE FROM 20
PERCENT AT CARABELLE TO 40 PERCENT AT DESTIN.

...INLAND FLOODING...

SINCE THE MAIN CORE OF GUSTAV WILL LIKELY REMAIN OFFSHORE THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE...WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. STORM
TOTAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED...MAINLY IN HEAVY BUT FAST MOVING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE COAST. 

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TODAY AND MONDAY AS THE
WINDS INCREASE. TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE
FAST-MOVING AND OFTEN DIFFICULT TO SEE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 PM EDT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

$$

FLZ007-009>011-013-016-017-019-026-029-312300-
/O.NEW.KTAE.HU.S.0001.080831T1629Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-
MADISON-LIBERTY-LAFAYETTE-
1229 PM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008 /1129 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008/

...GUSTAV TO MOVE TOWARD SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA WITH MINIMAL IMPACTS
FOR COUNTIES OF THE INLAND FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND...

...NEW INFORMATION...

GUSTAV CONTINUES TO BE A DANGEROUS CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE. THE
LATEST FORECAST SHOWS GUSTAV WILL BE APPROACHING THE LOUISIANA
COASTLINE LATE MONDAY MORNING. OUTER BANDS IN ASSOCIATION WITH
GUSTAV WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REGION. 

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

	INLAND WALTON...HOLMES...WASHINGTON...JACKSON...CALHOUN...
	GADSDEN...LEON...MADISON...LIBERTY...LAFAYETTE.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME. 

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL OCCUR TODAY
ACROSS THE REGION. GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME
OF THE STRONGER RAIN BANDS THAT MOVE OVER THE REGION TODAY. 

...INLAND FLOODING...

SINCE THE MAIN CORE OF GUSTAV WILL LIKELY REMAIN OFFSHORE THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE...WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. STORM
TOTAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED...MAINLY IN HEAVY BUT FAST MOVING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE COAST. 

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TODAY AND MONDAY AS THE
WINDS INCREASE. TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE
FAST-MOVING AND OFTEN DIFFICULT TO SEE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT. 

$$

FLZ018-027-028-034-312300-
/O.NEW.KTAE.HU.S.0002.080831T1629Z-000000T0000Z/
JEFFERSON-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-DIXIE-
1229 PM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...HURRICANE GUSTAV STILL MOVING TOWARD SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
...HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND MONDAY ALONG
THE COAST...

...NEW INFORMATION...

GUSTAV CONTINUES TO BE A DANGEROUS CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE. THE
LATEST FORECAST SHOWS GUSTAV WILL BE APPROACHING THE LOUISIANA
COASTLINE LATE MONDAY MORNING. HIGH SURF AND TIDES WILL BEGIN
AFFECTING THE COASTAL AREAS LATER THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY.  

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

	JEFFERSON...WAKULLA...TAYLOR...DIXIE.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WAKULLA COUNTY. 

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHILE STRONG WINDS NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE NOT
EXPECTED...COASTAL RUNUP DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION. RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE FLOOD PRONE
AREAS...MAINLY WEST OF SAINT MARKS IN WAKULLA COUNTY SHOULD
CONSIDER MOVING ANY OUTDOOR OBJECTS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM
BEING LOST IN ANY RISING WATER.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

EASTERLY...AND EVENTUALLY EAST SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS...WILL BEGIN TO
DRIVE UP WATER LEVELS IN APALACHEE BAY...MAINLY WEST OF SAINT
MARKS. THIS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR ABOVE NORMAL TIDES FROM
LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY. TIDES MAY RUN AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4
FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST WEST OF SAINT MARKS.
MUCH LOWER VALUES ARE EXPECTED FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY EASTWARD TO
THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER WHERE EASTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP
RISING WATER OFFSHORE. THE AREAS MOST VULNERABLE TO FLOODING IN
WAKULLA COUNTY WILL BE AROUND MASHES SANDS NEAR THE OCHLOCKONEE
BAY RIVER AND SHELL POINT.

BELOW ARE THE TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE IN WAKULLA COUNTY...

SHELL POINT...HIGH TIDE...334 PM EDT SUNDAY. LOW TIDE 1001 PM EDT
SUNDAY. HIGH TIDE 358 AM EDT MONDAY. LOW TIDE 1004 AM EDT
MONDAY. HIGH TIDE 413 PM EDT MONDAY.

OCHLOCKONEE RIVER ENTRANCE...HIGH TIDE 349 PM EDT SUNDAY. LOW TIDE
939 PM EDT SUNDAY. HIGH TIDE 416 AM EDT MONDAY. LOW TIDE 1004 AM
EDT MONDAY. HIGH TIDE 429 PM EDT MONDAY.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL OCCUR TODAY
ACROSS THE REGION. GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME
OF THE STRONGER RAIN BANDS THAT MOVE OVER THE REGION TODAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

SINCE THE MAIN CORE OF GUSTAV WILL LIKELY REMAIN OFFSHORE THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE...WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. STORM
TOTAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED...MAINLY IN HEAVY BUT FAST MOVING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE COAST. 

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TODAY AND MONDAY AS THE
WINDS INCREASE. TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE
FAST-MOVING AND OFTEN DIFFICULT TO SEE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT. 

$$

GMZ730-765-312300-
/O.NEW.KTAE.HU.S.0003.080831T1629Z-000000T0000Z/
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
1229 PM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS FROM GUSTAV TO IMPACT THE COASTAL
WATERS OF THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND...

...NEW INFORMATION...

GUSTAV CONTINUES TO BE A DANGEROUS CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE. THE
LATEST FORECAST SHOWS GUSTAV WILL BE APPROACHING THE LOUISIANA
COASTLINE LATE MONDAY MORNING. HIGH SURF AND TIDES WILL BEGIN
AFFECTING THE COASTAL AREAS LATER THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

THE WATERS OF APALACHEE BAY TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER OUT TO 20
NAUTICAL MILES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME. 

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

SURF WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS SURF
WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR MARINERS. 6 TO 8 FOOT SURF
CAN EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE GUSTAV REMAINS IN
THE GULF OF MEXICO. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL
GUSTAV MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION. 

...WINDS...

WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER THE WATERS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF ANY OTHER
BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV. 

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TODAY AND MONDAY AS THE
WINDS INCREASE. TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE
FAST-MOVING AND OFTEN DIFFICULT TO SEE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT. 

$$

38-GODSEY

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WTUS82 KTAE 312145
HLSTAE

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
545 PM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...MAJOR HURRICANE GUSTAV AIMING FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...

.AT 500 PM EDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.3 WEST OR ABOUT 215 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK... GUSTAV
SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME
RE-INTENSIFICATION IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH
ARE LIKELY THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR
HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 65 MILES AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220 MILES. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO SPREAD ONTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF
COAST TONIGHT...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS STARTING TO SPREAD
ONSHORE EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES.  

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST
TONIGHT.

FLZ008-012-014-015-GMZ750-755-770-775-010500-
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF-FRANKLIN-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
545 PM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008 /445 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008/

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE IMPACTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE
NORTHERN GULF. LARGE SWELLS WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE COASTAL AREAS
IN A COUPLE OF HOURS. 

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

COASTAL WALTON...BAY...GULF...AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. AS WELL AS THE
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER ENTRANCE OUT
TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THE OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER ENTRANCE WESTWARD. 

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AT THIS TIME IS APPEARS THAT THE GREATEST LIKELIHOOD FOR SUSTAINED 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.
HOWEVER...GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE PANHANDLE
COAST...MAINLY IN SCATTERED FAST-MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
AS A PRECAUTION...SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE PATIO FURNITURE AND
GARBAGE CANS AS THEY ARE MORE PRONE TO BLOWING OVER. TREE
LIMBS...SMALL SHRUBS...AND EVEN A FEW POWER LINES CAN BE BLOWN
DOWN AS WELL. BE PREPARED FOR SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES TONIGHT AND
MONDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

AS OF 4 PM CDT...TIDES WERE RUNNING AROUND ONE FOOT ABOVE NORMAL ALONG
THE COASTAL AREAS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND IN FRANKLIN COUNTY.
SINCE GUSTAV WILL MAKE LANDFALL WELL TO THE WEST OF THE
AREA...OVERALL STORM SURGE VALUES OF 2 TO 3 FEET IS EXPECTED ALONG
THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. SURGE VALUES NEAR 3
FEET DUE TO PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW ARE EXPECTED FROM CARABELLE
TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER ENTRANCE. ASTRONOMICAL TIDES IN THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND IN THE WESTERN PART OF FRANKLIN COUNTY
REMAIN RELATIVELY LOW. AS A RESULT...THIS WILL REDUCE THE OVERALL
IMPACT OF THE STORM SURGE AND LESSEN THE POTENTIAL OF COASTAL
FLOODING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. HIGHER ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE
PREDICTED FROM CARABELLE TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER ENTRANCE.
THUS...THIS AREA OF FRANKLIN COUNTY COULD SEE SLIGHTLY HIGHER
IMPACTS FROM COASTAL FLOODING.

BELOW ARE THE TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE AT AREA BEACHES ALONG THE
COAST. 

DESTIN...LOW TIDE AT 750 PM CDT SUNDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 111 AM CDT
MONDAY. LOW TIDE AT 650 AM CDT MONDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 144 PM CDT
MONDAY.

PANAMA CITY BEACH...LOW TIDE AT 540 PM CDT SUNDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 1127 PM
CDT SUNDAY. LOW TIDE AT 440 AM CDT MONDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 1200 PM
EDT MONDAY. LOW TIDE AT 421 PM CDT MONDAY. 

APALACHICOLA...LOW TIDE AT 1146 PM EDT SUNDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 536
AM EDT MONDAY. LOW TIDE AT 1141 AM EDT MONDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 543 PM
EDT MONDAY.

DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE
SURF TO RUN UP TO THE DUNE LINE AND CAUSE MINOR BEACH EROSION.
MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE ALONG THE BEACHES IN BAY AND WALTON COUNTY...WHERE STRONGER
SURF CAN BE EXPECTED. SURF HEIGHTS WILL APPROACH 10 TO 12 FEET AT
TIMES WITH HIGHER SETS. ADDITIONALLY...THERE WILL ALSO BE HIGHLY
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE COASTLINE FOR ANYONE...INCLUDING
EXPERIENCED SURFERS...THAT ENTER THE SURF.

...WINDS...

WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH VALUES NEAR 15
TO 20 MPH AT THE COAST. IT IS UNLIKELY THAT SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. HOWEVER...IT
IS POSSIBLE FOR THE WIND TO GUST TO 40 TO 50 MPH IN FAST MOVING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE OUTER FRINGES OF GUSTAV.

...INLAND FLOODING...

SINCE THE MAIN CORE OF GUSTAV WILL LIKELY REMAIN OFFSHORE THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE...WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. STORM
TOTAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED...MAINLY IN HEAVY BUT FAST MOVING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE COAST.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS THE
WINDS INCREASE. TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE
FAST-MOVING AND OFTEN DIFFICULT TO SEE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 12 AM EDT MONDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

$$

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WAKULLA-
545 PM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING TOWARD THE LOUISIANA COAST...
...TIDES ALREADY RUNNING ONE FOOT ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE WAKULLA
COUNTY COASTLINE...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE HAS PASSED ALONG THE WAKULLA COUNTY COAST.
THE LATEST INFORMATION RECEIVED SHOWS THAT TIDES WERE ABOUT 1 FOOT
ABOVE NORMAL ON THIS TIDE SEQUENCE. IT IS EXPECTED THAT ADDITIONAL
ONSHORE FLOW WILL LEAD TO FURTHER INCREASE IN TIDE LEVELS TONIGHT
TO AS MUCH AS 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

	WAKULLA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WAKULLA COUNTY. 

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHILE STRONG WINDS NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE NOT
EXPECTED...COASTAL RUNUP DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION. RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE FLOOD PRONE
AREAS...MAINLY WEST OF SAINT MARKS SHOULD CONSIDER MOVING ANY
OUTDOOR OBJECTS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING LOST IN ANY
RISING WATER.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

EASTERLY...AND EVENTUALLY EAST SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS...WILL BEGIN TO
DRIVE UP WATER LEVELS IN APALACHEE BAY...MAINLY WEST OF SAINT
MARKS. THIS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR ABOVE NORMAL TIDES FROM
LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY. TIDES MAY RUN AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4
FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST WEST OF SAINT MARKS.
THE AREAS MOST VULNERABLE TO FLOODING IN WAKULLA COUNTY WILL BE
AROUND MASHES SANDS NEAR THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER AND SHELL POINT.

BELOW ARE THE TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE IN WAKULLA COUNTY...

SHELL POINT...LOW TIDE 1001 PM EDT SUNDAY. HIGH TIDE 358 AM EDT
MONDAY. LOW TIDE 1004 AM EDT MONDAY. HIGH TIDE 413 PM EDT MONDAY.

OCHLOCKONEE RIVER ENTRANCE...LOW TIDE 939 PM EDT SUNDAY. HIGH
TIDE 416 AM EDT MONDAY. LOW TIDE 1004 AM EDT MONDAY. HIGH TIDE 429
PM EDT MONDAY.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL OCCUR TODAY
ACROSS THE REGION. GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME
OF THE STRONGER RAIN BANDS THAT MOVE OVER THE REGION TONIGHT AND
ON MONDAY. 

...INLAND FLOODING...

SINCE THE MAIN CORE OF GUSTAV WILL LIKELY REMAIN OFFSHORE OF THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE...WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. STORM
TOTAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED...MAINLY IN HEAVY BUT FAST MOVING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE COAST.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS THE
WINDS INCREASE. TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE
FAST-MOVING AND OFTEN DIFFICULT TO SEE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 12 AM EDT MONDAY...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT. 

$$

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INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-
MADISON-LIBERTY-LAFAYETTE-
545 PM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008 /445 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008/

...OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM GUSTAV EFFECTING THE REGION...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER FRINGES
OF GUSTAV HAVE MOVED THROUGH THE REGION TODAY PRODUCING GUSTY
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN ANY
SHOWERS OR STORMS THAT MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING AND ON
MONDAY. 

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

	INLAND WALTON...HOLMES...WASHINGTON...JACKSON...CALHOUN...
	GADSDEN...LEON...MADISON...LIBERTY...LAFAYETTE.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME. 

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL OCCUR TODAY
AND ON MONDAY ACROSS THE REGION. GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE STRONGER RAIN BANDS THAT MOVE OVER THE
REGION THIS EVENING AND ON MONDAY. 

...INLAND FLOODING...

SINCE THE MAIN CORE OF GUSTAV WILL LIKELY REMAIN OFFSHORE THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE...WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. STORM
TOTAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED...MAINLY IN HEAVY BUT FAST MOVING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE COAST.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS THE
WINDS INCREASE. TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE
FAST-MOVING AND OFTEN DIFFICULT TO SEE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 12 AM EDT MONDAY...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT. 

$$

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JEFFERSON-TAYLOR-DIXIE-
545 PM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...GUSTAV MOVING TOWARD LOUISIANA...
...OVERALL IMPACT TO THE REGION REMAINS LOW...

...NEW INFORMATION...

GUSTAV IS CONTINUING TO MOVE TOWARD THE LOUISIANA COAST AS A MAJOR
HURRICANE. EASTERLY AND SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL KEEP TIDES FROM
RUNNING ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE COAST IN THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG
BEND.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

	JEFFERSON...TAYLOR...DIXIE.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL OCCUR THIS
EVENING AND ON MONDAY ACROSS THE REGION. GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE STRONGER RAIN BANDS THAT MOVE OVER
THE REGION THIS EVENING AND MONDAY. 

...INLAND FLOODING...

SINCE THE MAIN CORE OF GUSTAV WILL LIKELY REMAIN OFFSHORE OF THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE...WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. STORM
TOTAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED...MAINLY IN HEAVY BUT FAST MOVING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE COAST.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS THE
WINDS INCREASE. TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE
FAST-MOVING AND OFTEN DIFFICULT TO SEE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 12 AM EDT MONDAY...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT. 

$$

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APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
545 PM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...DANGEROUS SURF FROM GUSTAV MOVING INTO APALACHEE BAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HIGH SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV ARE APPROACHING THE WATERS OF THE
SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND. THE HIGH SEAS WILL MAKE HAZARDOUS AND
DEADLY CONDITIONS FOR ANY MARINERS VENTURING OUT OF PORT. 

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING MARINE AREAS...

APALACHEE BAY TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL
MILES. 

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THESE SEAS WILL
CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR MARINERS. 7 TO 9 FOOT SEAS CAN
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE GUSTAV REMAINS IN THE
GULF OF MEXICO. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL
GUSTAV MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION.

...WINDS...

WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WATERS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF
ANY OTHER BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS THE
WINDS INCREASE. TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE
FAST-MOVING AND OFTEN DIFFICULT TO SEE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 12 AM EDT MONDAY...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

$$

GODSEY

000
WTUS82 KTAE 010440
HLSTAE

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1240 AM EDT MON SEP 1 2008

...HURRICANE GUSTAV BEATING DOWN ON NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST...

.AT 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.1 WEST...OR ABOUT 220
MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA. THIS POSITION WAS ALSO
ABOUT 230 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DESTIN...AND WAS NEAR ITS CLOSET
APPROACH TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST.

GUSTAV WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WOULD REACH THE NORTHERN GULF COAST
DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS MONDAY. 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY
THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A LITTLE
STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL.

GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA AIRCRAFT
RECONNAISSANCE DATA WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES. 

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WAKULLA-
1240 AM EDT MON SEP 1 2008

...HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT CANCELLED FOR WAKULLA COUNTY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV HAS MADE ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO WAKULLA COUNTY.
THEREFORE THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE 
REFER TO THE LATEST COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE UNDER THE HEADER MIACFWTAE AND WMO HEADER WHUS42
KTAE FOR EXPECTED COASTAL FLOOD CONDITIONS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT UNLESS CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

$$

FLZ018-028-034-010545-
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JEFFERSON-TAYLOR-DIXIE-
1240 AM EDT MON SEP 1 2008

...HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT CANCELLED FOR JEFFERSON...TAYLOR...AND
DIXIE COUNTIES...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV HAS MADE ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND.
THEREFORE THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE
REFER TO THE LATEST COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE UNDER THE HEADER MIACFWTAE AND WMO HEADER WHUS42
KTAE FOR EXPECTED COASTAL FLOOD CONDITIONS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT UNLESS CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

$$

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INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-LIBERTY-
1240 AM EDT MON SEP 1 2008 /1140 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008/

...HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT CANCELLED FOR INLAND WALTON...HOLMES...
WASHINGTON...JACKSON...CALHOUN...AND LIBERTY COUNTIES...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV HAS MADE ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
THEREFORE THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE
REFER TO THE LATEST HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA UNDER THE HEADER MIAHWOTAE
AND WMO HEADER FLUS42 KTAE FOR EXPECTED HAZARDOUS WEATHER
CONDITIONS RELATED TO THE FRINGE EFFECTS OF HURRICANE GUSTAV.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT UNLESS CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

$$

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APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
1240 AM EDT MON SEP 1 2008

...HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT CANCELLED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM 
KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE RIVER AND OUT 20 MILES...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV HAS MADE ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO APALACHEE BAY.
THEREFORE THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE
REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA UNDER THE HEADER MIAMWWTAE
AND WMO HEADER WHUS72 KTAE FOR EXPECTED HAZARDOUS BOATING
CONDITIONS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT UNLESS CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

$$

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GADSDEN-LEON-MADISON-LAFAYETTE-
1240 AM EDT MON SEP 1 2008

...HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT CANCELLED FOR GADSDEN...LEON...
MADISON...AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV HAS MADE ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND. THEREFORE THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA UNDER THE HEADER
MIAHWOTAE AND WMO HEADER FLUS42 KTAE FOR EXPECTED HAZARDOUS
WEATHER CONDITIONS RELATED TO THE FRINGE EFFECTS OF HURRICANE
GUSTAV.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT UNLESS CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

$$

GMZ765-010545-
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COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
1240 AM EDT MON SEP 1 2008

...HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT CANCELLED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM 
SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH AND OUT TO 20 MILES...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV HAS MADE ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO APALACHEE BAY.
THEREFORE THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE
REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA UNDER THE HEADER MIAMWWTAE
AND WMO HEADER WHUS72 KTAE FOR EXPECTED HAZARDOUS BOATING
CONDITIONS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT UNLESS CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

$$

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COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF-FRANKLIN-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-
1240 AM EDT MON SEP 1 2008 /1140 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008/

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS MAKING ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TONIGHT. 

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

	COASTAL WALTON...BAY...GULF...FRANKLIN...COASTAL WATERS FROM 
	APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM 
	OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM. 

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

	TORNADO WATCH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE AS THE WORST WEATHER
IS OCCURRING NOW OR WILL BE SOON. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT. 

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

AT 1030 PM CDT THE TIDE WAS ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL AT THE PANAMA
CITY AND APALACHICOLA GAGES. A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 3 FEET IS
FORECAST ALONG THE PANHANDLE AND FRANKLIN COUNTY COASTS.
FORTUNATELY THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE LESS THAN 2 FEET ALONG THE
PANHANDLE COAST...SO THE HIGHEST STORM TIDES WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO
5 FEET AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. STORM TIDES WILL BE A LITTLE
HIGHER ALONG THE FRANKLIN COUNTY COAST WHERE THE ASTRONOMICAL
TIDES ARE HIGHER...AND A STORM TIDE OF 5 TO 6 FEET IS FORECAST AT
THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME HIGH AND LOW TIDES AT AREA BEACHES.

DESTIN...HIGH TIDE AT 111 AM CDT. LOW TIDE AT 650 AM CDT. HIGH
TIDE AT 144 PM CDT. LOW TIDE AT 631 PM CDT. 

SAINT ANDREW BAY...HIGH TIDE AT 1247 AM CDT. LOW TIDE AT 613 AM CDT.
HIGH TIDE AT 120 PM CDT. LOW TIDE AT 554 PM CDT.

CARRABELLE...HIGH TIDE AT 411 AM EDT. LOW TIDE AT 928 AM EDT.
HIGH TIDE AT 418 PM EDT. LOW TIDE AT 952 PM EDT.

NOTE THAT THESE TIDES ARE REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. 

MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING ROADS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS
POSSIBLE AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. 

...WINDS...

WINDS ACROSS THE REGION APPEARED TO BE PEAKING AS GUSTAV WAS
MAKING ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO THE PANHANDLE. SO FAR THE ONLY
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS REPORTED WERE OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS OF THE PANHANDLE. AT 10 PM CDT SUNDAY THE GULF BUOY
SOUTH OF PANAMA CITY...SITE 42039...REPORTED A SUSTAINED WIND OF
39 KNOTS (45 MPH) WITH A GUST TO 52 KNOTS (60 MPH). SINCE THEN THE
WINDS HAVE LOWERED SLIGHTLY. INLAND WINDS HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED AT
15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH AT THE COAST.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL TOTALS ON SUNDAY WERE LIGHT...AND RECENT RADAR AND
SATELLITE TRENDS INDICATE THE BULK OF THE HEAVY RAIN WILL REMAIN
SOUTH OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST. THUS THE THREAT FOR FLOODING
IS LOW...WITH STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES OR
LESS...AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST. 

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE
PROBABILITY OF A TORNADO WITHIN 25 MILES OF A POINT IS 5 PERCENT
OR LESS...WITH THE MAIN THREAT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND AT THE COAST.
TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE FAST- MOVING AND
OFTEN DIFFICULT TO SEE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

 	TORNADO WATCH.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 AM CDT (7 AM EDT). 

$$

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WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1240 AM EDT MON SEP 1 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS MAKING ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TONIGHT. 

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

	WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS 
        FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM.  

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS WERE 20 TO 25 FEET OVER THE PANHANDLE COASTAL
WATERS...BASED ON LOCAL BUOY REPORTS. THE SEAS WILL BEGIN TO
DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...BUT WILL STILL REMAIN
HAZARDOUS TO BOATERS. HOWEVER...HIGH SOUTHERLY SWELL WILL CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO TUESDAY. 

...WINDS...

WINDS ACROSS THE REGION APPEARED TO BE PEAKING AS GUSTAV WAS
MAKING ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO THE PANHANDLE. SO FAR THE ONLY
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS REPORTED WERE OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS OF THE PANHANDLE. AT 10 PM CDT SUNDAY THE GULF BUOY
SOUTH OF PANAMA CITY...SITE 42039...REPORTED A SUSTAINED WIND OF
39 KNOTS (45 MPH) WITH A GUST TO 52 KNOTS (60 MPH). SINCE THEN THE
WINDS HAVE LOWERED SLIGHTLY. INLAND WINDS HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED AT
15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH AT THE COAST.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE
PROBABILITY OF A TORNADO WITHIN 25 MILES OF A POINT IS 5 PERCENT
OR LESS...WITH THE MAIN THREAT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND AT THE COAST.
TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE FAST-MOVING AND
OFTEN DIFFICULT TO SEE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 AM CDT (7 AM EDT).

$$

FOURNIER

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1045 AM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008

.UPDATE...MAJOR HURRICANE GUSTAV IS CURRENTLY LOCATED APPROXIMATELY
180 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA AND IS TRACKING
NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH. GUSTAV HAS GONE THROUGH A PERIOD OF RAPID
INTENSIFICATION OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
STRENGTHENING AS IT APPROACHES THE ISLE OF YOUTH THROUGH THE DAY
TODAY. AT 8 AM FRIDAY MORNING...THE CENTRAL PRESSURE OF GUSTAV WAS
988 MB WITH 65 MPH WINDS. THIS MORNING AT 8 AM THE CENTRAL PRESSURE
WAS 955 MB WITH 120 MPH WINDS. THIS EQUATES TO A 33 MB CHANGE WITHIN
A 24 HOUR PERIOD.

OVERALL...THE TRACK GUIDANCE WITH GUSTAV REMAINS IN VERY GOOD
AGREEMENT AND SHOWS A CONTINUED NORTHWEST TRACK ACROSS THE GULF OF
MEXICO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST
TRACK FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER SHOWS GUSTAV MAKING
LANDFALL SOMETIME LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY ALONG THE LOUISIANA
COAST. THE TRACK SPEED ACROSS THE GULF IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE
RANGE OF 11-12 KNOTS.

THE MAIN IMPACTS EXPECTED FROM GUSTAV ACROSS OUR FORECAST AREA WILL
BE ALONG THE PANHANDLE COAST WITH VERY LARGE SURF...DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS...AND POSSIBLE BEACH EROSION. ADDITIONALLY...THE OUTER
BANDS OF GUSTAV WILL BEGIN AFFECTING OUR EASTERN PANHANDLE AND
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AREAS BEGINNING SUNDAY.

WE HAVE UPDATED THE SURF ZONE FORECAST AND MAY CONSIDER ISSUING HIGH
SURF ADVISORY LATER TODAY...WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF
SOME BEACH EROSION BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT
ALONG THE PANHANDLE BEACHES. OTHERWISE...THE PREVIOUS FORECAST
APPEARS TO BE ON TRACK AND NO OTHER UPDATES ARE EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME.

.AVIATION...AREAS OF MVFR VIS ARE LINGERING AT THE TAF SITES THIS
MORNING...WHICH SHOULD QUICKLY BURN OFF LEAVING MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
BY 10 AM EDT. SOME THIN CIRRUS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER FRINGES OF
GUSTAV IS BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE CWA...AND
THIS SHOULD CONTINUE SPREADING NW THROUGHOUT THE DAY. LATER THIS
AFTERNOON...SOME BANDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY DEVELOP AND PUSH NW
AS WELL...WITH THE BEST CHANCES FOR RAIN AT VLD AND TLH...SO MAY
NEED TO UPGRADE PROB30S TO TEMPOS ON THE NEXT PACKAGE.

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
FL...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO
     APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM
     APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM...WATERS FROM SUWANNEE
     RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM
     APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

&&

UPDATE...GIBBS
AVIATION...GOULD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
542 AM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-
GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-311000-
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON-
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-
JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-QUITMAN-
CLAY-RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-
IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-
DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
542 AM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 /442 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND
EASTERN PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

A FEW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...MAINLY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THE BEST
CHANCES FOR THESE STORMS WILL BE ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. A
FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING.

THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN TONIGHT BETWEEN HURRICANE
GUSTAV TO OUR SOUTH AND BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR NORTH. THIS
GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN CAUTIONARY LEVEL WINDS AND SEAS DEVELOPING
ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE MARINE AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

THE MAIN ISSUE DURING THE END OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND INTO THE
FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK WILL BE HURRICANE GUSTAV MOVING INTO AND
ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE
SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT AND THEN APPROACH THE NORTH
CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO COAST LATER MONDAY OR MONDAY NIGHT. GUSTAV
IS NOW A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A MAJOR
HURRICANE IN THE CENTRAL GULF IS INCREASING.

MARINE HAZARDS...BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST...MARINERS CAN
EXPECTED ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS TO BEGIN DURING SUNDAY MORNING
WITH WINDS AND SEAS CONTINUING TO INCREASE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.
THERE REMAINS THE POSSIBILITY THAT PORTIONS OF THE MARINE AREA MAY
EXPERIENCE TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS DURING SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN LEGS.
DEPENDING ON THE EXACT STRENGTH OF GUSTAV...SIGNIFICANT SWELL IS
ALSO BECOMING MORE LIKELY WITH SEAS GREATER THAN 10 FEET POSSIBLE
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

INLAND HAZARDS...BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK TO OUR
WEST...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH
GUSTAV TO REACH PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...AND POSSIBLY THE WESTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND.
WITH OUR AREA LOCATED WITHIN THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF THE
HURRICANE...THESE RAIN BANDS WOULD BRING A SLIGHT RISK OF ISOLATED
TORNADOES WHICH ARE COMMON WITH MOST LAND FALLING HURRICANES.

RESIDENTS AND VISITORS WITH PLANS TO VISIT THE BEACHES OF THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
SHOULD EXPECT AN INCREASING RIP CURRENT RISK AND THE DEVELOPMENT
OF LARGE TO POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WAVE ACTION AS SIGNIFICANT
SWELL FROM GUSTAV BEGINS TO IMPACT AREA BEACHES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV...THEN CLICK ON YOUR AREA
OF INTEREST ON THE NATIONAL MAP.

14-MROCZKA

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
330 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008

FLZ028-029-302015-
LAFAYETTE-TAYLOR-
330 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR LAFAYETTE AND TAYLOR
COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...

* UNTIL 415 PM EDT

AT 328 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MAYO...MOVING WEST AT 23
MPH.

WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND IS ALSO
PRODUCING NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

RELAY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

17-GOULD

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
400 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008

FLZ019-302100-
MADISON-
400 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR MADISON COUNTY IN
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

AT 356 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES EAST OF DOWLING PARK...OR 9 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF LIVE OAK...MOVING WEST AT 18 MPH.

WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND IS ALSO
PRODUCING NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

RELAY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

17-GOULD