Hurricane Local Statement 4, NWS Tallahassee, FL

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WTUS82 KTAE 310006 CCA
HLSTAE

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.

$$

GMZ730-765-310700-
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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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WTUS82 KTAE 310144
HLSTAE

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. 

$$

GMZ730-765-310245-
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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. 


$$

FLZ008-012-014-015-310500-
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.A.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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

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