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Hurricane Local Statement 1009, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this hurricane local statement at Aug 25, 2012, 7:23 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 25, 2012, 7:23 PM CDT (00:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2012, 4:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
256 WTUS84 KMOB 260023 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 723 PM CDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...IMPACTS FROM TROPICAL STORM ISAAC TO INCREASE BY MONDAY NIGHT... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT OFFERS GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MARINERS...AS WELL AS OTHER MARINE INTERESTS...ALONG ALL OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT ANYWHERE ACROSS GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ISAAC ARE BECOMING A CONCERN FOR PORTIONS OF THE GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM BY MONDAY NIGHT. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER CALLS FOR TROPICAL STORM ISAAC TO BECOME A HURRICANE AS IT LIFTS NORTHWEST ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS SUNDAY...TRACKING NORTHWEST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO ON MONDAY. ISAAC IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE LIFTING NORTH NORTHWEST OVER THE EASTERN GULF ON TUESDAY. ON THIS TRACK...INCREASINGLY STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS AND HIGH SEA STATES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BOATING INTERESTS EARLY NEXT WEEK. CONDITIONS COULD DETERIORATE FURTHER EARLY NEXT WEEK DEPENDING ON THE MOTION AND INTENSITY OF ISAAC. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR UNSAFE CONDITIONS. CONSIDER EARLY STEPS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT. IF SMALL CRAFT MUST GO OUT AND CURRENT CONDITIONS ALLOW...DO NOT VENTURE FAR FROM PORT AND DO NOT STAY OUT VERY LONG. RETURN TO PORT QUICKLY IF A WATCH OR WARNING IS ISSUED. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. GMZ650-655-670-675-261200- /O.NEW.KMOB.HU.S.1009.120826T0023Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 723 PM CDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...IMPACTS FROM TROPICAL STORM ISAAC TO INCREASE BY MONDAY NIGHT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR UNSAFE CONDITIONS. CONSIDER EARLY STEPS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT. IF SMALL CRAFT MUST GO OUT AND CURRENT CONDITIONS ALLOW...DO NOT VENTURE FAR FROM PORT AND DO NOT STAY OUT VERY LONG. RETURN TO PORT QUICKLY IF A WATCH OR WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON TROPICAL STORM ISAAC. && $$
1 follow-up statement
020 WTUS84 KMOB 260930 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 430 AM CDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...HURRICANE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT... .NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COASTS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND ALABAMA. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA AND COASTAL OKALOOSA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS. ALL PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREAS SHOULD REVIEW THEIR PREPAREDNESS PLAN AND BE READY TO IMPLEMENT IT SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED FOR THEIR AREA. IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE EVENTS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 4 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.1N...LONGITUDE 79.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 770 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 710 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... A HURRICANE WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH OR WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN SPECIFIC TO YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. FOR THOSE NEARBY...REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN AND BECOME READY TO ACT IF A WATCH OR A WARNING IS LATER ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. MARINERS ARE URGED TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO RETURN TO PORT...SEEK SAFE HARBOR...AND SECURE THEIR CRAFT. NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN FOR TROPICAL SYSTEMS. MONITOR WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR CHANGES TO THE LATEST FORECAST AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE SHORTLY. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA. GMZ650-655-670-675-270930- /O.CAN.KMOB.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.HU.A.1009.120826T0930Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 430 AM CDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT... $$ ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-GMZ630-270930- /O.NEW.KMOB.HU.A.1009.120826T0930Z-000000T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA-MOBILE BAY- 430 AM CDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 4:30 AM CDT | Hurricane Watch | MOB | Washington | 49 hr |
| Aug 26, 4:22 PM CDT | Hurricane Warning | MOB | 6 days |
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