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Tropical Storm Warning 1009, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tropical storm warning at Aug 27, 2012, 4:58 AM CDT for 5 counties in Mississippi; Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 62 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 27, 2012, 4:58 AM CDT (09:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2012, 7:13 PM CDT
- In force
- 62 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Washington County, AL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 1:37 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Mchenry, MS | DAMAGE TO A GROCERY STORE REPORTED IN MCHENRY. NOW BELIEVED TO BE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE INSTEAD OF A TORNADO AS EARLIER REPORTED. |
| Aug 29, 1:37 PM CDT | TORNADO | Mchenry, MS | ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF OF A GROCERY STORE. |
| Aug 29, 5:00 PM CDT | FLOOD | 9 Wsw Basin, MS | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED RED CREEK WAS BANK FULL AND RISING. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 140 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1114 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1073 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
468 WTUS84 KMOB 270958 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 458 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...ISAAC HEADING TOWARDS CENTRAL GULF COAST... .NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST 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 WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN...INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON...WAYNE...PERRY AND GREENE. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 4 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.2N...LONGITUDE 84.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 410 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. ISAAC IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN WHILE MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...BEFORE APPROACHING THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AS A HURRICANE LATE TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK REMAINS UNCERTAIN...ISAAC WILL LIKELY IMPACT COASTAL PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE MONDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BEGIN TO IMPACT THESE LOCATIONS. CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY THEN DETERIORATE FURTHER LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...WHEN HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN A PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA. THE TIMING AND EXTENT OF THE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK AND FORWARD SPEED OF ISAAC. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 6 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ078-079-281000- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-MOBILE BAY- 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-STONE-GEORGE- 458 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING ALONG THE COAST...BEFORE SPREADING INLAND TUESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE FIRST OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ON TUESDAY..HURRICANE FORCE WINDS MAY LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL ENDURE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY. KEEP IN MIND THAT A SHIFT IN THE TRACK OF ISAAC WILL AFFECT THE TIMING OF THE ONSET AND INTENSITY OF THE WINDS. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO QUICKLY BUILD MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT WITH SEAS OF 20 TO 30 FEET POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM...IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO PINPOINT SURGE VALUES FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. HOWEVER... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 6 TO 12 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WITHIN A PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA. THESE HIGHER VALUES WILL OCCUR ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER OF ISAAC. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. ...INLAND FLOODING... ISAAC WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OVER 15 INCHES POSSIBLE. THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD FLOODING AS ISAAC ADVANCES INLAND. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MIDWEEK DUE TO INCREASED WIND...SEAS...AND SWELL. $$ ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-281000- /O.NEW.KMOB.TR.W.1009.120827T0958Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.HU.A.1009.120827T0958Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE- 458 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT... $$
26 follow-up statements
543 WTUS84 KMOB 271025 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 525 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC HEADING TOWARDS CENTRAL GULF COAST... .NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST 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 WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN...INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON...WAYNE...PERRY AND GREENE. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.2N...LONGITUDE 84.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 410 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. ISAAC IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN WHILE MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...BEFORE APPROACHING THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AS A HURRICANE LATE TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK REMAINS UNCERTAIN... ISAAC WILL LIKELY IMPACT COASTAL PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE MONDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BEGIN TO IMPACT THESE LOCATIONS. CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY THEN DETERIORATE FURTHER LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...WHEN HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN A PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA. THE TIMING AND EXTENT OF THE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK AND FORWARD SPEED OF ISAAC. RAINFALL ...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL ONSET TONIGHT AND ENDURE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH STORM TOTALS OF BETWEEN 8-12 INCHES EXPECTED...WITH LOCAL AREAS RECEIVING AS MUCH AS 15 INCHES CLOSER TO THE COAST. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND NOON CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-281030- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 525 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM...IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO PINPOINT SURGE VALUES FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. HOWEVER... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 6 TO 12 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WITHIN A PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA. THESE HIGHER VALUES WILL OCCUR ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER OF ISAAC. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. ...WINDS... AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TUESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. $$ FLZ001>004-281030- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA- 525 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM...IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO PINPOINT SURGE VALUES FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. HOWEVER... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WITHIN A PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA. THESE HIGHER VALUES WILL OCCUR ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER OF ISAAC. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. ...WINDS... AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. $$ FLZ005-006-281030- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 525 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM...IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO PINPOINT SURGE VALUES FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. HOWEVER... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WITHIN A PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA. THESE HIGHER VALUES WILL OCCUR ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER OF ISAAC. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. ...WINDS... MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. $$ MSZ078-079-281030- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ STONE-GEORGE- 525 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 60 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. MOST POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED...SOME SEVERELY. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. $$ ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-281030- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE- 525 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. $$ GMZ630-650-655-670-675-281030- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 525 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 KNOT NEARSHORE TO 60 KNOT OFFSHORE RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS WELL OFFSHORE. $$
936 WTUS84 KMOB 271700 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1200 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC HEADING TOWARDS CENTRAL GULF COAST... .NEW INFORMATION... STORM MOTION HAS SHIFTED VERY SLIGHTLY FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST TOWARD THE NORTHWEST. .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 WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN...INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON...WAYNE...PERRY AND GREENE. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.1N...LONGITUDE 85.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 360 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 320 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. ISAAC IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN INTO A HURRICANE AS IT APPROACHES THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK REMAINS UNCERTAIN...ISAAC WILL LIKELY IMPACT COASTAL PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BEGIN TO IMPACT THESE LOCATIONS. CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY THEN DETERIORATE FURTHER LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...WHEN HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN A PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA...ESPECIALLY IF THE TRACK SHIFTS MORE TOWARD THE EAST. THE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS WILL BE HIGHER ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS...SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND NEAR THE OUTER RAIN BANDS. RAINFALL...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL ONSET TONIGHT AND ENDURE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH STORM TOTALS OF BETWEEN 8-12 INCHES EXPECTED...WITH LOCAL AREAS RECEIVING AS MUCH AS 15 INCHES CLOSER TO THE COAST. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 200 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-281700- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 1200 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM...IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO PINPOINT SURGE VALUES FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. HOWEVER... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 6 TO 12 FEET ABOVE GROUND...MAINLY DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ALONG THE COAST LATE TONIGHT AND SPREAD INLAND THROUGH TUESDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. $$ FLZ001>006-281700- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1200 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM...IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO PINPOINT SURGE VALUES FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. HOWEVER... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND WITHIN A PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA...MAINLY DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ALONG THE COAST LATE TONIGHT AND SPREAD INLAND THROUGH TUESDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC REMAINS WELL WEST OF THE AREA...THE HURRICANE WARNINGS MAY BE REPLACED WITH TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. $$ MSZ078-079-281700- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ STONE-GEORGE- 1200 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO NEAR HURRICANE FORCE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SHIFTS MORE TOWARD THE EAST. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. $$ ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-281700- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE- 1200 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. $$ GMZ630-650-655-670-675-281700- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- 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- 1200 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS POSSIBLE. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY. $$
478 WTUS84 KMOB 271956 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL CYCLONE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 256 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO AND SHOWING SIGNS OF STRENGTHENING... .NEW INFORMATION... OUTER LIGHT RAIN BANDS WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH BEGINNING TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHWEST 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 WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN...INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON...WAYNE...PERRY AND GREENE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.1N...LONGITUDE 85.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 340 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 310 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO AND SHOWING SIGNS OF STRENGTHENING. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK REMAINS UNCERTAIN...ISAAC WILL LIKELY IMPACT COASTAL PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BEGIN TO IMPACT THESE LOCATIONS. CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY THEN DETERIORATE FURTHER LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...WHEN HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN A PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA...ESPECIALLY IF THE TRACK SHIFTS MORE TOWARD THE EAST. THE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS WILL BE HIGHER ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS...SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND NEAR THE OUTER RAIN BANDS. RAINFALL...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL ONSET TONIGHT AND ENDURE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH STORM TOTALS OF BETWEEN 6-12 INCHES EXPECTED...WITH LOCAL AREAS RECEIVING AS MUCH AS 15 INCHES CLOSER TO THE COAST. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 530 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-282000- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 256 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM...IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO PINPOINT SURGE VALUES FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. HOWEVER... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 6 TO 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND...MAINLY DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ALONG THE COAST LATE TONIGHT AND SPREAD INLAND THROUGH TUESDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. $$ FLZ001>006-282000- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 256 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM...IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO PINPOINT SURGE VALUES FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. HOWEVER... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND WITHIN A PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA...MAINLY DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ALONG THE COAST LATE TONIGHT AND SPREAD INLAND THROUGH TUESDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC REMAINS WELL WEST OF THE AREA...THE HURRICANE WARNINGS MAY BE REPLACED WITH TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. $$ MSZ078-079-282000- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ STONE-GEORGE- 256 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO NEAR HURRICANE FORCE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SHIFTS MORE TOWARD THE EAST. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. $$ ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-282000- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE- 256 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. $$ GMZ630-650-655-670-675-282000- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 256 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS POSSIBLE. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY. $$
523 WTUS84 KMOB 272131 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 431 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATES ISAAC GETTING STRONGER... .NEW INFORMATION... HURRICANE WARNING TRANSITIONED TO TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .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 WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN...STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS PENSACOLA TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON...WAYNE...PERRY AND GREENE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND COASTAL OKALOOSA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 4 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.4N...LONGITUDE 86.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 320 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MOBILE AL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO AND SHOWING SIGNS OF STRENGTHENING. ISAAC IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST TUESDAY NIGHT. ISAAC WILL IMPACT COASTAL PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BEGIN TO IMPACT THESE LOCATIONS. CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY THEN DETERIORATE FURTHER LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...WHEN HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN A PORTION OF THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA...ESPECIALLY IF THE TRACK SHIFTS MORE TOWARD THE EAST. THE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND COASTAL SECTIONS OF ALABAMA. STORM SURGE OF 6 TO 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA...INCLUDING MOBILE BAY WITH 3 TO 6 FEET ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. RAINFALL...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL ONSET TONIGHT AND ENDURE THROUGH THURSDAY. STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...WITH LOCAL AREAS RECEIVING AS MUCH AS 15 INCHES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FURTHER EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. HIGHER TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE FURTHER EAST IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SHIFTS EAST. THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE COAST LATE TONIGHT...SPREADING NORTH ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 7 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-282145- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 431 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... $$ MSZ078-079-282145- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ STONE-GEORGE- 431 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... $$ ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-282145- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE- 431 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... $$ GMZ630-650-670-282145- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 431 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... $$ FLZ001>006-GMZ655-675-282145- /O.CAN.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 431 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$
508 WTUS84 KMOB 272322 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 622 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATES ISAAC GETTING STRONGER... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED INFORMATION FOR WIND...STORM SURGE...INLAND FLOODING... COASTAL HAZARDS. .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 WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN...STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON...WAYNE...PERRY AND GREENE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND COASTAL OKALOOSA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PENSACOLA OUT 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.4N...LONGITUDE 86.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 320 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MOBILE AL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO AND SHOWING SIGNS OF STRENGTHENING. ISAAC IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST TUESDAY NIGHT. ISAAC WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BEGIN TO IMPACT THESE LOCATIONS. CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY THEN DETERIORATE FURTHER LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...WHEN HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN A PORTION OF THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA...ESPECIALLY IF THE TRACK SHIFTS MORE TOWARD THE EAST. THE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND COASTAL SECTIONS OF ALABAMA. STORM SURGE OF 6 TO 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA...INCLUDING MOBILE BAY WITH 3 TO 6 FEET ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. RAINFALL...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL ONSET TONIGHT AND ENDURE THROUGH THURSDAY. STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...WITH LOCAL AREAS RECEIVING AS MUCH AS 15 INCHES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FURTHER EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. HIGHER TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE FURTHER EAST IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SHIFTS EAST. THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE COAST LATE TONIGHT...SPREADING NORTH ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DEADLY RIP CURRENT ALONG AREA BEACHES AS LARGE BREAKING WAVES INCREASE IN FREQUENCY AND HEIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THIS EVENING. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND MIDNIGHT CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-282330- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 622 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTS TO THE EAST. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 6 TO 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA AND MOBILE BAY...DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOME COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED...WITH THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL BEING SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. LARGE WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL ACCENTUATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT BY THE FLOOD WATERS...LEAVING SECTIONS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF. ROADWAY TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED. FLOODING OF THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY WILL OCCUR. $$ MSZ078-079-282330- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ STONE-GEORGE- 622 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTS TO THE EAST. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. $$ ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-282330- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE- 622 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTS TO THE EAST. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. $$ GMZ630-650-670-282330- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 622 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTS TO THE EAST. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. $$ FLZ001>006-282330- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 622 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS...DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ GMZ655-675-282330- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 622 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY $$
776 WTUS84 KMOB 280425 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1125 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC COULD BECOME A HURRICANE SOON... .NEW INFORMATION...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOOKING A BIT BETTER ORGANIZED AND IS NOW MOVING SLOWER. .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 WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN...STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON...WAYNE...PERRY AND GREENE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND COASTAL OKALOOSA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.1N...LONGITUDE 87.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 260 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 230 MILES SOUTH OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... ISAAC IS STILL FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST TUESDAY NIGHT. ISAAC WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BEGIN TO IMPACT THESE LOCATIONS. CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY THEN DETERIORATE FURTHER LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY... WHEN HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN A PORTION OF THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA...ESPECIALLY IF THE TRACK SHIFTS MORE TOWARD THE EAST. THE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND COASTAL SECTIONS OF ALABAMA. STORM SURGE OF 6 TO 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA...INCLUDING MOBILE BAY WITH 3 TO 6 FEET ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. RAINFALL...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL ONSET TONIGHT AND ENDURE THROUGH THURSDAY. STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...WITH LOCAL AREAS RECEIVING AS MUCH AS 15 INCHES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FURTHER EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. HIGHER TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE FURTHER EAST IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SHIFTS EAST. THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE COAST LATE TONIGHT...SPREADING NORTH ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DEADLY RIP CURRENT ALONG AREA BEACHES AS LARGE BREAKING WAVES INCREASE IN FREQUENCY AND HEIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 6 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-290430- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 1125 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 6 TO 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA AND MOBILE BAY...DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOME COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED...WITH THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL BEING SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. LARGE WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL ACCENTUATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT BY THE FLOOD WATERS...LEAVING SECTIONS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF. ROADWAY TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED. FLOODING OF THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY WILL OCCUR. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTS TO THE EAST. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. $$ MSZ078-079-290430- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ STONE-GEORGE- 1125 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTS TO THE EAST. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. $$ ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-290430- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE- 1125 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTS TO THE EAST. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. $$ GMZ630-650-670-290430- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1125 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVERNIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTS TO THE EAST. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. $$ FLZ001>006-290430- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1125 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS...DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. $$ GMZ655-675-290430- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1125 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY $$
922 WTUS84 KMOB 280740 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 240 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC COULD BECOME A HURRICANE SOON... .NEW INFORMATION...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC CONTINUES TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AND IS MOVING SLOWER. THE TORNADO THREAT MAY BEGIN TO INCREASE TOWARDS MIDDAY AS ISAAC'S NORTHEASTERN OUTER RAINBANDS FURTHER DEVELOP. .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 WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN...STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON...WAYNE...PERRY AND GREENE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND COASTAL OKALOOSA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 1 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.4N...LONGITUDE 87.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTH OF MOBILE AL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 12 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... ISAAC IS STILL FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST TUESDAY NIGHT. ISAAC WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BEGIN TO IMPACT THESE LOCATIONS. CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY THEN DETERIORATE FURTHER LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY... WHEN HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN A PORTION OF THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA...ESPECIALLY IF THE TRACK SHIFTS MORE TOWARD THE EAST. THE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND COASTAL SECTIONS OF ALABAMA. THE TORNADO THREAT MAY BEGIN TO INCREASE TOWARDS MIDDAY AS ISAAC'S NORTHEASTERN OUTER RAINBANDS FURTHER DEVELOP. STORM SURGE OF 6 TO 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA...INCLUDING MOBILE BAY WITH 3 TO 6 FEET ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. RAINFALL...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL ONSET TONIGHT AND ENDURE THROUGH THURSDAY. STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...WITH LOCAL AREAS RECEIVING AS MUCH AS 15 INCHES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FURTHER EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. HIGHER TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE FURTHER EAST IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SHIFTS EAST. THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE COAST LATE TONIGHT...SPREADING NORTH ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DEADLY RIP CURRENT ALONG AREA BEACHES AS LARGE BREAKING WAVES INCREASE IN FREQUENCY AND HEIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 6 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-290745- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 240 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 6 TO 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA AND MOBILE BAY...DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOME COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED...WITH THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL BEING SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. LARGE WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL ACCENTUATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT BY THE FLOOD WATERS...LEAVING SECTIONS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF. ROADWAY TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED. FLOODING OF THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY WILL OCCUR. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTS TO THE EAST. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. $$ MSZ078-079-290745- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ STONE-GEORGE- 240 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTS TO THE EAST. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. $$ ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-290745- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE- 240 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTS TO THE EAST. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. $$ GMZ630-650-670-290745- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 240 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVERNIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTS TO THE EAST. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. $$ FLZ001>006-290745- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 240 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS...DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. $$ GMZ655-675-290745- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 240 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY $$
054 WTUS84 KMOB 281000 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 500 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...ISAAC ON THE VERGE OF BECOMING A HURRICANE... .NEW INFORMATION...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC CONTINUES TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AND IS MOVING SLOWER. THE TORNADO THREAT INCREASES THROUGH MIDDAY AS ISAAC'S NORTHEASTERN OUTER RAINBANDS FURTHER DEVELOP. .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 WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN...STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON...WAYNE...PERRY AND GREENE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND COASTAL OKALOOSA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 4 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.5N...LONGITUDE 88.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTH OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 210 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 12 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... ISAAC IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS EVENING. ISAAC WILL IMPACT OUR AREA TODAY AS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ONSET THIS LATER THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DETERIORATE FURTHER THIS AFTERNOON AS THE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND COASTAL SECTIONS OF ALABAMA. THE TORNADO THREAT ALSO INCREASES THROUGH MIDDAY AS ISAAC'S NORTHEASTERN OUTER RAINBANDS FURTHER DEVELOP. STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA...INCLUDING MOBILE BAY WITH 2 TO 4 FEET ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. SQUALLS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE AREA TODAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...WITH 15 INCHES LOCALLY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FURTHER EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. HIGHER TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE FURTHER EAST IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SHIFTS EAST. AS WITH ALL TROPICAL SYSTEMS...THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN AT HIGH LEVELS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 930 AM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-291000- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 500 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTS TO THE EAST. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA AND MOBILE BAY...DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ MSZ078-079-291000- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ STONE-GEORGE- 500 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTS TO THE EAST. $$ ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-291000- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE- 500 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTS TO THE EAST. $$ FLZ001-002-291000- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA- 500 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS...DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST. $$ FLZ003>006-291000- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 500 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS...DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST. $$ GMZ630-291000- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- 500 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD THE BAY DURING THE DAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTS TO THE EAST. $$ GMZ650-670-291000- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 500 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVERNIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTS TO THE EAST. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. $$ GMZ655-675-291000- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 500 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. $$
577 WTUS84 KMOB 281021 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 521 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...ISAAC ON THE VERGE OF BECOMING A HURRICANE... .NEW INFORMATION...THE HURRICANE WATCH FOR WASHINGTON...WAYNE...PERRY AND GREENE COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELED. HOWEVER...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. .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 WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN...STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... WASHINGTON...INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...COASTAL OKALOOSA... WAYNE...PERRY AND GREENE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.5N...LONGITUDE 88.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTH OF MOBILE AL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 12 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... ISAAC IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS EVENING. ISAAC WILL IMPACT OUR AREA TODAY AS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ONSET THIS LATER THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DETERIORATE FURTHER THIS AFTERNOON AS THE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND COASTAL SECTIONS OF ALABAMA. THE TORNADO THREAT ALSO INCREASES THROUGH MIDDAY AS ISAAC'S NORTHEASTERN OUTER RAINBANDS FURTHER DEVELOP. STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA...INCLUDING MOBILE BAY WITH 2 TO 4 FEET ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. SQUALLS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE AREA TODAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...WITH 15 INCHES LOCALLY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FURTHER EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. HIGHER TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE FURTHER EAST IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SHIFTS EAST. AS WITH ALL TROPICAL SYSTEMS...THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN AT HIGH LEVELS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 930 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-291030- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 521 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA AND MOBILE BAY...DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTS TO THE EAST. $$ MSZ078-079-291030- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ STONE-GEORGE- 521 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTS TO THE EAST. $$ ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-291030- /O.CAN.KMOB.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE- 521 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WATCH IS CANCELLED... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTS TO THE EAST. $$ FLZ001-002-291030- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA- 521 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS...DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST. $$ FLZ003>006-291030- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 521 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS...DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST. $$ GMZ630-291030- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- 521 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD THE BAY DURING THE DAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTS TO THE EAST. $$ GMZ650-670-291030- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 521 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVERNIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE TRACK OF ISAAC SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTS TO THE EAST. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. $$ GMZ655-675-291030- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 521 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. $$
724 WTUS84 KMOB 281610 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1110 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...ISAAC STILL JUST BELOW HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT CONTINUES NORTHWESTWARD... .NEW INFORMATION... THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES IN ALABAMA...STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI...MOBILE BAY...AND THE GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA TO PASCAGOULA OUT 20 NM HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .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...INCLUDING MOBILE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OPEN GULF WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN...STONE AND GEORGE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... WASHINGTON...INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...COASTAL OKALOOSA... WAYNE...PERRY AND GREENE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE BAY...THE GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM...AND FROM DESTIN FL TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 20 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.1N...LONGITUDE 88.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTH OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTH OF MOBILE AL...AND MOVING NW AT 10 MPH. ISAAC IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS EVENING. ISAAC WILL IMPACT OUR AREA AS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST SPREAD INLAND ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE TORNADO THREAT WILL ALSO INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS OUTER RAIN BANDS MOVE FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE AREA. STORM SURGE OF 5 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA AND MOBILE BAY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN SHORES OF MOBILE BAY. STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THE TIDE GAUGE AT DAUPHIN ISLAND IS AT 3.6 FT AND RAISING. 2-3 FT OF WATER ON BIENVILLE BLVD (WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND) IS BEING REPORTED. WATER STARTING TO COVER THE ROAD ON FAR EAST END NEAR BILLY GOAT HOLE. WATER STILL RISING. DAUPHIN ISLAND CAUSEWAY (HIGHWAY 193) NORTH OF THE BRIDGE HAS WATER OVERWASHING THE ROAD. THE TIDAL GAUGE AT COAST GUARD SECTOR (NORTH MOBILE BAY) IS AT 4 FT AND RISING. WATER BEGINNING TO SPILL ONTO CAUSEWAY...AND WATER OVER DAUPHIN ISLAND ROAD NORTH OF THE DOG RIVER BRIDGE IS BEING REPORTED. IN FLORIDA...PORTIONS OF FORT PICKENS ROAD (HIGHWAY 399) IS FLOODED AND WATER OVER ROAD (GULF BLVD) AT WEST END NAVARRE BEACH FLORIDA IS BEING REPORTED. SQUALLS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE AREA TODAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...WITH 15 INCHES LOCALLY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FURTHER EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. AS WITH ALL TROPICAL SYSTEMS...THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN AT HIGH LEVELS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WITH MORE DETAIL WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHORTLY. ALZ061>064-291615- /O.CAN.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 1110 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$ ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-291615- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE- 1110 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. $$ MSZ078-079-291615- /O.CAN.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ STONE-GEORGE- 1110 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$ FLZ001-002-291615- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA- 1110 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS...DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST. $$ FLZ003>006-291615- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1110 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS...DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST. $$ GMZ630-291615- /O.CAN.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- 1110 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$ GMZ655-675-291615- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1110 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL HIGH GUSTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. $$ GMZ650-291615- /O.CAN.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- 1110 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$ GMZ670-291615- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1110 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 KNOTS RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF ISAAC STRENGTHENS FURTHER. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. $$
924 WTUS84 KMOB 281653 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1153 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL CYCLONE ISAAC NOW A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE... .NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL CYCLONE ISAAC NOW A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE. .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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OPEN GULF WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN...STONE AND GEORGE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON...INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...COASTAL OKALOOSA... WAYNE...PERRY AND GREENE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE BAY...THE GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM...AND FROM DESTIN FL TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 20 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 1120 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.1N...LONGITUDE 88.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTH OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTH OF MOBILE AL...AND MOVING NW AT 10 MPH. ISAAC IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS EVENING. ISAAC WILL IMPACT OUR AREA AS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST SPREAD INLAND ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE TORNADO THREAT WILL ALSO INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS OUTER RAIN BANDS MOVE FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE AREA. STORM SURGE OF 5 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA AND MOBILE BAY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN SHORES OF MOBILE BAY. STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THE TIDE GAUGE AT DAUPHIN ISLAND IS AT 3.7 FT AND RAISING. 2-3 FT OF WATER ON BIENVILLE BLVD (WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND) IS BEING REPORTED. WATER STARTING TO COVER THE ROAD ON FAR EAST END NEAR BILLY GOAT HOLE. WATER STILL RISING. DAUPHIN ISLAND CAUSEWAY (HIGHWAY 193) NORTH OF THE BRIDGE HAS WATER OVERWASHING THE ROAD. THE TIDAL GAUGE AT COAST GUARD SECTOR (NORTH MOBILE BAY) IS NEAR 4 FT AND STEADY. WATER BEGINNING TO SPILL ONTO CAUSEWAY...AND WATER OVER DAUPHIN ISLAND ROAD NORTH OF THE DOG RIVER BRIDGE IS BEING REPORTED. IN FLORIDA...PORTIONS OF FORT PICKENS ROAD (HIGHWAY 399) IS FLOODED AND WATER OVER ROAD (GULF BLVD) AT WEST END NAVARRE BEACH FLORIDA IS BEING REPORTED. SQUALLS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE AREA TODAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...WITH 15 INCHES LOCALLY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FURTHER EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. AS WITH ALL TROPICAL SYSTEMS...THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN AT HIGH LEVELS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 130 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-291700- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 1153 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA AND MOBILE BAY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN SHORES OF MOBILE BAY DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 55 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST. $$ ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-291700- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 1153 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. $$ FLZ001-002-291700- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA- 1153 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS...DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST. $$ FLZ003>006-291700- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1153 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS...DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST. $$ GMZ630-291700- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- 1153 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL HIGH GUSTS. BAY WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$ GMZ650-655-675-291700- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1153 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL HIGH GUSTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$ GMZ670-291700- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1153 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 KNOTS RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF ISAAC STRENGTHENS FURTHER. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. $$
663 WTUS84 KMOB 281711 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1211 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL CYCLONE ISAAC NOW A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE... .NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL CYCLONE ISAAC NOW A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE. .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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OPEN GULF WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN...STONE AND GEORGE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON...INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...COASTAL OKALOOSA... WAYNE...PERRY AND GREENE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE BAY...THE GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM...AND FROM DESTIN FL TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 20 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 1120 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.1N...LONGITUDE 88.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTH OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTH OF MOBILE AL...AND MOVING NW AT 10 MPH. ISAAC IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS EVENING. ISAAC WILL IMPACT OUR AREA AS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST SPREAD INLAND ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE TORNADO THREAT WILL ALSO INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS OUTER RAIN BANDS MOVE FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE AREA. STORM SURGE OF 5 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA AND MOBILE BAY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN SHORES OF MOBILE BAY. STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THE TIDE GAUGE AT DAUPHIN ISLAND IS AT 3.7 FT AND RAISING. 2-3 FT OF WATER ON BIENVILLE BLVD (WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND) IS BEING REPORTED. WATER STARTING TO COVER THE ROAD ON FAR EAST END NEAR BILLY GOAT HOLE. WATER STILL RISING. DAUPHIN ISLAND CAUSEWAY (HIGHWAY 193) NORTH OF THE BRIDGE HAS WATER OVERWASHING THE ROAD. THE TIDAL GAUGE AT COAST GUARD SECTOR (NORTH MOBILE BAY) IS NEAR 4 FT AND STEADY. WATER BEGINNING TO SPILL ONTO CAUSEWAY...AND WATER OVER DAUPHIN ISLAND ROAD NORTH OF THE DOG RIVER BRIDGE IS BEING REPORTED. IN FLORIDA...PORTIONS OF FORT PICKENS ROAD (HIGHWAY 399) IS FLOODED AND WATER OVER ROAD (GULF BLVD) AT WEST END NAVARRE BEACH FLORIDA IS BEING REPORTED. SQUALLS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE AREA TODAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...WITH 15 INCHES LOCALLY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FURTHER EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. TORNADOES EMBEDDED IN THE OUTER RAINS BANDS MAY OCCUR ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST REGION TODAY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 84. AS WITH ALL TROPICAL SYSTEMS...THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN AT HIGH LEVELS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 130 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-291715- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 1211 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA AND MOBILE BAY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN SHORES OF MOBILE BAY DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 55 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST. $$ ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-291715- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 1211 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. $$ FLZ001-002-291715- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA- 1211 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS...DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST. $$ FLZ003>006-291715- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1211 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS...DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST. $$ GMZ630-291715- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- 1211 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL HIGH GUSTS. BAY WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$ GMZ650-655-675-291715- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1211 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL HIGH GUSTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$ GMZ670-291715- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1211 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL HIGH GUSTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$
253 WTUS84 KMOB 281938 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 238 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...HURRICANE ISAAC MOVING NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER... .NEW INFORMATION... NIGHTTIME CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO WORSEN AS SIGNIFICANT OUTER RAIN BANDS MOVE OVER THE WARNED AREA. .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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OPEN GULF WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN...STONE AND GEORGE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON...INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...COASTAL OKALOOSA... WAYNE...PERRY AND GREENE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE BAY...THE GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM...AND FROM DESTIN FL TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 20 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 200 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.4N...LONGITUDE 88.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTH- SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 170 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTH- SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL...AND MOVING NW AT 10 MPH. ISAAC IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS EVENING. ISAAC WILL IMPACT OUR AREA AS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST SPREAD INLAND ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE TORNADO THREAT WILL ALSO INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS OUTER RAIN BANDS MOVE FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE AREA. STORM SURGE OF 5 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA AND MOBILE BAY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN SHORES OF MOBILE BAY. STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THE TIDE GAGE AT DAUPHIN ISLAND IS AT 4.1 FT AND RAISING. 2-3 FT OF WATER ON BONNEVILLE BLVD (WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND) IS BEING REPORTED. WATER STARTING TO COVER THE ROAD ON FAR EAST END NEAR BILLY GOAT HOLE. WATER STILL RISING. DAUPHIN ISLAND CAUSEWAY (HIGHWAY 193) NORTH OF THE BRIDGE HAS WATER OVER WASHING THE ROAD. THE TIDAL GAGE AT COAST GUARD SECTOR (NORTH MOBILE BAY) IS NEAR 4 FT AND STEADY. WATER BEGINNING TO SPILL ONTO CAUSEWAY...AND WATER OVER DAUPHIN ISLAND ROAD NORTH OF THE DOG RIVER BRIDGE IS BEING REPORTED. IN FLORIDA...PORTIONS OF FORT PICKENS ROAD (HIGHWAY 399) IS FLOODED AND WATER OVER ROAD (GULF BLVD) AT WEST END NAVARRE BEACH FLORIDA IS BEING REPORTED. SQUALLS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE AREA TODAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...WITH 10 INCHES LOCALLY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FURTHER EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. TORNADOES EMBEDDED IN THE OUTER RAINS BANDS MAY OCCUR ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST REGION TODAY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 84. AS WITH ALL TROPICAL SYSTEMS...THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN AT HIGH LEVELS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 500 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-291945- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 238 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA AND MOBILE BAY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN SHORES OF MOBILE BAY DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 55 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST. $$ ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-291945- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 238 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. $$ FLZ001-002-291945- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA- 238 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS...DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST. $$ FLZ003>006-291945- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 238 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS...DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST. $$ GMZ630-291945- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- 238 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL HIGH GUSTS. BAY WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$ GMZ650-655-675-291945- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 238 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL HIGH GUSTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$ GMZ670-291945- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 238 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL HIGH GUSTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$
844 WTUS84 KMOB 282200 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 500 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...ISAAC GETTING BETTER ORGANIZED AS IT NEARS SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... ...FLOODING FROM STORM SURGE AND RAINFALL EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... .NEW INFORMATION... MULTIPLE HAZARDS FROM HURRICANE ISAAC WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS OUTER RAINS BANDS SLAM THE AREA. .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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OPEN GULF WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN...STONE AND GEORGE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON...INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...COASTAL OKALOOSA... WAYNE...PERRY AND GREENE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE BAY...THE GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM...AND FROM DESTIN FL TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 20 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 4 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.7N...LONGITUDE 89.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTH- SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 170 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 8 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTH- SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL...AND MOVING NW AT 8 MPH. ISAAC IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST THIS EVENING. ISAAC WILL IMPACT OUR AREA AS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SPREAD INLAND ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI OVERNIGHT. THE TORNADO THREAT WILL ALSO INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS OUTER RAIN BANDS MOVE FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE AREA. STORM SURGE OF 5 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS LIKELY ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA AND MOBILE BAY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN SHORES OF MOBILE BAY. STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS LIKELY ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THE TIDE GAGE AT DAUPHIN ISLAND IS AT 3.7 FT AND STEADY. 2 TO 3 FEET OF WATER ON BONNEVILLE BLVD (WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND) CONTINUES. THE DAUPHIN ISLAND BRIDGE AND THE DAUPHIN ISLAND CAUSEWAY (HIGHWAY 193) NORTH OF THE BRIDGE HAS BEEN CLOSED. DAUPHIN ISLAND IS ALSO WITHOUT POWER. THE TIDAL GAGE AT COAST GUARD SECTOR (NORTH MOBILE BAY) IS AT 4.2 FT AND RISING. WATER HAS BEEN SPILLING ONTO THE CAUSEWAY...AND IS NOW CLOSED. WATER OVER DAUPHIN ISLAND ROAD NORTH OF THE DOG RIVER BRIDGE CONTINUES AS WELL. AN ESTIMATED WATER HEIGHT OF 6 FEET WAS REPORTED AT THE ALABAMA PORT. IN FLORIDA...PORTIONS OF FORT PICKENS ROAD (HIGHWAY 399) IS FLOODED AND WATER OVER ROAD (GULF BLVD) AT WEST END NAVARRE BEACH FLORIDA IS BEING REPORTED. PORTIONS OF OTHER COASTAL COMMUNITIES...INCLUDING BAYOU LA BATRE...ARE NOW FLOODED AND MANY ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE. THE THREAT FOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY OVERNIGHT AS THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES BEGIN TO RISE LATE THIS EVENING...WITH HIGH TIDE OCCURRING WEDNESDAY MORNING. OUTER HEAVY RAIN BANDS WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE SNAPPING LARGE TREE LIMBS AND DOWNING POWER LINES...CAUSING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY AS HEAVY RAIN AND WINDS SNAP LARGE TREE LIMBS...UPROOT TREES DUE TO AN INCREASING SATURATED GROUND...BRINGING DOWN ADDITIONAL POWER LINES. SQUALLS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE AREA TODAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA... WITH 12 INCHES LOCALLY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FURTHER EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. TORNADOES EMBEDDED IN THE OUTER RAINS BANDS MAY OCCUR OVERNIGHT. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ARE NOW AS HIGH AS 20 TO 25 FEET...WITH BREAKERS AT THE BEACHES AS HIGH AS 10 TO 15 FEET. AS WITH ALL TROPICAL SYSTEMS...THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN AT HIGH LEVELS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 800 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-292200- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 500 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA AND MOBILE BAY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN SHORES OF MOBILE BAY DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 55 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST. $$ ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-292200- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 500 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. $$ FLZ001-002-292200- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA- 500 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS...DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST. $$ FLZ003>006-292200- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 500 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS...DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST. $$ GMZ630-292200- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- 500 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL HIGH GUSTS. BAY WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$ GMZ650-655-675-292200- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 500 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL HIGH GUSTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$ GMZ670-292200- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 500 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 KNOTS RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF ISAAC STRENGTHENS FURTHER. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. $$
539 WTUS84 KMOB 290052 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 752 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...ISAAC MAKES LANDFALL IN EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... ...FLOODING FROM STORM SURGE AND RAINFALL EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... .NEW INFORMATION... TORNADO WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM WEDNESDAY. .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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OPEN GULF WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN...STONE AND GEORGE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON...INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...COASTAL OKALOOSA... WAYNE...PERRY AND GREENE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE BAY...THE GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM...AND FROM DESTIN FL TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 20 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 7 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.9N...LONGITUDE 89.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 140 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 8 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED ABOUT 140 MILES SOUTH- SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL...AND MOVING NW AT 8 MPH. ISAAC MADE LANDFALL IN EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA THIS EVENING. ISAAC WILL IMPACT OUR AREA AS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SPREAD INLAND ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI OVERNIGHT. THE TORNADO THREAT WILL ALSO INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS OUTER RAIN BANDS MOVE FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE AREA. STORM SURGE OF 5 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS LIKELY ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA AND MOBILE BAY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN SHORES OF MOBILE BAY. STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS LIKELY ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THE TIDE GAGE AT DAUPHIN ISLAND IS AT 3.4 FT AND FALLING. 2 FEET OF WATER ON BONNEVILLE BLVD (WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND) CONTINUES. THE DAUPHIN ISLAND BRIDGE AND THE DAUPHIN ISLAND CAUSEWAY (HIGHWAY 193) NORTH OF THE BRIDGE HAS BEEN CLOSED. DAUPHIN ISLAND IS ALSO WITHOUT POWER. THE TIDAL GAGE AT COAST GUARD SECTOR (NORTH MOBILE BAY) IS AT 3.5 FT AND FALLING. WATER HAS BEEN SPILLING ONTO THE CAUSEWAY. SOME WATER OVER DAUPHIN ISLAND ROAD NORTH OF THE DOG RIVER BRIDGE CONTINUES AS WELL. IN FLORIDA...PORTIONS OF FORT PICKENS ROAD (HIGHWAY 399) IS FLOODED AND WATER OVER ROAD (GULF BLVD) AT WEST END NAVARRE BEACH FLORIDA IS BEING REPORTED. PORTIONS OF OTHER COASTAL COMMUNITIES...INCLUDING BAYOU LA BATRE...ARE FLOODED AND MANY ROADS REMAIN IMPASSABLE. THE THREAT FOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY OVERNIGHT AS THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES BEGIN TO RISE LATE THIS EVENING...WITH HIGH TIDE OCCURRING WEDNESDAY MORNING. OUTER HEAVY RAIN BANDS WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH HAVE SNAPPED LARGE TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES...CAUSING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY AS HEAVY RAIN AND WINDS SNAP LARGE TREE LIMBS...UPROOT TREES DUE TO AN INCREASING SATURATED GROUND...BRINGING DOWN ADDITIONAL POWER LINES. SQUALLS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE AREA TODAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA... WITH 12 INCHES LOCALLY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FURTHER EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. TORNADOES EMBEDDED IN THE OUTER RAINS BANDS MAY OCCUR OVERNIGHT. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ARE NOW AS HIGH AS 17 TO 22 FEET...WITH BREAKERS AT THE BEACHES AS HIGH AS 8 TO 13 FEET. AS WITH ALL TROPICAL SYSTEMS...THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN AT HIGH LEVELS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 11 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-300100- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 752 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA AND MOBILE BAY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN SHORES OF MOBILE BAY DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 55 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST. $$ ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-300100- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 752 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. $$ FLZ001-002-300100- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA- 752 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS...DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST. $$ FLZ003>006-300100- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 752 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS...DUE TO A STRONG PROLONGED ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED AS ISAAC BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN NEAR THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST. $$ GMZ630-300100- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- 752 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL HIGH GUSTS. BAY WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$ GMZ650-655-675-300100- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 752 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL HIGH GUSTS. HIGHEST SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 20 TO 30 FEET OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$ GMZ670-300100- /O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 752 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 KNOTS RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF ISAAC STRENGTHENS FURTHER. HIGHEST SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 20 TO 30 FEET OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$
752 WTUS84 KMOB 290443 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1143 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...ISAAC NOW PRODUCING STORM SURGE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS OUR REGION... .NEW INFORMATION...THE HURRICANE WARNING FROM PENSACOLA TO PASCAGOULA BETWEEN 20 AND 60 NAUTICAL MILES IS NOW A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... WASHINGTON...UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN...INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...COASTAL OKALOOSA... WAYNE...PERRY...GREENE...STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.0N...LONGITUDE 89.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 180 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 8 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... AS HURRICANE ISAAC MOVES FURTHER WEST...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO TURN ONSHORE AND WATER LEVELS WILL RISE. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE TROPICAL STORM FORCE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTS OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS EXTENDING INTO BOTH INTERIOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. SQUALLS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA... WITH 12 INCHES LOCALLY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FURTHER EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. TORNADOES EMBEDDED IN THE OUTER RAINS BANDS MAY OCCUR OVERNIGHT. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. THE MOTION WILL BE FROM EAST TO WEST...SHIFTING TO A MORE SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST MOTION LATER IN THE PERIOD. SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ARE NOW AS HIGH AS 17 TO 22 FEET...WITH BREAKERS AT THE BEACHES AS HIGH AS 8 TO 13 FEET. AS WITH ALL TROPICAL SYSTEMS...THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN AT HIGH LEVELS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 230 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-300445- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 1143 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL RESULT IN FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PERIOD OF GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND WINDS GUSTS ARE OCCURRING. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ FLZ001-002-300445- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA- 1143 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL RESULT IN FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PERIOD OF GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND WINDS GUSTS ARE OCCURRING. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ FLZ003>006-300445- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1143 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL RESULT IN FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PERIOD OF GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-300445- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 1143 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$ GMZ630-300445- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- 1143 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ GMZ670-300445- /O.EXA.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1143 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIGHEST SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 20 TO 30 FEET OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$ GMZ650-300445- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- 1143 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIGHEST SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 20 TO 30 FEET OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$ GMZ655-675-300445- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1143 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIGHEST SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 20 TO 30 FEET OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$
302 WTUS84 KMOB 290627 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 127 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...ISAAC NOW PRODUCING STORM SURGE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS OUR REGION... .NEW INFORMATION...THE TORNADO THREAT WILL LIKELY INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. .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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... WASHINGTON...UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN...INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...COASTAL OKALOOSA... WAYNE...PERRY...GREENE...STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.0N...LONGITUDE 89.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 180 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 8 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTS OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS EXTENDING INTO BOTH INTERIOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. SQUALLS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA... WITH 12 INCHES LOCALLY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FURTHER EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. TORNADOES EMBEDDED IN THE OUTER RAINS BANDS MAY OCCUR OVERNIGHT. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. THE MOTION WILL BE FROM EAST TO WEST...SHIFTING TO A MORE SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST MOTION LATER IN THE PERIOD. SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ARE NOW AS HIGH AS 17 TO 22 FEET...WITH BREAKERS AT THE BEACHES AS HIGH AS 8 TO 13 FEET. AS WITH ALL TROPICAL SYSTEMS...THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN AT HIGH LEVELS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 500 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-300630- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 127 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL RESULT IN FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PERIOD OF GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE AREAS LIKELY TO RECEIVE THE GREATEST FLOODING WILL BE BAYOU LA BATRE...CODEN...THE UPPER REACHES OF MOBILE BAY AND ADJOINING RIVERS THAT FLOW INTO THEM. THE OLD CAUSEWAY WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE FLOODING. AREA TIDE GAGES SHOW THAT MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS IN PROGRESS. HOWEVER...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE IS APPROACHING LATER THIS MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND WINDS GUSTS ARE OCCURRING. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATER TODAY. AS OF AROUND MIDNIGHT CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER COASTAL ALABAMA SHOW SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE REGION. COASTAL AREAS ARE SUSTAINED AROUND TROPICAL STORM FORCE. DAUPHIN ISLAND AND FORT MORGAN BOTH HAD SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 37 KNOTS AND WERE ALSO BOTH GUSTING TO 43 KNOTS. $$ FLZ001-002-300630- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA- 127 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL RESULT IN FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PERIOD OF GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE AREAS LIKELY TO RECEIVE THE GREATEST COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE THE UPPER REACHES OF ESCAMBIA BAY...SOUTHEAST FACING SHORELINES AND FT. PICKENS STATE PARK. AREA TIDE GAGES SHOW THAT MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS IN PROGRESS. HOWEVER...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE IS APPROACHING LATER THIS MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND WINDS GUSTS ARE OCCURRING. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATER TODAY. AS OF AROUND MIDNIGHT CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SHOW THAT WINDS GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEED FOUND IN THIS REGION WAS 29 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 40 MPH AT THE PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION. $$ FLZ003>006-300630- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 127 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL RESULT IN FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PERIOD OF GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... AS OF AROUND MIDNIGHT CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SHOW THAT WINDS GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEED FOUND IN THIS REGION WAS 29 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 40 MPH AT THE PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION. $$ ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-300630- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 127 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$ GMZ630-300630- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- 127 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. AS OF AROUND MIDNIGHT CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER COASTAL ALABAMA SHOW SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE REGION. COASTAL AREAS ARE SUSTAINED AROUND TROPICAL STORM FORCE. DAUPHIN ISLAND AND FORT MORGAN BOTH HAD SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 37 KNOTS AND WERE ALSO BOTH GUSTING TO 43 KNOTS. $$ GMZ670-300630- /O.EXA.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 127 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. HIGHEST SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 20 TO 30 FEET OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$ GMZ650-300630- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- 127 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. HIGHEST SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 20 TO 30 FEET OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$ GMZ655-675-300630- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 127 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. HIGHEST SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 20 TO 30 FEET OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$
560 WTUS84 KMOB 290647 CCA HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 145 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...ISAAC NOW PRODUCING STORM SURGE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS OUR REGION... .NEW INFORMATION...THE TORNADO THREAT WILL LIKELY INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. CORRECTED STORM INFORMATION SECTION. .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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... WASHINGTON...UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN...INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...COASTAL OKALOOSA... WAYNE...PERRY...GREENE...STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT MIDNIGHT CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.0N...LONGITUDE 90.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 180 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 7 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTS OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS EXTENDING INTO BOTH INTERIOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. SQUALLS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA... WITH 12 INCHES LOCALLY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FURTHER EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. TORNADOES EMBEDDED IN THE OUTER RAINS BANDS MAY OCCUR OVERNIGHT. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. THE MOTION WILL BE FROM EAST TO WEST...SHIFTING TO A MORE SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST MOTION LATER IN THE PERIOD. SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ARE NOW AS HIGH AS 17 TO 22 FEET...WITH BREAKERS AT THE BEACHES AS HIGH AS 8 TO 13 FEET. AS WITH ALL TROPICAL SYSTEMS...THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN AT HIGH LEVELS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 500 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-300645- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 145 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL RESULT IN FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PERIOD OF GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE AREAS LIKELY TO RECEIVE THE GREATEST FLOODING WILL BE BAYOU LA BATRE...CODEN...THE UPPER REACHES OF MOBILE BAY AND ADJOINING RIVERS THAT FLOW INTO THEM. THE OLD CAUSEWAY WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE FLOODING. AREA TIDE GAGES SHOW THAT MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS IN PROGRESS. HOWEVER...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE IS APPROACHING LATER THIS MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND WINDS GUSTS ARE OCCURRING. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATER TODAY. AS OF AROUND MIDNIGHT CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER COASTAL ALABAMA SHOW SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE REGION. COASTAL AREAS ARE SUSTAINED AROUND TROPICAL STORM FORCE. DAUPHIN ISLAND AND FORT MORGAN BOTH HAD SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 37 KNOTS AND WERE ALSO BOTH GUSTING TO 43 KNOTS. $$ FLZ001-002-300645- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA- 145 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL RESULT IN FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PERIOD OF GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE AREAS LIKELY TO RECEIVE THE GREATEST COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE THE UPPER REACHES OF ESCAMBIA BAY...SOUTHEAST FACING SHORELINES AND FT. PICKENS STATE PARK. AREA TIDE GAGES SHOW THAT MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS IN PROGRESS. HOWEVER...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE IS APPROACHING LATER THIS MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND WINDS GUSTS ARE OCCURRING. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATER TODAY. AS OF AROUND MIDNIGHT CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SHOW THAT WINDS GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEED FOUND IN THIS REGION WAS 29 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 40 MPH AT THE PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION. $$ FLZ003>006-300645- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 145 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL RESULT IN FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PERIOD OF GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... AS OF AROUND MIDNIGHT CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SHOW THAT WINDS GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEED FOUND IN THIS REGION WAS 29 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 40 MPH AT THE PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION. $$ ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-300645- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 145 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$ GMZ630-300645- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- 145 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. AS OF AROUND MIDNIGHT CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER COASTAL ALABAMA SHOW SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE REGION. COASTAL AREAS ARE SUSTAINED AROUND TROPICAL STORM FORCE. DAUPHIN ISLAND AND FORT MORGAN BOTH HAD SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 37 KNOTS AND WERE ALSO BOTH GUSTING TO 43 KNOTS. $$ GMZ670-300645- /O.EXA.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 145 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. HIGHEST SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 20 TO 30 FEET OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$ GMZ650-300645- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- 145 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. HIGHEST SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 20 TO 30 FEET OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$ GMZ655-675-300645- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 145 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. HIGHEST SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 20 TO 30 FEET OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$
947 WTUS84 KMOB 290839 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 339 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...ISAAC REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... .NEW INFORMATION...THE TORNADO THREAT WILL LIKELY INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. .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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... WASHINGTON...UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN...INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...COASTAL OKALOOSA... WAYNE...PERRY...GREENE...STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT OF 2 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.0N...LONGITUDE 90.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 180 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS STATIONARY. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTS OF ALABAMA WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS EXTENDING INTO BOTH INTERIOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. SQUALLS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA... WITH 12 INCHES LOCALLY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FURTHER EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. THE GREATEST SHORT TERM TORNADO THREAT WILL BE OVER COASTAL ALABAMA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI ALONG ISAAC'S OUTER RAINBANDS. SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ARE NOW AS HIGH AS 17 TO 22 FEET...WITH BREAKERS AT THE BEACHES AS HIGH AS 8 TO 13 FEET. AS WITH ALL TROPICAL SYSTEMS...THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN AT HIGH LEVELS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 500 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-300845- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 339 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL RESULT IN FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PERIOD OF GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE AREAS LIKELY TO RECEIVE THE GREATEST FLOODING WILL BE BAYOU LA BATRE...CODEN...THE UPPER REACHES OF MOBILE BAY AND ADJOINING RIVERS THAT FLOW INTO THEM. THE OLD CAUSEWAY WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE FLOODING. AREA TIDE GAGES SHOW THAT MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS IN PROGRESS. HOWEVER...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE IS APPROACHING LATER THIS MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND WINDS GUSTS ARE OCCURRING. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATER TODAY. AS OF 3 AM CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER COASTAL ALABAMA SHOW SUSTAINED WINDS THAT RANGED FROM 20 MPH OVER INLAND AREAS TO NEAR 35 MPH ALONG THE BEACHES AND BAY SHORELINES. THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS DURING THE PAST HOUR WERE 51 MPH AT GULF SHORES. $$ FLZ001-002-300845- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA- 339 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL RESULT IN FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PERIOD OF GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE AREAS LIKELY TO RECEIVE THE GREATEST COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE THE UPPER REACHES OF ESCAMBIA BAY...SOUTHEAST FACING SHORELINES AND FT. PICKENS STATE PARK. AREA TIDE GAGES SHOW THAT MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS IN PROGRESS. HOWEVER...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE IS APPROACHING LATER THIS MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND WINDS GUSTS ARE OCCURRING. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATER TODAY. AT 3 AM CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SHOW THAT WINDS GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEED FOUND IN THIS REGION WAS 26 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 41 MPH AT THE PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION. $$ FLZ003>006-300845- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 339 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL RESULT IN FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PERIOD OF GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... AT 3 AM CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SHOW THAT WINDS GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEED FOUND IN THIS REGION WAS 26 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 41 MPH AT THE PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION. $$ ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-300845- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 339 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$ GMZ630-300845- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- 339 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. AT 3 AM CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER COASTAL ALABAMA SHOW SUSTAINED WINDS THAT RANGED FROM 20 MPH OVER INLAND AREAS TO NEAR 35 MPH ALONG THE BEACHES AND BAY SHORELINES. THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS DURING THE PAST HOUR WERE 51 MPH AT GULF SHORES. $$ GMZ670-300845- /O.EXA.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 339 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SEAS REMAIN BETWEEN 15 TO 25 FEET TODAY AND ARE FORECAST TO TAPER SOMEWHAT BY THIS EVENING TO 12 TO 16 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$ GMZ650-300845- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- 339 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SEAS REMAIN BETWEEN 15 TO 25 FEET TODAY AND ARE FORECAST TO TAPER SOMEWHAT BY THIS EVENING TO 12 TO 16 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$ GMZ655-675-300845- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 339 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SEAS REMAIN BETWEEN 15 TO 25 FEET TODAY AND ARE FORECAST TO TAPER SOMEWHAT BY THIS EVENING TO 12 TO 16 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$
700 WTUS84 KMOB 291042 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 542 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...ISAAC REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... .NEW INFORMATION... WAYNE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI AND WASHINGTON COUNTY ALABAMA HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN... INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...PERRY... GREENE...STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.2N...LONGITUDE 90.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 170 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 220 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 8 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTS OF ALABAMA WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS EXTENDING INTO BOTH INTERIOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. SQUALLS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA... WITH 12 INCHES LOCALLY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FURTHER EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. THE GREATEST SHORT TERM TORNADO THREAT WILL BE OVER COASTAL ALABAMA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI ALONG ISAAC'S OUTER RAINBANDS. SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ARE NOW AS HIGH AS 17 TO 22 FEET...WITH BREAKERS AT THE BEACHES AS HIGH AS 8 TO 13 FEET. AS WITH ALL TROPICAL SYSTEMS...THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN AT HIGH LEVELS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 9 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-301045- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 542 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL RESULT IN FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PERIOD OF GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE AREAS LIKELY TO RECEIVE THE GREATEST FLOODING WILL BE BAYOU LA BATRE...CODEN...THE UPPER REACHES OF MOBILE BAY AND ADJOINING RIVERS THAT FLOW INTO THEM. THE OLD CAUSEWAY WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE FLOODING. WATER STREET IN DOWNTOWN MOBILE MAY ALSO BECOME INUNDATED FOR A TIME PERIOD TODAY. AREA TIDE GAGES SHOW THAT MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS IN PROGRESS. HOWEVER...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE IS APPROACHING LATER THIS MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND WINDS GUSTS ARE OCCURRING. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATER TODAY. AS OF 5 AM CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER COASTAL ALABAMA SHOW SUSTAINED WINDS THAT RANGED FROM 20 MPH OVER INLAND AREAS TO NEAR 30 MPH ALONG THE BEACHES AND BAY SHORELINES. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST DURING THE PAST HOUR WAS 40 MPH AT BROOKLEY FIELD IN DOWNTOWN MOBILE...54 MPH AT THE EAST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND AND 47 MPH AT FORT MORGAN. $$ FLZ001-002-301045- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA- 542 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL RESULT IN FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PERIOD OF GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE AREAS LIKELY TO RECEIVE THE GREATEST COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE THE UPPER REACHES OF ESCAMBIA BAY...SOUTHEAST FACING SHORELINES AND FT. PICKENS STATE PARK. AREA TIDE GAGES SHOW THAT MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS IN PROGRESS. HOWEVER...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE IS APPROACHING LATER THIS MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE OCCURRING. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATER TODAY. AT 5 AM CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SHOW THAT SUSTAINED WINDS GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 13 AND 28 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 37 MPH. THE HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND SPEED WAS 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 37 MPH AT PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION. $$ FLZ003>006-301045- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 542 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL RESULT IN FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PERIOD OF GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... AT 5 AM CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SHOW THAT SUSTAINED WINDS GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 13 AND 28 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 37 MPH. THE HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND SPEED WAS 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 37 MPH AT PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION. $$ MSZ075-076-078-079-301045- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 542 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$ GMZ630-301045- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- 542 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. AS OF 5 AM CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER COASTAL ALABAMA SHOW SUSTAINED WINDS THAT RANGED FROM 20 MPH OVER INLAND AREAS TO NEAR 30 MPH ALONG THE BEACHES AND BAY SHORELINES. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST DURING THE PAST HOUR WAS 40 MPH AT BROOKLEY FIELD IN DOWNTOWN MOBILE...54 MPH AT THE EAST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND AND 47 MPH AT FORT MORGAN. $$ GMZ650-670-301045- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 542 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SEAS REMAIN BETWEEN 15 TO 25 FEET TODAY AND ARE FORECAST TO TAPER SOMEWHAT BY THIS EVENING TO 12 TO 16 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$ GMZ655-675-301045- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 542 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SEAS REMAIN BETWEEN 15 TO 25 FEET TODAY AND ARE FORECAST TO TAPER SOMEWHAT BY THIS EVENING TO 12 TO 16 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$ ALZ052-MSZ067-291145- /O.CAN.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-WAYNE- 542 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$
300 WTUS84 KMOB 291230 CCA HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 725 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...ISAAC REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... .NEW INFORMATION... WAYNE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI AND WASHINGTON COUNTY ALABAMA HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN... INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...PERRY... GREENE...STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.2N...LONGITUDE 90.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 170 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 220 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 8 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTS OF ALABAMA WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS EXTENDING INTO BOTH INTERIOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. SQUALLS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA... WITH 12 INCHES LOCALLY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FURTHER EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. THE GREATEST SHORT TERM TORNADO THREAT WILL BE OVER COASTAL ALABAMA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI ALONG ISAAC'S OUTER RAINBANDS. SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ARE NOW AS HIGH AS 17 TO 22 FEET...WITH BREAKERS AT THE BEACHES AS HIGH AS 8 TO 13 FEET. AS WITH ALL TROPICAL SYSTEMS...THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN AT HIGH LEVELS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 9 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-301230- /O.COR.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 725 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL RESULT IN FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PERIOD OF GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE AREAS LIKELY TO RECEIVE THE GREATEST FLOODING WILL BE BAYOU LA BATRE...CODEN...THE UPPER REACHES OF MOBILE BAY AND ADJOINING RIVERS THAT FLOW INTO THEM. THE OLD CAUSEWAY WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE FLOODING. WATER STREET IN DOWNTOWN MOBILE MAY ALSO BECOME INUNDATED FOR A TIME PERIOD TODAY. AREA TIDE GAGES SHOW THAT MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS IN PROGRESS. HOWEVER...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE IS APPROACHING LATER THIS MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND WINDS GUSTS ARE OCCURRING. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATER TODAY. AS OF 5 AM CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER COASTAL ALABAMA SHOW SUSTAINED WINDS THAT RANGED FROM 20 MPH OVER INLAND AREAS TO NEAR 30 MPH ALONG THE BEACHES AND BAY SHORELINES. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST DURING THE PAST HOUR WAS 40 MPH AT BROOKLEY FIELD IN DOWNTOWN MOBILE...54 MPH AT THE EAST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND AND 47 MPH AT FORT MORGAN. $$ FLZ001-002-301230- /O.COR.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA- 725 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL RESULT IN FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PERIOD OF GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE AREAS LIKELY TO RECEIVE THE GREATEST COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE THE UPPER REACHES OF ESCAMBIA BAY...SOUTHEAST FACING SHORELINES AND FT. PICKENS STATE PARK. AREA TIDE GAGES SHOW THAT MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS IN PROGRESS. HOWEVER...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE IS APPROACHING LATER THIS MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE OCCURRING. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATER TODAY. AT 5 AM CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SHOW THAT SUSTAINED WINDS GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 13 AND 28 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 37 MPH. THE HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND SPEED WAS 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 37 MPH AT PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION. $$ FLZ003>006-301230- /O.COR.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 725 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL RESULT IN FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PERIOD OF GREATEST IMPACT WILL TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... AT 5 AM CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SHOW THAT SUSTAINED WINDS GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 13 AND 28 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 37 MPH. THE HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND SPEED WAS 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 37 MPH AT PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION. $$ MSZ075-076-078-079-301230- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 725 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$ GMZ630-301230- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- 725 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. AS OF 5 AM CDT...THE LATEST REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS OVER COASTAL ALABAMA SHOW SUSTAINED WINDS THAT RANGED FROM 20 MPH OVER INLAND AREAS TO NEAR 30 MPH ALONG THE BEACHES AND BAY SHORELINES. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST DURING THE PAST HOUR WAS 40 MPH AT BROOKLEY FIELD IN DOWNTOWN MOBILE...54 MPH AT THE EAST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND AND 47 MPH AT FORT MORGAN. $$ GMZ650-670-301230- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 725 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SEAS REMAIN BETWEEN 15 TO 25 FEET TODAY AND ARE FORECAST TO TAPER SOMEWHAT BY THIS EVENING TO 12 TO 16 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$ GMZ655-675-301230- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 725 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SEAS REMAIN BETWEEN 15 TO 25 FEET TODAY AND ARE FORECAST TO TAPER SOMEWHAT BY THIS EVENING TO 12 TO 16 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$ ALZ052-MSZ067-291330- /O.CAN.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-WAYNE- 725 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$
843 WTUS84 KMOB 291537 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1037 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...STORM SURGE AND HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE AS ISAAC MOVES VERY SLOWLY... .NEW INFORMATION... CANCELLATION OF TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. UPDATED SURGE INFORMATION. .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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN... PERRY...GREENE...STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA TO PASCAGOULA OUT 20 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.6N...LONGITUDE 90.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 170 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL. STORM MOTION NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF ALABAMA WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS EXTENDING INTO BOTH INTERIOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. SQUALLS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA... WITH 12 INCHES LOCALLY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FURTHER EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. THE GREATEST SHORT TERM TORNADO THREAT WILL BE OVER COASTAL ALABAMA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI ALONG ISAAC'S OUTER RAIN BANDS. SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ARE NOW AS HIGH AS 12 TO 22 FEET...HIGHEST OVER THE ALABAMA COASTAL WATERS. BREAKERS AT THE BEACHES AS HIGH AS 7 TO 12 FEET. AS WITH ALL TROPICAL SYSTEMS...THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN AT HIGH LEVELS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 2 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-301545- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 1037 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE OF AROUND 40 MPH ARE STILL OCCURRING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE ALABAMA COAST...PARTICULARLY AT DAUPHIN ISLAND WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH. FURTHER INLAND...WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE OCCURRING WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING...WITH WINDS GRADUALLY BEGINNING TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS ISAAC BEGINS TO WEAKEN. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL RESULT IN FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PERIOD OF GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HIGH TIDE HAS PAST OR IS CURRENTLY OCCURRING ACROSS THE AREA. THE AREAS LIKELY TO RECEIVE THE GREATEST FLOODING WILL BE THE WEST OF DAUPHIN ISLAND...BAYOU LA BATRE...CODEN...THE UPPER REACHES OF MOBILE BAY AND ADJOINING RIVERS THAT FLOW INTO THEM. THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY IS CURRENTLY FLOODED AND CLOSED. FLOODING IS LIKELY BEGINNING TO OCCUR ON WATER STREET IN DOWNTOWN MOBILE. $$ FLZ001>006-291645- /O.CAN.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1037 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...COASTAL HAZARDS... A HIGH SURF WARNING...WIND ADVISORY AND COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. $$ MSZ075-076-078-079-301545- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 1037 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$ GMZ630-301545- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- 1037 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY LATE AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ650-655-670-675-301545- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1037 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...HIGHEST OVER THE ALABAMA GULF WATERS. SEAS RANGE BETWEEN 12 TO 22 FEET AND ARE FORECAST TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY THIS EVENING TO 12 TO 16 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS REMAIN VERY ROUGH. $$
009 WTUS84 KMOB 291858 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 158 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...STORM SURGE AND HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AS ISAAC MOVES VERY SLOWLY... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED SURGE AND WIND INFORMATION. .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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN... PERRY...GREENE...STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA TO PASCAGOULA OUT 20 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 1 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.7N...LONGITUDE 90.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 170 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 220 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCASIONALLY OCCURRING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF ALABAMA WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS EXTENDING INTO BOTH INTERIOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. SQUALLS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. RADAR AND RAIN GAUGE DATA INDICATES RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND COASTAL ALABAMA. FINAL STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...WITH 12 INCHES LOCALLY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. THE GREATEST SHORT TERM TORNADO THREAT WILL BE OVER COASTAL ALABAMA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI ALONG THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OF ISAAC. SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ARE NOW AS HIGH AS 12 TO 22 FEET...HIGHEST OVER THE ALABAMA COASTAL WATERS. BREAKERS AT THE BEACHES ARE AS HIGH AS 7 TO 12 FEET. AS WITH ALL TROPICAL SYSTEMS...THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN AT HIGH LEVELS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 6 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-301900- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 158 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE OF AROUND 40 MPH ARE STILL OCCURRING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE ALABAMA COAST...PARTICULARLY AT DAUPHIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE ALSO STILL BEING OBSERVED. AWAY FROM THE COAST... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE OCCURRING WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING AS ISAAC WEAKENS AND SLOWLY MOVES NORTHWEST ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS HAVE RESULTED IN FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. WATER LEVELS ARE BEGINNING TO PEAK AS THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE HAS PASSED. HOWEVER...WITH A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUING TONIGHT... WATER LEVELS WILL BE VERY SLOW TO DECREASE. THE AREAS THAT HAVE SEEN THE GREATEST IMPACT FROM STORM SURGE ARE DAUPHIN ISLAND...ALABAMA PORT...BAYOU LA BATRE...CODEN...THE UPPER REACHES OF MOBILE BAY AND ADJOINING RIVERS THAT FLOW INTO THEM. THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY IS CURRENTLY FLOODED AND CLOSED. FLOODING IS ALSO OCCURRING ON WATER STREET IN DOWNTOWN MOBILE...WITH ONE LANE IN THE NORTH BOUND DIRECTION CLOSED. $$ MSZ075-076-078-079-301900- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 158 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$ GMZ630-301900- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- 158 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS CONTINUE WITH BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT. $$ GMZ650-655-670-675-301900- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 158 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE OPEN GULF WATERS...HIGHEST OVER THE ALABAMA GULF WATERS. WINDS IN THE PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM AND CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY ARE GENERALLY IN THE 20 TO 30 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS ISAAC SLOWLY MOVES FURTHER AWAY FROM THE REGION. SEAS RANGE BETWEEN 12 TO 22 FEET AND ARE FORECAST TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING TO 10 TO 15 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS REMAIN ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. $$
971 WTUS84 KMOB 291907 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 207 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...STORM SURGE AND HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AS ISAAC MOVES VERY SLOWLY... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED TO REFLECT DOWNGRADE OF ISAAC TO A TROPICAL STORM. .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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN... PERRY...GREENE...STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA TO PASCAGOULA OUT 20 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.8N...LONGITUDE 90.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 180 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCASIONALLY OCCURRING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF ALABAMA WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS EXTENDING INTO BOTH INTERIOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. SQUALLS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. RADAR AND RAIN GAUGE DATA INDICATES RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND COASTAL ALABAMA. FINAL STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA... WITH 12 INCHES LOCALLY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. THE GREATEST SHORT TERM TORNADO THREAT WILL BE OVER COASTAL ALABAMA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI ALONG THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OF ISAAC. SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ARE NOW AS HIGH AS 12 TO 22 FEET... HIGHEST OVER THE ALABAMA COASTAL WATERS. BREAKERS AT THE BEACHES ARE AS HIGH AS 7 TO 12 FEET. AS WITH ALL TROPICAL SYSTEMS...THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN AT HIGH LEVELS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 6 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-301915- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 207 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE OF AROUND 40 MPH ARE STILL OCCURRING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE ALABAMA COAST...PARTICULARLY AT DAUPHIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE ALSO STILL BEING OBSERVED. AWAY FROM THE COAST...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE OCCURRING WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING AS ISAAC WEAKENS AND SLOWLY MOVES NORTHWEST ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS HAVE RESULTED IN FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. WATER LEVELS ARE BEGINNING TO PEAK AS THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE HAS PASSED. HOWEVER...WITH A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUING TONIGHT...WATER LEVELS WILL BE VERY SLOW TO DECREASE. THE AREAS THAT HAVE SEEN THE GREATEST IMPACT FROM STORM SURGE ARE DAUPHIN ISLAND...ALABAMA PORT...BAYOU LA BATRE...CODEN...THE UPPER REACHES OF MOBILE BAY AND ADJOINING RIVERS THAT FLOW INTO THEM. THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY IS CURRENTLY FLOODED AND CLOSED. FLOODING IS ALSO OCCURRING ON WATER STREET IN DOWNTOWN MOBILE... WITH ONE LANE IN THE NORTH BOUND DIRECTION CLOSED. $$ MSZ075-076-078-079-301915- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 207 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$ GMZ630-301915- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- 207 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS CONTINUE WITH BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT. $$ GMZ650-655-670-675-301915- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 207 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE OPEN GULF WATERS... HIGHEST OVER THE ALABAMA GULF WATERS. WINDS IN THE PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM AND CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY ARE GENERALLY IN THE 20 TO 30 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS ISAAC SLOWLY MOVES FURTHER AWAY FROM THE REGION. SEAS RANGE BETWEEN 12 TO 22 FEET AND ARE FORECAST TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING TO 10 TO 15 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS REMAIN ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. $$
014 WTUS84 KMOB 292202 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 502 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS DISCONTINUED... .NEW INFORMATION... CANCELLATION OF INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS. UPDATE STORM SURGE INFORMATION. .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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM... INCLUDING MOBILE BAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...MOBILE BAY...AND THE GULF COASTAL WATERS PENSACOLA TO PASCAGOULA OUT 20 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 4 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.0N...LONGITUDE 91.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 180 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCASIONALLY OCCURRING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF ALABAMA...ESPECIALLY IN THE HEAVY OUTER RAIN BANDS. WINDS DIMINISH AWAY FROM THE COAST...BUT ARE STILL GUSTING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE AT TIMES. SQUALLS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER BANDS OF THE TROPICAL STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. RADAR AND RAIN GAUGE DATA INDICATES RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED OVER A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND COASTAL ALABAMA. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TOMORROW...WITH FINAL STORM TOTALS REACHING 7 TO 12 INCHES. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT AS THE POTENTIAL FOR A BRIEF TORNADO CONTINUES IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS. SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS RANGE FROM 10 TO 18 FEET...HIGHEST OVER THE FAR OFFSHORE ALABAMA WATERS. BREAKERS OF 6 TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO BATTER AREA BEACHES THROUGH THE NIGHT. THERE IS A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN THIS DANGEROUS SURF. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 11 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ063-064-302215- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 502 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE OF AROUND 40 MPH ARE STILL OCCASIONALLY OCCURRING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE ALABAMA COAST. DAUPHIN ISLAND WILL REMAIN THE PRIMARY LOCATION TO EXPERIENCE THESE HIGHER WINDS. GUSTS WILL BE AS HIGH 50 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING. AWAY FROM THE COAST...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS ISAAC WEAKENS AND SLOWLY MOVES NORTHWEST ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AREA TIDE DATA INDICATES THAT SURGE LEVELS HAVE PEAKED ACROSS THE ALABAMA COAST...BUT WILL BE VERY SLOW TO SUBSIDE DUE TO A PERSISTENT STRONG ONSHORE FLOW. FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. SEVERAL COASTAL AND LOW LYING ROADS REMAIN IMPACTED BY THE FLOODING. THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY IS CURRENTLY CLOSED. FLOODING IS ALSO OCCURRING ON WATER AND ST. FRANCIS STREETS IN DOWNTOWN MOBILE. AT LEAST ONE NORTH BOUND LANE ON WATER STREET IS CLOSED. PLEASE CHECK WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS FOR UPDATED ROAD CLOSURE INFORMATION. $$ GMZ630-302215- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- 502 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. BAY WATERS ARE VERY ROUGH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. $$ GMZ650-655-670-675-302215- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-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- 502 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE OPEN GULF WATERS... HIGHEST OVER THE ALABAMA GULF WATERS. WINDS IN THE PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM AND CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY ARE GENERALLY IN THE 20 TO 30 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS ISAAC SLOWLY MOVES FURTHER AWAY FROM THE REGION. SEAS RANGE BETWEEN 10 TO 18 FEET AND ARE FORECAST TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY THURSDAY MORNING TO 7 TO 11 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS REMAIN ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. $$ ALZ061-062-MSZ075-076-078-079-292315- /O.CAN.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 502 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINDS... ALTHOUGH SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL OCCUR THIS EVENING IN THE HEAVIER RAIN BANDS MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTH. $$
583 WTUS84 KMOB 300013 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 713 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MOBILE AND SOUTHERN BALDWIN COUNTIES HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED... .NEW INFORMATION... WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. .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... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT ANYWHERE ACROSS INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 7 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.1N...LONGITUDE 91.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 180 MILES WEST- SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 230 MILES WEST OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 5 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MOBILE AND SOUTHERN BALDWIN COUNTIES HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUE TO HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AS THEY CONDUCT RECOVERY EFFORTS. WAIT FOR THE ALL-CLEAR SIGNAL BEFORE RE-ENTERING EVACUATION ZONES OR ANY AREA THAT RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OR FLOODING. PAY ATTENTION FOR POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. LISTEN FOR ANY BOIL WATER ALERTS. MARINERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST BEFORE MAKING ANY DEFINITE PLANS. && .NEXT UPDATE... AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS EVENT...THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE REGARDING THE EFFECTS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE HAZARDS UPON THE AREA. ALZ063-064-300115- /O.CAN.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- 713 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$ GMZ630-300115- /O.CAN.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- 713 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$ GMZ650-655-670-675-300115- /O.CAN.KMOB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-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- 713 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tropical storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tropical storm warning went out at Aug 27, 4:30 AM CDT, 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 4:30 AM CDT, 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
430 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012
.SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...ALL EYES IN THE SHORT TERM
PERIOD REMAIN CENTERED ON TROPICAL STORM ISAAC AND ITS MOVEMENT. THE
LATEST FORECAST FROM THE NHC INDICATES LANDFALL AS A HURRICANE IN
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
MOST OF THE TRACK GUIDANCE HAS SHIFTED WEST OVER THE LAST 12 TO 18
HOURS WITH EVEN THE EASTERN OUTLIERS (ECMWF AND UKMET) SHIFTING WEST
BUT STILL EAST OF THE GFS TRACK. THE NHC TRACK IS BASICALLY IN
BETWEEN THE GFS AND ECMWF TRACKS. HOWEVER...THIS IS FAR FROM A
GUARANTEE AS THE INTERACTION WITH A DEVELOPING TROUGH OVER THE OH/TN
VALLEY REMAINS UNCERTAIN. PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED
NOT TO FOCUS ON THE CENTER LINE OF THE TRACK. THE MAJORITY OF OUR
AREA WILL LIKELY SEE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS FROM THIS PROBABLE
HURRICANE. ALL PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION EARLY
TODAY AS RAIN CHANCES AND WIND WILL BEGIN INCREASING FROM SOUTHEAST
TO NORTHWEST ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THE RADII OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IS QUITE LARGE...SO COASTAL
LOCATIONS COULD SEE THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS (AT
LEAST IN SQUALLS) AS EARLY AS LATE THIS EVENING INTO EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL FURTHER SPREAD INTO THE AREA
ON TUESDAY...WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS OCCURRING IN AT LEAST
PORTIONS OF THE REGION LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE
HIGHEST CHANCES OF SEEING HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WOULD BE IN
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND COASTAL ALABAMA BASED ON THE LATEST TRACK.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST ADVISORIES FROM NHC FOR THE
LATEST INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM ISAAC.
MOST GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SHOW THE STORM SLOWING AS IT REACHES THE
COAST DUE TO IT ENTERING THE COL REGION BETWEEN THE TROUGH WELL TO
THE NE AND THE TWO RIDGE CENTERS EAST AND WEST OF THE REGION.
AGAIN...A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY REGARDING SPECIFIC TIMING AND LOCATION
OF LANDFALL...BUT SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS WILL BE FELT FAR FROM THE
STORMS CENTER.
AS ALWAYS TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANCE CONDITIONS CAN BRING THE ONSET
OF TORNADOES WHICH WILL BE MONITORED VERY CLOSELY THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 7 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THURSDAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS VERY POSSIBLE. A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED IN SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS. /13
&&
.LONG TERM (THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY)...GLOBAL MODELS INDICATE A A
LEFTOVER WEAKNESS FROM ISAAC WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF
COAST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL MAINTAIN AT LEAST SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE EXTENDED. /13
&&
.AVIATION... (12Z ISSUANCE)...VFR CONDITIONS CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
24 HOURS WITH LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS SEEING AN INCREASE TO 20-30
KNOTS TOWARDS THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD. /29
&&
.MARINE...WINDS AND SEAS WILL STEADILY BUILD AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC
CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF. ISAAC IS
FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE CURRENT
TRACK FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER BRINGS ISAAC TO THE
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA COAST BY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY.
STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON ISAAC. /29
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE 91 77 84 79 / 30 50 80 80
PENSACOLA 89 79 84 79 / 50 90 80 80
DESTIN 87 78 84 79 / 60 90 80 100
EVERGREEN 91 73 86 76 / 30 70 80 80
WAYNESBORO 93 73 86 75 / 10 20 60 80
CAMDEN 94 73 86 75 / 20 30 70 80
CRESTVIEW 87 77 84 77 / 50 90 80 100
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...HURRICANE WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...AND UPPER
MOBILE.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: AND WASHINGTON.
FL...HURRICANE WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...
INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...AND INLAND SANTA ROSA.
MS...TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: GREENE...PERRY...AND WAYNE.
HURRICANE WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
GEORGE...AND STONE.
GM...HURRICANE WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20
NM...MOBILE BAY...WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM
20 TO 60 NM...AND WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS
FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 26, 5:43 AM CDT, 23 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 543 AM CDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-271045- CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 543 AM CDT SUN AUG 26 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER CALLS FOR TROPICAL STORM ISAAC TO BECOME A HURRICANE AS IT LIFTS NORTHWEST ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS TODAY...TRACKING NORTHWEST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO ON MONDAY. ISAAC IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE LIFTING NORTH NORTHWEST OVER THE EASTERN GULF TUESDAY. ON THIS TRACK...INCREASED SWELL WILL BEGIN IMPACTING THE CENTRAL GULF COAST BEACHES BY MONDAY CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY. THIS BRINGS ABOUT AND INCREASED RISK FOR DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS EARLY NEXT WEEK. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT ALONG THE COAST AND SPREADING INLAND TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT AS ISAAC APPROACHES THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. CONDITIONS COULD DETERIORATE FURTHER EARLY THIS WEEK DEPENDING ON THE MOTION AND INTENSITY OF ISAAC. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON TROPICAL STORM ISAAC. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS MAY BE REQUIRED EARLY THIS WEEK AS ISAAC APPROACHES THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. GMZ630-650-655-670-675-271045- MOBILE BAY- 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- 543 AM CDT SUN AUG 26 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER CALLS FOR TROPICAL STORM ISAAC TO BECOME A HURRICANE AS IT LIFTS NORTHWEST ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS TODAY...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 THIS WEEK. CONDITIONS COULD DETERIORATE FURTHER EARLY NEXT WEEK DEPENDING ON THE MOTION AND INTENSITY OF ISAAC. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON TROPICAL STORM ISAAC.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 4:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne | 72 hr |
| Aug 27, 9:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 11 hr |
| Aug 27, 9:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 11 hr |
| Aug 27, 9:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 11 hr |
| Aug 27, 9:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 11 hr |
| Aug 27, 9:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 47 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.