<P class=alIssuedBy>Issued by The National Weather Service
Mobile, AL
10:38 am CDT, Sun., Aug. 16, 2009<P class=alNarrative>... TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... <P class=alNarrative>... NEW INFORMATION... AT 10 AM CDT... THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH... LONGITUDE 84.6 WEST... OR ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA. THIS IS ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DESTIN FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 35 MPH. <P class=alNarrative>&& <P class=alNarrative>... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... <P class=alNarrative>FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME... LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. <P class=alNarrative>&& <P class=alNarrative>... WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL ARRIVE ON THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA COAST BY MID EVENING. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS THE HIGHER WINDS SPREAD INLAND OVERNIGHT. 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. <P class=alNarrative>&& <P class=alNarrative>... STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS (SURGE EFFECTS PLUS ASTRONOMICAL TIDE) ARE EXPECTED TO BE 4 TO 5 FEET EAST OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE'S CENTER AND 2 TO 3 FEET JUST WEST OF THE CENTER OVER CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY BASED ON THE LATEST TRACK AND INTENSITY FORECAST OF THIS STORM. <P class=alNarrative>&& <P class=alNarrative>... TORNADOES... THE TORNADO THREAT WILL BE GREATEST NORTH AND EAST OF THE STORM'S CENTER IN THE OUTER RAINBANDS THAT MOVE ONSHORE. <P class=alNarrative>&& <H2>More Information</H2><P class=alSynopsis>... DEPRESSION APPROACHING TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH... AIRCRAFT RECONNAISSANCE WILL INVESTIGATE SOON... <P class=alSynopsis>.AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT TO 60 NM. NM. <P class=alSynopsis>.WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA AND OUT 60 NM. <P class=alSynopsis>A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND INTERIOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA. <P class=alSynopsis>A WARNING MEANS THE STATED CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS FOR THE SPECIFIED AREAS. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. <P class=alSynopsis>PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. <P class=alSynopsis>.STORM INFORMATION... AT 10 AM CDT... THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH... LONGITUDE 84.6 WEST... OR ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA. THIS IS ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DESTIN FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 35 MPH. <P class=alSynopsis>.SITUATION OVERVIEW... THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM BY THIS AFTERNOON AND BEGIN IMPACTING THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THIS EVENING. <P class=alSynopsis>.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS... BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE EVENTS. FOR INLAND LOCATIONS... TROPICAL CYCLONE CONDITIONS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH WIND... BUT FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS AND PLACES PRONE TO COASTAL FLOODING... THEY ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH HIGH WIND AND STORM SURGE. <P class=alSynopsis>&& <P class=alSynopsis>.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. <P class=alSynopsis><P class=alSynopsis><P class=alSynopsis>_________________________________ __________________________________________________ _________________________________<P class=alSynopsis><P class=alSynopsis><P class=alSynopsis>