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TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
910 AM EDT MON JUN 12 2006

...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO STRENGTHENS OVER THE EASTERN GULF...
...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST COAST
   OF FLORIDA FROM ENGLEWOOD TO INDIAN PASS...
...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY 
   OR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR BAY AND COASTAL WALTON COUNTIES...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN FOR RESIDENTS OF
OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN SECTION OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR 
DIXIE...TAYLOR...JEFFERSON...WAKULLA...FRANKLIN...GULF
COUNTIES. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24
HOURS. 

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM EDT TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 26.7
NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.0 WEST OR ABOUT 240 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF 
APALACHICOLA FLORIDA AND ABOUT 295 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CEDAR KEY
FLORIDA. ALBERTO WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 8 
MPH...AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED DURING THE 
NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 50 MPH....WITH 
HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE 
NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CONFINED TO THE 
EASTERN SEMI CIRCLE OF ALBERTO AND EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES 
FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 1001MB...29.56 
INCHES. THE CENTER OF ALBERTO IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL SOMEWHERE 
ACROSS NORTHWEST FLORIDA DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY...BUT THE WORST 
WEATHER WILL OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF THE ACTUAL CENTER.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS ALONG THE BIG BEND COAST SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE
LATEST ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. THE CURRENT
FORECAST TRACK WOULD PLACE MOST OF THE BIG BEND ON THE WEAKER SIDE OF
THE STORM...BUT THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE PATH OF
ALBERTO. PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. 

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
AS OF 8 AM EDT MONDAY...TIDES WERE RUNNING ABOUT A FOOT OR SO ABOVE
NORMAL ALONG THE APALACHEE BAY COAST. EVEN THOUGH ALBERTO WILL
LIKELY REMAIN A TROPICAL STORM...IT DOES NOT TAKE VERY HIGH WINDS
TO CAUSE FLOODING ACROSS APALACHEE BAY DUE TO ITS SHALLOW WATER
LEVELS. IN FACT...THE LATEST STORM SURGE MODELS FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER FORECAST A STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE
BIG BEND COAST LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT 
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. RESIDENTS IN THE NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE
AREAS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND KNOW
WHERE TO GO SHOULD AN EVACUATION BE NEEDED. THE FORECAST HIGH TIDES 
AT THE STEINHATCHEE RIVER ENTRANCE OCCURRED AT 656 AM EDT THIS 
MORNING. THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR AT 543 PM TODAY...AND 
737 AM TUESDAY. THE NEXT HIGH TIDES AT ST MARKS ARE 237 PM 
TODAY...AND 447 AM TUESDAY. THE HIGH TIDE AT APALACHICOLA OCCURED 
AT 807 AM EDT THIS MORNING. THE NEXT HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR AT 313 PM 
TODAY...AND 846 AM TUESDAY.

...WIND IMPACTS...
AS OF 8 AM EDT...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WERE EAST TO NORTHEAST 7 TO 
13 MPH. WINDS OVER  THE COASTAL WATERS WERE 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH SEAS 
AT THE PANAMA CITY AND APALACHICOLA BUOYS AT 11 FEET. WINDS AND SEAS 
WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE DAY TODAY...REACHING SUSTAINED 
SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG THE COAST...AND 20 TO 30 MPH LATER 
TONIGHT AND DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS TO 
50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...WHICH CAN CAUSE LARGE TREE BRANCHES TO 
FALL...AS WELL AS A FEW TREES. UNSECURED ITEMS LIKE PATIO FURNITURE 
AND TRASH CANS MAY BE BLOWN OVER OR DISPLACED. SPORADIC...BRIEF 
POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. DRIVING LARGE 
PROFILE VEHICLES CAN BE DIFFICULT IN THESE CONDITIONS.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 
2 INCHES ACROSS THE BIG BEND...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TO 4
INCHES POSSIBLE. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED DUE TO THE
POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. FLOODING CAN BE
ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT...AND MANY TROPICAL STORM RELATED DEATHS
HAVE OCCURRED WHEN MOTORISTS TRIED TO CROSS STANDING WATER. 

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF TORNADOES ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH FLORIDA
AND PORTIONS OF THE BIG BEND LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT BEFORE THE CENTER
MAKES LANDFALL.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT ON TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WILL BE ISSUED BY 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE BY 12 PM (MIDDAY) EDT.

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