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TROPICAL STORM CINDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
500 AM EDT WED JUL 6 2005

...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PANHANDLE COAST FROM
EAST OF DESTIN TO INDIAN PASS FLORIDA...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN FOR RESIDENTS OF THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE INCLUDING WALTON...BAY AND GULF COUNTIES.

...WATCH AND WARNING INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST
FROM EAST OF DESTIN TO INDIAN PASS FLORIDA.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CINDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.7 WEST OR ABOUT 25 MILES...EAST-
NORTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA.

CINDY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. A GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES TO THE EAST
OF THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB OR 29.47 INCHES.

...WIND IMPACTS...
BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK FOR TROPICAL STORM CINDY...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM
FORCE MAY AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE
IMMEDIATE COAST THROUGH THIS MORNING. INLAND AREAS WILL SEE SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO 25 MPH. A SLIGHT
DEVIATION TO THE EAST OF THE FORECAST TRACK COULD BRING SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE COASTAL WATERS AND THE IMMEDIATE
COAST.

...RAINFALL AND FLOOD POTENTIAL INFORMATION...
THE CENTER OF CINDY IS FORECAST TO REMAIN WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA.
THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE
STORM. TOTAL RAINFALL ON THE ORDER OF TWO TO THREE INCHES...WITH
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CINDY WILL BE PASSING WEST OF THE
PANHANDLE...WITH INCREASING ONSHORE WINDS. THIS WILL CAUSE TIDES OF
2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE COAST OF WALTON...BAY AND GULF
COUNTIES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. RESIDENTS ALONG THE PANHANDLE COAST
SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR FORECAST UPDATES AND HEED ADVICE FROM LOCAL
OFFICIALS.

LOCAL TIDES FOR TODAY ARE AS FOLLOWS...

APALACHICOLA...
TODAY: HIGH 7:18 AM AND 2:54 PM...LOW 10:18 AM AND 11:56 PM.

PORT ST. JOE...
TODAY: HIGH 10:40 AM...LOW 9:49 PM.

SAINT ANDREW BAY AT PANAMA CITY...
TODAY: HIGH 10:07 AM...LOW 9:29 PM.

EAST PASS AT DESTIN...
TODAY: HIGH 10:37 AM.

...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE BEACHES. ONSHORE WINDS AND SWELLS WILL SUPPORT STRONGER AND
MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS TODAY.

...TORNADO THREAT...
THE PRIMARY AREA FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IN TROPICAL SYSTEMS IS THE
RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF THE STORM. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS MORNING.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN AND
POSSIBLE FLOODING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE MOST VULNERABLE ARE
THOSE LIVING NEAR STREAMS...CREEKS AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. RESIDENTS
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY
EXPOSED TO TIDAL FLOODING. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY BE TOSSED
AROUND IN THE WIND.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT ON TROPICAL STORM CINDY WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE BY 715 AM EDT.

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BARRY