000 WTUS82 KTAE 102149 HLSTAE ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-110100- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 548 PM EDT SUN JUL 10 2005 ...THE HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR AREAS EAST OF DESTIN... ...THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND... ...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM DESTIN EAST TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER... ...AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT (11 PM CDT)... ...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN FOR RESIDENTS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. ...WATCH AND WARNING INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM DESTIN EAST TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER. AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT (11 PM CDT). A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. ...STORM INFORMATION... DENNIS MADE LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE AT 225 PM CDT ON SANTA ROSA ISLAND BETWEEN NAVARRE BEACH AND PENSACOLA BEACH FLORIDA. AT 4 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED AT LATITUDE 30.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.2 WEST...OR ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 110 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF DOTHAN ALABAMA. DENNIS IS MOVING JUST WEST OF DUE NORTH AT NEAR 21 MPH. A GENERAL NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD TRACK WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DENNIS IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 950 MB...OR 28.05 INCHES. ...WIND IMPACTS... BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...AND OVER COASTAL AND INLAND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. HOWEVER...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE WALTON COUNTY COAST FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF HOURS. THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME LOCAL WIND REPORTS AT 4 PM CDT: EGLIN AFB...45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 62 MPH. AN EARLIER GUST REACHED 78 MPH. CRESTVIEW...31 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 51 MPH. PANAMA CITY...21 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 36 MPH. OZARK...24 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 33 MPH. DOTHAN...22 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 31 MPH. MARIANNA...18 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 31 MPH. TALLAHASSEE...23 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 37 MPH. CROSS CITY...12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 24 MPH. CEDAR KEY...35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. C TOWER...41 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 46 MPH. BUOY 42039 (PANAMA CITY BUOY)...33 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH. ...RAINFALL AND FLOOD POTENTIAL INFORMATION... SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. THESE AREAS HAVE RECEIVED 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS HAS ALREADY OCCURRED AND WILL CONTINUE IN THESE AREAS...AND WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER AREAS FURTHER NORTH AND WEST. SOME STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FOR DENNIS THROUGH 4 PM CDT... TALLAHASSEE 5.97 INCHES PERRY 5.34 INCHES CROSS CITY 4.33 INCHES PANAMA CITY 3.43 INCHES DOTHAN 2.87 INCHES VALDOSTA 2.75 INCHES ...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS... ALONG THE PANHANDLE COAST...STORM SURGES HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT. THE BEACHES OF SOUTH WALTON COUNTY COULD SEE 8 TO 10 FOOT SURGES. BAY AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES HAVE EXPERIENCED A 6 TO 8 FOOT SURGE. ALL OF THESE EXPOSED AREAS WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE SEVERE BEACH EROSION AS LARGE BATTERING WAVES...SIMILAR TO LAST YEARS HURRICANE IVAN...STRIKE THE COAST. THE LATEST SEA HEIGHTS MEASURED AT THE OFFSHORE BUOY SOUTH OF PANAMA CITY WAS 16 FEET. STORM TIDES HAVE RISEN TO 9 FEET TODAY IN WAKULLA COUNTY AND 8 TO 10 FEET IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL RISES ARE EXPECTED. WATER HAS PUSHED ACROSS ROUTE 98 NEAR APALACHICOLA AND THERE HAS BEEN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE THERE SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS OBSERVED IN 1985 WITH KATE AND ELENA. THE SHIELDS MARINA ON THE SAINT MARKS RIVER IS COMPLETELY FLOODED. TO THE EAST...TOTAL STORM TIDES WILL REACH 5 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE EASTERN TAYLOR COUNTY COAST AND DOWN DOWN THE BIG BEND TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER. TAYLOR AND DIXIE COUNTIES HAVE REPORTED 1 1/2 FOOT DEEP WATER OVER SEVERAL ROADS IN STEINHATCHEE AND JENA. NO ADDITIONAL RISES ARE ANTICIPATED. NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE AS FOLLOWS... SHELL POINT... TODAY...HIGH 4:43 PM...LOW 11:00 AM AND 11:38 PM. MONDAY...HIGH 6:12 AM AND 5:27 PM...LOW 11:45 AM. APALACHICOLA... TODAY...LOW 1:09 PM...HIGH 8:22 AM AND 6:07 PM. MONDAY...HIGH 8:38 AM AND 7:01 AM...LOW 1:35 AM AND 2:02 PM. PORT SAINT JOE... TODAY...HIGH 12:40 PM...LOW 10:51 PM. MONDAY...HIGH 12:56 PM...LOW 10:41 PM. PANAMA CITY... TODAY...HIGH 12:07 PM...LOW 10:31 PM. MONDAY...HIGH 12:23 PM...LOW 10:21 PM. DESTIN... TODAY...HIGH 12:37 PM. MONDAY...HIGH 12:53 PM...LOW 1:12 AM. ...RIP CURRENTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY DUE TO INCREASING SURF AND WINDS. ...TORNADO THREAT... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE BY 9 PM EDT. $$