000 WTUS82 KTAE 110121 HLSTAE ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-110400- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 920 PM EDT SUN JUL 10 2005 ...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 MIDNIGHT EDT (11 PM CDT)... ...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 MIDNIGHT EDT (11 PM CDT) FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 PM CDT...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DENNIS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.6 WEST...OR ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF JACKSON ALABAMA. DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DENNIS IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION ON MONDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES...MAINLY TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED AT 972 MB...OR 28.70 INCHES. ...WIND IMPACTS... BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...COASTAL AND INLAND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME WIND REPORTS AT 9 PM EDT (8 PM CDT): EGLIN AFB...30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 38 MPH. CRESTVIEW...17 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 MPH. APALACHICOLA...23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 36 MPH. PANAMA CITY...20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 33 MPH. OZARK...24 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 MPH. DOTHAN...24 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 32 MPH. TALLAHASSEE...22 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 28 MPH. KEATON BEACH...23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 27 MPH. CEDAR KEY...23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 26 MPH. C TOWER...29 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 33 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 6 INCHES...WITH LOCAL 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 8 PM EDT (7 PM CDT)... TALLAHASSEE 5.98 INCHES PERRY 6.95 INCHES CROSS CITY 4.37 INCHES PANAMA CITY 3.39 INCHES DOTHAN 3.10 INCHES VALDOSTA 3.91 INCHES ALBANY 2.92 INCHES ...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS... ALONG THE PANHANDLE COAST...STORM SURGES HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT. THE BEACHES OF SOUTH WALTON COUNTY COULD STILL 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 DUE TO LARGE BATTERING WAVES...SIMILAR TO HURRICANE IVAN. THE LATEST WAVE HEIGHTS MEASURED AT THE OFFSHORE BUOY SOUTH OF PANAMA CITY WAS 16 FEET. THE STORM SURGE VALUES WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATER TONIGHT. STORM TIDES HAVE RISEN TO 9 FEET IN WAKULLA AND DIXIE COUNTIES...AND 8 TO 10 FEET IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL RISES ARE EXPECTED. HIGHWAY 98 IS CLOSED BETWEEN APALACHICOLA AND EASTPOINT... AND FROM NEWPORT TO THE FRANKLIN COUNTY LINE. EXTENSIVE COASTAL FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN WAKULLA...FRANKLIN AND DIXIE COUNTIES. SAINT MARKS IS FLOODED. TO THE EAST...TOTAL STORM TIDES WILL REACH 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE TAYLOR COUNTY COAST SOUTH TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER. TAYLOR AND DIXIE COUNTIES HAVE REPORTED WATER UP TO TWO FEET DEEP OVER SEVERAL ROADS IN STEINHATCHEE AND JENA. NO ADDITIONAL RISES ARE ANTICIPATED. NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE AS FOLLOWS... SHELL POINT... TODAY..LOW 11:38 PM. MONDAY...HIGH 6:12 AM AND 5:27 PM...LOW 11:45 AM. APALACHICOLA... MONDAY...HIGH 8:38 AM AND 7:01 AM...LOW 1:35 AM AND 2:02 PM. PORT SAINT JOE... TODAY...LOW 10:51 PM. MONDAY...HIGH 12:56 PM...LOW 10:41 PM. PANAMA CITY... TODAY...LOW 10:31 PM. MONDAY...HIGH 12:23 PM...LOW 10:21 PM. DESTIN... MONDAY...HIGH 12:53 PM...LOW 1:12 AM. ...RIP CURRENTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY DUE TO THE HIGH SURF. ...TORNADO THREAT... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE 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 1130 PM EDT. $$ JAMSKI