000 WTUS82 KTAE 170016 HLSTAE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 816 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...CLAUDETTE APPROACHING THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH NO CHANGE IN STRENGTH... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL AREAS AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FROM THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE WESTWARD TO THE ALABAMA FLORIDA BORDER. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND...EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS WELL AS FOR COFFEE...DALE...GENEVA AND HOUSTON COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND NORTH FLORIDA FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY WESTWARD. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 PM EDT...OR 7 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.9 WEST...OR ABOUT 55 MILES WEST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA. THIS IS ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PANAMA CITY FL...OR ABOUT 110 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF TALLAHASSEE FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST OR 310 DEGREES AT 12 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. SPIRAL BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH CLAUDETTE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT NORTH FLORIDA AND SLOWLY SPREAD INTO SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA BY TONIGHT. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THE ADVICE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS... ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN A COASTAL AREA. IF THEY URGE YOU TO EVACUATE...HEED THEIR ADVICE. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS... AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. FLZ008-012-170600- /O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WALTON-BAY- 716 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS PASSING TO THE WEST OF SAINT GEORGE ISLAND...OR JUST TO THE WEST OF CAPE SAN BLAS AS A 50 MPH TROPICAL STORM. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BASED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE FLORIDA GULF COAST WITH WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME POWER OUTAGES...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ON HAND NON- PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS...LIKE CANNED GOODS AND BOTTLED WATER. TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT YOUR HOME FROM TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND PATIO FURNITURE. THESE ITEMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME PROJECTILES DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. && ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AS CLAUDETTE MOVES TOWARD THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR DAMAGE. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... STORM TIDES...WHICH ARE THE COMBINATION OF THE PREDICTED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE...COULD BE IN THE 2 TO 4 FOOT RANGE ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST BETWEEN PANAMA CITY AND CAPE SAN BLAS. STORM TIDE VALUES OF THIS HEIGHT CAN CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES RIGHT ON THE BEACH AS WELL AS MINOR COASTAL EROSION. ACCESS ROADS TO BEACHES AND BARRIER ISLANDS MAY BE CUT OFF DURING THE STORM. ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE STORM...PARTICULARLY FROM PANAMA CITY BEACH WESTWARD...SIGNIFICANTLY LESS STORM SURGE VALUES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ONLY MINOR IMPACTS EXPECTED. SOME SELECTED TIDE TIMES FOR THE NORTH FLORIDA COAST... SAINT ANDREW BAY AT PANAMA CITY...LOW TIDE AT 606 PM CDT...HIGH TIDE AT 755 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING. DESTIN...LOW TIDE AT 642 PM CDT...HIGH TIDE AT 817 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. OVERALL RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY APPROACH 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE AREA WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS LIKE PANAMA CITY. $$ FLZ014-015-170600- /O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ GULF-FRANKLIN- 816 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 /716 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009/ ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS PASSING TO THE WEST OF SAINT GEORGE ISLAND...OR JUST TO THE WEST OF CAPE SAN BLAS AS A 50 MPH TROPICAL STORM. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BASED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST WITH WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME POWER OUTAGES...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ON HAND NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS...LIKE CANNED GOODS AND BOTTLED WATER. TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT YOUR HOME FROM TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND PATIO FURNITURE. THESE ITEMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME PROJECTILES DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. && ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED JUST OFFSHORE OF SAINT GEORGE ISLAND. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARD THE COAST AND AFFECT FRANKLIN AND GULF COUNTIES THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE EARLY MONDAY MORNING. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... STORM TIDES...WHICH ARE THE COMBINATION OF THE PREDICTED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE...COULD BE IN THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE ALONG THE NORTH FLORIDA COAST BETWEEN INDIAN PASS AND ALLIGATOR POINT. WITH AN EXPECTED SOUTHERLY FETCH OF WINDS TO CONTINUE EVEN AFTER LANDFALL...STORM TIDE FLOODING MAY BE SLOW TO SUBSIDE... ESPECIALLY ACROSS FRANKLIN COUNTY. STORM TIDE VALUES OF THIS HEIGHT CAN CAUSE MINOR TO MODERATE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES RIGHT ON THE BEACH. ACCESS ROADS TO BEACHES AND BARRIER ISLANDS MAY BE CUT OFF DURING THE STORM. IF YOU LIVE IN A STORM SURGE PRONE AREA...EVACUATE BEFORE THE STORM ARRIVES. SOME SELECTED TIDE TIMES FOR THE NORTH FLORIDA COAST... ALLIGATOR POINT...LOW TIDE AT 634 PM EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 103 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING. APALACHICOLA...LOW TIDE AT 606 PM EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 528 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. OVERALL RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY APPROACH 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE AREA WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS LIKE APALACHICOLA. $$ FLZ018-027-170600- /O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-WAKULLA- 816 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS PASSING TO THE WEST OF SAINT GEORGE ISLAND...OR JUST TO THE WEST OF CAPE SAN BLAS AS A 50 MPH TROPICAL STORM. WIND GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH HAVE RECENTLY BEEN REPORTED ALONG THE WAKULLA COUNTY COAST. TOTAL STORM TIDES OF 3 TO 4 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR JUST AFTER 1 PM EDT MONDAY MORNING. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WITH THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE EXPECTED TO PASS WEST OF THE AREA...THE MAIN THREAT WITH THIS STORM WILL BE FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND COASTAL FLOODING. RESIDENTS ALONG THE COAST SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER. IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA LIKE NEAR MASHES SANDS BEACH OR SOUTH OF SAINT MARKS...MAKE PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. WINDS GUSTING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE POSSIBLE IN RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER FRINGES OF THE SYSTEM. AS A RESULT...SECURE ANY LIGHT WEIGHT LOOSE ITEMS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE STORM. && ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR...MAINLY ALONG THE COAST IN ASSOCIATION WITH TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE. WINDS OF THIS INTENSITY MAY CAUSE LIGHT WEIGHT LOOSE OBJECTS TO BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE STORM. AS A RESULT...MAKE PREPARATIONS TO SECURE THESE ITEMS BEFORE THE STORM APPROACHES. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... STORM TIDES...WHICH ARE THE COMBINATION OF THE PREDICTED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE...COULD BE IN THE 3 TO 4 FOOT RANGE ALONG THE WAKULLA AND JEFFERSON COUNTY COASTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER ENTRANCE. STORM TIDE VALUES OF THIS HEIGHT CAN CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES RIGHT ON THE BEACH. ACCESS ROADS TO BEACHES AND BARRIER ISLANDS MAY BE CUT OFF DURING THE STORM. IF YOU LIVE IN A STORM SURGE PRONE AREA...EVACUATE BEFORE THE STORM ARRIVES. SOME SELECTED TIDE TIMES FOR THE NORTH FLORIDA COAST... ALLIGATOR POINT...LOW TIDE AT 634 PM EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 103 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING. SHELL POINT...LOW TIDE AT 648 PM EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 131 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. OVERALL RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY APPROACH 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE AREA WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS LIKE APALACHICOLA. $$ FLZ028-034-170600- /O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ TAYLOR-DIXIE- 816 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWEST TOWARD THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS IN THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE CLOSELY. HOWEVER AT THIS TIME...ANY IMPACTS FROM THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE CONFINED TO THE IMMEDIATE COAST. && ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH RIGHT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WITH THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE PASSING WELL TO THE WEST OF THE AREA THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT STORM TIDE IS DECREASING. AT THIS TIME...STORM TIDE FLOODING...WHICH IS THE COMBINATION OF STORM SURGE AND THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE IS ONLY EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 1 TO 2 FOOT RANGE. ...INLAND FLOODING... WITH THE CENTER OF CLAUDETTE EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE WEST OF THE REGION...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND. $$ FLZ007-009>011-013-016-017-026-170600- /O.CON.KTAE.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090817T1500Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON- LIBERTY- 816 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 /716 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009/ ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ MONDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS PASSING TO THE WEST OF SAINT GEORGE ISLAND...OR JUST TO THE WEST OF CAPE SAN BLAS AS A 50 MPH TROPICAL STORM. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BASED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL AS A TROPICAL STORM ALONG THE FLORIDA GULF COAST WITH WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. WINDS UP TO TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THESE WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE SOME POWER OUTAGES...THUS MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ON HAND NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS...LIKE CANNED GOODS AND BOTTLED WATER. TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT YOUR HOME FROM TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND PATIO FURNITURE. THESE ITEMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME PROJECTILES DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. && ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING TOWARD THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN THE STRONGEST RAIN BANDS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE PREDICTED TO SUBSIDE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. OVERALL RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY APPROACH 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE AREA WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING ACROSS INLAND AREAS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. $$ ALZ065-066-068-069-170600- /O.CON.KTAE.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090817T1500Z/ COFFEE-DALE-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 716 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS NEARING THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST AND IS PREDICTED TO MAKE LANDFALL LATER TONIGHT. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS THIS EVENING BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE FURTHER OVERNIGHT. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS LIKE LAWN FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS. THESE OBJECTS COULD EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND AND CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE. WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME POWER OUTAGES...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ON HAND NON- PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS...LIKE CANNED GOODS AND BOTTLED WATER. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IS AROUND 30 TO 35 PERCENT. THESE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SUBSIDE ON MONDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE APPROACH OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE. WINDS OF THIS INTENSITY MAY CAUSE LIGHT WEIGHT LOOSE OBJECTS TO BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE STORM AS WELL AS SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. OVERALL RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY APPROACH 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE AREA WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING. $$ GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-170600- /O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ APALACHEE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 816 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE MARINE AREA. RECENT OBSERVATIONS INDICATE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE OCCURRING SOUTH OF SAINT GEORGE ISLAND. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL CLAUDETTE MOVES NORTH OF THE MARINE AREA. && ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ALREADY ARE OCCURRING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. THESE WINDS COULD POTENTIALLY REACH UP TO 60 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING MONDAY MORNING. $$ 14-MROCZKA