000 WTUS82 KTAE 170440 HLSTAE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1240 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...CLAUDETTE TO MAKE LANDFALL VERY SOON ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COASTLINE... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHERN GEORGIA...AND NORTHERN FLORIDA AS WELL AS THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FROM THE AUCILLA RIVER ENTRANCE WESTWARD TO THE ALABAMA FLORIDA BORDER. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN FLORIDA. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PART OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... AND NORTHERN FLORIDA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT...OR 10 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.1 WEST...OR ABOUT 25 MILES WEST OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA... OR ABOUT 110 MILES WEST OF TALLAHASSEE FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST OR 315 DEGREES AT 12 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED PRIOR TO LANDFALL. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST. SPIRAL BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH CLAUDETTE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTH FLORIDA... MAINLY ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .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. FLZ008-012-171100- /O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WALTON-BAY- 1140 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS PASSING JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE WALTON COUNTY COASTLINE TO THE WEST OF PANAMA CITY. THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL OVERNIGHT ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST. SPIRAL BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ASHORE WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVERNIGHT. ...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 AROUND 50 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 AROUND 50 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE AS CLAUDETTE APPROACHES THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. 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 OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. THESE RAINFALL TOTALS MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS LIKE PANAMA CITY. $$ FLZ014-015-171100- /O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ GULF-FRANKLIN- 1240 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2009 /1140 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009/ ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS PASSING JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE WALTON COUNTY COASTLINE TO THE WEST OF PANAMA CITY. THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL OVERNIGHT ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST. SPIRAL BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ASHORE WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVERNIGHT. ...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 AROUND 50 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 AROUND 45 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE AS CLAUDETTE APPROACHES THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES... AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. 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. THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT INTO 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. $$ FLZ018-027-171100- /O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-WAKULLA- 1240 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS PASSING JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE WALTON COUNTY COASTLINE TO THE WEST OF PANAMA CITY. THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL OVERNIGHT ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST. ...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...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE AROUND 100 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING. 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 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 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. ...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. 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 2 TO 4 INCHES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. AS TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST OF THE AREA...THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL APPEARS TO BE OVER...HOWEVER A FEW ADDITIONAL SPIRAL BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CIRCULATION CAN NOT BE RULED OUT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. $$ FLZ028-034-170545- /O.CAN.KTAE.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ TAYLOR-DIXIE- 1240 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT. AS TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST AWAY FROM THE AREA...THE THREAT FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAS DIMINISHED. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS IN THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE CLOSELY. HOWEVER AT THIS TIME...ANY IMPACTS FROM THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE CONFINED TO THE IMMEDIATE COAST. && ...WINDS... A FEW WINDS GUSTS UP TO AROUND 30 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST ASSOCIATED WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE CIRCULATION. HOWEVER...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WITH THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE PASSING WELL TO THE WEST OF THE AREA THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT STORM TIDE CONTINUES TO DECREASE. AT THIS TIME...STORM TIDE FLOODING...WHICH IS THE COMBINATION OF STORM SURGE AND THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE IS ONLY EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 1 TO 2 FOOT RANGE. ...INLAND FLOODING... WITH THE CENTER OF CLAUDETTE EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE WEST OF THE REGION...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND. $$ FLZ007-009-010-171100- /O.CON.KTAE.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090817T1500Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON- 1140 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS PASSING JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE WALTON COUNTY COASTLINE TO THE WEST OF PANAMA CITY. THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL OVERNIGHT ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST. SPIRAL BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ASHORE WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVERNIGHT. ...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 50 MPH. WINDS UP TO TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ASSOCIATED WITH ANY SPIRAL RAIN BANDS. 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. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND PATIO FURNITURE. && ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING TOWARD THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST AND MAKE LAN FALL OVERNIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 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 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE AREA WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING ACROSS INLAND AREAS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. $$ ALZ065-066-068-069-170545- /O.CAN.KTAE.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090817T1500Z/ COFFEE-DALE-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 1140 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LAN FALL ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH A FEW GUSTS UP TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGEST RAIN BANDS...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAS DIMINISHED. THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR A FEW TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS OVERNIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGEST RAIN BANDS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS LIKE LAWN FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS. THESE OBJECTS COULD EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND AND CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE. && ...WINDS... WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGEST RAIN BANDS WITH TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE. WINDS OF THIS INTENSITY MAY CAUSE LIGHT WEIGHT LOOSE OBJECTS TO BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE STORM AS WELL AS SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. ...INLAND FLOODING... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SPIRAL RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BRING 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL TO PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...HOWEVER AT THIS TIME THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. $$ GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-171100- /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- 1240 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS PASSING JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE WALTON COUNTY COASTLINE TO THE WEST OF PANAMA CITY. THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL OVERNIGHT ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST. SPIRAL BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS...ESPECIALLY TO THE WEST OF APALACHICOLA. ...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 ARE OCCURRING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. THESE WINDS COULD POTENTIALLY REACH UP TO 45 KNOTS AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING MONDAY MORNING. $$ FLZ011-013-026-170545- /O.CAN.KTAE.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090817T1500Z/ JACKSON-CALHOUN-LIBERTY- 1240 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2009 /1140 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009/ ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH A FEW GUSTS UP TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGEST RAIN BANDS...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAS DIMINISHED. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BASED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL AS A TROPICAL STORM ALONG THE FLORIDA GULF COAST WITH WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. WIND GUSTS APPROACHING TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...HOWEVER SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND PATIO FURNITURE. && ...WINDS... WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGEST RAIN BANDS WITH TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE. WINDS OF THIS INTENSITY MAY CAUSE LIGHT WEIGHT LOOSE OBJECTS TO BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE STORM AS WELL AS SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. OVERALL RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY APPROACH 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE AREA WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING ACROSS INLAND AREAS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. $$ FLZ016-017-170545- /O.CAN.KTAE.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090817T1500Z/ GADSDEN-LEON- 1240 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LAN FALL ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH A FEW GUSTS UP TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGEST RAIN BANDS...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAS DIMINISHED. THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR A FEW TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS OVERNIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGEST RAIN BANDS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS LIKE LAWN FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS. THESE OBJECTS COULD EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND AND CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE. && ...WINDS... WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGEST RAIN BANDS WITH 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... THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SPIRAL RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BRING 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL TO PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...HOWEVER AT THIS TIME THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA. $$ 14-MROCZKA