Critical HLS Hurricane/Tropical Local Statment — Mon Sep 27, 2004 11:37 AM

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM JEANNE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1107 AM EDT MON SEP 27 2004

...JEANNE CONTINUES ITS PATH ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA...
...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THE SUWANNEE RIVER 
TO APALACHICOLA HAVE BEEN CANCELLED...
...THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE INLAND
COUNTIES OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
GEORGIA HAVE ALSO BEEN CANCELLED...
...A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES TO BE IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN FOR RESIDENTS OF THE 
FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL 
GEORGIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ALABAMA.

...WATCH AND WARNING INFORMATION...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO 
APALACHICOLA AND THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR
THE INLAND COUNTIES OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND FOR ALL OF SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. YET...A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT TODAY FOR ALL OF THE COASTAL WATERS.
A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND.
 
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JEANNE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.6 NORTH... LONGITUDE 83.9 WEST OR ABOUT 15 MILES EAST
NORTHEAST OF ALBANY GEORGIA. JEANNE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR
12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 
JEANNE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIS AFTERNOON.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 988 MB OR 29.18 INCHES.

...WIND IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...MAINLY OVER THE WATERS OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. THERE HAVE
BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED OVER THE WARNING AREA.

REPRESENTATIVE WINDS AT SOME INLAND AND COASTAL LOCATIONS AT 11 AM 
EDT FOLLOW.

NWS TALLAHASSEE...20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. 
TALLAHASSEE AIRPORT...24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
CROSS CITY...16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 29 MPH.
PERRY...25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 37 MPH. 
VALDOSTA...16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 26 MPH.
BAINBRIDGE...21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 32 MPH.
ALBANY...13 MPH.
DOTHAN...20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
KEATON BEACH...39 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 44 MPH.
CEDAR KEY...24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 31 MPH.
BUOY 42036...22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 29 MPH.
C TOWER (100 FEET HIGH)...35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 38 MPH.

...RAINFALL AND FLOOD POTENTIAL INFORMATION...
WITH THE CENTER OF JEANNE NOW IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...THE THREAT
OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING HAS ENDED FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND.
YET...THE HIGHEST RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRED IN THE EASTERN BIG
BEND WHICH COULD LEAD TO INCREASES IN CREEK AND RIVER LEVELS IN THE
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE. HOWEVER...A FLOOD WATCH
CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THESE
AREAS CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE LOCALLY UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL
WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. LOCAL AREAS THAT DO RECEIVE HIGHER
AMOUNT OF RAIN CAN EXPECT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS. 

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
NOW THAT THE CENTER OF JEANNE HAS LIFTED FARTHER TO THE NORTH...
WINDS HAVE SHIFTED AROUND AND BECOME ONSHORE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
BIG BEND. MINOR STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED FOR THE TAYLOR AND DIXIE
COUNTY COASTLINES. AT THIS TIME THE SURGE IS EXPECTED TO BE NO HIGHER
THAN 2 TO 4 FEET BECAUSE THE DURATION AND FETCH OF ONSHORE WINDS WILL
BE QUITE SHORT. RESIDENTS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST BIG BEND COAST SHOULD
CLOSELY MONITOR FORECAST UPDATES AND HEED ADVICE FROM LOCAL
AUTHORITIES.

LOCAL TIDES FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY ARE AS FOLLOWS...

AUCILLA RIVER ENTRANCE...
HIGH TIDE AT 219 PM AND 230 AM TUESDAY.
LOW TIDE AT 805 AM AND 840 PM.

STEINHATCHEE RIVER ENTRANCE (DEADMAN BAY)...
HIGH TIDE AT 205 PM AND 154 AM TUESDAY.
LOW TIDE AT 816 AM AND 851 PM.

SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE...
HIGH TIDE AT 154 PM AND 227 AM TUESDAY.
LOW TIDE AT 805 AM AND 840 PM.

APALACHICOLA...
LOW TIDE 1047 PM.
HIGH TIDE AT 350 PM MONDAY AND 436 AM TUESDAY.

SAINT ANDREW BAY AT PANAMA CITY...
LOW TIDE AT 619 PM AND 454 AM TUESDAY. 
HIGH TIDE AT 1032 AM AND 1159 PM.

...RIP CURRENTS...
DUE TO STRONG ONSHORE FLOW AND SWELLS...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP
CURRENTS TODAY. IT IS STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO ENTER THE SURF ZONE
ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES TODAY.    

...TORNADO THREAT...
THE THREAT FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT HAS DIMINISHED CONSIDERABLY AS 
JEANNE MOVES INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN 
ALLOWED TO EXPIRED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. 

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT FOR JEANNE FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST
ADVISORIES ON JEANNE FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.