WEATHER ALERT for FL - Franklin County

.TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY EAST TO
SUWANNEE RIVER.

.NEW INFORMATION.
TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR COASTAL PORTIONS OF FRANKLIN.
WAKULLA.JEFFERSON.TAYLOR.& DIXIE COUNTIES.

.AREAS AFFECTED.
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE & MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS & COASTAL WATER LEGS OF THE EASTERN FL
PANHANDLE.FL BIG BEND.SOUTHEAST AL.SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CNTL GA AS WELL AS THE GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS.
FOR MARINE INTERESTS.A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM DESTIN
TO APALACHICOLA OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH
IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM APALACHICOLA TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE
OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HRS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HRS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED
AREAS.

MARINE INTERESTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR
THE SPECIFIED CONDITION LONG BEFORE TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE
CONDITIONS ARRIVE.

.STORM INFORMATION.

AT 11 PM EDT.OR 10 PM CDT.THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.1N.LONGITUDE 77.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT
720 MILES SE OF TALLAHASSEE FL.OR ABOUT 810 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF DESTIN FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW AT 17 MPH. STORM

INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW.

TROPICAL STORM ISAAC CONTINUES MOVING NW THROUGH THE
FL STRAITS & INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. ISAAC IS

PREDICTED TO GAIN STRENGTH & TURN MORE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE

EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO ON SUN & NEAR THE N. GULF COAST

ON TUESDAY.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH.NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN
FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS & BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED
THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS & COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE
ISSUED.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION
FROM THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN TALLAHASSEE FL & YOUR
LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

MARINERS ARE URGED TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO RETURN
TO PORT.SEEK SAFE HARBOR.& SECURE THEIR CRAFT. NOW IS THE
TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN
FOR TROPICAL SYSTEMS. MONITOR WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR CHANGES TO
THE LATEST FORECAST & LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL
OFFICIALS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE.
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATL WEATHER
SVC IN TALLAHASSEE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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