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TO: All Hospital Emergency Management Contacts FROM: John Wilgis, Vice President of Member and Corporate Services SUBJECT: Tropical Storm Fred Evening Update DATE: August 15, 2021 New information in red. Tropical Storm Fred Location: 26.8N 85.3W Maximum Sustained Winds: 45 miles per hour Present Movement: North-northwest at 10 miles per hour Minimum Central Pressure: 1007 millibars (29.74 Inches) Watches and Warnings A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for coast of the Florida Panhandle from Indian Pass to Yankeetown. A Storm Surge Warning means there is a danger of life-threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline, during the next 36 hours in the indicated locations. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for coast of the Florida Panhandle from Navarre to the Wakulla/Jefferson County line. A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected some-where within the warning area, in this case within the next 24 hours. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for coast of the Florida Panhandle from the Alabama/Florida border to Navarre. A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area, in this case within the next 36 hours. Interests along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico from Alabama to the central Florida Panhandle should monitor the progress of the remnants of Fred. A Tropical Storm Warning will likely be required for portions of the Tropical Storm Watch area later this morning. Discussion At 8:00 p.m., ET, the center of Tropical Storm Fred was located near latitude 27.1 north, longitude 85.7 west. Fred is moving toward the north-northwest near 10 miles per hour and this motion should continue through tonight. A turn toward the north is expected on Monday. On the forecast track, the center of Fred should move across the eastern and northern Gulf of Mexico through Monday, then make landfall in the western Florida Panhandle Monday afternoon or Monday night. Maximum sustained winds are now near 45 miles per hour with higher gusts. Some additional strengthening is expected until landfall. After landfall, Fred is expected to quickly weaken. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 90 miles mainly to the east of the center. The latest minimum central pressure measured by an Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft is 1000 millibars (29.53 inches). More information is available from the National Hurricane Center. Please monitor conditions from your local weather service for potential impacts to your community. [[UNSUBSCRIBELINK]] from all FHA e-communications. 306 East College Avenue | Tallahassee, FL 32301 | Website
Watches and Warnings
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for coast of the Florida Panhandle from Indian Pass to Yankeetown.
More information is available from the National Hurricane Center. Please monitor conditions from your local weather service for potential impacts to your community.
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