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| title = PNO-II-85-086A:on 850830,Hurricane Elena Located Near Latitude 28.0 North & Longitude 87.5 West,Approx 160 Miles South of Pensacola,Fl.Utils Aware of Location & Prepared to Implement Appropriate Procedures
| author name = Cline W, Gooden A
| author affiliation = NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION &amp; ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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| docket = 05000000, 05000302, 05000348, 05000364, 05000416, 05000417
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| document report number = PNO-II-85-086A, PNO-II-85-86A, NUDOCS 8509260301
| document type = PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR OCCURRENCE (PNO,, TEXT-INSPECTION &amp; AUDIT &amp; I&amp;E CIRCULARS
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y August 30, 1985 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PN0-II-85-86A This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without verifi-cation or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the Region Il staff on this date.                                                                                                               l FACILITY: Alabama Power Company                            Licensee Emergency Classification:                       1 Farley Units 1 and 2                                Notification of Unusual Event Docket Nos. 50-348 and 50-364                       Alert Ashford, Alabama                                    Site Area Emergency Florida Power Corporation                           General Emergency Crystal River Unit 3                             X Not Applicable Docket No. 50-302 Crystal River, Florida Mississippi Power and Light Co.
Grand Gulf Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-416 and 50-417 Port Gibson, Mississippi

==SUBJECT:==
ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO HURRICANE "ELENA" - UPDATE This PN updates PN0-II-85-86 issued on August 29, 1985.
Region II is continuing to monitor the course of Hurricane "Elena".
As of 9 a.m. (EDT) today, the hurricane was near latitude 28.0 north and longitude 87.5 west, about 160 miles south of Pensacola, Florida.
At its present location, the hurricane is moving toward the north at 9 mph.                 Highest winds are 100 mph.           Tides of 8 to 12 feet above normal are expected near and to the right of where the center crosses the coast. Statements regarding evacuation and specific actions to be taken are being issued by local government officials and the National Weather Service.
a The National Weather Service projects between now and 1 a.m. the percentages for " Hurricane Elena" passing within 65 miles of certain coastal locations are: (1) 39 percent Pensacola,
* Florida, (2) 32 percent Mobile, Alabama, (3) 20-28 percent for Apalachicola and Panama City, Florida, and (4) 11-23 percent for New Orleans and Buras, Louisiana.
Region II has confirmed that officials at the Crystal River, Farley, and Grand Gulf sites are aware of the hurricane's location and are prepared to implement appropriate procedures.
Media coverage of " Hurricane Elena" is continuing.
The States of Alabama, Florida and Mississippi have been informed of Region II activities.
This information is current as of 10 a.m. today.

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