[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-140100-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE CHARLEY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
503 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004

...CHARLEY MAKES LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE WITH WINDS
ESTIMATED AROUND 145 MPH...

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE CHARLEY WILL STILL REMAIN A
SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO THE WESTERN FLORIDA PENINSULA TONIGHT...

...HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE WEST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL AREA...

...AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND COUNTIES
OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA THROUGH SATURDAY...

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA THROUGH 2 AM...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA:

  CHARLOTTE                        CITRUS
  DE SOTO                          HARDEE
  HERNANDO                         HIGHLANDS
  HILLSBOROUGH                     LEE
  LEVY                             MANATEE
  PASCO                            PINELLAS
  POLK                             SARASOTA
  SUMTER

INCLUDING...
THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE
RIVER...CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND TAMPA BAY.

...STORM LOCATION...
AT 5PM EDT...THE EYE OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.2 WEST OR ABOUT 30 MILES WEST
NORTHWEST OF FORT MYERS FLORIDA...115 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
ORLANDO...OR 65 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF TAMPA. CHARLEY WAS MOVING TO
THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 22 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
SLIGHTLY DECREASED TO AROUND 140 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AND SOME
DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING. MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE WAS 941 MB...OR 27.79 INCHES.

HURRICANE CHARLEY MADE LANDFALL AT 345 PM EDT...AT CAYO COSTA...A
BARRIER ISLAND JUST WEST OF CAPE CORAL. AT 435 PM EDT...WIND GUSTS OF
97 KNOTS OR 111 MPH WERE MEASURED AT THE PUNTA GORDA AIRPORT BEFORE
THE INSTRUMENT FAILED. THE MINIMUM PRESSURE MEASURED AT THE SAME
LOCATION WAS 28.47 INCHES.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
A STORM SURGE OF 5 TO 10 FEET IS OCCURRING IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS SOUTH
OF VENICE.  WITH HURRICANE CHARLEY MAKING LANDFALL NEAR PORT
CHARLOTTE...STORM SURGE HAS BEEN MINIMIZED NORTH OF VENICE...
INCLUDING TAMPA...SARASOTA...BRADENTON...AND POINTS FURTHER NORTH.
VERY LITTLE SURGE IS EXPECTED.

...WIND IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING NOW ACROSS A LARGE PART OF
BOTH SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. THESE WINDS WILL LAST AROUND
6 HOURS SOUTH AND EAST OF THE TAMPA BAY METRO AREA... AND LAST FOR
APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 6 HOURS NORTH AND WEST OF THE TAMPA METRO AREA.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND GUSTS WILL GENERALLY LAST 1 TO 3 HOURS WITH
STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE CENTER OF CHARLEY.

ALTHOUGH CHARLEY HAS MADE LANDFALL...THE HURRICANE REMAINS A VERY
DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE...WITH WINDS IN THE INNER EYEWALL
UP TO 140 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. A SWATH OF DAMAGE CAN BE EXPECTED
WITH THE CENTER OF THE STORM AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PENINSULA.

...VERY DANGEROUS WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE...
...DESTRUCTION OF MOBILE HOMES NEAR THE CENTER OF THE STORM IS
STILL POSSIBLE...

...STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...
THE MAJORITY OF MOBILE HOMES WILL BE SEVERELY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED
NEAR WHERE THE STORM MAKES LANDFALL.  HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE
CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE...INCLUDING PARTIAL WALL
COLLAPSE AND ROOFS BEING LIFTED OFF. MANY WILL BE UNINHABITABLE. WELL
CONSTRUCTED HOUSES WILL INCUR MINOR DAMAGE TO
SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS...AS WELL AS BLOWN OUT WINDOWS.

MINOR TO MAJOR ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED AT INDUSTRIAL
PARKS...ESPECIALLY TO THOSE BUILDINGS WITH LIGHT WEIGHT STEEL AND
ALUMINUM COVERINGS. OLDER LOW RISING APARTMENT ROOFS MAY ALSO BE TORN
OFF...AS WELL AS RECEIVING SIDING AND SHINGLE DAMAGE. MUCH OF THE
GLASS IN HIGH RISE OFFICE BUILDINGS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. AIRBORNE
DEBRIS WILL CAUSE DAMAGE...INJURY...AND POSSIBLE FATALITIES.

...NATURAL DAMAGE...
ALL TREES WITH ROTTING BASES WILL BECOME UPROOTED OR SNAP. NEARLY ALL
LARGE BRANCHES WILL SNAP...AND MAJOR DAMAGE CAN BE EXPECTED TO
CITRUS GROVES...INCLUDING NUMEROUS UPROOTED TREES...MOST COMMON WHERE
THE GROUND IS SATURATED.

RESIDENTS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS
TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY...THEN MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY.

IN RURAL LOCATIONS...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL SURPASS BANK
FULL FOR MORE THAN 6 HOURS.

URBAN AREAS WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AS RAINFALL OF 4 TO 8
INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE STORM SURGE WILL LIMIT
EVACUATION OF THE WATER.

HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE RIVERS TO SWELL LONG AFTER THE STORM PASSES.
PERSONS LIVING ALONG RIVERS SHOULD MONITOR EVENTS THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE TAMPA BAY AREA FORECAST
OFFICE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 2 PM EDT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS
DANGEROUS HURRICANE. HEED ALL EVACUATION ORDERS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT
OR MILITARY PERSONNEL.

...INITIAL DAMAGE INFORMATION...
SEVERAL TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE AREA.
MANY HAVE PRODUCED DAMAGE. HURRICANE WINDS HAVE KNOCKED NUMEROUS
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. ONE SHELTER IN DESOTO COUNTY LOST ITS
ROOF.

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