[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KTBW 050525
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FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-050800-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE FRANCES LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
115 AM EDT SUN SEP 5 2004

...HURRICANE FRANCES MAKES LANDFALL ON SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST...
...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM BONITA BEACH NORTH
TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER INCLUDING LEVY CITRUS HERNANDO PASCO PINELLAS
HILLSBOROUGH MANATEE SARASOTA DESOTO CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES...
...INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING FOR SUMTER... POLK...HIGHLANDS AND
HARDEE COUNTIES...
...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR
LEVY...CITRUS...HERNANDO...PASCO...SUMTER...PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH
...POLK...MANATEE...SARASOTA...HARDEE...DESOTO...AND HIGHLANDS
COUNTIES.
...FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA...

...THIS STATEMENT IS FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
CITRUS...CHARLOTTE...DESOTO...HERNANDO...HILLSBOROUGH...LEE...
LEVY...MANATEE...PASCO...PINELLAS...SARASOTA...HARDEE...
HIGHLANDS...POLK...SUMTER...

...WATCH/WARNING INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM BONITA BEACH NORTH THE
SUWANNEE RIVER. AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
SUMTER... POLK...HIGHLANDS AND HARDEE COUNTIES

...STORM LOCATION...
AT 1 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FRANCES WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  80.2 WEST OR ABOUT 90 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SEBRING. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 155 MILES EAST
SOUTHEAST OF TAMPA. FRANCES IS MOVING TO THE WEST NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 7 MPH.

...CURRENT RADAR INFORMATION...
MULTIPLE BANDS FROM FRANCES CONTINUE TO MOVE WESTWARD ACROSS THE
AREA. THE OUTER MOST BAND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL COUNTIES FROM
LEE NORTHWARD TO CITRUS THROUGH 3 AM...PRODUCING WIND GUSTS AS HIGH
AS 60 MPH. A LARGER BAND WILL MOVE THROUGH
POLK...HIGHLANDS...HARDEE...AND DESOTO COUNTY THROUGH 3
AM...PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP AS HIGH AS 70 MPH. THE OUTERMOST EDGE OF
THE EYE WALL WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN HIGHLANDS COUNTY BY 2 AM WITH
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF HURRICANE FORCE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
FRANCES WILL MOVE NEAR THE NORTH END OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE BY 8 AM
SUNDAY...THEN CONTINUE NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS POLK COUNTY AND INTO THE
NATURE COAST BY SUNDAY EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO
50 MPH...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS...CAN BE EXPECTED OVER WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.  THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE CLOSEST TO THE TRACK OVER INLAND COUNTIES THIS
MORNING...WHEN HURRICANE FORCE SUSTAINED WINDS OR WIND GUSTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE...
WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND SOUTHWESTERLY LATE SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY
NIGHT AS FRANCES MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE REGION AND
BACK INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO. WATER LEVELS 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL
IS POSSIBLE NEAR AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. BEACH EROSION AND
SPLASHOVER IS LIKELY.

...FLOOD INFORMATION...
THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF FRANCES WILL PROLONG HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE
STATE WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES NORTH AND EAST OF THE
CENTER OF FRANCES AND 3 TO 6 INCHES ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDES OF
FRANCES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR.  MODERATE TO MAJOR
FLOODING MAY DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY...WITH MOST RIVERS AND STREAMS RISING OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS...CREEKS...AND RIVERS ACROSS THE
REGION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AND TAKE ACTIONS
TO PROTECT PROPERTY.

IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF MANY URBAN LOW
LYING AREAS. SOME STREET AND INTERSECTION CLOSURES ARE LIKELY LATER
TODAY OR ON MONDAY WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLS.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE INCH SO
FAR...EXCEPT AS HIGH AS 2 INCHES WHERE HEAVIER BANDS HAVE PASSED
THROUGH. RAINFALL INTENSITY WILL PICK UP SUBSTANTIALLY ALONG AND
NORTH OF THE TRACK DURING THE DAY SUNDAY.

...MARINE INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE OCCURRING AS THE OUTER BANDS MOVE
OFFSHORE. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE DURING THE
DAY AS FRANCES MOVES CLOSER. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT.

...TORNADO INFORMATION...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED TO FORM AS SPIRAL BANDS CONTINUE TO
MOVE WESTWARD THROUGH THE AREA. ANY TORNADOES THAT FORM WILL MOVE
VERY QUICKLY SOUTHWESTWARD.

...SHELTER AND ROAD STATUS...
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR SHELTER AND
ROAD STATUS.

...PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS...
IF TORNADO WARNINGS ARE ISSUED...PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE SHELTER IN A
SMALL ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. PUT AS
MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE STORMS WINDS AS POSSIBLE. STAY AWAY
FROM WINDOWS. KEEP A BATTERY OPERATED NOAA WEATHER RADIO WITH YOU OR
AM FM RADIO TO RECEIVE UPDATES AND WARNINGS.

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 4 AM.

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ALSHEIMER
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