[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE JEANNE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
235 AM EDT SAT SEP 25 2004

...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM BONITA BEACH NORTHWARD
ALONG THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER...
...AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE INTERIOR
COUNTIES OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR LEE...CHARLOTTE...DESOTO...
SARASOTA...MANATEE...HILLSBOROUGH...PINELLAS...PASCO...HERNANDO...
CITRUS AND LEVY COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA
BEACH TO THE SUWANEE RIVER OUT TO 60 NM.
AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SUMTER...
POLK...HIGHLANDS AND HARDEE COUNTIES.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM EDT...THE LARGE EYE OF HURRICANE JEANNE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.6 WEST OR ABOUT 430 MILES EAST
SOUTHEAST OF TAMPA. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 100 MILES EAST OF GREAT ABACO
ISLAND IN THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS. JEANNE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST
NEAR 14 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE
NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW NEAR 105 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND JEANNE COULD
BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE LATER TODAY.

...CURRENT RADAR INFORMATION...
THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF JEANNE WERE LOCATED 80 MILES EAST OF THE
SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST.

...WIND IMPACTS...
JEANNE IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH NORTHWEST ACROSS EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA SUNDAY. THE INLAND COUNTIES OF POLK AND HIGHLANDS MAY
EXPERIENCE NEAR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. TROPICAL
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE GULF COAST BY SUNRISE ON SUNDAY.

SOME MOBILE HOMES COULD EXPERIENCE MODERATE TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE DAMAGE TO
SHINGLES...SIDING...AND GUTTERS. SOME WINDOWS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. MANY
LANAI SCREENS AND POOL CAGES WILL BE DAMAGED. UNFASTENED HOME ITEMS
OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. DOZENS OF WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN. LOCAL
POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS.

MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND ROTTING
SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. DOZENS OF PALM FRONDS
WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO CITRUS ORCHARDS
AND NEWLY PLANTED LOWLAND CROPS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
AS JEANNE MOVES NORTHWARD SUNDAY...WINDS WILL BECOME ONSHORE AND
BEGIN TO RAISE WATER LEVELS 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...BUT MAINLY
ALONG NORTH AND NORTHWEST FACING SHORELINES.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
THE CURRENT FORECAST MOVEMENT OF JEANNE WILL KEEP THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE STATE...BUT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF HIGHLANDS...POLK AND SUMTER
COUNTIES AND 1 TO 3 INCHES ELSEWHERE. OUTER BANDS OF SHOWERS WILL BE
PASSING ACROSS THE STATE SATURDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN AFFECTING
INTERIOR COUNTIES LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

RESIDENTS OF HIGHLANDS...POLK AND SUMTER COUNTIES CAN EXPECT MINOR TO
MODERATE FLOODING. IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE IS
POSSIBLE...AND SOME MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY BE CLOSED. SOME SMALL
STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL SURPASS BANK FULL. LARGER RIVERS WILL RISE.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
AS JEANNE MOVES ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA WINDS AND SEAS WILL
INCREASE OVER THE GULF MAKING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS LATE SATURDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
THE PRIMARY AREA FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IN TROPICAL SYSTEMS IS THE
RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF THE STORM.  AS JEANNE MOVES NORTHWESTWARD
OVER THE PENINSULA... THAT PART OF THE STORM WILL AFFECT FLORIDA'S
EAST COAST AND THEREFORE THE TORNADO THREAT IS LESSENED FOR WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

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

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE TAMPA BAY AREA FORECAST
OFFICE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 6 AM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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NOAH/OGLESBY

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