[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-270000-

HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
526 PM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004

...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS LASHING NORTHEAST FLORIDA...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THE CONTENT OF THIS LOCAL STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO
BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN NORTHEAST
FLORIDA...NASSAU...DUVAL...ST. JOHNS...FLAGLER...BRADFORD...CLAY...
PUTNAM...ALACHUA...MARION...UNION...BAKER...GILCHRIST...COLUMBIA...
SUWANNEE AND HAMILTON. IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...CAMDEN...GLYNN...
WAYNE...BRANTLEY...CHARLTON...APPLING...PIERCE...WARE...JEFF DAVIS...
BACON...COFFEE...ATKINSON...CLINCH AND ECHOLS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA
TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA...
...AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
ALACHUA...BAKER...BRADFORD...CLAY...COLUMBIA...GILCHRIST...
HAMILTON...MARION...PUTNAM...SUWANNEE...AND UNION COUNTIES IN
NORTHEAST FLORIDA...AND WAYNE...BRANTLEY...CHARLTON...APPLING...
PIERCE...WARE...JEFF DAVIS...BACON...COFFEE...ATKINSON...CLINCH AND
ECHOLS COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
...AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NASSAU...DUVAL...ST.
JOHNS...FLAGLER...CLAY...PUTNAM AND MARION COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST
FLORIDA UNTIL 8 AM MONDAY...
...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT FOR ATKINSON...
BRANTLEY...CAMDEN...CHARLTON...CLINCH...ECHOLS...GLYNN...PIERCE
AND WARE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NASSAU...DUVAL...ST.
JOHNS...FLAGLER...BRADFORD...CLAY...PUTNAM...ALACHUA...UNION...
BAKER...GILCHRIST...COLUMBIA...SUWANNEE AND HAMILTON COUNTIES IN
NORTHEAST FLORIDA...
...A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
NORTHEAST FLORIDA...


...STORM INFORMATION...
WHILE JEANNE HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM...RAINBANDS
CONTAINING POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE CONTINUING TO
SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND ARE BEGINNING TO MOVE
INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JEANNE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.8 NORTH... LONGITUDE 82.6 WEST OR ABOUT 60
MILES SOUTH OF GAINESVILLE FLORIDA.

JEANNE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...AND A GRADUAL
TURN TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  ON THIS
TRACK...THE CENTER WILL BE MOVING NEAR THE BIG BEND AREA OF FLORIDA
LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  65 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
FURTHER WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND JEANNE
WILL PROBABLY BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION ON MONDAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD HEED THE ADVICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.  MARINE INTERESTS...AND RESIDENTS ALONG RIVERS
AND IN NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD SECURE PROPERTY WHICH COULD
FLOOD.

IF YOU LOSE POWER...REMEMBER THAT GENERATORS SHOULD ONLY BE USED IN
WELL VENTILATED AREAS...DO NOT RUN GENERATORS IN GARAGES OR SHEDS.
NEVER USE CANDLES OR ANY OPEN FLAME FOR LIGHTING DUE TO THE RISK OF
FIRE.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
TIDES AROUND 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE THE HEIGHT OF NORMAL TIDES WILL
CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF ALREADY HIGH WATER LEVELS...HIGH
TIDES AND POSSIBLE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS ALONG THE COAST BUT ALSO ALONG THE ST. JOHNS RIVER AND
OTHER COASTAL WATERWAYS. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SUCH CONDITIONS
WILL BE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING.

...WIND IMPACTS...
FLAGLER AND ST. JOHNS COUNTIES CONTINUE TO REPORT OCCASIONAL
SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH.
THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BUT SHOULD BEGIN TO
SLOWLY IMPROVE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

IN DUVAL AND NASSAU COUNTIES...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH
AT TIMES WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH
OF TONIGHT.

CAMDEN AND GLYNN COUNTIES...
WINDS OF TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY TONIGHT AS
RAINBANDS CONTINUE SPREADING NORTHWARD.

FOR MARION...PUTNAM...ALACHUA...CLAY...UNION...BRADFORD AND GILCHRIST
COUNTIES...SQUALL BANDS WILL CONTINUE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS
EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY BE AS HIGH AS 50 TO 60 MPH
WITH POSSIBLE HIGHER GUSTS IN THE STRONGER BANDS. WINDS AND RAIN
SHOULD BEGIN TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR BAKER...COLUMBIA...SUWANNEE AND HAMILTON COUNTIES...WINDS WILL
OCCASIONALLY REACH TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH TONIGHT WITH SUSTAINED
SPEEDS OF TO 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH OVERNIGHT.

INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 55 MPH LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. SMALL
CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. HIGH SURF AND BEACH EROSION WILL
CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT LIKELY BEGINNING MONDAY.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
HEAVY RAIN IS SPREADING ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA. RADAR ESTIMATES
INDICATE UP TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN SOUTHERN MARION
AND FLAGLER COUNTIES. STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE
COASTAL AREAS...WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG AND TO THE RIGHT OF
THE STORM TRACK. A FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NORTHEAST
FLORIDA COASTAL COUNTIES OF NASSAU...DUVAL...ST. JOHNS AND FLAGLER AS
WELL AS CLAY PUTNAM AND MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 8 AM. IN ADDITION...
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY POSE A RENEWED OR CONTINUED THREAT OF
FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 100 AM EDT FOR MOST OF NORTH
FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO BE ON THE
RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE STORM'S CIRCULATION...WHICH IS A FAVORED
LOCATION FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT. REMEMBER THAT TORNADOES...
ESPECIALLY THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONES...CAN AND OFTEN DO
DEVELOP WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
JACKSONVILLE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 730 PM EDT...OR EARLIER SHOULD
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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LETRO
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