[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM JEANNE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
600 AM EDT MON SEP 27 2004

...WARNINGS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM JEANNE DROPPED FOR
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING ON FLORIDAS ATLANTIC COAST IS
DISCONTINUED FROM FLAGLER BEACH SOUTH. TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS
CONTINUE NORTH OF FLAGLER BEACH.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR INDIAN RIVER...BREVARD...OSCEOLA...
ORANGE...LAKE...SEMINOLE AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES TODAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JEANNE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.6 WEST OR ABOUT 40 MILES EAST
OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA. THE FORWARD MOTION IS NORTH NORTHWEST
AT 12 MPH. ON THIS TRACK...JEANNE WILL SOON EXIT FLORIDA...
AND MOVE THROUGH GEORGIA TODAY. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH
NORTHEAST EXPECTED. CURRENTLY...THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR
50 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. AS JEANNE MOVES THROUGH GEORGIA...IT
IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION DURING TODAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE CONSIDER THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM RECENT HURRICANES CHARLEY
AND FRANCES AS SEVERAL FLORIDIANS STILL DIED OR WERE INJURED
AFTER THE STORM.

CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE TODAY ALLOWING RECOVERY
OPERATIONS CONTINUE. RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS. FOR THOSE WITHOUT POWER...BE
EXTRA CAREFUL. IF USING A GENERATOR...PLACE IT IN A WELL VENTILATED
LOCATION. DO NOT RUN A GENERATOR INSIDE YOUR HOME OR WITHIN YOUR
ATTACHED GARAGE. AS CLEAN UP AND ASSESSMENT EFFORTS CONTINUE...TAKE
CARE TO AVOID DOWNED ELECTRICAL WIRES. BE CAUTIOUS WHEN USING CHAIN
SAWS AND AXES. IF YOU MUST GO UP ON YOUR ROOF...BE WATCHFUL FOR
PASSING SHOWERS AND MINDFUL OF THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY WINDS. MANY
INTERSECTIONS ARE STILL WITHOUT TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES...TREAT
THEM LIKE FOUR WAY STOP INTERSECTIONS.

...WIND IMPACTS...
THE WIND THREAT CONTINUES TO DIMINISH AS JEANNE MOVES FARTHER NORTH
AND WEAKENS. AS A RESULT...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE DISCONTINUED
SOUTH OF FLAGLER BEACH. TRAILING RAINBANDS MAY CONTAIN WIND GUSTS UP
TO 35 MPH AS THEY SPIRAL NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. AGAIN...A
WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR INDIAN RIVER...BREVARD...OSCEOLA...
ORANGE...LAKE...SEMINOLE AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES TODAY.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
STORM SURGE IS NO LONGER OF A CONCERN FOR THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
COAST. HOWEVER...SURF CONDITIONS REMAIN UNSETTLED. THE THERE IS A
HIGH THREAT FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
THE FLOOD THREAT ASSOCIATED WITH JEANNE HAS DIMINISHED. ADDITIONAL
RAIN TODAY WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SHOWERS AND WIDELY SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS. MOST WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH TRAILING RAINBANDS.
ON AVERAGE...TOTALS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANT AS THEY WILL
MOVE FAIRLY QUICKLY. HOWEVER...SOME MAY CONTAIN LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...
OR MAY FREQUENTLY MOVE OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS. SEVERAL LOCATIONS
STILL HAVE PONDED WATER IN THE WAKE OF JEANNE. ALSO...DUE TO THE
COPIOUS RECENT RAINFALL...THE GROUND REMAINS SATURATED...SO
ADDITIONAL WATER WILL POND VERY QUICKLY.

ALONG THE SAINT JOHNS RIVER IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...RIVER LEVELS
WILL CONTINUE A SLOW RISE THIS WEEK. MAJOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED NEAR
SANFORD...WITH MODERATE FLOODING NEAR DELAND AND NEAR LAKE HARNEY.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
THERE IS ONLY A SLIGHT THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES TODAY
ASSOCIATED WITH TRAILING RAINBANDS.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO JUPITER
INLET. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT NORTH OF FLAGLER BEACH.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT ON JEANNE...AND WILL RESUME
ISSUANCE OF ROUTINE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKS.

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SHARP

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