[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-GMZ830-850-853-856-870-
873-876-110300-

HURRICANE DENNIS LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
450 PM EDT SUN JUL 10 2005

...DENNIS MOVED ONSHORE AS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE NEAR PENSACOLA IN
THE NORTHERN GULF COAST...
...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LONGBOAT KEY TO
THROUGH THE SUWANNEE RIVER...

...NEW INFORMATION...
ROADS REMAINED CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER IN CEDAR KEY AND YANKEETOWN.
THE PEAK STORM TIDE AT CEDAR KEY WAS 7.1 FEET.

THE STORM SURGE WILL REMAIN STEADY AT 3 FEET NEAR CEDAR KEY TO 1 TO
2 FEET SOUTH OF TAMPA BAY. IN ADDITION...HIGH TIDES HAVE OCCURRED OR
WILL OCCUR IN THE NEXT HOUR SO THE WATER LEVELS AT 5 PM ARE EXPECTED
TO FALL 1 TO 2 FEET BY 8 PM.

THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED.

...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 WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LONG BOAT KEY NORTH
THROUGH THE SUWANNEE RIVER.

...STORM LOCATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE EYE OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
30.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.2 WEST OR ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH OF
PENSACOLA FLORIDA.  THIS IS ABOUT 355 MILES NORTHWEST OF TAMPA BAY.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED.

...WIND IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS
FROM TAMPA BAY NORTHWARD. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS...ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE BEACHES NORTH OF
CLEARWATER BEACH.

RAIN BANDS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 4 WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THESE BANDS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
AT 5 PM HIGHWAY 24 WEST OF BRIDGE 4 HAD 2 TO 3 FEET OVER WATER OVER
THE ROAD. THE AIRPORT AND NUMEROUS STREETS ON CEDAR KEY WERE CLOSED.
YANKEETOWN CONTINUED TO HAVE ROAD CLOSURES AND WATER ON THE ROADS IN
DOWNTOWN AND COUNTY ROAD 40A WAS CLOSED WEST OF TOWN.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
THE CURRENT FORECAST MOVEMENT OF DENNIS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
OCCASIONAL BANDS OF TORRENTIAL RAIN THIS EVENING NORTH OF INTERSTATE
4. ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE NEAR CEDAR KEY. ELSEWHERE
LOOK FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS WITH A HALF INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
WEST OF CEDAR KEY TO TAMPA BAY SEAS WERE RUNNING IN THE 10 TO 15
FOOT RANGE NEAR SHORE AND 15 TO 20 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. SOUTH OF
TAMPA BAY SEAS WERE 10 TO 15 FEET. MARINERS AND SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. IF VISITING THE BEACH
HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND THE BEACH PATROL.

...NEXT STATEMENT...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN RUSKIN WILL BE ISSUED BY 11 PM OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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NOAH




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