[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KJAX 051144
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FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-051700-

TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
743 AM EDT WED OCT 5 2005

...TROPICAL STORM TAMMY FORMS OFF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS NOW IN EFFECT ALONG THE NORTHEAST
FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTS...


...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA...NASSAU...DUVAL...ST
JOHNS...AND FLAGLER COUNTIES AND CAMDEN AND GLYNN COUNTIES IN
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT ALONG THE COAST FROM COCOA
BEACH FLORIDA TO THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER IN SOUTH CAROLINA. A FLOOD
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 730 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TAMMY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.3 WEST. THIS POSITION IS
ABOUT 90 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FLAGLER BEACH AND 155 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE. TAMMY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. ONLY A LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST BEFORE THE CENTER
MAKES LANDFALL LATER TODAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAMMY IS A MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM AND WHILE THE CENTER OF THE STORM
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD ALONG THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST
TODAY...YOU SHOULD NOT FOCUS ON THE CENTER POSITION AS MINIMAL
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME IN BANDS
MOVING INLAND FROM THE ATLANTIC. RESIDENTS ALONG THE COAST IN THE
WARNING AREA SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
SPREADING NORTHWARD ALONG THE COASTLINE TODAY. BOATS AND PROPERTY
ALONG THE BEACHES SHOULD BE SECURED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THERE
WILL ALSO BE A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
TIDES HAVE BEEN RUNNING AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE
NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTLINES FOR THE PAST
COUPLE OF DAYS DUE TO PERSISTENT STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS. TIDES OF 2
TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. MINOR
FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST AND ALSO THE TIDAL RIVERS
INCLUDING THE ST. JOHNS ESPECIALLY NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDES.

WATER LEVELS ON THE INTRA-COASTAL WATERWAY SOUTH OF MATANZAS INLET
ARE ALSO LIKELY TO REMAIN HIGH OVER THE COUPLE DAYS AND ADDITIONAL
MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. INTERESTS ALONG THE CANALS SHOULD KEEP
VULNERABLE PROPERTY SECURED AND MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD KEEP CLOSE
WATCH ON THE SECURITY OF YOUR BOATS.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY REACH
TROPICAL STORM FORCE IN THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY WITH ROUGH SEAS OF
UP TO 12 FEET. LOCAL INLETS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE LARGE AND
DANGEROUS BREAKERS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MARINERS NAVIGATING
THE INTRA-COASTAL WATERWAY AT ST ANDREWS SOUND ARE ADVISED THAT LARGE
BREAKING WAVES ARE LIKELY NEAR THE CHANNEL.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
BANDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA TODAY AND
TONIGHT. AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE COMMON WITH ISOLATED
AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 8 TO 10 INCHES. COMBINED WITH RECENT RAINFALL...
PONDING OF WATER AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE LIKELY TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...MAINLY
ALONG THE COAST AND THE ST. JOHNS RIVER.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
THE THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY AS
BANDS DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH TAMMY BEGIN TO AFFECT THE AREA.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT ON TAMMY FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND NOON TODAY.

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LETRO

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