[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
8 AM EDT WED OCT 5 2005

...TROPICAL STORM TAMMY FORMS OFF THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST
FROM COCOA BEACH TO FLAGLER BEACH...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM TAMMY HAS FORMED JUST OFFSHORE BREVARD COUNTY THIS
MORNING. GALE WARNINGS...FLOOD WATCHES AND HIGH SURF ADVISORIES WERE
ALREADY IN PLACE FOR BREVARD AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES AND RAIN
SQUALLS AND GUSTY WINDS HAVE BEEN IMPACTED THE AREA SINCE YESTERDAY
SO THE WEATHER IMPACT FORECAST HAS NOT CHANGED CONSIDERABLY.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
FROM COCOA NORTH TO FLAGLER BEACH. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM COCOA BEACH SOUTHWARD TO JUPITER INLET. A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND AREAS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN IN
BREVARD AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES. HAZARD WEATHER OUTLOOKS WILL CONTINUE
TO BE MADE FOR THE REST OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 730 AM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TAMMY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH... LONGITUDE 80.3 WEST OR ABOUT 20 MILES EAST
OF CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA. TAMMY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST
NEAR 16 MPH AND EXPECTED TO CLOSELY PARALLEL TO THE NORTHERN BREVARD
AND VOLUSIA COUNTY COASTLINE TODAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24
HOURS. THE GREATEST THREAT ON LAND FROM TAMMY IS FLOODING
RAINS. RESIDENTS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR
THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOOD WARNINGS. RESIDENTS OF VOLUSIA AND NORTHERN
BREVARD COUNTIES SHOULD ALSO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN
ABOUT BY WIND AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR HIGH SURF THIS MORNING AND
STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR TROPICAL STORM TAMMY.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
BANDS OF HEAVY SHOWERS WILL ROTATE ONSHORE...MAINLY IMPACTING
VOLUSIA AND BREVARD COUNTIES AND THE ADJACENT INTERIOR COUNTIES.
THE RAPID MOVEMENT OF THE SHOWERS WILL LIMIT AMOUNTS ASSOCIATED
WITH INDIVIDUAL CELLS. HOWEVER...MANY AREAS WILL RECEIVE MULTIPLE
PERIODS OF RAINFALL...WHICH MAY RESULT IN SOME AREAS...MAINLY
ALONG THE COAST...RECEIVING 3 TO 4 INCHES BY EARLY THURSDAY. URBAN
AND LOW LYING FLOODING MAY RESULT...AND A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT A
PERSISTENT RAINBAND MAY SET UP AND TRAIN OVER AREAS OF VOLUSIA
COUNTY LATER TODAY CAUSING EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IF THIS OCCURS A
FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ISSUED.

...WIND IMPACTS...
THE COMBINATION OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH AND DEVELOPING
TROPICAL STORM TAMMY OFFSHORE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL RESULT IN
AVERAGE WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH ALONG THE VOLUSIA AND
NORTH BREVARD COASTLINE TODAY AND AROUND 20 MPH INLAND. OCCASIONAL
WIND GUSTS WILL REACH 40 MPH ON THE BEACHES...MAINLY NORTH OF COCOA
BEACH...AND 35 MPH ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES. LATER
TODAY THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN
VOLUSIA COUNTY WHERE WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
...ESPECIALLY NEAR PASSING HEAVY SHOWERS. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY. THESE WINDS WILL BE
HAZARDOUS TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY ON HIGH BRIDGES OR
CAUSEWAYS NEAR THE COAST.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT THE BEACHES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE TIMES OF
HIGH TIDE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 930
AM AND 1030 AM THIS MORNING AND BETWEEN 930 PM AND 1030 PM TONIGHT.
TIDES HAVE BEEN RUNNING 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL OVER THE PAST
FEW DAYS AND WILL LIKELY REMAIN 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TODAY AND
TONIGHT. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS
WHERE THE DUNE LINE HAS BEEN WEAKENED OR UNDERMINED FROM PRIOR
STORMS ALONG THE VOLUSIA AND BREVARD COAST.

LARGE BREAKING SURF OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND
TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE ROUGH POUNDING SURF...NUMEROUS STRONG RIP
CURRENTS WILL OCCUR. EVEN AT LOW TIDE...THE HIGH SURF WILL BE A
DANGER TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE WATER. SETS OF LARGE BREAKERS CAN
KNOCK YOU DOWN AND MAKE YOU SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEING CAUGHT IN A RIP
CURRENT. REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL MAKE THE COASTAL WATER EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS TODAY. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. THE BUOY 20
MILES EAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL WAS REPORTING 13 FOOT SEAS WITH EAST
WINDS OF 21 KNOTS GUSTING TO 27 KNOTS.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN RAINBANDS TODAY HOWEVER THE
RISK OF TORNADOES IS VERY LOW WITH THESE TYPE OF SYSTEMS. A FEW
WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE NEARSHORE OR ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND NOON...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT. THE GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER
OUTLOOK CAN BE VIEWED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE WEB
PAGE AT...WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MLB AND CLICKING ON HAZARDS.

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HAGEMEYER

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