[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1057 AM EDT WED OCT 5 2005

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST
FROM COCOA BEACH TO FLAGLER BEACH...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM TAMMY IS NOW EXPECTED TO REMAIN OFFSHORE EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA AS IT MAKES PROGRESS NORTHWARD...KEEPING MOST OF THE WEATHER
TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF LAND OVER THE MARINE AREA. FLOOD WATCHES
HAVE BEEN CANCELED AND IF TAMMY CONTINUES ON ITS PRESENT EVOLUTION
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE DROPPED FOR EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
FROM COCOA NORTH TO FLAGLER BEACH. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM COCOA BEACH SOUTHWARD TO JUPITER INLET.

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

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TAMMY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH... LONGITUDE 80.3 WEST OR ABOUT 40 MILES NORTH-
NORTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA. TAMMY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH
NEAR 14 MPH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO REMAIN OFFSHORE OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS WITH GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...AROUND 40
MPH.... POSSIBLE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AS TAMMY MOVES NORTHWARD
THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM TAMMY IS NOW DANGEROUS HIGH
SURF

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN HAS DIMINISHED NOW THAT THE WEST SIDE
OF TAMMY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVERLAND. THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN
CANCELED FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. PASSING RAIN SQUALLS WILL BRING
SHORT DOWNPOURS THAT MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

...WIND IMPACTS...
THE CENTER OF TAMMY IS NOW EXPECTED TO REMAIN OFFSHORE UNTIL IT
PASSES NORTH OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA KEEPING THE STRONG WINDS AND
HEAVY WEATHER OFFSHORE AND THE WIND IMPACT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE
SIGNIFICANT OVER LAND. WINDS WILL GUST FROM THE EAST TO NORTHEAST TO
TROPICAL STORM FORCE...AROUND 40 MPH ACROSS THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF
NORTHERN BREVARD AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE SHIFTING
TO THE WEST AND WEAKENING THIS EVENING AS THE CENTER OF TAMMY PULLS
NORTHWARD.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT THE BEACHES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE TIMES OF
HIGH TIDE TONIGHT BETWEEN 930 PM AND 1030 PM. THE DAYTONA BEACH
PATROL REPORTED WAVES GOING TO THE SEA WALL AT HIGH TIDE THIS
MORNING. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL 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 THROUGH 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 TAMMY IS PRIMARILY A MARINE IMPACT STORM FOR EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL MAKE THE COASTAL
WATERS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. THE
BUOY 20 MILES EAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL WAS REPORTING 11 FOOT SEAS WITH
SOUTH WINDS OF 23 KNOTS GUSTING TO 29 KNOTS.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
THE RISK OF TORNADOES IS VERY LOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF A TROPICAL
CYCLONE MOVING PARALLEL TO THE COAST. A FEW WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE
NEARSHORE OR ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST IN VOLUSIA COUNTY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 3PM...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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