[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KJAX 051609
HLSJAX
FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-052300-

TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1209 PM EDT WED OCT 5 2005

...TAMMY MOVING NORTHWARD ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST...

...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 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 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TAMMY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.3 WEST. THIS POSITION IS
ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FLAGLER BEACH AND 130 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE. TAMMY IS CURRENTLY MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH
AT ABOUT 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. ONLY A LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12
HOURS OR SO.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAMMY IS A MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM AND WHILE THE CENTER OF THE STORM
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NEAR OR 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 PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 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 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 AND TONIGHT WITH
ROUGH SEAS OF UP TO 12 FEET. LOCAL INLETS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE
LARGE AND DANGEROUS BREAKERS. 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 HAVE BEEN RUNNING BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH ALONG THE COAST
WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE STRONGER BANDS ALONG THE COAST AND THE ST.
JOHNS RIVER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
THERE WILL BE A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES 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 6 PM TODAY.

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LETRO

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