[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ153-154-165-166-060400-

HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
558 PM EDT WED OCT 5 2005

UPDATED TO REMOVE PORTIONS OF NE FL FROM FLOOD WATCH

...TAMMY CONTINUES 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 FLAGLER
BEACH FLORIDA TO THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER IN SOUTH CAROLINA. A FLOOD
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR DUVAL AND NASSAU COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA
AND ALL OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TAMMY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.1 NORTH... LONGITUDE 81.2 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES EAST-
SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA AND ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST
OF ST. AUGUSTINE FLORIDA.

TAMMY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH.  A TURN TO
THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF TAMMY SHOULD MOVE INLAND IN EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA OR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA WITHIN THE NEXT
FEW HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WELL TO
THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. ONLY SLOW WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER
THE CENTER MOVES INLAND.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAMMY REMAINS A MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM AND WHILE THE CENTER OF THE
STORM WILL MOVE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST...YOU SHOULD NOT FOCUS ON
THE CENTER POSITION AS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT
ANY TIME IN RAINBANDS. RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD CONTINUE
THEIR PREPARATIONS FOR PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS TONIGHT.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
TIDES HAVE BEEN RUNNING AROUND TWO TO TWO AND A HALF FEET ABOVE
NORMAL FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS DUE TO PERSISTENT STRONG NORTHEAST
WINDS. TIDES WILL CONTINUE AT THE SAME LEVELS OVERNIGHT AND DURING
THE MORNING TIDE ON THURSDAY. MINOR FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG
THE COAST AND ALSO THE TIDAL RIVERS NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

WATER LEVELS ON THE INTRA-COASTAL WATERWAY ARE ALSO LIKELY TO REMAIN
HIGH OVER THE NEXT FEW 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 UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. WINDS
WILL OCCASIONALLY REACH TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS
TONIGHT WITH ROUGH SEAS OF UP TO 15 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 WITH
ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TONIGHT.
AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER DUVAL AND NASSAU
COUNTIES BEFORE THE RAIN TAPERS OFF BY MIDNIGHT. WHEN COMBINED WITH
RECENT RAINFALL...PONDING OF WATER AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

...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 LOCALLY HIGHER
GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE STRONGER BANDS ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE BEACHES AS WELL AS OVER NASSAU SOUND...CUMBERLAND SOUND...
ST ANDREWS SOUND AND SAINT SIMONS SOUND OVERNIGHT.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
THERE WILL BE A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES AS BANDS DIRECTLY
ASSOCIATED WITH TAMMY AFFECT THE AREA...MAINLY OVER THE NORTHEAST
FLORIDA COASTAL COUNTIES AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT ON TAMMY FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND MIDNIGHT...OR EARLIER SHOULD
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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SANDRIK/HESS

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