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GAZ153-154-165-166-061010-

TROPICAL STORM TAMMY LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
538 AM EDT THU OCT 6 2005

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FLORIDA...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...CAMDEN AND GLYNN.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM
ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FLORIDA. A GALE WARNING
IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TAMMY WAS
ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.2 WEST.

THE CENTER OF TAMMY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...
AND THIS MOTION GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...
WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE
WINDS ARE CONFINED TO AN AREA TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF THE
CENTER AND MAINLY OVER WATER. WEAKENING IS FORECAST AS THE CENTER
CONTINUES MOVING FARTHER INLAND...AND TAMMY WILL LIKELY BECOME A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE HIGH SURF AND HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE A DANGER TO ANYONE
WHO ENTERS THE WATER. REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL CONDITIONS
IMPROVE. INTERESTS ALONG THE INTRA-COASTAL WATERWAY AND NEAR INLAND
ESTUARIES SHOULD KEEP VULNERABLE PROPERTY SECURED AS WATER LEVELS
ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN HIGH.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY...
WITH BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 7 FEET OR HIGHER. IN ADDITION TO THE ROUGH
POUNDING SURF...NUMEROUS STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR. SINCE
TIDES WILL BE RUNNING AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...THERE IS THE
POSSIBILITY OF MINOR BEACH EROSION AND COASTAL FLOODING...ESPECIALLY
AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN
1030 AM AND 1100 AM THURSDAY.

WATER LEVELS ON THE INTRA-COASTAL WATERWAY ARE ALSO LIKELY TO REMAIN
HIGH OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND ADDITIONAL MINOR FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.
ALTHOUGH SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 20 KNOTS ON THURSDAY...SEAS
OF 10 TO 13 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. 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...
BECAUSE MUCH OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS SHIFTED NORTH OF THE ALTAMAHA
RIVER...THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. MANY SECONDARY ROADS
ACROSS COASTAL SOUTHEAST GEORGIA WILL REMAIN FLOODED THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN THE COASTAL
WATERS AND SOME OF THESE BANDS MAY MOVE ONSHORE ON THURSDAY. THE
GROUND IS SATURATED FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS AND ANY ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL POSE THE RISK OF ADDITIONAL FLOODING.

...WIND IMPACTS...
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS BY AFTERNOON. HIGHER
GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
NONE.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE FOR THIS EVENT.

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