[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
557 PM EDT SAT OCT 22 2005

...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THE STEINHATCHEE RIVER
SOUTHWARD...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA BIG
BEND...PARTICULARLY DIXIE COUNTY.

...WATCH AND WARNING INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THE STEINHATCHEE
RIVER SOUTHWARD.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR
ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE BEACHES.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE COASTAL
WATERS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED AT 21.4
NORTH AND 87.1 WEST. THIS WAS 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF CANCUN MEXICO OR
400 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF KEY WEST FLORIDA. WILMA WAS MOVING VERY
SLOWLY TO THE NORTH AT 2 MPH. WILMA WILL BE MOVING OVER THE EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO LATER THIS EVENING. A GRADUAL
ACCELERATION IN FORWARD SPEED AND TURN TO THE NORTHEAST CAN BE
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT TWENTY FOUR HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
WERE AT 100 MPH. THIS MAKES WILMA A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE.

...PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EVEN THOUGH THE CENTER OF WILMA IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL WELL TO
THE SOUTH OF THE SOUTHEAST BIG BEND...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY
STILL BE FELT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST BIG BEND.

RESIDENTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BEGIN TO PREPARE FOR TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS. SECURED LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...LAWN
FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT COULD
BE LOFTED INTO THE AIR IF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AFFECT YOUR
AREA.

THERE STILL REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF
HURRICANE WILMA. THEREFORE...RESIDENTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BIG BEND
SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AND STATEMENTS ISSUED FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE IN TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
AT THIS TIME...HIGH STORM SURGE IS NOT ANTICIPATED ALONG THE
SOUTHEAST BIG BEND COASTLINE. MINOR RISES ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL OF
ONE TO TWO FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BEGINNING SUNDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY.

BELOW ARE SELECTED HIGH AND LOW TIDES FOR LOCATIONS ALONG THE
SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

SAINT MARKS RIVER ENTRANCE...HIGH TIDE 811 PM SUNDAY EVENING...LOW
TIDE 1202 AM MONDAY MORNING...HIGH TIDE 538 MONDAY MORNING...LOW
TIDE 238 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON.

STEINHATCHEE RIVER ENTRANCE...HIGH TIDE 755 PM SUNDAY EVENING...LOW
TIDE 1235 AM MONDAY MORNING...HIGH TIDE 610 AM MONDAY MORNING...LOW
TIDE 218 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON.

CEDAR KEY...HIGH TIDE 738 PM SUNDAY EVENING...LOW TIDE 1206 AM
MONDAY MORNING...HIGH TIDE 553 AM MONDAY MORNING...LOW TIDE 149 PM
MONDAY AFTERNOON.

...WIND IMPACTS...
THE LATEST FORECAST TAKES THE CENTER OF WILMA ACROSS SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA KEEPING THE STRONGEST WINDS WELL AWAY FROM DIXIE COUNTY.
HOWEVER...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 250
MILES FROM WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL. THIS MEANS TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS COULD BE FELT ACROSS DIXIE COUNTY...BEGINNING
EARLY MORNING MONDAY AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE SUBSIDING IN
THE EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS
MAY BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

...RAINFALL AND FLOOD POTENTIAL...
THE RAPID MOTION OF HURRICANE WILMA SHOULD KEEP RAINFALL AMOUNTS
FAIRLY LIGHT. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF UP TO 2 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN SPOTS.

...TORNADO THREAT...
DUE TO THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA PASSING WELL SOUTH OF THE
AREA...THERE IS NO TORNADO THREAT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

...RIP CURRENTS...
ALONG WITH THE HIGH SURF THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EVERYONE...INCLUDING
EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS...SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE SURF.

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE BY 900 PM EDT (800 PM CDT).

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GODSEY/TURNAGE

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