[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
250 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

...MAJOR HURRICANE WILMA MAKING ITS APPROACH...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TORNADO AND FLOOD WARNINGS ARE BEING ISSUED IN ADVANCE OF WILMA.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM JUPITER INLET TO
TITUSVILLE...WITH A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NORTH
OF TITUSVILLE TO SAINT AUGUSTINE.

AN INLAND HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR OKEECHOBEE AND
OSCEOLA COUNTIES. AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
ORANGE...LAKE...SEMINOLE AND INTERIOR VOLUSIA COUNTIES.

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN IN
BREVARD...VOLUSIA...SAINT LUCIE...MARTIN...INDIAN RIVER...
OKEECHOBEE...ORANGE...SEMINOLE...VOLUSIA AND LAKE COUNTIES.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.3 WEST OR ABOUT 140 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
NAPLES FLORIDA...AND ABOUT 260 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT PIERCE.

WILMA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 18 MPH...WITH AN ADDITIONAL
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO LISTEN FOR TORNADO WARNINGS AND FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR THEIR AREA AND BE READY TO TAKE COVER OVERNIGHT.

AS WARNINGS ARE ISSUED...PLEASE TAKE THEM SERIOUSLY. DURING
SUNDAY EVENING...A TORNADO MOVED THROUGH COCOA VILLAGE IN
BREVARD COUNTY CAUSING DAMAGE. ALSO...A FLOOD WARNING WAS ISSUED
FOR LAKE COUNTY WITH FLOOD WATERS REPORTED IN THE CITY OF
MASCOTTE.

IN THE EVENT OF A TORNADO...OR EVEN FOR DESTRUCTIVE WINDS WITHIN THE
INNER RAINBANDS OF WILMA...THE SAFEST PLACE IS IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BLOCK HOME OR BUILDING...AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

NOW THAT WILMA HAS BECOME STRONGER AND MOVING FASTER...THE THREAT
FOR DESTRUCTIVE WINDS TO PENETRATE FARTHER INLAND...EVEN CROSSING THE
PENINSULA TO THE EAST COAST...IS A VERY REAL CONCERN!!!

...WIND IMPACTS...
THE GREATEST THREAT FROM WILMA ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA IS FOR
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS. THE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND FIELD IS VERY LARGE
AND THEREFORE WILL ARRIVE WELL BEFORE THE APPROACH OF THE CORE WINDS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS OKEECHOBEE...
OSCEOLA...MARTIN...SAINT LUCIE AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTIES OVERNIGHT
AND SPREAD ACROSS BREVARD...ORANGE...LAKE...SEMINOLE...AND VOLUSIA
COUNTIES STARTING BEFORE SUNRISE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BEGIN IMPACTING OKEECHOBEE...MARTIN...SOUTHERN OSCEOLA
AND SAINT LUCIE COUNTIES BY SUNRISE...AND POSSIBLY SPREAD NORTH
INTO INDIAN RIVER AND SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTIES BY MID MORNING.

BECAUSE OF THE RAPID MOVEMENT OF WILMA...WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST
IMMEDIATELY NEAR THE CENTER AND TO THE RIGHT. IT IS LIKELY THAT A
BAND OF DESTRUCTIVE WINDS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 100 MPH WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE PENINSULA MONDAY MORNING. THESE DESTRUCTIVE WINDS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROOFING MATERIALS...AS WELL AS EXPOSED
DOORS AND WINDOWS. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MOBILE
HOMES THAT HAPPEN TO BE IN THE PATH OF THE DESTRUCTIVE WINDS.
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL OCCUR FROM DOWNED TREES AND LARGE SIGNS.
A FEW ROADS MAY BECOME BLOCKED DUE TO SOME LARGE DEBRIS...ESPECIALLY
WITHIN THE MAIN WIND SWATH OF THE CORE WINDS.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA UNTIL
11 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING. THE THREAT OF STRONG AND LONGER-LIVED
TORNADOES IS HIGH AND WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING.
THROUGH 5 AM...ISOLATED TORNADOES MAY OCCUR AHEAD OF WILMA...WITH
AN INCREASING THREAT FOR MULTIPLE TORNADOES FROM THE SOUTH WITH THE
APPROACHING RAINBANDS OF WILMA.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM FOR CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY.
REPORTS OF FLOODING IN THE CITY OF MASCOTTE HAVE BEEN RECEIVED...
INCLUDING AT THE CITY FIRE STATION. ESTIMATED AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES
OF RAIN HAVE LOCALLY OCCURRED...WITH 1 TO 3 THREE INCHES STILL
POSSIBLE.

ACROSS ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT
THROUGH MONDAY. BECAUSE WILMA WILL BE MOVING RAPIDLY ACROSS THE
STATE...WIDESPREAD EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES MAY OCCUR IN HEAVY SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 8 INCHES FOR THE
EVENT.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
A STORM TIDE OF 2 OR 4 FEET IS POSSIBLE NORTH OF WHERE THE CENTER OF
WILMA MOVES OFFSHORE. EXTREMELY ROUGH SURF...BEACH EROSION...AND
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG ALL OF EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA BEACHES AS WILMA MOVES OUT INTO THE ATLANTIC.

FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE...A STORM SURGE OF 5 TO 7 FEET ABOVE CURRENT LAKE
LEVELS IS EXPECTED FROM EARLY MORNING TO AROUND NOON MONDAY OVER
AREAS INSIDE THE DIKE FROM LAKEPORT TO CLEWISTON...WITH 2 TO 5 FEET
ABOVE CURRENT LAKE LEVELS ELSEWHERE FROM BUCKHEAD RIDGE SOUTH TO
LAKEPORT...AND FROM CLEWISTON THROUGH PORT MAYACA. THE LAKE
LEVEL ON SUNDAY WAS 15.6 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS HURRICANE FOR MARINERS DUE TO ITS RAPID
APPROACH AND ACCELERATION FROM THE SOUTHWEST. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL
QUICKLY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY NWS MELBOURNE
AROUND 6 AM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT CAN BE
VIEWED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB PAGE AT...
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MLB AND CLICKING ON WILMA LOCAL INFO.

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