[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...WILMA PLOWING ACROSS THE PENINSULA....

...NEW INFORMATION...
SIGNIFICANT TORNADO DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED IN BREVARD COUNTY ON A1A NEAR
FLORIDANA BEACH EXTENDING INLAND TO WEST MELBOURNE ON ROAD 192.
DAMAGING WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INNER BANDS AND EYEWALL OF WILMA
SPREADING ACROSS LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE TREASURE COAST.

...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...OSCEOLA...AND LAKE COUNTIES.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 830 AM...THE CIRCULATION CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED
ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE MOVING STEADILY NORTHEAST
AT 25 MPH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA RESIDENTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO STAY SAFELY
INSIDE AND CONTINUE TO LISTEN FOR TORNADO WARNINGS AND FLOOD WARNINGS
FOR THEIR AREA THIS MORNING AND BE READY TO TAKE COVER. IN THE EVENT
OF A TORNADO...OR EVEN FOR DESTRUCTIVE WINDS WITHIN THE INNER
RAINBANDS AND EYEWALL 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.

...WIND IMPACTS...
DAMAGING WINDS WERE QUICKLY SPREADING ACROSS THE OKEECHOBEE AND
TREASURE COAST AREAS. THESE DAMAGING WINDS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
INNER BANDS AND EYEWALL OF WILMA AND WILL PRODUCE SUSTAINED WINDS OF
50 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND HURRICANE FORCE...WITH THE
INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 60 TO 80 MPH...GUSTING
BETWEEN 80 AND 100 MPH THROUGH 11 AM. RESIDENTS IN THE CITIES OF
OKEECHOBEE...PORT SAINT LUCIE...STUART...AND FORT PIERCE SHOULD
PREPARE FOR THE ONSET OF THESE DAMAGING WINDS!!!

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA UNTIL
11 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING. THE THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL SLOWLY GIVE
WAY TO THE ACTUAL WIND THREAT ASSOCIATED WITH WILMA AS THE MORNING
PROGRESSES. HOWEVER...UNTIL THAT TIME...A HIGH THREAT FOR TORNADOES
WILL PERSIST. THE MAIN THREAT AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS WILL BE
OVER BREVARD...OSCEOLA...ORANGE...SEMINOLE...AND SOUTH VOLUSIA
COUNTIES. STRONG TORNADOES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED CAUSING SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE. ACT QUICKLY IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR OSCEOLA...ORANGE...SEMINOLE...
LAKE...VOLUSIA...AND BREVARD COUNTIES UNTIL 11 AM. RADAR ESTIMATES
INDICATE THAT A LARGE AREA HAS RECEIVED TWO TO THREE INCHES OF
RAIN WITH A FEW SPOTS RECEIVING TOTALS IN EXCESS OF SIX TO EIGHT
INCHES SINCE SUNDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO
THREE INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN MANY AREAS WITH THREE TO FIVE INCHES
OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY NWS MELBOURNE
AROUND NOON...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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