[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE WILMA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1145 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THE STEINHATCHEE
RIVER SOUTHWARD...INCLUDING INLAND DIXIE COUNTY...

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

...WATCH AND WARNING INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THE STEINHATCHEE
RIVER SOUTHWARD...INCLUDING INLAND DIXIE COUNTY.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE COASTAL
WATERS TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE STEINHATCHEE RIVER.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.0 WEST OR ABOUT 15 MILES
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA.

...PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL RESIDENTS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION THIS
TODAY AS WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 TO 35 MPH TODAY. SOME LIMBS OR WEAK
TREES COULD FALL CREATING A HAZARD.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
A STORM SURGE WILL NOT OCCUR ALONG THE DIXIE COUNTY COAST...AS
ANY REMAINING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE FROM OFFSHORE
DIRECTIONS.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 30 MPH THROUGHOUT TODAY ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND COULD CAUSE SOME TREES TO LOSE LIMBS OR EVEN DOWN A FEW WEAK
TREES.

...RAINFALL AND FLOOD POTENTIAL...
NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS EVENT...AND THE STORM
TOTAL FOR CROSS CITY WAS 1.03 INCHES.

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

...RIP CURRENTS...
ALONG WITH THE HIGH SURF THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT TODAY. 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 330 PM EDT.

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