[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KTAE 241746
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FLZ034-242000-

HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
145 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

...HURRICANE WILMA MOVING AWAY FROM STATE...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS FOR WEST COAST OF FLORIDA ARE CANCELLED...


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

...WATCH AND WARNING INFORMATION...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING THAT INCLUDED DIXIE COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED AND NO FURTHER WATCHES OR WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED IN THE
AREA.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE COASTAL
WATERS FROM THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO DESTIN.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH... LONGITUDE 79.2 WEST OR ABOUT 65
MILES NORTHEAST OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA. THE STORM CONTINUED
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

...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 NORTHERN PART OF THE
FLORIDA GULF COAST. WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM THE NORTH FOR THE REST
OF THE DAY PREVENTING ANY HIGH WATER ALONG THE COAST.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 25 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.

THIS IS THE FINAL LOCAL STATEMENT FOR HURRICANE WILMA.

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