[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
555 AM EDT FRI SEP 9 2005

...OPHELIA WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM AND IS NO LONGER STATIONARY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
OPHELIA HAS WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL STORM...AND IS BEGINNING TO
MOVE AWAY FROM EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. HOWEVER...A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO FLAGLER BEACH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
FOR AT LEAST THIS MORNING. IF THE CURRENT TREND CONTINUES...THESE
WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE DROPPED LATER TODAY...LEAVING MAINLY A MARINE
AND BEACH CONCERN FOR THE FORECAST AREA.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO
FLAGLER BEACH. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACHES
SOUTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET FOR BREAKING WAVES. ALTHOUGH OPHELIA HAS
WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL STORM...A HURRICANE WARNING WILL REMAIN IN
EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR THE COASTAL WATERS BEYOND 20 MILES OFFSHORE
BETWEEN FLAGLER BEACH AND SEBASTIAN INLET...TO ACCOMMODATE THE
LINGERING POTENTIAL FOR HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN WITHIN VOLUSIA
AND BREVARD COUNTIES. INTERESTS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA SHOULD CHECK LOCAL FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS CONCERNING
ANY PERIPHERAL AFFECTS FROM TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.1 WEST OR ABOUT 115 MILES EAST OF
DAYTONA BEACH. OPHELIA IS MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH...WITH A
GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHEAST EXPECTED LATER IN THE DAY. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BEACH AND BOATING INTERESTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE HAZARDOUS
AFFECTS OF TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO FLAGLER
BEACH...AND ESPECIALLY FROM CAPE CANAVERAL NORTHWARD. CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE AS OPHELIA CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY
FROM EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA

...WIND IMPACTS...
WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE BREVARD AND
VOLUSIA COUNTY COASTS TODAY...MAINLY IN VICINITY OF PASSING SHOWERS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER BANDS OF OPHELIA. THE THREAT OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL GRADUALLY LESSEN AS OPHELIA
MOVES FARTHER AWAY FROM THE FORECAST AREA.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
DUE TO STRONGER WINDS NORTH OF CAPE CANAVERAL...ROUGH SURF AND
BREAKING WAVES WILL BATTER THE BEACHES INTO SATURDAY. SOUTH OF CAPE
CANAVERAL...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. ENHANCED WAVE ACTION
WILL RESULT IN SOME ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
EROSION WILL OCCUR FROM AROUND CAPE CANAVERAL NORTHWARD ACROSS THE
VOLUSIA COUNTY BEACHES.

STRONG AND NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL ALSO OCCUR ALONG THE ENTIRE
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST INTO THE WEEKEND.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN PORT...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN FLAGLER
BEACH AND SEBASTIAN INLET UNTIL TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COMPLETELY
EXIT THE MARINE AREA. OPHELIA IS NOW MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST TOWARD
THE OPEN SEA.

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS BEYOND 20 MILES
OFFSHORE FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO FLAGLER BEACH TO ACCOMMODATE THE
LINGERING POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS IN PASSING SQUALLS.
WINDS WILL BE 35 TO 40 KNOTS WITH SEAS UP TO 15 FEET. A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS WITHIN 20 MILES OF THE
COAST...WITH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO 45 KNOTS IN PASSING
SQUALLS...NORTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET. SEAS ARE FORECAST UP TO 9 FEET.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
THE FLOOD THREAT ASSOCIATED WITH OPHELIA IS DIMINISHING. SOME LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN WILL STILL BE EXPERIENCED TODAY WITHIN THE OUTER BANDS OF
OPHELIA...BUT ADDITIONAL TOTALS WILL ONLY BE AROUND ONE INCH...AND
MAINLY WITHIN COASTAL SECTIONS OF VOLUSIA AND BREVARD COUNTIES.
THEREFORE...THE FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
THERE IS A VERY LOW AND DIMINISHING THREAT FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO...
MAINLY NEAR THE COAST FROM CAPE CANAVERAL NORTHWARD THIS MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND NOON OR SOONER...SHOULD
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THESE HURRICANE THREATS CAN BE VIEWED ON
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE WEB-PAGE AT...
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MLB AND CLICKING ON OPHELIA LOCAL INFO.

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