[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT...UPDATED TO CHANGE OFFSHORE WARNINGS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
805 AM EDT FRI SEP 9 2005

...TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA MOVING VERY LITTLE OFFSHORE NORTHEAST
FLORIDA...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA CONTINUES TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY OFFSHORE THE
NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM SEBASTIAN
INLET TO FLAGLER BEACH REMAINS IN EFFECT EARLY THIS MORNING. IF
OPHELIA'S RESUMES A NORTHEASTWARD MOTION LATER THIS MORNING AS
EXPECTED...SOME OR ALL OF THESE WARNINGS COULD BE DROPPED LATER
TODAY...LEAVING 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 LARGE BREAKING WAVES.

...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 8 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 HAS MOVED VERY LITTLE OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS
...HOWEVER A SLOW NORTHEAST MOTION IS EXPECTED TO RESUME LATER TODAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BEACH AND BOATING INTERESTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE HAZARDOUS
EFFECTS OF TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO FLAGLER
BEACH...AND ESPECIALLY FROM CAPE CANAVERAL NORTHWARD. CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE LATER TODAY 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 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.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS OUT TO
60 MILES OFFSHORE FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO FLAGLER BEACH. SUSTAINED
WINDS WILL BE 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN SQUALLS...WHILE
SEAS WILL BE UP TO 15 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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