[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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FLZ056-057-061-062-065-290100-

TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
600 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2006

...TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO MOVING TOWARD FLORIDA...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO SOUTHWEST AND WEST
CENTRAL FLORIDA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR COASTAL AREAS OF LEE
AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES.

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NON COASTAL
AND NON TIDAL LOCATIONS OF POLK...HARDEE...DESOTO...HIGHLANDS...
CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES.

AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 21.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.9 WEST...OR ABOUT 480 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF FORT MYERS. ERNESTO WAS MOVING NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE WATCH AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS. THERE IS MUCH UNCERTAINTY IN
THE FUTURE COURSE AND INTENSITY OF ERNESTO. NOW IS THE TIME TO
REVIEW HURRICANE PLANS AND CONTINUE CLOSELY MONITORING THE
PROGRESS OF ERNESTO. BE READY TO IMPLEMENT YOUR HURRICANE PLANS
SHOULD WARNINGS BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR YOUR
COUNTY.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE...
ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK WINDS WILL BE MAINLY OFFSHORE UNTIL
THE STORM MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA WITH SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
IN NORTH AND EAST EXPOSURES. AFTER THE STORM PASSES WINDS WILL
BECOME ONSHORE WHICH COULD INCREASE TIDES 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL ON WEDNESDAY.

...WINDS...
BRIEF WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY AS THE RAIN BANDS FROM ERNESTO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.
COASTAL AREAS OF CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES COULD SEE SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE BEST CHANCE FOR
INLAND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE ALONG AND EAST OF
U.S. 27 ON WEDNESDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL BE 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH THE
HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OVER SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION.
MUCH WILL DEPEND ON THE ACTUAL TRACK OF ERNESTO. HOWEVER...HEAVY
BURSTS OF RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING
AREAS...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OF TROPICAL
STORM ERNESTO THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

...BEACH EROSION...
ONSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY WITH HIGH SURF AND MINOR BEACH
EROSION POSSIBLE. RIP CURRENTS WILL ALSO BECOME A THREAT TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO IS A DISORGANIZED STORM AT THIS TIME AND
FUTURE FORECASTS MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE TIMING AND
LOCATION. CONTINUE TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN
WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1115 PM THIS EVENING.

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PRC
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