[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
255 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2006

...CENTER OF ERNESTO NOW OVER THE SOUTH FLORIDA PENINSULA...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE TORNADO WATCH WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

 ...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...INCLUDING
MARTIN...SAINT LUCIE...OKEECHOBEE...INDIAN RIVER...BREVARD...
OSCEOLA...ORANGE...SEMINOLE...VOLUSIA...AND LAKE COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR COASTAL SECTIONS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN
EFFECT FOR ALL COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

FOR INLAND SECTIONS...AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FOR OKEECHOBEE...MARTIN...SAINT LUCIE...INDIAN RIVER...BREVARD...
VOLUSIA...OSCEOLA...ORANGE...SEMINOLE...AND LAKE COUNTIES.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.7 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHWEST OF MIAMI FLORIDA. THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR
45 MPH. ERNESTO WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH WITH
A TURN TO THE NORTH EXPECTED...ALONG WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED TODAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CENTRAL FLORIDIANS SHOULD HAVE MADE ALL NECESSARY PREPARATIONS FOR
TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO. THE MAIN HAZARDS OF CONCERN WILL BE HEAVY
RAIN WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING...TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WIND GUSTS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

RESIDENTS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST FORECAST FOR ERNESTO BEFORE
STARTING THEIR DAY...AND KEEP INFORMED DURING THE COURSE OF THE
DAY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR AREA AND
BE READY TO TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION.

...WINDS...
THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WITH ERNESTO WERE STILL NEAR 45 MPH...
WITH ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING NOT EXPECTED GIVEN THAT ITS CENTER IS
NOW OVER LAND. ERNESTO WILL SPEND MUCH OF THE DAY MOVING NORTH
THROUGH THE PENINSULA WITH SOME WEAKENING POSSIBLE.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT
REACHING MARTIN...SAINT LUCIE...AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES BY DAYBREAK.
AS ERNESTO CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWARD...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND
GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO REACH INDIAN RIVER...BREVARD...OSCEOLA...
ORANGE...SEMINOLE...LAKE...AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES BETWEEN LATE MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR NEAR THE
CENTER OF ERNESTO AND ALONG THE COAST AS RAINBANDS ROTATE ONSHORE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS ERNESTO MOVES NORTHWARD ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA...THE
COMBINATION OF AN EARLY AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE AND ONSHORE FLOW WILL
RESULT IN 4 TO 5 FOOT STORM TIDE ALONG MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
HOWEVER...THIS WILL ONLY BE ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE THE NORMAL EXPECTED
HIGH TIDE. SOME BEACH EROSION AND RIP CURRENTS WILL ALSO OCCUR
TODAY AND TONIGHT. RISES WITHIN THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS SHOULD BE
MINIMAL...HOWEVER...SOME WAVE ACTION ON THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS
COULD DAMAGE DOCKS AND BOATS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THE FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES ALL COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
FORECAST RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE 3 TO 4 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR AND EAST OF THE STORM
CENTER. LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE THE FIRST TO FLOOD.
SOME ROADS OR INTERSECTIONS MAY BECOME TEMPORARILY IMPASSABLE.

...TORNADOES...
THE TORNADO WATCH WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...ISOLATED TORNADOES
ARE STILL POSSIBLE...BUT MAINLY OVER THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS
AND IMMEDIATE COAST.

...MARINE...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR THIS MORNING SOUTH OF
SEBASTIAN INLET...THEN SPREAD NORTHWARD WEDNESDAY. THE CENTER OF
ERNESTO IS FORECAST TO MOVE BACK OUT OVER THE WATER BETWEEN PORT
CANAVERAL AND FLAGLER BEACH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50
MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN RAINBANDS AND NEAR THE CORE. DURING
THE EVENT...SEAS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BUILD TO 10 FEET
TODAY AND TONIGHT BETWEEN JUPITER INLET AND FLAGLER BEACH.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN MELBOURNE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 6 AM OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT CAN BE FOUND
ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE WEB SITE AT

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MLB/GHLS/HLS_MAIN.HTML

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