[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KJAX 310328
HLSJAX
FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ153-154-165-166-310900-

TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1130 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2006

...ERNESTO UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM...

...NEW INFORMATION...
NO CHANGES TO THE FORECAST FOR THE LOCAL AREA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA...CLAY...DUVAL...FLAGLER...
AND ST JOHNS.

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...CAMDEN AND GLYNN.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AS WELL AS AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DUVAL...FLAGLER...NASSAU... AND ST JOHNS
COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND CAMDEN AND GLYNN COUNTIES IN
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FLAGLER AND ST
JOHNS COUNTIES.

...STORM INFORMATION...
BASED ON WINDS AT A BUOY EAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL TROPICAL DEPRESSION
ERNESTO HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM...HOWEVER..THE
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL REMAIN OFFSHORE. AT 1130 PM EDT...THE
BROAD CENTER OF THE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH...
LONGITUDE 80.6 WEST. THIS POSITION IS JUST NORTH OF CAPE CANAVERAL
FLORIDA AND ABOUT 126 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MAYPORT FLORIDA.

THE STORM IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH...AND A GRADUAL
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  THIS MOTION WILL BRING THE CENTER
OF ERNESTO AWAY FROM THE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ESTIMATED MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREAS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED THEIR
PREPARATIONS AT THIS TIME.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE...
NO SIGNIFICANT STORM TIDES OR COASTAL FLOODING ARE EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL REMAIN OFFSHORE. WINDS OF
15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL
CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT AND WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE ON
THURSDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED EAST OF U.S. HIGHWAY
301. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE IMMEDIATE
COAST WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS AND TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST.

...MARINE...
OFFSHORE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH WITH SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FEET. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND SEAS SUBSIDE.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT ON ERNESTO FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 AM ON THURSDAY
MORNING.

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

HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX/GHLS/HLS_MAIN.SHTML

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