[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1230 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006

...ALBERTO HAS PROMPTED AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR LAKE
COUNTY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE GULF COAST OF FLORIDA
FROM LONGBOAT KEY TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER. ALBERTO IS CURRENTLY A
TROPICAL STORM WITH WINDS NEAR 70 MPH...BUT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
BECOME A HURRICANE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE LATEST WIND FORECAST
HAS PROMPTED AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR LAKE COUNTY FOR
EXPECTED TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AS ALBERTO PASSES BY TO THE
NORTH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ATTENTION
SHOULD NOW BE DIRECTED TOWARD RESPONSIBLE PREPARATIONS FOR PROTECTING
LIFE AND PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE IN LAKE COUNTY. THE THREAT
OF HAZARDOUS IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO HAS
INCREASED REGARDING WIND SPEEDS...TORNADOES...AND FLOODING RAIN.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...ESPECIALLY LAKE COUNTY. PERSONS IN
ORANGE...SEMINOLE...AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES SHOULD LISTEN CLOSELY FOR
POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST AS NOT TO GET CAUGHT OFF GUARD.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR LAKE COUNTY
THROUGH TUESDAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EAST
CENTRAL UNTIL 5 PM EDT.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.9 WEST...OR ABOUT 215 MILES
WEST SOUTHWEST OF TAMPA...OR 220 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CEDAR KEY.
ALBERTO WAS MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD
APALACHEE BAY ON TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WINDS TO TROPICAL
STORM FORCE...ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLS...TO LAKE COUNTY. SUSTAINED WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING AND WILL
LIKELY GUST OVER TROPICAL STORM FORCE IN HEAVY RAIN BANDS EAST OF THE
CENTER AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST. THE FORECAST FOR THE ADJACENT
COUNTIES OF ORANGE...SEMINOLE...AND VOLUSIA...IS FOR WINDS OF 20
TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE IN PASSING SQUALLS.

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO A LANDFALLING HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM IN LESS
THAN 24 HOURS. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE
SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...
AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND
THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS THROUGH 5 PM TODAY. ENVIRONMENTAL
CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ISOLATED TORNADOES...
PARTICULARLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM THE TOWN OF OKEECHOBEE...TO THE
TOWN OF SEBASTIAN.

...INLAND FLOODING...
WHILE THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL FALL ACROSS WESTERN FLORIDA...WIDESPREAD
RAIN AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH TUESDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 5 INCHES
OR SO WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE HEAVIER SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OCCUR. THE
HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE
FOUR CORRIDOR. WIDESPREAD FLOODING APPEARS UNLIKELY AT THIS TIME
AS WATER RETENTION AREAS CAN HANDLE SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF. HOWEVER...
TEMPORARY INUNDATION OF ROADS AND OTHER LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS
WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE EFFECTS OF STORM TIDE ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEGLIGIBLE FOR THE EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS. HOWEVER...SURF CONDITIONS MAY
BECOME ROUGH NORTH OF CAPE CANAVERAL WITH AN INCREASED THREAT OF RIP
CURRENTS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS WILL BECOME ROUGH NORTH OF COCOA
BEACH.

...MARINE...
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WILL CAUSE SEAS TO BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET OVER
THE WATERS FROM COCOA BEACH TO FLAGLER BEACH AND OUT 20 NAUTICAL
MILES WITH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES SEAS WILL HAVE
THE POTENTIAL TO BUILD TO 8 FEET TONIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH WINDS TO
30 KNOTS AS WELL. ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO
JUPITER INLET...LOCAL WINDS WILL GUST TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH IN
PASSING SQUALLS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WATERSPOUTS. MARINERS...AND
OTHERS WITH MARINE INTERESTS...SHOULD LISTEN CLOSELY FOR CHANGES IN
THE FORECAST.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN MELBOURNE WILL BE ISSUED BY 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON OR SOONER
IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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