[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...ALBERTO MOVING FASTER TOWARD THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO HAS GAINED FORWARD SPEED AND IS NOW HEADING
RAPIDLY TOWARD THE BIG BEND AREA OF THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO.

...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 PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY FOR
PEOPLE IN LAKE COUNTY.

...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 200 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.4 WEST OR ABOUT 155 MILES SOUTH OF
APALACHICOLA FLORIDA AND ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CEDAR KEY
FLORIDA.

ALBERTO IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  THE
CENTER COULD REACH THE COAST IN THE WARNING AREA EARLY TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ALBERTO
HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A HURRICANE BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL.


...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD
APALACHEE BAY EARLY 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 50 MPH.  THE FORECAST FOR THE ADJACENT COUNTIES
OF ORANGE...SEMINOLE...AND VOLUSIA...IS FOR WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 TO 50 MPH IN PASSING SQUALLS. WINDS OF THIS
MAGNITUDE ARE COULD 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. THIS AFTERNOON THE
CONDITIONS HAVE DECREASED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ISOLATED TORNADOES...
ALTHOUGH THE GENERAL THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL LINGER THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY.

...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
4 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...
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. AS
ALBERTO COMES ON SHORE ON TUESDAY GUSTY WIND FROM THE SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST COULD PRODUCE ROUGH CONDITIONS DAMAGING SOME DOCKS AND
BOATS ALONG THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY...ESPECIALLY IN VOLUSIA
COUNTY.

...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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