[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KJAX 122101
HLSJAX
FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-
GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-130300-

HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
500 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006

...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO THE ATLANTIC
COAST...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA...ALACHUA...BAKER...
BRADFORD...CLAY...COLUMBIA...DUVAL...FLAGLER...GILCHRIST...
HAMILTON...MARION...NASSAU...PUTNAM...ST JOHNS...SUWANNEE AND
UNION.

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...APPLING...ATKINSON...
BACON...BRANTLEY...CAMDEN...CHARLTON...CLINCH...COFFEE..ECHOLS...
GLYNN...JEFF DAVIS...PIERCE...WARE AND WAYNE.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FLAGLER BEACH
FLORIDA NORTH TO THE ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA
...AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES...HAMILTON...SUWANNEE...COLUMBIA...BAKER...
UNION...BRADFORD...GILCHRIST...ALACHUA...MARION...ECHOLS AND
CLINCH...
...THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CLAY...PUTNAM...ATKINSON...
WARE...CHARLTON...
...AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES...APPLING...BACON...BRANTLEY...CAMDEN...COFFEE...
DUVAL...FLAGLER...GLYNN...JEFF DAVIS...NASSAU...PIERCE...ST JOHNS AND
WAYNE...

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.1 WEST OR ABOUT 125
MILES...200 KM...SOUTH OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA AND ABOUT 145 MILES
...235 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CEDAR KEY FLORIDA.

ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...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...HOWEVER CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY DETERIORATING IN THE
WARNED AREA.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  ALBERTO COULD BECOME A HURRICANE PRIOR TO LANDFALL.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370
KM...TO THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA SHOULD
CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER. THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK WOULD PLACE MOST OF THE I-75
CORRIDOR IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA ON THE STRONGER
SIDE OF THE STORM...BUT THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE
PATH OF ALBERTO. PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE...
SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS OVER THE
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. SURF CONDITIONS WILL BUILD AND AN INCREASED
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. STORM TIDES OF
TIDES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ARE LIKELY EARLY TUESDAY  AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE
ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LEVELS WITH NO SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING OR
BEACH EROSION EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

...WINDS...
WEST OF INTERSTATE 75 INCLUDING THE LAKE CITY...LIVE OAK...OCALA AND
GAINESVILLE AREAS...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 45 TO
60 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER
RAINBANDS ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

EAST OF INTERSTATE 75 INCLUDING THE JACKSONVILLE METRO AREA...
BRUNSWICK...WAYCROSS...ST. AUGUSTINE AND PALM COAST...SUSTAINED WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 60
MPH WITH THE STRONGER RAINBANDS ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS
WILL DECREASE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...INLAND FLOODING...
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER
VALLEY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. OTHER AREAS CAN
EXPECT CAN EXPECT GENERAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. INTERESTS IN AREAS WHICH EXPERIENCE
POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION
SHOULD FLOODING OCCUR.

...TORNADOES...
THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL INCREASE ACROSS NORTHEAST
FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND SPREAD INTO SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA ON TUESDAY. REMEMBER TORNADOES CAN AND DO FORM WITH LITTLE
OR NO WARNING DURING TROPICAL STORMS...REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

...MARINE...
WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM
INTENSITY...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...LATE TONIGHT CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY
NIGHT. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS NEXT TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 11 PM EDT...OR
EARLIER SHOULD CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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SANDRIK

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