[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
525 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006

...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO
COAST...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD HAS BEEN
DISCONTINUED.

TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO HAS ACCELERATED TO THE NORTHEAST OVER THE PAST
SIX HOURS AND IS NOW EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL TUESDAY MORNING
OVER THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. ALTHOUGH NOT AS WELL ORGANIZED AS
THIS MORNING...ALBERTO STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A HURRICANE
BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL.  THE STORM SURGE JUST TO THE RIGHT OF WHERE
ALBERTO MAKES LANDFALL COULD REACH 8 TO 10 FEET ABOVE THE NORMAL
TIDE.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO SOUTHWEST AND WEST
CENTRAL FLORIDA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL AREAS FROM LONGBOAT KEY
THROUGH THE SUWANNEE RIVER...WHICH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF
MANATEE...HILLSBOROUGH...PINELLAS...PASCO...HERNANDO...
CITRUS AND LEVY.

AN INLAND HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NON COASTAL AND NON
TIDAL LEVY...CITRUS...AND HERNANDO COUNTIES.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM ENGLEWOOD TO
LONGBOAT KEY...WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF SARASOTA
COUNTY.

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NON COASTAL
AND NON TIDAL LOCATIONS OF PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...POLK...SUMTER...
AND PASCO COUNTIES.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FOR PASCO...PINELLAS...
HILLSBOROUGH...POLK...MANATEE...SARASOTA...HARDEE...DESOTO...
HIGHLANDS...CHARLOTTE...AND LEE COUNTIES.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 2 PM TUESDAY FOR LEE...
CHARLOTTE...SARASOTA...DESOTO...HARDEE...HIGHLANDS...MANATEE...
PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...POLK...PASCO...HERNANDO...CITRUS...LEVY
AND SUMTER COUNTIES.


...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.1 WEST...OR ABOUT 160 MILES
WEST OF TAMPA...OR 145 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CEDAR KEY. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 70 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ALBERTO WAS
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...WINDS...
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH RAIN SQUALLS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT AS RAIN BANDS FROM ALBERTO
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. COASTAL AREAS COULD SEE SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS BY THIS EVENING. THE BEST CHANCE FOR INLAND
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 4
LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE COASTAL AREAS
OF HERNANDO...CITRUS...AND LEVY COUNTIES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE HIGH
TIDE LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON COMBINED WITH THE SURGE
FROM ALBERTO COULD CAUSE COASTAL FLOODING FROM TAMPA BAY NORTH
THROUGH CEDAR KEY. A STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 6 FEET IS EXPECTED IN THE
TAMPA BAY AREA...5 TO 6 FEET ALONG HERNANDO AND PASCO COUNTY...6 TO 8
FEET IN CITRUS COUNTY...AND 7 TO 10 FEET IN LEVY COUNTY.  THIS IS ON
TOP OF THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE.  THE STORM SURGE JUST TO THE RIGHT OF
WHERE ALBERTO MAKES LANDFALL COULD REACH 8 TO 10 FEET ABOVE THE
NORMAL TIDE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH TUESDAY WILL BE 4 TO 8 INCHES. RECENT
DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW THE GROUND TO ABSORB A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF RAINFALL. HOWEVER...HEAVY BURSTS OF RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF
STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.

...BEACH EROSION...
SWELLS FROM ALBERTO WILL CAUSE BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET THROUGH
TONIGHT. ONSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY WITH HIGH SURF AND MINOR
BEACH EROSION EXPECTED.  RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A THREAT THROUGH
TUESDAY.

...NEXT STATEMENT...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN RUSKIN WILL BE ISSUED BY 830 PM THIS AFTERNOON OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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