[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...TORNADO WATCH 473 IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
THE AREA UNTIL 8 AM...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALACHUA...FLAGLER...GILCHRIST...
MARION AND PUTNAM COUNTIES UNTIL 8 AM EDT.

...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 REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA
NORTHWARD TO THE SAVANNAH RIVER...
...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL COUNTIES
OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA UNTIL 4 AM WEDNESDAY...
...TORNADO WATCH 473 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALACHUA...FLAGLER...
GILCHRIST...MARION AND PUTNAM COUNTIES UNTIL 8 AM EDT...

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 800 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.9 WEST OR ABOUT 120 MILES...SOUTH
OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA AND ABOUT 130 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CEDAR KEY
FLORIDA.

ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION...ACCOMPANIED BY A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED...IS
EXPECTED 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 WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  WHILE
SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL...
ALBERTO STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A HURRICANE BEFORE REACHING
THE FLORIDA GULF COAST.

...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. THIS IS 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...AS THE STRONGER RAINBANDS MOVE OVER THE
REGION...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 45 TO 60 MPH
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE FROM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH 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...AS THE
STRONGER RAINBANDS MOVE OVER THE REGION...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 3 TO 5 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. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT
TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA.

...MARINE...
WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ARE EXPECTED TO 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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