[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...AMENDED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1100 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006

...AMENDED WINDS SECTION....

...ALBERTO STILL A STRONG TROPICAL STORM OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF
MEXICO...

...NEW INFORMATION...
ALL WATCHES AND WARNINGS REMAIN THE UNCHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS
STATEMENT.

...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 REMAINS 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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALACHUA...FLAGLER...
GILCHRIST...MARION AND PUTNAM COUNTIES UNTIL 8 AM EDT...

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1100 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.6 WEST OR ABOUT 95 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA AND ABOUT 105 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST
OF CEDAR KEY FLORIDA.

ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

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 TUESDAY MORNING.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 160 MILES TO THE
NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS...
DOPPLER RADAR DATA... AND REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
BEGINNING TO SPREAD ONSHORE THE GULF COAST OF FLORIDA FROM VENICE
NORTHWARD TO APALACHEE BAY.

...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 PORTIONS OF 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 30 TO 35 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 ONE TO ONE AND A HALF 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 MAY INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE 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 MAY
INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...INLAND FLOODING...
AROUND TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF
FLAGLER COUNTY...ST. JOHNS COUNTY AND THE SUWANNEE VALLEY SINCE
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE IN NORTH FLORIDA ABOUT ONE HALF TO ONE
AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER HE SAME PERIOD. STORM
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
FLORIDA AND SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA. INTERESTS IN AREAS WHICH EXPERIENCE
POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION SHOULD
FLOODING OCCUR.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA
THROUGH 8 AM. THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL INCREASE
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA TONIGHT AND SPREAD INTO
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA ON TUESDAY. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT TORNADOES
ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. 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 ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO TROPICAL
STORM INTENSITY...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...LATE TONIGHT CONTINUE INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR OR PREPARE
FOR HEAVY WEATHER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS NEXT TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 AM EDT...OR
EARLIER SHOULD CONDITIONS WARRANT.

$$

SANDRIK



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