[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
215 AM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006

...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO CONTINUES TOWARD THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO HAS WEAKENED SLIGHTLY DURING THE PAST
SEVERAL HOURS WITH LANDFALL EXPECTED NORTHWEST OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER
BY MID MORNING.

...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 8 AM TUESDAY FOR LEVY...CITRUS...
HERNANDO... SUMTER...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 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.4 WEST...ABOUT 145 MILES NORTHWEST
OF TAMPA...OR 100 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CEDAR KEY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS HAVE DECRESED SLIGHTLY TO 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ALBERTO WAS
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION...IS EXPECTED
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 EARLY THIS MORNING. THE BEST CHANCE FOR INLAND
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE IN RAIN SQUALLS NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 4 THIS MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE
THIS MORNING FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF HERNANDO...CITRUS...AND LEVY
COUNTIES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES ARE RUNNING 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL EARLY THIS MORNING. 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 SOUTH 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 DOWNPOURS 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 AND
ONSHORE WINDS WILL MAKE THE SURF CHOPPY AND CAUSE MINOR BEACH
EROSION. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A THREAT TODAY.

...NEXT STATEMENT...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN RUSKIN WILL BE ISSUED BY 530 AM TUESDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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CP

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