[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055-060-131230-

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

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO CONTINUES TOWARD 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 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.2 WEST...ABOUT 150 MILES NORTHWEST
OF TAMPA...OR 75 MILES WEST OF CEDAR KEY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ALBERTO WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT
9 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION...IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
MID DAY

...WINDS...
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH RAIN SQUALLS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING. COASTAL AREAS FROM TAMPA BAY
NORTH HAVE EXPERIENCED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHER GUSTS
IN SQUALLS. THE STRONGEST MEASURED GUSTS WERE 60 MPH AT OLD PORT
TAMPA... 56 MPH AT MAC DILL AIR FORCE BASE... 51 MPH AT
CLEARWATER BEACH AND 44 MPH AT CEDAR KEY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES ARE RUNNING 2 TO 4 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 3 TO 5 FEET IS EXPECTED IN THE
TAMPA BAY AREA...4 TO 5 FEET ALONG HERNANDO AND PASCO COUNTY...5 TO 7
FEET IN CITRUS COUNTY...AND 6 TO 8 FEET IN LEVY COUNTY.  THIS IS ON
TOP OF THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH TUESDAY WILL BE 4 TO 8 INCHES. THE
GREATEST RAINFALL OVERNIGHT HAS BEEN IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE MAINLY
OVER POLK COUNTY. STRONG DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF STREETS AND
LOW LYING AREAS...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE MORE VIGOROUS RAIN BANDS.

...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 830 AM TUESDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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