[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
530 AM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006

...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO APPROACHING THE GULF COAST OF NORTHWEST
FLORIDA...WITH NO CHANGE IN STRENGTH...

...NEW INFORMATION...
ALL WATCHES AND WARNINGS REMAIN THE UNCHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS
STATEMENT. INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR INLAND COUNTIES
NOW EXPIRES AT MIDNIGHT...WHILE THE WARNING FOR COASTAL COUNTIES
STILL EXPIRES AT 4 AM WEDNESDAY.

...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 COASTAL
COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA UNTIL 4 AM...
AND FOR INLAND COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT...
...TORNADO WATCH 474 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT ACROSS ALL OF
NORTHEAST FLORIDA...AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA ALONG AND SOUTH
OF A LINE FROM WAYCROSS TO BRUNSWICK.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 AM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.2 WEST OR ABOUT 60 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA AND ABOUT 65 MILES WEST OF CEDAR KEY FLORIDA.

ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL LANDFALL NEAR MIDDAY TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
ALTHOUGH SOME POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RESTRENGTHENING...THEN
LIKELIHOOD THAT ALBERTO WILL BECOME A HURRICANE PRIOR TO LANDFALL
IS DECREASING.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES FROM
THE CENTER.

...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. 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...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS...OVER THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. SURF CONDITIONS
WILL BUILD AND AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. STORM TIDES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ARE LIKELY EARLY
TUESDAY. THIS IS AROUND ONE TO ONE AND A HALF FEET 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 35 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY...DIMINISHING
TUESDAY NIGHT AS ALBERTO MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA.

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
TODAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER TONIGHT AS ALBERTO MOVES
AWAY FROM THE AREA.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE FALLEN ALONG THE I-75 CORRIDOR...AND ONE TO FOUR INCHES HAVE
FALLEN ACROSS THE EASTERN COUNTIES.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIER
AMOUNTS ACROSS THE EASTERN COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
NORTHEAST FLORIDA. 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 NORTHEAST FLORIDA...AND FOR
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA ALONG AND SOUTH OF A WAYCROSS TO BRUNSWICK
LINE...UNTIL 2 PM EDT. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR ISOLATED
BRIEF TORNADOES ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA TODAY. ACROSS SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA...CONDITIONS WILL INITIALLY BE MARGINAL FOR ISOLATED
TORNADOES...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE FAVORABLE BY MID MORNING.
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...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE COASTAL
AND OFFSHORE WATERS THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS
SUBSIDE.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS NEXT TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 11 AM EDT...OR
EARLIER SHOULD CONDITIONS WARRANT.

$$

WOLF



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