[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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FLZ039-042-048-132130-

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

...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO INLAND OVER NORTH FLORIDA AND WEAKENING...

...NEW INFORMATION...
WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON.  STORM SURGE FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE WARNING AREA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM BAYPORT THROUGH THE
SUWANNEE RIVER...WHICH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF LEVY...CITRUS...AND
HERNANDO.

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NON COASTAL
AND NON TIDAL LEVY...CITRUS...AND HERNANDO COUNTIES.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 PM FOR LEE...CHARLOTTE...
SARASOTA...DESOTO...HARDEE...HIGHLANDS...MANATEE...PINELLAS...
HILLSBOROUGH...POLK...PASCO...HERNANDO...CITRUS...LEVY AND SUMTER
COUNTIES.


...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.4 WEST...ABOUT 175 MILES
NORTH NORTHWEST OF TAMPA...OR 90 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF CEDAR KEY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN A FEW
SQUALLS. WEAKENING WILL CONTINUE AS THE CENTER MOVES OVER LAND
TODAY...AND WILL PROBABLY BE DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
LATER TODAY OR THIS EVENING. ALBERTO WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10
MPH...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY AND
TONIGHT...WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH RAIN SQUALLS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TODAY AS RAIN BANDS FROM ALBERTO
CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. COASTAL AREAS NORTH OF BAYPORT
WILL SEE SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...MAINLY IN
SQUALLS...THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES ARE RUNNING 4 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE CITRUS AND LEVY
COUNTY COASTLINE...AND 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL IN THE TAMPA BAY
AREA.  THE SURGE WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. THESE
VALUES ARE ON TOP OF THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
DEEP SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE AREA HAS CREATED THE POTENTIAL
FOR TRAINING OF HEAVY RAIN SQUALLS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.  AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE TRAINING
DEVELOPS.  OVERALL...STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE SUNDAY WILL BE 4 TO
8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. HEAVY BURSTS OF RAIN 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 THROUGH TODAY.

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

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