[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM BARRY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
503 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2007

...TROPICAL STORM BARRY FORMS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS ISSUED FOR COASTAL AREAS...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM BARRY HAS FORMED IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH. BARRY IS NOT EXPECTED TO
STRENGTHEN INTO A HURRICANE BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL SOMEWHERE ALONG
THE FLORIDA WEST COAST OR FLORIDA BIG BEND. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT ALONG THE FLORIDA WEST COAST FROM BONITA
BEACH NORTHWARD TO KEATON BEACH. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM NORTH OF KEATON BEACH TO SAINT MARKS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN FOR RESIDENTS OF THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST COAST OF
FLORIDA FROM BONITA BEACH NORTHWARD TO KEATON BEACH FLORIDA. A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
FROM NORTH OF KEATON BEACH TO SAINT MARKS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH
MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BARRY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.5 WEST. THIS IS APPROXIMATELY
400 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF KEATON BEACH FLORIDA. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES FROM THE CENTER. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED AT 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WITH TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS NOW IN EFFECT...NOW IS THE TIME TO
PREPARE FOR THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM WINDS. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA
BIG BEND...WHICH COULD KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES ALONG WITH
BLOWING OVER ANY LOOSE LAWN FURNITURE. RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING IN
ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE PICKED UP BY THE WIND.
LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THE ADVICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ABOUT
PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS IN YOUR AREA.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
TIDES ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND ARE RUNNING NEAR NORMAL. STORM
TIDES...WHICH ARE THE COMBINATION OF STORM SURGE AND THE
ASTRONOMICAL TIDE...ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 3 TO 5 FEET NEAR AND
TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER OF BARRY CROSSES THE COAST. SOME
SELECTED TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
ARE...

SAINT MARKS...LOW TIDE AT 955 PM EDT...HIGH TIDE AT 423 AM EDT
SATURDAY...LOW TIDE AT 912 AM EDT SATURDAY...HIGH TIDE AT 301 PM
EDT SATURDAY.

STEINHATCHEE RIVER ENTRANCE...LOW TIDE AT 1001 PM EDT...HIGH TIDE
AT 431 AM EDT SATURDAY...LOW TIDE AT 939 AM EDT SATURDAY...HIGH
TIDE AT 258 PM EDT SATURDAY.

SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE...LOW TIDE AT 950 PM EDT...HIGH TIDE AT
420 AM EDT SATURDAY...LOW TIDE AT 928 AM EDT SATURDAY...HIGH TIDE
AT 247 PM EDT.

...WIND IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS APPEAR MOST LIKELY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COASTAL AREAS OF TAYLOR AND DIXIE COUNTIES. WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD PICK ANY LOOSE LAWN ITEMS. FURTHER
INLAND...TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
CURRENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL BE IMPROVED BY THE EXPECTED
RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ASSOCIATED WITH BARRY. FLOODING OF AREA
STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...
STRONG ONSHORE FLOW ALONG THE FRANKLIN COUNTY BEACHES WILL PRODUCE
A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN TALLAHASSEE BY 11 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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38-GODSEY

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