[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM BARRY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1050 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2007

...TROPICAL STORM BARRY WILL BRING SOME MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL TO THE
LOCAL AREA...

...NEW INFORMATION...
NONE.

...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...
NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE LOCAL AREA. A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA BEACHES TROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1100 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BARRY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.9 WEST OR ABOUT 450 STATUE MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MAYPORT FLORIDA AND ABOUT 385 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
GAINESVILLE FLORIDA.

BARRY HAS BEEN DRIFTING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST DURING THE PAST FEW
HOURS BUT THE CYCLONE SHOULD SOON BEGIN TO MOVE TOWARD THE
NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH. A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME
FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SHORT TERM BUT A
GRADUAL WEAKENING TREND IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES MAINLY TO
THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM BARRY
IS LOCATED WELL TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER. THEREFORE IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT YOU NOT CONCENTRATE ON THE STORM TRACK BUT RATHER
REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES HAVE BEEN RUNNING ONE HALF TO ONE FOOT ABOVE NORMAL AND MINOR
STORM TIDE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE.

...WINDS...
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE COASTAL WATERS
AND WE DO NOT EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS TO REACH TROPICAL STORM
INTENSITY OVER INLAND LOCATIONS. WINDS OVER THE LAND AREAS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AS THE STORM
APPROACHES THE REGION ON SATURDAY.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
HIGH SURF WILL DEVELOP ON SATURDAY AND THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS OVER THE WEEKEND.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO SIX INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO
TEN INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. SINCE THE AREA HAS EXPERIENCED A PROLONGED
DROUGHT RIVER FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. STREET AND URBAN FLOODING
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF TORNADOES EVEN WITH RELATIVELY
WEAK TROPICAL SYSTEMS. REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES AND
WARNINGS.

...MARINE...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT INTO SUNDAY MORNING WITH SEAS OF
UP TO TEN FEET WELL OFFSHORE. MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT
UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM BARRY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 530
AM EDT OR EARLIER SHOULD CONDITIONS WARRANT.

A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT CAN BE FOUND
ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE WEB SITE AT

HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX/GHLS/HLS_MAIN.SHTML

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