[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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FLZ018-019-027>029-034-GMZ730-765-020815-

TROPICAL STORM BARRY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1217 AM EDT SAT JUN 2 2007

...TROPICAL STORM BARRY MOVING SLOWLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF
MEXICO TOWARD THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA...

...NEW INFORMATION...
NONE.

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

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

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS 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 IN THE WATCH
AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BARRY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.9 WEST OR ABOUT 270 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF TAMPA FLORIDA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90
MILES...MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER. THE MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED AT 997 MB...OR 29.44 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS SHOULD ALREADY BE UNDER WAY IN THE WARNED AREA...AS
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE COASTS OF TAYLOR AND DIXIE
COUNTY BY LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. LOOSE LAWN
FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE THE ONSET OF HIGHER WINDS.
LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THE ADVICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ABOUT
PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS IN YOUR AREA.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS OF 1130 PM EDT...THE TIDE WAS NEAR NORMAL AT CEDAR KEY AND HALF
A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL AT APALACHICOLA. IF BARRY FOLLOWS THE
FORECAST TRACK AND MAKES LANDFALL NEAR CEDAR KEY...THE WIND ACROSS
APALACHEE BAY WILL BE FROM AN OFFSHORE DIRECTION...RESULTING IN NO
APPRECIABLE RISE IN TIDES. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL A CHANCE THAT
BARRY COULD MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE COAST OF THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND...WHICH WOULD CAUSE STORM TIDES OF 3 TO 5 FEET NEAR AND TO
THE RIGHT OF WHERE THE STORM CENTER CROSSES THE COAST. STORM TIDES ARE
THE COMBINATION OF STORM SURGE AND THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES.
SELECTED TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
ARE...

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

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

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

...WINDS...
WIND TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE APPEAR MOST LIKELY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COASTAL AREAS OF TAYLOR AND DIXIE COUNTIES. GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE...WHICH CAN KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND BLOW
AROUND LOOSE LAWN FURNITURE. FURTHER INLAND...GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE...MAINLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

...INLAND FLOODING...
SOME MUCH NEEDED RAIN WILL COME OUT OF THIS STORM...WITH WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG
BEND AND NORTH FLORIDA AREAS...AND ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL LIKELY BE A STEADY RAIN AS OPPOSED TO A SHORT
TERM DELUGE...SO WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND RIVERS
IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN TALLAHASSEE BY 4 AM EDT..

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