[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KJAX 021049 AAA
HLSJAX
FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-021600-

TROPICAL STORM BARRY LOCAL STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
646 AM EDT SAT JUN 2 2007

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ST JOHNS...FLAGLER...PUTNAM AND
MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 3 PM EDT...
...TROPICAL STORM BARRY WILL BRING SOME MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL TO THE
LOCAL AREA...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ST JOHNS...FLAGLER...PUTNAM AND
MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 3 PM EDT.

GALE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR ALL OF THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT.

WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR THROUGH 10 PM
THIS EVENING.

LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF INLAND NORTHEAST FLORIDA
AND MOST OF INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING.

...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 500 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BARRY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.2 WEST OR ABOUT 350 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA.

BARRY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER
OF BARRY ACROSS THE WEST COAST OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA LATER TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS MINIMAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY NEAR THE CENTER
AT THIS TIME...AND SLOW WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.  BARRY WILL LIKELY LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS AFTER IT
MAKES LANDFALL.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES FROM THE
CENTER.  WINDS NEAR TROPICAL-STORM FORCE ARE OCCURRING ALONG PORTIONS
OF THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN COASTS OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AT THIS
TIME...WITH NOAA BUOY 41009 EAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL REPORTING GUSTS TO
40 MPH DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS.

...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 TODAY 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
WHERE GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. ONSHORE EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO VERY WINDY LEVELS
ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR AND COASTAL COUNTIES TODAY WITH SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...AND WIND ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT. FURTHER INLAND OVER NORTHEAST
FLORIDA AND PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...LAKE WIND
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF
20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
HIGH SURF WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS AS WELL. BREAKERS OF 6 TO 8 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY THIS
AFTERNOON.

...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 AND ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS
DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF TORNADOES EVEN WITH RELATIVELY WEAK
TROPICAL SYSTEMS. REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS. THE
MAIN THREAT AREA FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE ACROSS NORTHEAST
FLORIDA SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM ST AUGUSTINE TO OCALA.

...MARINE...
A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT WITH SEAS OF UP TO 12
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 1130
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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