[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KJAX 091503 CCA
HLSJAX
FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ153-154-165-166-092100-

SUBTROPICAL STORM ANDREA LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1103 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2007

...EARLY-SEASON SUBTROPICAL STORM FORMS OFF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COAST...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM THE ALTAMAHA SOUND IN
GEORGIA SOUTH TO FLAGLER BEACH. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE
NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HAS TAKEN ON SUBTROPICAL
CHARACTERISTICS AND IS MOVING VERY SLOWLY TO THE WEST.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA...NASSAU...DUVAL...FLAGLER...
AND ST JOHNS.

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...CAMDEN AND GLYNN.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
AT 11 AM EDT...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED ALONG THE
SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA
SOUTHWARD TO FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS
THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
GENERALLY WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.3 WEST OR ABOUT 140 MILES...
NORTHEAST OF DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA.

ANDREA IS MOVING GENERALLY TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 3 MPH.  A CONTINUED
SLOW MOTION AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST ARE EXPECTED
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  ALONG THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF ANDREA
IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OFFSHORE OF THE U.S. COAST THROUGH AT LEAST
THURSDAY MORNING.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS AND ARE
CONTINUED TO THE OPEN WATERS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS EXPECT TO BE PRIMARILY A MARINE EVENT AND FOR LAND AREAS THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS AND SURF ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE BEACHES. MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND
INTERESTS ALONG THE BEACHES SHOULD CONTINUE TO KEEP ITEMS SECURE
FROM THE CURRENT HIGH SURF.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDES HAVE BEEN RUNNING ONE TO TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL AND WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH SURF HAS BEEN IN THE
SEVEN TO TEN FOOT RANGE AND WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. A
HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WEEK WITH
CHOPPY SURF CONDITIONS.

...WINDS...
AT THIS TIME...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL
OFFSHORE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO...SIGNIFICANT RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
CONFINED TO THE OFFSHORE WATERS AND IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS.
RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES COULD OCCUR OVER THE BEACHES.

SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED FROM THIS SYSTEM
OVER MOST OF THE FIRE AREAS OF INTERIOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...TORNADOES...
TORNADOES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK OVER THE NEXT
DAY OR SO.

...MARINE...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL
WATERS WITH SEA OF TWELVE FEET OR HIGHER. MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AT 2 P.M. 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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SANDRIK



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