[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Tue Aug 19 00:16:55 CDT 2008
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED HARDEE/HIGHLANDS GROUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
1230 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...TROPICAL STORM FAY HEADING FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...
.AT 11 PM EDT...TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
25.3 DEGREES NORTH...81.9 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTH
OF FORT MYERS...AND ABOUT 200 MILES SOUTH OF TAMPA. FAY IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN
AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 995 MB...OR 29.38
INCHES.
FLZ056-057-191000-
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/O.EXA.KTBW.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080820T0800Z/
HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUCHULA...SEBRING...AVON PARK
1230 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...
...HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT.
HURRICANE WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 840 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING.
MAXIMUM WINDS LOWERED.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR HARDEE AND HIGHLANDS
COUNTIES. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM TUESDAY MORNING.
A FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM TUESDAY.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE LOCATED IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED
PREPARATIONS FOR THE ONSET OF DAMAGING WINDS. THE GUSTY WINDS IN
OUTER RAIN BANDS MAY MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTIONS
TUESDAY MORNING. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR
OTHER LOCAL NEWS MEDIA...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS
EVOLVING SITUATION WITH TROPICAL STORM FAY.
FOR DETAILED PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS CHECK THE LATEST
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT LINKED AT THE TOP OF THE NWS TAMPA
BAY HOME PAGE ( HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPABAY ).
...WINDS...
MAXIMUM WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS FORCE ARE
EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE WARNED AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...
MAINLY IN STRONGER RAIN BANDS AND NEAR THE CENTER OF THE STORM.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK THERE IS A 40 TO 60 PERCENT
CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...
BEING EXPERIENCED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT. THERE IS LESS THAN A 5 PERCENT CHANCE THAT HURRICANE
CONDITIONS...WINDS OF 74 MPH OR HIGHER...WILL AFFECT THE AREA.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A FLOOD
WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
...TORNADOES...
THE PRIMARY AREA FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IN TROPICAL SYSTEMS IS
THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF THE STORM. AS FAY MOVES NORTHWARD
ACROSS THE AREA...THE TORNADO THREAT FOR THE REGION WILL BE
MODERATE TO HIGH.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 230 AM EDT.
$$
FLZ043-190530-
/O.CAN.KTBW.TI.A.0001.000000T0000Z-080820T0800Z/
SUMTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUSHNELL...THE VILLAGES
1230 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
MAXIMUM WINDS LOWERED.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NONE IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE LOCATED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ENCOURAGED TO FREQUENTLY
MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS MEDIA...FOR THE
LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS EVOLVING SITUATION WITH TROPICAL STORM
FAY.
FOR DETAILED PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS CHECK THE
LATEST PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT LINKED AT THE TOP OF THE NWS
TAMPA BAY HOME PAGE ( HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPABAY ).
...WINDS...
MAXIMUM WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS MAY AFFECT
THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK THERE IS LESS THAN A 20 PERCENT
CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...
BEING EXPERIENCED ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A FLOOD
WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TONIGHT OR ON TUESDAY.
...TORNADOES...
THE PRIMARY AREA FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IN TROPICAL SYSTEMS IS
THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF THE STORM. AS FAY MOVES NORTHWARD
JUST EAST OF THE AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...THE TORNADO
THREAT FOR THE REGION WILL BE LOW.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 230 AM EDT.
$$
FLZ050-051-GMZ830-191000-
/O.UPG.KTBW.HU.A.1006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTBW.TR.W.1006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-TAMPA BAY WATERS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEARWATER...ST. PETERSBURG...BRANDON...
TAMPA
1230 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PINELLAS AND
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES...AS WELL AS TAMPA BAY AND THE GULF WATERS
FROM NORTH OF ANNA MARIA ISLAND IN MANATEE COUNTY TO TARPON
SPRINGS IN PINELLAS COUNTY. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
THROUGH 8 PM TUESDAY.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE LOCATED IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED
PREPARATIONS FOR THE ONSET OF DAMAGING WINDS. THE GUSTY WINDS IN
OUTER RAIN BANDS MAY MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTIONS
TUESDAY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR OTHER LOCAL
NEWS MEDIA...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS EVOLVING SITUATION
WITH TROPICAL STORM FAY.
FOR DETAILED PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS CHECK THE LATEST
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT LINKED AT THE TOP OF THE NWS TAMPA
BAY HOME PAGE ( HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPABAY ).
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
IT IS UNLIKELY THAT A SIGNIFICANT SURGE WILL OCCUR WITH THIS STORM
AS IT APPEARS THAT IT WILL MAKE LANDFALL WELL SOUTH OF TAMPA BAY.
...WINDS...
MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED
TO AFFECT THE WARNED AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT ONLY IN
ORGANIZED RAIN BANDS AND NEAR THE CENTER OF THE STORM.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK THERE IS A 20 TO 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...
BEING EXPERIENCED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA BEGINNING EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS LESS THAN A 5 PERCENT
CHANCE THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS...WINDS OF 74 MPH OR HIGHER...
WILL AFFECT THE AREA.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A FLOOD WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN
EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
...TORNADOES...
THE PRIMARY AREA FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IN TROPICAL SYSTEMS IS
THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF THE STORM. AS FAY MOVES NORTHWARD
ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING...THE TORNADO THREAT
FOR THE REGION WILL BE MODERATE.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 230 AM EDT.
$$
FLZ055-060>062-065-GMZ853-856-873-876-191000-
/O.CON.KTBW.HU.W.1006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MANATEE-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADENTON...SARASOTA...VENICE...
ARCADIA...PORT CHARLOTTE...PUNTA GORDA...CAPE CORAL...FORT MYERS
1230 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 840 IN EFFECT FOR LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES
UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING. STORM SURGE AND MAXIMUM WINDS
LOWERED.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM BONITA BEACH IN LEE
COUNTY TO ANNA MARIA ISLAND IN MANATEE COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM TUESDAY MORNING FOR LEE AND CHARLOTTE
COUNTIES. A FLOOD WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM
TUESDAY.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE LOCATED IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED
PREPARATIONS FOR THE ONSET OF DAMAGING WINDS. THE GUSTY WINDS IN
OUTER RAIN BANDS MAY MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTIONS
TUESDAY MORNING. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR
OTHER LOCAL NEWS MEDIA...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS
EVOLVING SITUATION WITH TROPICAL STORM FAY.
FOR DETAILED PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS CHECK THE LATEST
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT LINKED AT THE TOP OF THE NWS TAMPA
BAY HOME PAGE ( HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPABAY ).
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK THE WINDS WILL BE MAINLY OFFSHORE
UNTIL THE STORM PASSES BY AND MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THEREFORE...THE MAXIMUM EXPECTED STORM SURGE
IS ONLY EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 3 FEET ALONG THE LEE AND CHARLOTTE
COUNTY COASTS. FURTHER NORTH ALONG THE SARASOTA AND MANATEE COUNTY
COAST A RISE OF UP TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT. ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LEVELS MUST BE ADDED TO THESE SURGE
VALUES TO DETERMINE TOTAL STORM TIDE LEVELS.
...WINDS...
MAXIMUM WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED
TO AFFECT MAINLY LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE
STRONGER RAIN BANDS OUT AHEAD OF THE STORM.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK THERE IS A 60 TO 80 PERCENT
CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...
BEING EXPERIENCED ACROSS LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT
INTO TUESDAY MORNING AND 30 TO 50 PERCENT ACROSS SARASOTA AND
MANATEE COUNTIES TUESDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS NOW
LESS THAN A 5 PERCENT CHANCE THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS...WINDS OF
74 MPH OR HIGHER...WILL AFFECT THE AREA.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF
LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. FURTHER NORTH RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LOWER AND RANGE FROM ABOUT 1 TO 3 INCHES. A FLOOD
WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
...TORNADOES...
THE PRIMARY AREA FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IN TROPICAL SYSTEMS IS
THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF THE STORM. AS FAY MOVES NORTHWARD
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING THE TORNADO THREAT FOR
THE REGION WILL BE MODERATE TO HIGH AND A TORNADO WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 230 AM EDT.
$$
FLZ052-191000-
/O.CON.KTBW.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080820T0800Z/
POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKELAND...WINTER HAVEN
1230 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 840 IN EFFECT FOR UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY
MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS LOWERED.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR POLK COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM TUESDAY MORNING. A FLOOD
WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM TUESDAY.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE LOCATED IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED
PREPARATIONS FOR THE ONSET OF DAMAGING WINDS. THE GUSTY WINDS IN
OUTER RAIN BANDS MAY MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTIONS
TUESDAY MORNING. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR
OTHER LOCAL NEWS MEDIA...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS
EVOLVING SITUATION WITH TROPICAL STORM FAY.
FOR DETAILED PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS CHECK THE LATEST
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT LINKED AT THE TOP OF THE NWS TAMPA
BAY HOME PAGE ( HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPABAY ).
...WINDS...
MAXIMUM WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED
TO AFFECT THE WARNED AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...MAINLY IN
STRONGER RAIN BANDS AND NEAR THE CENTER OF TH STORM.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK THERE IS A 30 TO 50 PERCENT
CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...
BEING EXPERIENCED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS LESS THAN A 5 PERCENT CHANCE
THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS...WINDS OF 74 MPH OR HIGHER... WILL
AFFECT THE AREA.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A FLOOD
WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
...TORNADOES...
THE PRIMARY AREA FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IN TROPICAL SYSTEMS IS
THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF THE STORM. AS FAY MOVES NORTHWARD
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...THE TORNADO THREAT FOR
THE REGION WILL BE MODERATE.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 230 AM EDT.
$$
FLZ039-042-048-049-GMZ850-870-191000-
/O.CON.KTBW.HU.S.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LEVY-CITRUS-HERNANDO-PASCO-
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAR KEY...CHIEFLAND...CRYSTAL RIVER...
INVERNESS...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL...NEW PORT RICHEY...
ZEPHYRHILLS
1230 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...NEW INFORMATION...
MAXIMUM WINDS LOWERED.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO FREQUENTLY MONITOR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO...OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS MEDIA...FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THIS EVOLVING SITUATION WITH TROPICAL STORM FAY.
FOR DETAILED PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS CHECK THE LATEST
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT LINKED AT THE TOP OF THE NWS TAMPA
BAY HOME PAGE ( HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TAMPABAY ).
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
...WINDS...
WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN
SOME OF THE RAIN BANDS AS WEAKENING TROPICAL STORM FAY MOVES BY TO
THE EAST TUESDAY NIGHT.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK THERE LESS THAN A 20 PERCENT
CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...
BEING EXPERIENCED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A FLOOD
WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THIS AREA LATER TONIGHT OR TUESDAY.
...TORNADOES...
THE PRIMARY AREA FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IN TROPICAL SYSTEMS IS
THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF THE STORM. SINCE FAY WILL BE MOVING
BY TO THE EAST...THE TORNADO THREAT FOR THE REGION WILL BE LOW.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 230 AM EDT.
$$
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