[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Wed Aug 20 04:53:11 CDT 2008
WTUS82 KJAX 200951
HLSJAX
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
551 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING EXTENDED NORTHWARD...
AT 500 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.6 WEST OR VERY NEAR MELBOURNE
FLORIDA AND ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA. THIS
POSITION IS ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MAYPORT FLORIDA.
FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 5 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS AND FAY IS LIKELY TO
REMAIN NEAR OR OVER THE EAST-CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA
COAST THROUGH THURSDAY.
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DATA
INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 50 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS...MOSTLY OVER WATER WELL TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.
SOME GRADUAL RESTRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS
BEFORE FAY MOVES BACK INLAND OVER NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA ON
THURSDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES FROM
THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 993 MB...29.32 INCHES.
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COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
551 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS AND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNINGS HAVE
BEEN EXTENDED NORTHWARD TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE COAST AND TROPICAL STORM WIND
WARNING FOR INLAND AREAS HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR COASTAL SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA. A HURRICANE WATCH AND HURRICANE WIND WATCH REMAIN IN
EFFECT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN YOUR AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PLEASE
HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
BASED ON THE CURRENT TRACK AND INTENSITY FORECASTS...ONSHORE
WINDS COULD RESULT IN TOTAL STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL TIDE LEVELS AS FAY MOVES NORTHWARD ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY.
...WINDS...
WINDS ALONG THE COAST WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AND SHOULD REACH 15
TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY EVENING. AS THE STORM APPROACHES ON
THURSDAY WINDS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND ON SOME OF THE LARGER
RIVERS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IS 60 TO 70 PERCENT WHILE
THE PROBABILITY OF A STRONG TROPICAL STORM IS 10 TO 20 PERCENT. THE
PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IS LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
...INLAND FLOODING...
THROUGH FRIDAY...GENERAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THIS RAINFALL MAY NOT
BEGIN UNTIL TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY. IF YOU EXPERIENCED
FLOODING DURING TROPICAL STORM TAMMY SEVERAL YEARS AGO YOU SHOULD
ANTICIPATE YOU WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING ONCE AGAIN.
THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN CAN PRODUCE FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE WITH POOR DRAINAGE. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR
DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT. IF APPROACHING A FLOODED
ROADWAY...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA...AND
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1130 AM EDT ON WEDNESDAY OR
EARLIER SHOULD CONDITIONS WARRANT.
$$
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NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-
551 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS AND
AN TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING FOR INLAND AREAS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
NORTHEAST FLORIDA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAVE
BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA. A
HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST WITH A HURRICANE
WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE INLAND AREAS.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING MEANTHAT
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN YOUR AREA
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PLEASE HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
BASED ON THE CURRENT TRACK AND INTENSITY FORECASTS...ONSHORE
WINDS COULD RESULT IN TOTAL STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL TIDE LEVELS.
...WINDS...
WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER TODAY MAINLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BEGINNING
THIS AFTERNOON AND AS THE STORM APPROACHES EARLY THURSDAY MORNING
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 60 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH
NEAR AND TO THE RIGHT OF WHERE THE CENTER CROSSES THE COAST. THE
HIGHEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST...OVER
THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY AND ON PORTIONS OF THE ST JOHNS RIVER.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
AT THIS TIME...THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IS 60 TO 80
PERCENT WHILE THE PROBABILITY OF A WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH IS
20 TO 30 PERCENT. THE PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IS 5 TO
10 PERCENT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
...INLAND FLOODING...
THROUGH FRIDAY...RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD POTENTIALLY REACH 8 TO 12
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY. IF YOU EXPERIENCED
FLOODING DURING THE HEAVY RAINFALL EVENTS OF LATE SEPTEMBER AND
EARLY OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR YOU MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING ONCE AGAIN.
THOSE IN NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE SUCH AS MONCRIEF CREEK...MCCOYS
CREEK AND HOGANS CREEK SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR FLOODING AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN CAN PRODUCE FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE WITH POOR DRAINAGE. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR
DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT. IF APPROACHING A FLOODED
ROADWAY...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL FAY MOVES WEST OF THE
AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1130 AM EDT ON WEDNESDAY OR
EARLIER SHOULD CONDITIONS WARRANT.
$$
AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-211000-
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ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
551 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
THE COASTAL ZONES OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT.
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD COMPLETE PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS TODAY AND OTHERWISE
NOT VENTURE FAR FROM PORT.
...WINDS...
WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER TODAY WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BEGINNING LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND AS
THE STORM APPROACHES EARLY THURSDAY MORNING SUSTAINED WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 60 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH NEAR AND TO THE
RIGHT OF THE STORM TRACK.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IS 70 TO 90 PERCENT
OVER THE AREA WHILE THE PROBABILITY OF A STRONG TROPICAL STORM IS
30 TO 40 PERCENT. THE PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IS 10
TO 20 PERCENT.
...TORNADOES...
THE COASTAL WATERS WILL BE LOCATED IN THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF
FAY. HISTORICALLY...THIS QUADRANT IS THE FAVORED AREA FOR
TORNADOES AND TORNADIC WATERSPOUTS...ESPECIALLY WITHIN OUTER RAIN
BANDS. THE THREAT FOR WATERSPOUTS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT INTO
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1130 AM EDT ON WEDNESDAY OR
EARLIER SHOULD CONDITIONS WARRANT.
$$
GAZ153-165-211000-
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INLAND GLYNN-INLAND CAMDEN-
551 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY...
...HURRICANE WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING AND A HURRICANE WIND WATCH IS IN
EFFECT
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN YOUR AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PLEASE
HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
...WINDS...
WINDS ALONG THE COAST WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AND SHOULD REACH 15
TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY EVENING. AS THE STORM APPROACHES ON
THURSDAY WINDS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND ON SOME OF THE LARGER
RIVERS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IS 60 TO 70 PERCENT
OVER THE AREA WHILE THE PROBABILITY OF A STRONG TROPICAL STORM IS
10 TO 20 PERCENT. THE PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IS LESS
THAN 5 PERCENT. THESE PROBABILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ADJUSTED
BASED UPON THE STORM TRACK AND INTENSITY.
...INLAND FLOODING...
THROUGH FRIDAY...GENERAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THIS RAINFALL MAY NOT
BEGIN UNTIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR THURSDAY. IF YOU EXPERIENCED
FLOODING DURING TROPICAL STORM TAMMY SEVERAL YEARS AGO YOU SHOULD
ANTICIPATE YOU WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING ONCE AGAIN. THIS AMOUNT OF
RAIN CAN PRODUCE FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH POOR
DRAINAGE. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE MAY HAVE
WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE
WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT. IF APPROACHING A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN
AROUND DON'T DROWN.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA BEGINNING
WEDNESDAY OR WEDNESDAY EVENING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1130 AM EDT ON WEDNESDAY OR
EARLIER SHOULD CONDITIONS WARRANT.
$$
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CLAY-PUTNAM-
551 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CLAY AND PUTNAM COUNTIES.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
NORTHEAST FLORIDA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CLAY AND PUTNAM COUNTIES
OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA. A HURRICANE WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN YOUR AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PLEASE
HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
BASED ON THE CURRENT TRACK AND INTENSITY FORECASTS...ONSHORE
WINDS COULD RESULT IN TOTAL STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL TIDE LEVELS COULD OCCUR ON THE ST JOHNS RIVER.
...WINDS...
AS FAY APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER
TODAY MAINLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BEGINNING LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
AS THE STORM APPROACHES EARLY THURSDAY MORNING SUSTAINED WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH NEAR AND TO THE
RIGHT OF WHERE THE CENTER CROSSES THE COAST. THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE
LIKELY TO OCCUR ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
AT THIS TIME...THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IS 50
TO 60 PERCENT WHILE THE PROBABILITY OF A WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58
MPH IS 20 TO 30 PERCENT. THE PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
IS ABOUT 5 PERCENT.
...INLAND FLOODING...
THROUGH FRIDAY...RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD POTENTIALLY REACH 6 TO 10 INCHES
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY. IF THE STORM MOVES VERY SLOWLY
ACROSS THE AREA RAINFALL AMOUNTS CAN BE MUCH HIGHER. THIS RAINFALL
MAY NOT BEGIN UNTIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR THURSDAY. IF YOU
EXPERIENCED FLOODING DURING THE HEAVY RAINFALL EVENTS OF LATE
SEPTEMBER AND EARLY OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR YOU MAY EXPERIENCE
FLOODING ONCE AGAIN. THOSE IN NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE SUCH AS
BLACK CREEK TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR FLOODING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN CAN PRODUCE FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE WITH POOR DRAINAGE. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR
DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT. IF APPROACHING A FLOODED
ROADWAY...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL FAY MOVES WEST OF THE
AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR THE ST JOHNS RIVER.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1130 AM EDT ON WEDNESDAY OR
EARLIER SHOULD CONDITIONS WARRANT.
$$
GAZ132>136-149>152-162>164-211000-
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COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-
BRANTLEY-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-
551 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
NONE.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
INTERIOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE
ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE
POTENTIAL OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...AND HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH
MAY CAUSE FLOODING. PLEASE HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FAY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH NEAR THE FLORIDA
COAST AND WILL MAKE LANDFALL DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF
THURSDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE ACROSS INLAND
PORTIONS DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WIND CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS DEVELOPING IS 30 TO
50 PERCENT. THE CHANCE FOR STRONG TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS 5 TO
20 PERCENT.
...INLAND FLOODING...
THROUGH FRIDAY...GENERAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED. IF THE STORM MOVES VERY
SLOWLY ACROSS THE AREA RAINFALL AMOUNTS CAN BE MUCH HIGHER. THIS
RAIN MAY NOT BEGIN UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY BUT WILL
BECOME QUITE HEAVY WHEN THE STORM APPROACHES YOU AREA. IF YOU
EXPERIENCED FLOODING DURING TROPICAL STORMS FRANCES OR JEANNE IN
2004 YOU MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING ONCE AGAIN.
THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN CAN PRODUCE FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE WITH POOR DRAINAGE. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR
DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT. IF APPROACHING A FLOODED
ROADWAY...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING LATE WEDNESDAY AND
INTO THURSDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1130 AM EDT ON WEDNESDAY OR
EARLIER SHOULD CONDITIONS WARRANT.
$$
FLZ020>023-030-031-035-036-040-211000-
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HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-UNION-BRADFORD-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-
MARION-
551 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
NONE.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
NORTHEAST FLORIDA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE
ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE
POTENTIAL OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...AND HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH
MAY CAUSE FLOODING. PLEASE HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FAY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH NEAR THE FLORIDA
COAST AND MAKE LANDFALL IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA DURING THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE ACROSS
INLAND PORTIONS ON THURSDAY WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS DEVELOPING IS 40 TO
60 PERCENT. THE CHANCE FOR STRONG TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS 10
TO 20 PERCENT.
...INLAND FLOODING...
THROUGH FRIDAY...GENERAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED. IF THE STORM MOVES VERY
SLOWLY ACROSS THE AREA RAINFALL AMOUNTS CAN BE MUCH HIGHER. THIS
RAIN MAY NOT BEGIN UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY BUT WILL
BECOME QUITE HEAVY WHEN THE STORM APPROACHES YOU AREA. IF YOU
EXPERIENCED FLOODING DURING TROPICAL STORMS FRANCES OR JEANNE IN
2004 YOU MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING ONCE AGAIN.
THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN CAN PRODUCE FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE WITH POOR DRAINAGE. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR
DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT. IF APPROACHING A FLOODED
ROADWAY...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING LATE WEDNESDAY AND
INTO THURSDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 1130 AM EDT ON WEDNESDAY OR
EARLIER SHOULD CONDITIONS WARRANT.
$$
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