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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM NICOLE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1149 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL OFFSHORE...LAND
WARNINGS DISCONTINUED...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED
ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...

ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ALONG THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST
HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES IN
EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS FROM 20 TO 60 MILES OFFSHORE OF
SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NICOLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 22.6N...LONGITUDE 80.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 340 MILES
SOUTH OF FORT PIERCE FL. A MOTION TO THE NORTHEAST ACCOMPANIED BY
A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF NICOLE WILL MOVE OVER
THE FLORIDA STRAITS LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AND MOVE NEAR OR OVER
THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR
40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...BEFORE NICOLE IS ABSORBED BY AN
EXTRATROPICAL LOW ON THURSDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 345 MILES MAINLY EAST FROM THE CENTER. THE MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE BASED ON SURFACE REPORTS FROM CUBA IS 996
MB OR 29.41 INCHES.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM NICOLE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH NORTHEAST AND PASS
OFFSHORE FROM EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS
SHOULD REMAIN ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SYSTEM...AND ARE EXPECTED
TO STAY OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS...THOUGH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS TO
30 TO 40 MPH WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY LIKELY WITH PASSING SQUALLS
AS THEY MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON INTO LATE EVENING.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THESE SQUALLS BUT THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL IS
DECREASING.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR MARINE INTERESTS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN
IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AS WARRANTED.

FLZ054-059-064-291700-
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INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
1149 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. THE TRACK FOR
TROPICAL STORM NICOLE HAS SHIFTED FURTHER OFFSHORE AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED OVER THE TREASURE COAST.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM NICOLE MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH THIS EVENING...
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO
40 MPH POSSIBLE IN RAIN SQUALLS THAT MOVE ONSHORE. THE SYSTEM WILL
LIFT WELL NORTH OF THE AREA BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH WINDS
DECREASING AND BECOMING NORTHWEST.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL NEAR THE COAST
MAY REACH ONE TO THREE INCHES ASSOCIATED WITH RAIN SQUALLS THAT
MOVE ONSHORE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

$$

AMZ575-292200-
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WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
1149 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS FROM
20 TO 60 MILES OFFSHORE FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND
SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM NICOLE APPROACHES...WINDS MAY REACH 30 TO 35
KNOTS AND GUSTY THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 14 FEET
TONIGHT.

$$

AMZ555-572-291700-
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COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
1149 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS MAY WISH TO REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND
SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND BECOME
NORTHEAST TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT MAY WISH TO REMAIN IN PORT TODAY
AND NOT VENTURE OUT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. SEAS WILL BUILD
TO 7 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT.

$$

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ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-
NORTHERN BREVARD-
1149 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

...TROPICAL STORM NICOLE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL OFFSHORE...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET
HAS BEEN CANCELLED ALONG THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST. THE MAIN
IMPACTS FROM TROPICAL STORM NICOLE ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE
ATLANTIC WATERS AS THE TRACK HAS BEEN SHIFTED EASTWARD. WINDS WILL
BE LOCALLY BREEZY TO WINDY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH
PASSING RAIN SQUALLS EXPECTED.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO
ONE TO THREE INCHES ALONG THE COAST WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON
ALREADY SATURATED GROUND.

$$

AMZ552-291700-
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COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN
INLET OUT 20 NM-
1149 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

...INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS TONIGHT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT. THE MAIN IMPACTS FROM
TROPICAL STORM NICOLE ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE ATLANTIC
WATERS AS THE TRACK HAS BEEN SHIFTED EASTWARD.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS MAY WISH TO REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND
SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND BECOME
NORTHEAST TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT MAY WISH TO REMAIN IN PORT TODAY
AND NOT VENTURE OUT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. SEAS WILL BUILD
TO 7 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT.


$$

MRV







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