[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
204 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

...HURRICANE IRENE STRENGTHENING...

.NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION HAS BEEN UPDATED ACCORDING TO THE 2 AM
ADVISORY.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND
ATLANTIC WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO SEBASTIAN INLET AND OUT 60
NAUTICAL MILES.

FOR COASTAL INTERESTS...ALTHOUGH TROPICAL STORM WATCHES ARE NOT
IN EFFECT FOR BREVARD...INDIAN RIVER...SAINT LUCIE...MARTIN...AND
VOLUSIA COUNTIES...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL
A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 200 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 21.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 72.6 WEST. IRENE IS MOVING
GENERALLY TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED ON LATER TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 100 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. IRENE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-
SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. FURTHER STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST...
AND IRENE COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR
SO.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE BAHAMAS TODAY AND
THURSDAY...AND EMERGE INTO THE ATLANTIC WATERS EAST OF THE FLORIDA
PENINSULA LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AS A MAJOR
HURRICANE.

TROPICAL STORM WATCHES ARE NOT ANTICIPATED FOR LAND AREAS OF EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK OF IRENE CONTINUES TO
KEEP THE CENTER 200 TO 250 MILES OFFSHORE.

EAST OF THE CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL BE
LIKELY BEYOND 60 NAUTICAL MILES...AND WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS...BUT MAINLY
BEYOND 20 MILES OFFSHORE. ALSO...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS
WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST IN FAST MOVING RAIN
SQUALLS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

SEAS OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 20 TO
30 FEET...LEADING TO DANGEROUS POUNDING SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES
OF 8 TO 10 FEET OR POSSIBLY HIGHER AT AREA BEACHES.

THE COMBINATION OF LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS...AND STRONG ONSHORE
FLOW COULD LEAD TO MODERATE TO SEVERE BEACH EROSION ALONG AREA
BEACHES. THE THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY DURING
THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT BEFORE THE ONSET OF TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS.

AT THE BEACHES...IT IS RECOMMENDED TO NOT ENTER THE HIGH SURF
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. LARGE BREAKERS COULD KNOCK YOU DOWN AND
MAKE YOU SUSCEPTIBLE TO DROWNING. THE LARGE BATTERING WAVES MAY ALSO
POSE A HAZARD TO VULNERABLE PIERS WHICH MAY BE DAMAGED FROM LARGE
BREAKING WAVES.

FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...SEE THE
MELBOURNE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV AND THEN
CLICK ON EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MELBOURNE AROUND 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ555-575-250615-
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COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
204 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 60
PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST
FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS
EARLY AS THURSDAY MORNING.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS FROM THURSDAY TO LATE FRIDAY MORNING. SEAS ARE
EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 20 TO 25 FEET DURING THE PERIOD.

$$

AMZ550-552-570-572-250615-
/O.CON.KMLB.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN
INLET OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
204 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WATCHES MAY BE ISSUED LATER TODAY...

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

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO RETURN TO PORT OR
TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR. TAKE EARLY STEPS TO SECURE YOUR CRAFT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 56
PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST
FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS
EARLY AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM WATCHES MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS NORTH
OF SEBASTIAN INLET LATER TODAY. AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES
CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE.
THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM LATE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY EVENING. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO
20 TO 25 FEET DURING THE PERIOD.

$$

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-250615-
/O.CON.KMLB.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
NORTHERN BREVARD-
204 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

...HURRICANE IRENE TO BRING DANGEROUS SURF AND BEACH EROSION...

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

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE
DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. FOR COMPLETE
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO BEST PREPARE FOR AN APPROACHING
STORM...PLEASE VISIT THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WEBSITE AT:
WWW.READY.GOV.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE PASSES OFFSHORE...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25
MPH WILL OCCUR ALONG COASTAL AREAS. WIND GUSTS IN SQUALLS MAY
REACH 35 TO 45 MPH THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...AND MAINLY ALONG THE
COAST.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED TO MINIMAL WITH THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE
REMAINING OFFSHORE. HOWEVER...HIGH SURF AND LARGE SWELLS WILL IMPACT
THE BEACHES WITH THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT EROSION AND
LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO VULNERABLE AREAS. THE THREAT FOR
BEACH EROSION WILL LAST THROUGH SEVERAL HIGH TIDE CYCLES FROM
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. HIGH TIDES DURING THESE DAYS WILL
GENERALLY BE AROUND 6 AM AND 6 PM ALONG THE COAST.

AGAIN...IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT BEACHGOERS NOT ENTER THE
HIGH SURF THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

$$



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