[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1153 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

...CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE IRENE MOVING NORTHWEST ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
BAHAMAS TODAY...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS
20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO SEBASTIAN
INLET.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED
ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA ATLANTIC WATERS 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE
FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO JUPITER INLET.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA NEAR SHORE ATLANTIC WATERS TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES
OFFSHORE FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO JUPITER INLET.

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BREVARD...INDIAN RIVER...SAINT LUCIE...
MARTIN...AND COASTAL VOLUSIA POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS
ARE STILL A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 22.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.9 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 590 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL FL...OR ABOUT 540 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
FORT PIERCE FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 115 MPH. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO AND IRENE COULD BECOME A CATEGORY FOUR
HURRICANE BY THURSDAY.

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

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

EAST OF THE CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY
OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS MAINLY BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES FROM
SHORE. ALSO...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ALONG THE COAST IN FAST MOVING RAIN SQUALLS THURSDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY.

SEAS OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 20 TO
25 FEET...LEADING TO DANGEROUS POUNDING SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES
OF 8 TO 12 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.

THERE IS A LOW BUT NOTABLE THREAT FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING RAIN...AS
WELL AS ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...MAINLY ALONG THE
COAST ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXPECTED OUTER RAINBANDS OF IRENE AS IT
PASSES BY OFFSHORE.

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

CONCERNING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT
SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

CONCERNING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR BY LATER TODAY. DETERMINE THE BEST
STRATEGY FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT.

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.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.

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 230 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ570-572-575-251600-
/O.CON.KMLB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
1153 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON SOUTH OF SEBASTIAN
INLET AND THURSDAY EVENING NORTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET. MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 35 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
45 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 25 FEET OFFSHORE.


$$

AMZ550-552-555-251600-
/O.CON.KMLB.TR.A.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-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM-
1153 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

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

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT BY
THIS AFTERNOON AND RUSH PREPARATIONS TO COMPLETION FOR SECURING
YOUR CRAFT. SEEK SAFE HARBOR BEFORE MARINE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE
LATE TONIGHT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME
IS UP TO 40 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE
THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES CLOSER...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25
KNOTS ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE ATLANTIC WATERS BY LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...AND STRENGTHEN FURTHER TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS THURSDAY
NIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 16 FEET ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE
ATLANTIC WATERS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT INTO FRIDAY AS
WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLOW TO SUBSIDE AS HURRICANE
IRENE MOVES NORTH AWAY FROM THE AREA BY EVENING.

$$

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-251600-
/O.CON.KMLB.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
NORTHERN BREVARD-
1153 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND TROPICAL STORM GUSTS FOR THE
BEACHES...

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

COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
REVIEW THEIR 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...
THE ONSET OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO
OCCUR.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE PASSES OFFSHORE...PERIODS OF SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL OCCUR ALONG COASTAL AREAS. WIND GUSTS IN
SQUALLS MAY REACH 40 TO 45 MPH THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MAINLY ALONG
THE COAST AS OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM HURRICANE IRENE MOVE ONSHORE.

...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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