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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
212 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...HURRICANE IRENE WILL BRING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS IN
SQUALLS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

...LARGE BATTERING SURF WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES THIS AFTERNOON INTO
FRIDAY...

.NEW INFORMATION...
AT 1 PM...MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTED A PEAK WIND
GUST OF 37 MPH. AT 1242 PM...AN UNOFFICIAL WIND GUST TO 45 MPH
WAS RECORDED IN A PASSING RAIN SQUALL ALONG THE COAST NEAR VERO
BEACH.

.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
ALL PORTIONS OF THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA ATLANTIC WATERS FROM
FLAGLER BEACH TO JUPITER INLET OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

OVER LAND...ALTHOUGH TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT
IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF BREVARD...INDIAN RIVER...
SAINT LUCIE...MARTIN...AND VOLUSIA...IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS
ARE STILL A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN. AS RESULT...A WIND ADVISORY AND
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY ARE BOTH IN EFFECT TODAY...ALONG WITH A HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.2 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 240 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL FL...OR ABOUT 210 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF FORT PIERCE FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH NORTHWEST AT
14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 115 MPH. SOME STRENGTHENING IS
POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 951
MB OR 28.08 INCHES.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHWEST
BAHAMAS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AND EMERGE INTO THE ATLANTIC WATERS BY
LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. IRENE WILL THEN PASS EAST OF THE
FLORIDA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING AS A LARGE AND
POWERFUL MAJOR HURRICANE.

THE CENTER OF IRENE IS STILL EXPECTED TO REMAIN AROUND 175 TO 200
MILES OFFSHORE. OUTER RAINBANDS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA ATLANTIC WATERS AND COASTAL COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT.

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BEGIN DEVELOPING OVER
THE WATERS FROM THE TREASURE COAST...AND SPREAD NORTHWARD DURING
THE EVENING AND TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WHETHER
SUSTAINED OFFSHORE OR GUSTY NEARSHORE...WILL OVERSPREAD THE EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING
AS IRENE MOVES NORTH. THE SEAS OFFSHORE ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME
DANGEROUS AND BUILD TO 20 TO 25 FEET...WITH NEARSHORE SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FEET.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL LAND AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA FOR SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF
40 MPH POSSIBLE. NEAR THE COAST...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS
ARE LIKELY OVER THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS AND BARRIER ISLANDS THIS
AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA COAST. DANGEROUS POUNDING SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO
12 FEET ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR ALONG AREA BEACHES. THE COMBINATION OF
LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS AND STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE
MODERATE TO SEVERE BEACH EROSION ALONG AREA BEACHES. ALSO...THE RIP
CURRENT RISK IS HIGH. THE RISK WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TODAY AND
REMAIN A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN INTO THE WEEKEND.

LARGE BATTERING WAVES MAY ALSO POSE A HAZARD TO VULNERABLE PIERS
WHICH MAY BE DAMAGED FROM LARGE BREAKING WAVES.

THOUGH WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINS ARE NOT EXPECTED...THERE WILL BE A LOW
THREAT FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING RAIN ALONG THE COAST INTO FRIDAY
MORNING ASSOCIATED WITH PASSING SQUALLS. ISOLATED TORNADOES AND
WATERSPOUTS ALSO WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN OUTER RAIN BANDS...AND
MAINLY NEAR THE COAST.

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

FOR MARINERS...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT WITH THEIR CRAFT
SECURED.

LIFE GUARDS...BEACH PATROLS...AND BEACH STEWARDS SHOULD PREPARE
THE BEACHES FOR HIGH SURF...LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND TROPICAL
STORM WIND GUSTS. FOR THOSE WHO DO VENTURE TO THE BEACH...IT IS
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO NOT ENTER THE HIGH SURF TODAY AND INTO THE
WEEKEND. TO DO SO WOULD GREATLY RISK YOUR LIFE.

DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS...HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ALONG
COASTAL ROUTES AND OVER CAUSEWAYS.

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT COASTAL RESIDENTS BRING EXPOSED LIGHTWEIGHT
OBJECTS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS...THAT CAN BE
BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND INTO A SHELTERED AREA OR INDOORS. HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ON ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND
CAUSEWAYS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH GUSTY CROSS WINDS
EXPECTED.

&&

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

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-261815-
/O.CON.KMLB.TR.W.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-
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-
212 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. REMAIN IN PORT!

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE OFFSHORE
WATERS SOUTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET AND SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA ATLANTIC WATERS THROUGH
TONIGHT. ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE WATERS...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS NEAR 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING SOUTH OF
SEBASTIAN INLET AND WILL SPREAD NORTH THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS WILL
BUILD TO 20 TO 25 FEET ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS AND 12 TO
16 FEET NEAR SHORE.

$$

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SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
NORTHERN BREVARD-
212 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS EXPECTED IN PASSING RAIN SQUALLS
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
...SUSTAINED WINDS TO AROUND 35 MPH EXPECTED ACROSS THE BARRIER
ISLANDS TONIGHT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN SQUALLS...

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 20 TO 25 MPH ALONG THE COAST
THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH
LATER TONIGHT ACROSS THE BARRIER ISLANDS AND IMMEDIATE COASTAL
LOCATIONS WITH SOME GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH. WINDS ACROSS
INLAND SECTIONS OF THE COASTAL COUNTIES WEST OF INTERSTATE 95 WILL
NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG BUT STILL WINDY...IN THE 25 TO 30 MPH RANGE
INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH.

THE LONGEST PERIOD OF STRONG SUSTAINED WINDS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND BARRIER ISLANDS WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS
MAY REACH 35 MPH WITH GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH BETWEEN 8 PM AND 10
AM FRIDAY MORNING. SLIGHTLY HIGHER WINDS MAY OCCUR RIGHT ALONG
THE OCEANFRONT AREAS OF THE BARRIER ISLANDS FOR A TIME LATE TONIGHT.

PASSING RAIN SQUALLS CAN PRODUCE STRONGER WIND GUSTS TO 45 TO 50
MPH THROUGH TONIGHT...MAINLY NEAR THE COAST.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL WITH THE CENTER OF
HURRICANE IRENE REMAINING WELL OFFSHORE. HOWEVER...HIGH SURF AND
LARGE SWELLS WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT EROSION AND LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING IN VULNERABLE
AREAS. THE THREAT FOR BEACH EROSION WILL LAST THROUGH THE HIGH
TIDE CYCLES THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. HIGH TIDES INTO SATURDAY
WILL GENERALLY BE AROUND 6 AM AND 6 PM. ALSO...THE RIP CURRENT
RISK IS HIGH TODAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND. EVERYONE IS STRONGLY
ADVISED TO STAY OUT OF THE LARGE AND BATTERING SURF. LARGE
BATTERING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND MAKE EVEN EXPERIENCED
SWIMMERS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DROWNING.

$$

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