[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

..RAINBANDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA AS HURRICANE IRENE
MOVES NORTH NORTHWEST AWAY FROM THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED ALL SECTIONS.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND ATLANTIC MARINE AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH FROM
20 NAUTICAL MILES OUT TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS.

THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR FOR THE NEAR SHORE PALM BEACH
ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE ATLANTIC WATERS OFF THE BROWARD AND
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COASTS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL PALM BEACH
COUNTY.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.0N...LONGITUDE 77.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 170 MILES EAST
OF WEST PALM BEACH FL...OR ABOUT 190 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF FORT
LAUDERDALE FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH NORTHWEST OR 335 DEGREES AT
14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 115 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE...CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN
BAHAMAS...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH NORTHWEST AWAY FROM SOUTHEAST
FLORIDA TONIGHT.

THE MAIN CONCERN WITH HURRICANE IRENE IS A CONTINUATION OF SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ACROSS THE OFFSHORE
WATERS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY EXTENDING FROM 20 NAUTICAL MILES OUT TO
THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS.

RAINBANDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA...ESPECIALLY THIS
EVENING ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST WHERE WIND GUSTS OF UP TO AROUND
45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE. DANGEROUS SURF...RIP CURRENTS
AND MODERATE TO SEVERE BEACH EROSION...PARTICULARLY ALONG COASTAL
PALM BEACH COUNTY BEACHES WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY.

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MIAMI AROUND MIDNIGHT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ670-262145-
/O.CON.KMFL.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
545 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE 30 TO 40 KNOT RANGE WITH
HIGHER GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS INTO TONIGHT.

SEAS WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 15 FOOT RANGE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

$$

AMZ650-651-671-252245-
/O.CAN.KMFL.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-
545 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
THE THREAT FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS HAS ENDED. HOWEVER...A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NEAR SHORE PALM BEACH
ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE ATLANTIC WATERS OFF THE BROWARD AND
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COAST. WINDS TONIGHT WILL PREVAIL AT 20 TO 30
KNOTS WITH SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET EXPECTED.

THIS WILL BE THE LAST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FOR THESE AREAS.
PLEASE REFER TO THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

$$

AMZ630-FLZ068-072-074-168-172-173-252245-
/O.CAN.KMFL.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BISCAYNE BAY-METRO PALM BEACH-METRO BROWARD-METRO MIAMI DADE-
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
545 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...GUSTY WINDS IN SQUALLS, DANGEROUS SURF, RIP CURRENTS AND
BEACH EROSION TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING...

...WINDS...
WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE THROUGH THIS EVENING
WITH AN OCCASIONAL WIND GUST OF 35 TO 45 MPH MAINLY ASSOCIATED
WITH RAINBANDS SPREADING ONSHORE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
NO STORM SURGE IMPACT IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. THE MAIN
IMPACTS ALONG THE AREA BEACHES WILL BE MODERATE TO LARGE SURF
PEAKING TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE
HIGHEST SURF IS EXPECTED TO REACH UP TO 7 TO 10 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL
HIGHER SETS ALONG THE PALM BEACH COUNTY BEACHES AND 4 TO 6 FEET
ALONG THE BROWARD AND MIAMI DADE COUNTY BEACHES. THIS WILL LIKELY
RESULT IN MODERATE BEACH EROSION...EXCEPT LOCALLY SEVERE EROSION
POSSIBLE ALONG THE PALM BEACH COUNTY BEACHES. REFER TO THE THE HIGH
SURF ADVISORY FOR THE PALM BEACH COUNTY BEACHES FOR MORE DETAILS.

THIS WILL BE THE LAST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FOR THESE AREAS.
PLEASE REFER TO THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR FURTHER
UPDATES.

$$

ESTUPINAN/GREGORIA


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