[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1149 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE LOCAL COASTAL WATERS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
NO NEW INFORMATION WITH THIS STATEMENT.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND
MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF
NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ADJACENT COASTAL
WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS.

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NASSAU...DUVAL...ST JOHNS...
FLAGLER...COASTAL GLYNN AND COASTAL CAMDEN...POSSIBLE IMPACTS
FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.3N...LONGITUDE 77.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 290 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE FL...OR ABOUT 310 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF BRUNSWICK GA. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 350 DEGREES AT 14 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 115 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING AND HIGH SURF ADVISORY ARE IN EFFECT
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES INCLUDING
THE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

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

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

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

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-271100-
/O.CON.KJAX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
1149 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

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

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

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

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO 40 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
KNOTS. SEAS OF 18 TO 22 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED WITH A VERY SHORT
WAVE PERIOD.

$$

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-271100-
/O.CON.KJAX.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
1149 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...GUSTY WINDS AND COASTAL FLOODING AND HIGH SURF ARE EXPECTED
FOR COASTAL AREAS INTO SATURDAY MORNING...

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

OBJECTS ON HIGH RISE BALCONIES AND BEACH AREAS THAT MIGHT BE
BLOWN AROUND SHOULD BE SECURED TODAY BEFORE THE WINDS INCREASE.
PERSONS WHO NORMALLY EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH FLOODING OR HIGH
SURF DURING STRONG NORTHEASTER SHOULD ANTICIPATE SIMILAR
CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

&&

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT
FOR LAND AREAS...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

ALONG THE IMMEDIATE BEACHES AND INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY WINDS OF 20
TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES WILL BE RUNNING AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AT THE TIMES OF
HIGH TIDE ON FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THIS MAY CAUSE MINOR TO
MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING AT AND NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. AREAS
THAT NORMALLY FLOOD DURING A LOCAL NORTHEASTER WILL LIKELY
EXPERIENCE FLOODING OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

ADDITIONALLY...BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT WILL
INCREASE TO 8 TO 12 FEET ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL BRING A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK AT AREA BEACHES.

$$

ECZ/JH



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