[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KJAX 261459
HLSJAX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1059 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...HURRICANE IRENE NOW EAST OF THE GEORGIA COASTLINE MOVING
NORTH...

.NEW INFORMATION...
CONDITIONS ARE BEGINNING TO IMPROVE OVER COASTAL FLORIDA AND WILL
SOON IMPROVE IN THE BRUNSWICK AREA.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE 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.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.7N...LONGITUDE 77.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 250 MILES EAST
OF JACKSONVILLE FL...OR ABOUT 240 MILES EAST OF BRUNSWICK GA.
STORM MOTION WAS NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY
WAS 105 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE IRENE IS MOVING PAST THE AREA WITH RAINBANDS MOVING
ONSHORE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE BEACHES.

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

OBJECTS WHICH MIGHT BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE GUSTY WINDS SHOULD BE
SECURED. HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND
PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO STAY OUT OF THE SURF.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE AROUND 1 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-271500-
/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-
1059 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

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

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

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

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH SEAS OF 16 TO 22 FEET.

$$

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-271500-
/O.CON.KJAX.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
1059 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...CONDITIONS OVER THE BEACHES WILL IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON...

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

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

&&

...WINDS...
RAINBANDS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS OF 35 TO
45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND END BY EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE OCCURRING ALONG WITH
ROUGH SURF OF 7 TO 10 FEET AND BEACH EROSION. STRONG RIP CURRENTS
WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO STAY OUT OF THE
SURF. RIP CURRENT DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED DURING PAST EVENTS DUE TO
PEOPLE SWIMMING WHILE A HURRICANE IS PASSING BY THE LOCAL AREA.

$$

SANDRIK

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