[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KJAX 261807
HLSJAX

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

...HURRICANE IRENE NOW EAST OF BRUNSWICK GEORGIA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE IRENE IS NOW 230 MILES EAST OF BRUNSWICK GEORGIA AND
POISED TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE LOCAL 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.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENINGS
HIGH TIDE.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.2N...LONGITUDE 77.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 240 MILES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE FL...OR ABOUT 230 MILES EAST OF
BRUNSWICK GA. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE IRENE IS MOVING PAST THE AREA WITH A FEW RAINBANDS
MOVING ONSHORE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE BEACHES. HIGH SURF AND COASTAL
FLOODING CONTINUE ALONG AREAS BEACHES.

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

PLEASE KEEP OBJECTS SECURED UNTIL THE RAINBANDS MOVE OUT OF THE
LOCAL AREA. 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.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE AROUND 5 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-271815-
/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-
207 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 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...
WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND
SHOULD DROP BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE BY EVENING.

$$

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-271815-
/O.CON.KJAX.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
207 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENINGS
HIGH TIDE...

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

PERSONS WHO NORMALLY EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH FLOODING OR HIGH
SURF DURING STRONG NORTHEASTER SHOULD ANTICIPATE SIMILAR
CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENINGS HIGH TIDE.

&&

...WINDS...
RAINBANDS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 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.

$$

SANDRIK




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