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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
323 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...EAST CENTRAL FLORIDIANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PAY ATTENTION TO
ISAAC...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS COULD EXPAND
FARTHER NORTHWARD WITH TIME.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC
WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
INDIAN RIVER...OKEECHOBEE...SAINT LUCIE...AND MARTIN COUNTIES.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA ATLANTIC WATERS SOUTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET TO
JUPITER INLET OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 18.0N...LONGITUDE 72.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 810 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF FORT PIERCE FLORIDA.

ISAAC IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. A FASTER
NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY AND SUNDAY. ON THE
FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF ISAAC SHOULD MOVE NEAR OR OVER
SOUTHEASTERN CUBA LATE TODAY...MOVE NEAR OR OVER CENTRAL CUBA
TONIGHT...AND APPROACH THE FLORIDA KEYS ON SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDIANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO
ISAAC TODAY AS UPDATES TO LOCAL WATCHES WILL LIKELY OCCUR AS THE
DAY PROGRESSES. WARNINGS MAY ALSO BE NEEDED. ALSO LISTEN FOR ANY
IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST TRACK AND INTENSITY.

ACCORDING TO THE LATEST FORECAST...ISAAC WILL MOVE INTO THE
EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO SUNDAY NIGHT AS IT BEGINS ITS PERIOD OF
CLOSEST APPROACH RELATIVE TO EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA DURING MONDAY.
IT IS ALSO EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE DURING THIS TIME.

FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...THE PRIMARY THREATS ARE TORNADOES...
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN SQUALLS AND FLOODING RAIN...ALTHOUGH THE
THREAT FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAS INCREASED
SOMEWHAT WITH THE LATEST FORECAST. RAIN TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES
COULD OCCUR...ALONG WITH MULTIPLE TORNADOES. TORNADO WATCHES AND
FLOOD WATCHES COULD BECOME NECESSARY LATER IN THE WEEKEND.

IT IS TOO EARLY TO PROVIDE EXACT WIND FORECASTS AND SUBSEQUENT
IMPACTS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR
THE POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE WIND DAMAGE
SOMEWHERE WITHIN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...WITH GREATER CHANCES ALONG
THE IMMEDIATE COAST FROM CAPE CANAVERAL SOUTHWARD...AND INLAND
TOWARD LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE KISSIMMEE RIVER.

THE MAIN PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED FROM MID SUNDAY
IN VICINITY OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND JUPITER INLET...THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING NORTH AND WEST OF ORLANDO. A 12 TO 18 HOUR PERIOD OF STRONG
WINDS AND GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR MOST AFFECTED LOCATIONS.

CURRENTLY...THE THREAT FROM STORM SURGE AND TIDE IS ASSESSED AS
BEING LOW BUT OF SOME MODEST CONCERN...WITH HEAVY SURF AND AN
INCREASE IN RIP CURRENTS LIKELY.

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

STAY INFORMED TODAY! THE TRACK OF ISAAC IS STILL UNCERTAIN!

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN
FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED
THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE
ISSUED.

IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS
TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

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

FLZ054-058-059-064-251600-
/O.CON.KMLB.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
323 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

PREPARATIONS FOR ISAAC SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR
PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC PASSES NEARBY...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. HOWEVER...
SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS IN THE FORECAST.

...INLAND FLOODING...
TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE PASSAGE OF ISAAC. HEAVY RAIN
IN A RELATIVELY SHORT TIME WILL CREATE FLOODING OF LOW SPOTS AND A
CHANCE OF LOCALIZED PROPERTY DAMAGE AND ROADWAY FLOODING IN AREAS
WHICH RECEIVE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL.

$$

AMZ555-575-251600-
/O.CON.KMLB.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
323 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

OPERATORS OF SMALL BOATS AND MARINAS SHOULD MAKE THE NECESSARY
PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO THEIR ACTION PLAN FOR TROPICAL STORMS.
CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO DETERIORATE LATE SATURDAY AND EARLY
SUNDAY.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC PASSES NEARBY...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL INCREASE.

BY SATURDAY NIGHT WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH SEAS
UP TO 8 FEET...WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY MORNING. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
50 KNOTS IN SQUALLS...AND SEAS 12 FEET OR MORE. THIS IS BASED ON
THE LATEST FORECAST AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

$$

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