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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1223 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...ISAAC MOVING ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTY SQUALLS FROM TROPICAL STORM ISAAC ARE IMPACTING SOUTHERN
SECTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD
NORTHWARDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
INDIAN RIVER...OKEECHOBEE...ST. LUCIE AND MARTIN.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...BREVARD...VOLUSIA...LAKE...ORANGE...SEMINOLE...AND
OSCEOLA.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ATLANTIC WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET. A TROPICAL
STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS FROM FLAGER
BEACH TO SEBASTIAN INLET

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR INDIAN RIVER...OKEECHOBEE...ST.
LUCIE AND MARTIN AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC WATERS. PLEASE LISTEN
CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR
AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 12 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 23.9N...LONGITUDE 80.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 310 MILES
SOUTH OF ORLANDO FL...OR ABOUT 250 MILES SOUTH OF FORT PIERCE FL.
ISAAC WAS MOVING TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 18 MPH WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE WAS 995 MB.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS MOVING ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE ON A WEST-NORTHWEST TRACK THROUGH
THE LOWER FLORIDA KEYS LATE TODAY AND EMERGE INTO THE EASTERN GULF
OF MEXICO LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. ISAAC IS EXPECTED TO
STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE STRAITS...AND BECOME A HURRICANE
AS IT CROSSES THE KEYS THIS EVENING.

THE LATEST TRACK OF ISAAC HAS SHIFTED SLIGHTLY WESTWARDS...WHICH
WILL KEEP THE CORE OF ISAAC'S STRONGEST WINDS WELL TO THE SOUTHWEST
OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. HOWEVER ISAAC HAS A LARGE WIND
CIRCULATION AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS AROUND ITS PERIPHERY ARE STILL
FORECAST FOR THE REGION.

CONDITIONS HAVE RAPIDLY DETERIORATED SOUTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET AS THE
OUTER RAINBANDS FROM ISAAC ARE NOW ROTATING INTO THIS AREA. GUSTS
BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH ARE OCCURRING OUTSIDE OF ANY SQUALLS...WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 MPH OCCURRING WITHIN SQUALLS ACROSS ALL OF EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA. A GUST TO 41 MPH WAS REPORTED IN A SQUALL AT STUART
EARLIER THIS MORNING AND A GUST TO 48 MPH WAS REPORTED NEAR
INDIANTOWN. BROKEN RAINBANDS HAVE ALSO NOW MOVED INTO THE BREVARD
AND VOLUSIA COUNTY COASTS AND ARE SPREADING INLAND INTO THE
ORLANDO METRO...OSCEOLA AND LAKE COUNTIES.

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FROM ISAAC
REMAINS THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS WITHIN THE OUTER
RAINBANDS THROUGH THIS EVENING AND INTO MONDAY MORNING. A FEW OF
THESE TORNADOES MAY BECOME LONG TRACK AND DESTRUCTIVE. TORNADO
WATCHES ARE ALREADY IN PLACE FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
SOUTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET...AND MAY BE EXPANDED NORTH AND WEST THIS
AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL WATCHES MAY CONTINUE INTO MONDAY
FOR MOST...IF NOT ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

THE RAINBANDS FROM ISAAC WILL SPREAD NORTH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE...EVENTUALLY
ENCOMPASSING THE ENTIRETY OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT INTO
MONDAY. SQUALLS WITHIN THE RAINBANDS WILL BE STRONGEST AND MOST
NUMEROUS ACROSS MARTIN...SAINT LUCIE...OKEECHOBEE...AND INDIAN RIVER
COUNTIES WHICH WILL BE THE CLOSEST TO ISAAC'S CENTER. HOWEVER WIND
GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SQUALLS THROUGHOUT
THE ENTIRE REGION OVERNIGHT. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND TRAINING OF
SQUALLS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. THIS ACTIVITY WILL GRADUALLY
DECREASE IN COVERAGE AS ISAAC PULLS NORTHWEST OF THE AREA LATE
MONDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY.

THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW AND SQUALLY WEATHER WILL LEAD TO ROUGH
SURF...BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE COAST
THROUGH AT LEAST MID WEEK.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SQUALLS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN
IMPACTING THE AREA.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY
FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT.

WHEN SQUALLS MOVE THROUGH YOUR AREA...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR
DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND
SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.

&&

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

FLZ054-058-059-064-271630-
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INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
1223 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

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

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

OUTSIDE ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS AS GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY
RAIN IN SQUALLS INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND FREQUENCY. PREPARATIONS TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED!

&&

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE OCCURRING IN THE WARNED AREA
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE IN
SQUALLS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY LATE
AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS AS ISAAC MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH OFF THE SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA COAST.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND ALONG THE TREASURE COAST IN THE TRAINING
RAINBANDS THROUGH MONDAY. FLOODING WILL BE A CONCERN IN URBAN...LOW
LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. CREEKS AND CANALS CAN ALSO BE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO QUICK RISES FROM HEAVY RAINFALL. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS
FLOODED ROADWAYS.

$$

FLZ047-053-147-271630-
/O.CON.KMLB.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD-OSCEOLA-NORTHERN BREVARD-
1223 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

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

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

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. KEEP INFORMED
WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR
OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.

&&

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH ARE OCCURRING ACROSS THE AREA EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE IN
SQUALLS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
POSSIBLE IN SQUALLS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE
TRAINING RAINBANDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. NUISANCE FLOODING
WILL BE A CONCERN IN URBAN...LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
CREEKS AND CANALS CAN ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO QUICK RISES FROM HEAVY
RAINFALL. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.

$$

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INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
SOUTHERN LAKE-
1223 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

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

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

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
TO DETERIORATE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING
FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE
BLOWN AROUND.

&&

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH ARE OCCURRING ACROSS THE AREA EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE IN
SQUALLS. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH
LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
MPH POSSIBLE IN SQUALLS THROUGH MID MONDAY MORNING.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE
TRAINING RAINBANDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. NUISANCE FLOODING
WILL BE A CONCERN IN URBAN...LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
CREEKS AND CANALS CAN ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO QUICK RISES FROM HEAVY
RAINFALL. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.

$$

AMZ555-575-271630-
/O.CON.KMLB.TR.W.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-
1223 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

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

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND
WELL SECURED.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING OVER THE WATERS EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
KNOTS...ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 13 TO 15 FEET BY
TONIGHT.

$$

AMZ550-552-570-572-271630-
/O.CON.KMLB.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN
INLET OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
1223 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND
WELL SECURED.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING OVER THE WATERS EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE...GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SQUALLS
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MAKES ITS
CLOSEST APPROACH. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 14 FEET BY TONIGHT.

$$

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