[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1249 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...ISAAC RAIN BANDS AFFECTING PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WIND AND SURGE SECTIONS.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
COASTAL COLLIER...MAINLAND MONROE AND FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE LOCAL GULF WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
GLADES...HENDRY...INLAND PALM BEACH...METRO PALM BEACH...COASTAL
PALM BEACH...INLAND COLLIER...INLAND BROWARD...METRO BROWARD...COASTAL
BROWARD...INLAND MIAMI DADE...METRO MIAMI DADE AND COASTAL MIAMI
DADE.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL
OF THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA. PLEASE
LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR
YOUR AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA INCLUDING
THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE OFF SHORE
WATERS OF COLLIER COUNTY. 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 130 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MIAMI FL...OR ABOUT 170 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
OF NAPLES FL. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 18 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
ALTHOUGH THE CENTER OF ISAAC WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF MAINLAND SOUTH
FLORIDA, IMPACTS WILL BE FELT FOR HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY FROM THE
CENTER. MOST PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE
CLOSE TO OR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH A REMOTE CHANCE OF
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS BEING FELT, ALTHOUGH NOT FORECAST, ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST AND EXTREME FAR SOUTH
MIAMI-DADE MOSTLY IN THE FORM OF WIND GUSTS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MOSTLY IN RAIN BANDS ARE IMPACTING SOUTH
FLORIDA ALONG THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST AND SPREADING INLAND AND
TO THE GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING OR EARLY MORNING
MONDAY ATLANTIC COAST AND THROUGH MONDAY MORNING GULF COAST, WITH
CONDITIONS IMPROVING FROM EAST TO WEST ACCORDINGLY.

THERE IS ALSO THE CONCERN FOR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO
8 INCHES ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR MUCH HIGHER AMOUNTS IF RAIN BANDS TRAIN REPEATEDLY
OVER THE SAME AREA AS ISAAC PASSES SOUTH OF THE AREA. A FLOOD
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY EVENING.

ANOTHER MAIN CONCERN WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR QUICK DEVELOPING
TORNADOES, WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCED WARNING, IN RAIN BANDS WITH
THE THREAT INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAINING THROUGH THE
NIGHT AND POTENTIALLY INTO MONDAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FOR ALL OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA.

THERE STILL REMAINS A POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING
ALONG THE GULF COAST. MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING
IS POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST.

SURF WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TODAY...PEAKING TONIGHT...THEN
STEADILY SUBSIDING MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ALONG THE ATLANTIC
BEACHES OF SOUTHEAST FLORIDA. ALONG THE GULF COAST...SURF WILL
QUICKLY BUILD TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING AND PEAK BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF SURF AND ONSHORE WINDS WILL RESULT
IN LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH MODERATE TO MAJOR
BEACH EROSION ALONG THE GULF AND ATLANTIC BEACHES.

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

DURING THE STORM...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.

HAVE A WELL CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK
COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES.

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

FOR ANY SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR
OR PORT...AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION
ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR
EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING
LIFE JACKETS...AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE.

&&

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

FLZ069-075-174-271700-
/O.CON.KMFL.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL COLLIER-MAINLAND MONROE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
1249 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ARE ADVISED TO CALL ESTABLISHED LOCAL
INFORMATION NUMBERS FOR STORM-RELATED INFORMATION.

IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND COLLIER COUNTIES...CALL 311.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC PASSES BY...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE IMMINENT THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED MOSTLY IN AND AROUND RAIN BANDS.
WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL
MONDAY MORNING ALONG SOUTHWEST COAST AND EARLIER IN THE MORNING IN
FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE.

THIS REPRESENTS A THREAT OF AT LEAST MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE
WIND DAMAGE. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO UNANCHORED MOBILE
HOMES...PORCHES...CARPORTS...AND AWNINGS ALONG WITH SOME DAMAGE TO
SHINGLES AND SIDING...LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN OFF TREES WITH SEVERAL
SHALLOW- ROOTED AND DISEASED TREES BLOWN DOWN...AND UNSECURED
LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS EASILY BLOWN ABOUT BECOMING DANGEROUS
PROJECTILES. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS ON BRIDGES AND
OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A
FEW ROADS WILL BE IMPASSABLE DUE TO LARGE DEBRIS. THERE IS
POTENTIAL FOR AT LEAST SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES... ESPECIALLY IN
AREAS WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS A CHANCE
FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO
5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...
RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE
GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE.

THE LOCATIONS WITH THE GREATEST FLOODING POTENTIAL INCLUDE AREAS
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE GULF COAST SOUTH AND WEST OF TAMIAMI TRAIL IN
COLLIER COUNTY DOWN TO THE EVERGLADES CITY AREA. ON THE CURRENT
FORECAST TRACK...STORM SURGE IS LIKELY TO BE LOWER THAN THE
VALUES ABOVE. HOWEVER...ANY DEVIATION IN TRACK TO THE EAST AND OR
AN INCREASE IN STORM INTENSITY OR SIZE COULD RESULT IN AT LEAST
THIS SURGE POTENTIAL...IF NOT HIGHER. MAIN TIMING CONCERN FOR
SURGE ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL BE MONDAY...ESPECIALLY AT THE
HIGH TIDE CYCLE AROUND SUNRISE.

THIS REPRESENTS A THREAT OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOOD DAMAGE FROM SEA
WATER. IF REALIZED, EXPECT PARTIAL INUNDATION WITHIN THE FLOOD
ZONE. MAJOR BEACH EROSION. A FEW SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE
ROADS WEAKENED OR WASHED OUT, ESPECIALLY IN HISTORICALLY
VULNERABLE LOW SPOTS. STORM SURGE AND TIDE ACCENTUATED BY WIND
WAVES BREACHING DUNES AND POSSIBLY SEAWALLS IN SCATTERED LOCATIONS
TO RESULT IN DAMAGE TO SHORELINE BUILDINGS, MAINLY IN HISTORICALLY
VULNERABLE SPOTS. MODERATE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, AND PIERS.
SEVERAL SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS, ESPECIALLY IN
UNPROTECTED ANCHORAGES.

$$

FLZ073-074-173-271700-
/O.CON.KMFL.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO MIAMI DADE-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
1249 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

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

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

RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ARE ADVISED TO CALL ESTABLISHED LOCAL
INFORMATION NUMBERS FOR STORM-RELATED INFORMATION.

IN MIAMI-DADE...CALL 311.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC PASSES BY THE AREA...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS MOSTLY IN RAIN BANDS MAY OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA. MAXIMUM
WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE LIKELY. THE THREAT OF
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IS FORECAST TO END BY LATE
THIS EVENING OR EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 59 MPH HAVE BEEN RECORDED ACROSS PORTIONS OF
MIAMI DATE THIS TODAY.

THERE IS NO LONGER A THREAT OF SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND
THEREFORE THE HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED. HOWEVER, WIND
GUSTS CLOSE TO HURRICANE FORCE WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN BANDS IS STILL
A POSSIBILITY.

THIS REPRESENTS A THREAT OF AT LEAST MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE
WIND DAMAGE. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO PORCHES...CARPORTS...AND
AWNINGS ALONG WITH SOME DAMAGE TO SHINGLES AND SIDING...LARGE
BRANCHES BROKEN OFF TREES WITH SEVERAL SHALLOW-ROOTED AND DISEASED
TREES BLOWN DOWN...AND UNSECURED LIGHT- WEIGHT OBJECTS EASILY
BLOWN ABOUT BECOMING DANGEROUS PROJECTILES. DRIVING CONDITIONS
WILL BE DANGEROUS ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A FEW ROADS WILL BE IMPASSABLE DUE TO
LARGE DEBRIS. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR AT LEAST SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES... ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC PASSES BY THE AREA...THERE IS A CHANCE
FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS 2 TO 3 FEET
ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING
IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION UP TO 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND
LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE.

THE LOCATIONS AT GREATER RISK TO EXPERIENCE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE
AREAS IMMEDIATE ADJACENT TO BISCAYNE BAY FROM MIAMI BEACH SOUTH
TO SOUTH MIAMI DADE.

THIS REPRESENTS A THREAT OF MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE COASTAL
FLOOD DAMAGE FROM SEA WATER. IF REALIZED... EXPECT PARTIAL
INUNDATION WITHIN THE FLOOD ZONE...ESPECIALLY FOR LOW-LYING AREAS.
VERY HEAVY SURF ALONG WITH PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS WILL MOST
LIKELY LEAD TO MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION.

$$

FLZ063-066>068-070>072-168-172-271700-
/O.CON.KMFL.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-INLAND COLLIER-
INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-
1249 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

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

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

RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ARE ADVISED TO CALL ESTABLISHED LOCAL
INFORMATION NUMBERS FOR STORM-RELATED INFORMATION.

IN PALM BEACH COUNTY...CALL 561-712-6400. IN COLLIER COUNTY AND
BROWARD COUNTIES...CALL 311. IN GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES...CALL
211.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA MAINLY
IN RAIN BANDS ACROSS THE BROWARD AND PALM BEACH COASTS. THIS WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD WEST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
STILL LIKELY MOSTLY IN RAIN BANDS. THE THREAT OF SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IS NOT FORECAST TO END UNTIL SHORTLY
BEFORE SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING ACROSS GLADES... HENDRY...AND
INLAND COLLIER COUNTIES AND AROUND MIDNIGHT ACROSS PALM BEACH
AND BROWARD COUNTIES.

EARLIER TODAY PORT EVERGLADES AND POMPANO OBSERVATIONS REPORTED
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

THIS REPRESENTS A THREAT OF AT LEAST MINOR WIND DAMAGE. THERE IS
A POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO PORCHES...CARPORTS...AND AWNINGS ALONG
WITH SOME DAMAGE TO LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN OFF TREES WITH SEVERAL
SHALLOW-ROOTED AND DISEASED TREES BLOWN DOWN...AND UNSECURED
LIGHT- WEIGHT OBJECTS EASILY BLOWN ABOUT BECOMING DANGEROUS
PROJECTILES. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS ON BRIDGES AND
OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A
FEW ROADS WILL BE IMPASSABLE DUE TO LARGE DEBRIS. THERE IS
POTENTIAL FOR AT LEAST SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES... ESPECIALLY IN
AREAS WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE REMAINS A
MINOR THREAT FOR COASTAL FLOODING...MAINLY ALONG THE BARRIER
ISLANDS OF PALM BEACH AND BROWARD COUNTIES. ADDITIONALLY...THE
COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO LARGE SURF AND ONSHORE WINDS WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN MODERATE TO LOCALLY MAJOR BEACH EROSION.

$$

GMZ656-657-676-271700-
/O.CON.KMFL.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
1249 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED STRONG TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 40 TO 60 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO
FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON.

SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BUILD RAPIDLY TODAY TO IN EXCESS OF 12 FEET
OFFSHORE...PEAKING LATE TONIGHT TO OVER 20 FEET OFFSHORE...THEN
SUBSIDING MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

$$

AMZ630-651-671-271700-
/O.CON.KMFL.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BISCAYNE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-
1249 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC PASSES BY...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING NOW. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 3O TO 4O KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL
BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

THERE IS NO LONGER A THREAT OF SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND
THEREFORE THE HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BUILD DURING THE DAY TO IN EXCESS OF 12
FEET...PEAKING AROUND 15 TO 20 FEET LATE TODAY AND EARLY
TONIGHT...THEN SUBSIDING BELOW 10 FEET BY LATE MONDAY AND BELOW 7
FEET MONDAY NIGHT.

$$

AMZ650-670-271700-
/O.CON.KMFL.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT
20 NM-
WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
1249 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC PASSES BY...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE OCCURRING NOW MAINLY IN RAIN BANDS. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35
KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST
TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING OR
AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BUILD RAPIDLY TODAY TO IN EXCESS OF 12
FEET...PEAKING AROUND 15 FEET LATE TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT... THEN
SUBSIDING BELOW 10 FEET BY LATE MONDAY AND BELOW 7 FEET MONDAY
NIGHT.

$$

AMZ610-271700-
/O.CON.KMFL.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-
1249 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL
BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL MONDAY MORNING.

AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC PASSES BY...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE IMMINENT BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO
35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST
TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT OR EARLY
MORNING.

$$




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