[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...CENTER OF ISAAC MOVING INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST OF THE FLORIDA KEYS
THIS EVENING.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...

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

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ATLANTIC WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.1N...LONGITUDE 82.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 310 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ORLANDO FL...OR ABOUT 270 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF FORT PIERCE FL. STORM MOTION WAS WEST NORTHWEST OR
290 DEGREES AT 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS...AND ISAAC IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE IN A DAY OR
TWO OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...

TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS THROUGH
LATE EVENING AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO LATE TONIGHT
INTO MONDAY. ALTHOUGH ISAAC HAS A LARGE WIND CIRCULATION THE
CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FARTHER AWAY FROM EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA TONIGHT WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CONFINED TO GUSTS
IN SQUALLS ACROSS THE TREASURE COAST AND OKEECHOBEE THROUGH LATE
EVENING.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH WILL MAINLY OCCUR WITH SQUALLS
ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH SOME
RAIN BANDS CONTINUING TO MOVE ONSHORE FROM THE ATLANTIC. THE
STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE TREASURE COAST.

THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES IS DIMINISHING BUT CANNOT BE RULED OUT
OVERNIGHT FOR MAINLY COASTAL SECTIONS SOUTH OF CAPE CANAVERAL.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ACROSS
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY AND THE TREASURE COAST AND ONE TO THREE INCHES
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED
PONDING OR WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE
FLOODING INTO MONDAY.

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...

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED TONIGHT.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS AS FURTHER DESCRIBED
BY YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

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

FLZ054-058-059-064-270500-
/O.CON.KMLB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
810 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

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

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

SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. DO NOT
DRIVE ACROSS WATER COVERED ROADWAYS.

&&

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
RAIN SQUALLS OVERNIGHT AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVES TOWARD THE
SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO.

...INLAND FLOODING...
ADDITIONAL LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 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.

$$

AMZ555-575-270500-
/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-
810 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 ATLANTIC
WATERS EARLY THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. SEAS
WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 13 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT.

$$

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