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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
813 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012

...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA, BUT
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION SECTION.

.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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
COASTAL COLLIER...MAINLAND MONROE AND FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ATLANTIC WATERS SOUTH OF DEERFIELD BEACH, BISCAYNE BAY, AND
ALL LOCAL GULF WATERS.

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 SOUTH FLORIDA UNTIL 9 AM THIS
MORNING. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT
MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.7N...LONGITUDE 84.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 280 MILES WEST
OF MIAMI FL...OR ABOUT 180 MILES WEST OF NAPLES FL. STORM MOTION
WAS WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM SOUTH FLORIDA.
AS A RESULT...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
SOUTHWEST COAST AND FAR SOUTH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY WITH A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE REST OF SOUTH FLORIDA FOR THE EXPECTATION OF
FREQUENT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH.

THERE IS ALSO THE CONCERN FOR FLASH FLOODING, PARTICULARLY ACROSS
THE WEST PALM BEACH METROPOLITAN AREA WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAINS
OCCURRED OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
IS EXPECTED, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE ANY RAINBANDS
TRAIN OVER AN AREA. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH
FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

ANOTHER CONCERN WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES,
MAINLY THIS MORNING. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH
FLORIDA UNTIL 9 AM.

THERE STILL REMAINS A POTENTIAL FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG
THE GULF COAST...ESPECIALLY FROM MARCO ISLAND TO EVERGLADES CITY
AS WELL AS ALONG THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COAST, MAINLY IN THE MORE
FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG BISCAYNE BAY.

THE COMBINATION OF SURF AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN LIFE
THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH MODERATE BEACH EROSION MAINLY
ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES AND ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF COLLIER
COUNTY LATER TODAY WHEN THE WINDS TURN MORE ONSHORE. THE RISK
WILL DIMINISH LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

SMALL CRAFTS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL CONDITIONS
IMPROVED.

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 NOON...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

FLZ069-075-174-281215-
/O.CON.KMFL.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL COLLIER-MAINLAND MONROE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
813 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR STRONGER WINDS IN ANY HEAVY RAINBANDS WHICH DEVELOP. STRONG
WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ANY STRONG
RAINBANDS. THIS RISK IS HIGHEST THROUGH THE MORNING WITH
CONDITIONS GRADUALLY IMPROVING THROUGH THE DAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TOTAL WATER LEVELS ABOVE THE GROUND CAN STILL POTENTIALLY REACH
1 TO 3 FEET FROM MARCO ISLAND TO EVERGLADES CITY...WHICH COULD
RESULT IN MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING. CONDITIONS
WILL IMPROVE LATER TODAY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE WHEN THE WINDS
TURN ONSHORE LATER TODAY. THIS THREAT HAS CONTINUED TO DIMINISH
SINCE YESTERDAY.

MODERATE SURF LATER TODAY COULD LEAD TO MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH
EROSION ALONG WITH RIP CURRENTS.

$$

GMZ656-657-676-281215-
/O.CON.KMFL.TR.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-
813 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS...
MAINLY OFFSHORE...WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
TREND DOWN TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. HIGH SEAS THIS MORNING WILL
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATER TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

$$

AMZ630-651-671-281215-
/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-
813 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING.
STRONG WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER
RAINBANDS...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TREND
DOWN THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. HIGH SEAS
WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATER TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

$$






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