[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DEBBY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
520 AM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...DEBBY MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD...EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS
FROM ENGLEWOOD TO SUWANNEE RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT OFFERS GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
MARINERS...AS WELL AS OTHER MARINE INTERESTS...ALONG ALL COASTAL
WATER LEGS OF FLORIDA WEST COAST AND THE GULF OF MEXICO.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS FROM 20 TO 60 NM OVER THE GULF OF
MEXICO WATERS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DEBBY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.3N...LONGITUDE 87.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 290 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF CEDAR KEY FL...OR ABOUT 280 MILES WEST OF MOUTH
OF TAMPA BAY FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH AT 3 MPH. STORM INTENSITY
WAS 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IN MIAMI
INDICATES THAT TROPICAL STORM DEBBY REMAINS DISORGANIZED AND
CONTINUES TO DRIFT SLOWLY NORTHWARD OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF
MEXICO. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE CURRENTLY WELL OFF TO THE NORTH
AND EAST OF THE CENTER OF DEBBY...AND ARE NOW AFFECTING PORTIONS
OF OUR OFFSHORE WATERS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS ARE URGED TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO RETURN
TO PORT...SEEK SAFE HARBOR...AND SECURE THEIR CRAFT. MONITOR
WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR CHANGES TO THE LATEST FORECAST AND LISTEN
FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN AROUND 11 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

GMZ870-873-241700-
/O.CON.KTBW.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
520 AM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS
FROM ENGLEWOOD TO SUWANNEE RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 KNOTS RANGE WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 KNOTS POSSIBLE. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TO
BETWEEN 10 AND 14 FEET.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
WIDESPREAD RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
WARNING AREA. THE POTENTIAL WILL CONTINUE FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS
ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS.

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