[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
213 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO EXPECTED TO MEANDER OFFSHORE OF THE
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THERE ARE NO TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA OR NORTHEAST FLORIDA.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT ANYWHERE
ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ADJACENT COASTAL
WATERS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 31.3N...LONGITUDE 79.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 110 MILES
NORTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE FL...OR ABOUT 90 MILES EAST OF
BRUNSWICK GA. STORM MOTION WAS WEST SOUTHWEST WEST OR 245 DEGREES
AT 6 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO CONTINUED TO SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTHWARD THIS
AFTERNOON OFFSHORE OF THE GEORGIA ATLANTIC COAST. THE MAIN LOCAL
IMPACTS FROM THE STORM WILL BE MODERATE RAINFALL ALONG THE
ATLANTIC COAST FROM BRUNSWICK TO JACKSONVILLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...ELEVATED WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS....ELEVATED SEAS...AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
AT AREA BEACHES. ALBERTO WILL BEGIN TO TRACK NORTHWARD THIS
EVENING...AND AWAY FROM THE SOUTHEAST REGION TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

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

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. DO NOT LISTEN TO RUMORS OR UNINFORMED
OPINIONS. RATHER...SEEK AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION FROM YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

MARINERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST.

&&

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

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NASSAU-DUVAL-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
213 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND GUSTY WINDS...

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

TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WILL NOT POSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA OR NORTHEAST FLORIDA. THE MAIN HAZARD WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST...AND WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG
THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

THE CLOSENESS OF THE STORM PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE
DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE
WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST FOR
SUSTAINED SPEEDS NEAR 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED.

...INLAND FLOODING...
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST FROM
BRUNSWICK GEORGIA TO JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
AS RAIN BANDS MOVE SOUTH ON THE WEST SIDE OF ALBERTO. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW AN INCH...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL
REMAINING OFFSHORE.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A LOW CHANCE THAT A WATERSPOUT OR TORNADO COULD IMPACT
THE IMMEDIATE COAST THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING.

$$

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ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM-
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
213 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS...

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

TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WILL BRING ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS TO THE
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 KNOTS OVER
THE GEORGIA OFFSHORE WATERS FROM BRUNSWICK TO FERNANDINA BEACH.
ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE
REDUCED IN PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL.

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES
AND EVALUATE THEIR STATE OF READINESS FOR THIS SEASON.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

SUSTAINED WINDS WILL NEAR 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
OVER THE WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL
DECREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AS THE STORM BEGINS TO TRACK NORTHEAST
AWAY FROM THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS.

THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED.

SEAS WILL BUILD FROM 4 TO 6 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 7 TO 10 FEET
OFFSHORE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE
MONDAY.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE IS A LOW CHANCE THAT A WATERSPOUT OR TORNADO COULD IMPACT
THE IMMEDIATE COAST THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING.

$$

ENYEDI



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