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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
224 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...BERYL NOW A TROPICAL STORM...

.NEW INFORMATION...
BERYL HAS STRENGTHENED SLIGHTLY THIS AFTERNOON AND HAS TRANSITIONED
TO A TROPICAL STORM.

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

WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
ALL OF VOLUSIA COUNTY.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA ATLANTIC WATERS NORTH OF THE VOLUSIA-
BREVARD COUNTY LINE.

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LAKE...ORANGE...SEMINOLE...AND
NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTIES...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM GUSTY
WIND...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING REMAIN A CONCERN.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.1N...LONGITUDE 79.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 90 MILES
NORTHEAST OF DAYTONA BEACH FL. BERYL WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST
AT 10 MPH. BERYL HAS STRENGTHENED LATE THIS MORNING AND MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE WAS 997 MB OR 29.44 INCHES.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
BERYL HAS STRENGTHENED MORE THIS AFTERNOON AND HAS MADE THE TRANSITION
FROM A SUBTROPICAL STORM TO A TROPICAL STORM. HOWEVER...THE FORECAST
TRACK REMAINS THE SAME AS BERYL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WESTWARDS
MAKING LANDFALL INTO THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COASTLINE LATE THIS
EVENING.

RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL ARE NOW AFFECTING THE AREA WITH SEVERAL
SITES REPORTING GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH WITHIN PASSING
SQUALLS. AN INCREASE IN THE FREQUENCY AND STRENGTH OF THESE FAST
MOVING RAIN SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS BERYL MOVES CLOSER TO THE COAST. ADDITIONAL SHOWER AND
STORM DEVELOPMENT IS ALSO OCCURRING OUTSIDE OF THESE RAIN BANDS IN
THE MOIST ENVIRONMENT AROUND BERYL.

OUTSIDE OF THE RAIN BANDS...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE AROUND 20 MPH
ACROSS VOLUSIA COUNTY WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. OBSERVATIONS
ACROSS LAKE...ORANGE...SEMINOLE...AND NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTIES
SHOW THAT WINDS CONTINUE AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
MPH. THESE WINDS ARE LEADING TO HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON
LOCAL INLAND LAKES AND WATERWAYS OUTSIDE OF SQUALLS. OVER THE
LOCAL ATLANTIC...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ALREADY
OCCURRING BEYOND 20 NM NORTH OF THE VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE
WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS.

DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING AT LOCAL BEACHES...WITH
SEVERAL RESCUES ALREADY OCCURRING THIS MORNING. ENTERING THE SURF
TODAY AND TOMORROW IS NOT ADVISED.

BRIEF TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE AREA
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT HOURS IN
PASSING SQUALLS.

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

OUTDOOR PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THIS
AFTERNOON. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND RAIN SQUALLS CAN CAUSE
OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

&&

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

FLZ041-141-281830-
/O.CON.KMLB.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
224 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING
TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY. PASSING SQUALLS CAN VERY QUICKLY INCREASE WINDS
ACROSS YOUR AREA.

&&

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH BY THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT. AT THESE SPEEDS...WINDS WILL CAUSE LOOSE OUTDOOR
ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS TO BLOW AROUND...AND
MAY LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE COUNTY.

$$

AMZ550-570-281830-
/O.CON.KMLB.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE
OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
224 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

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

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

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING OVER THE WATERS. SMALL
CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 55 KNOTS MAY BE
POSSIBLE OVER THE WATERS NEAR THE FLAGER-VOLUSIA COUNTY LINE.
SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...THOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN
ONGOING SQUALLS. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT.

$$

AMZ552-572-FLZ044>046-144-147-281830-
/O.CON.KMLB.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN
INLET OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN BREVARD-
224 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...GUSTY WINDS AND SQUALLS FROM BERYL TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

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

DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE DURING PASSING RAIN SQUALLS AS FLYING DEBRIS
CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT.

OVER LAND...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN RAIN SQUALLS OVER LAND.
HOWEVER...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL BELOW
TROPICAL STORM FORCE. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE
LOCATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

OVER THE LOCAL ATLANTIC...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY
FOR THE WATERS NORTH OF CAPE CANAVERAL. SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING...THOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER
WINDS AND SEAS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN ONGOING SQUALLS.

CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT.

$$

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