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

...BERYL MOVING TOWARD NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA...TROPICAL STORM
WARNINGS ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE
SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND...

.NEW INFORMATION...
BERYL CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN AND AS A RESULT A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND
THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT WATERS OF APALACHEE BAY.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...MADISON...INLAND TAYLOR...LAFAYETTE...INLAND DIXIE...
COOK...BERRIEN...BROOKS...LOWNDES AND LANIER.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AS WELL AS
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.3 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 240 MILES
EAST OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA...OR ABOUT 170 MILES EAST OF CROSS CITY
FLORIDA. STORM MOTION WAS WEST AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 65
MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK
OF BERYL AS THE AFFECTS OF THE STORM WILL LIKELY SPREAD MANY MILES
FROM THE CENTER OF THE STORM. BERYL WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION MONDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE
SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. ALSO...LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED IN MANY OF THESE AREAS THROUGH
TUESDAY.

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

WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM BERYL BEING LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL...RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE
SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOSELY
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD
PRONE AREA. MINOR FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AS WELL AS FLOODING ALONG
CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS.

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE
PREPARATIONS FOR THE ARRIVAL OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. THOUGH
WINDS ONLY UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA...WINDS
OF THIS INTENSITY CAN BREAK SMALL BRANCHES OFF TREES AND CAUSE
MINOR DAMAGE TO UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

FLZ019-028-029-034-GAZ147-148-159>161-272315-
/O.CAN.KTAE.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.TR.W.1002.120527T2141Z-000000T0000Z/
MADISON-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-COOK-BERRIEN-BROOKS-
LOWNDES-LANIER-
541 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

$$

FLZ018-118-128-134-GAZ127>131-146-158-272315-
/O.CON.KTAE.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND JEFFERSON-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-COLQUITT-THOMAS-
541 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED FROM TROPICAL STORM BERYL...

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

RESIDENTS IN THE AREA ARE URGED TO STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST FOR BERYL THROUGHOUT THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND PROPERTY IF YOU
LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA SHOULD A FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS A NEAR ZERO CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS
TIME. HOWEVER...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS AS
HIGH AS 46 PERCENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND
AROUND 35 PERCENT IN THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM BERYL MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL LIKELY INCREASE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
WITH BERYL WILL BE PRIMARILY DEPENDENT ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF
THE SYSTEM. BASED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS...STORM TOTAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
AND THE SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS
UP TO 6 INCHES. THIS RAINFALL COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN
POORLY DRAINING AREAS AS WELL AS RISES IN AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS.
$$

FLZ017-027-127-GAZ125-126-145-157-GMZ730-765-282145-
/O.CON.KTAE.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL WAKULLA-DOUGHERTY-LEE-MITCHELL-GRADY-
APALACHEE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
541 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE WITH TROPICAL STORM BERYL...

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

RESIDENTS IN THE AREA ARE URGED TO STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST FOR BERYL THROUGHOUT THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND PROPERTY IF YOU
LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA SHOULD A FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE ZERO CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS. THE CHANCE FOR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE AROUND 30 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
AT THIS TIME...THE ISSUANCE OF TROPICAL STORMS WARNINGS ARE
UNLIKELY. AS TROPICAL STORM BERYL PASSES NEARBY...WINDS WILL
INCREASE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A BRIEF TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUST
UP TO 40 MPH. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR THESE GUSTS WILL BE ON
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH BERYL ARE DEPENDENT ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF
THE SYSTEM. BASED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS...STORM TOTAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM SYLVESTER GEORGIA TO MONTICELLO FLORIDA. THIS
INCLUDES THE TALLAHASSEE AND ALBANY METRO AREAS.

$$

GODSEY



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