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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1144 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...BERYL MAKING LANDFALL...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SPREADING
INLAND...

.NEW INFORMATION...
WIND GUSTS ARE APPROACHING HURRICANE STRENGTH FROM CUMBERLAND
ISLAND AND THE ST MARYS RIVER SOUTH TO AMELIA ISLAND AND MAYPORT.

.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...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
HAMILTON...SUWANNEE...COLUMBIA...BAKER...NASSAU...DUVAL...UNION...
BRADFORD...CLAY...ST JOHNS...PUTNAM...FLAGLER...WAYNE...WARE...
BRANTLEY...INLAND GLYNN...COASTAL GLYNN...ECHOLS...CLINCH...
CHARLTON...INLAND CAMDEN AND COASTAL CAMDEN.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS.

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GILCHRIST...ALACHUA...MARION...
COFFEE...JEFF DAVIS...BACON...APPLING...ATKINSON AND PIERCE...
POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS
THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.2N...LONGITUDE 81.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 20 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE FL. STORM MOTION WAS W OR 270 DEGREES
AT 7 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM BERYL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND IN THE NEXT TWO
HOURS ALONG THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST NEAR PONTE VEDRA. FULL
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA
TONIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND INTRACOASTAL
WATERWAY.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF
DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS
VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE
PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL
PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO
ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE AROUND 3 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-
INLAND CAMDEN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
1144 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

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

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 100 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM BERYL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG THE COAST.

MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD
MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR
FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG
TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY.
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS TROPICAL STORM BERYL APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN
INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE
WATERS UP TO 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE
FROM ABOUT SAINT AUGUSTINE NORTHWARD TO BRUNSWICK. HIGHER LEVELS
WILL BE EXPERIENCED IN THE ESTUARY SYSTEM IN THESE AREAS AS
WELL...SOUTH OF SAINT AUGUSTINE MAINLY IN THE 1 TO 3 FOOT RANGE.
STORM TIDE VALUES WILL BE HIGHEST NEAR AND NORTH OF THE CENTER OF
STORM LANDFALL.

THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST COASTAL
FLOODING WILL BE ALONG THE BEACHES AND INTRACOASTAL WATERWAYS AS
WELL AS ESTUARIES AND INLETS. ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WILL START
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE MONDAY.

SAN MARCO AND RIVERSIDE...AS BERYL MOVES WEST OF THE ST JOHNS
RIVER LATER TONIGHT WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY WHICH WILL PUSH
WATER NORTHWARD INTO DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE. WITH HEAVY RAINFALL
AND RIVER FLOODING IT IS LIKELY SAN MARCO AND RIVERSIDE AREAS
WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING TONIGHT. DEPENDING UPON THE STRENGTH OF
THE WIND IT IS POSSIBLE THIS FLOODING MAY APPROACH THE LEVELS
DURING TROPICAL STORM FAY. DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOOD WATERS AND
STAY AWAY FROM BULKHEADS AND DOCKS.

MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH WILL BECOME
SUBSTANTIAL IF CONDITIONS EXTEND THROUGH MULTIPLE HIGH TIDES.
SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD-PRONE AREAS MAY BE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
IN ADDITION...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF CONDITION
WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ON THE ORDER OF
4 TO 8 INCHES...POSSIBLY HIGHER IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS. RAINBANDS
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INLAND TONIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY DUE TO THE STORM SLOWING
DOWN ONCE IT MAKES LANDFALL AND STALLING OVER THE AREA. A FLOOD
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.

SEE THE LATEST FORECAST FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT
IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

...TORNADOES...
THERE WILL BE A LOW CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS AND TORNADOES TONIGHT
AS RAINBANDS MOVE INLAND.

$$

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CLAY-PUTNAM-
1144 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

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

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 93 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE ST JOHNS
RIVER...DOCTORS LAKE AND OTHER LARGE BODIES OF WATER. MINOR
DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE
LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR
FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES
WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ON THE ORDER OF
4 TO 8 INCHES...POSSIBLY HIGHER IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS. RAINBANDS
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INLAND TONIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY DUE TO THE STORM SLOWING
DOWN ONCE IT MAKES LANDFALL AND STALLING OVER THE AREA. A FLOOD
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.

...TORNADOES...
THERE WILL BE A LOW CHANCE OF TORNADOES TONIGHT AS RAINBANDS MOVE
INLAND.

$$

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HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-UNION-BRADFORD-WAYNE-WARE-
BRANTLEY-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-
1144 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

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

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

OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
BEFORE THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH CAN CAUSE
OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 93 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. HOWEVER...AS TROPICAL STORM BERYL
APPROACHES...STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO
CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE
READY TO ACT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

...TORNADOES...
THERE WILL BE A LOW CHANCE OF TORNADOES TONIGHT AS RAINBANDS MOVE
INLAND.

$$

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COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING-ATKINSON-PIERCE-
1144 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...BERYL MAKING LANDFALL ON THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST...
...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY...

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

HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WHICH MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING
IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA WHICH HAS EXPERIENCED FLOODING AND
ESPECIALLY IF YOU FLOODED DURING FRANCES AND JEANNE IN 2004 YOU
SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.

&&

...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.

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

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

...TORNADOES...
THERE WILL BE A LOW CHANCE OF TORNADOES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT AS RAINBANDS MOVE INLAND.

$$

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ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH 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-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
1144 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

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

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 100 PERCENT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED. MAXIMUM WINDS
WILL BE IN THE 40 TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS NEAR HURRICANE INTENSITY.
SEAS OF 15 TO 22 FEET ARE EXPECTED.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE WILL BE A LOW CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS THROUGH TONIGHT AS
RAINBANDS MOVE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.

$$

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GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-MARION-
1144 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...BERYL MAKING LANDFALL ON THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST...
...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY...

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

HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WHICH MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IF
YOU ARE IN AN AREA WHICH HAS EXPERIENCED FLOODING AND ESPECIALLY
IF YOU FLOODED DURING FRANCES AND JEANNE IN 2004 YOU SHOULD TAKE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
S 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.

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

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

...TORNADOES...
THERE WILL BE A VERY LOW CHANCE OF TORNADOES THROUGH TONIGHT AS
RAINBANDS MOVE INLAND.

$$






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