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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
528 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

...TROPICAL STORM BERYL MOVING INLAND OVER NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND
GRADUALLY WEAKENING...

.NEW INFORMATION...
BERYL MADE LANDFALL AS A STRONG TROPICAL STORM AROUND 1210 AM EDT
NEAR JACKSONVILLE BEACH FLORIDA. THE MAXIMUM WINDS AT THE TIME OF
LANDFALL WERE ESTIMATED TO BE 70 MPH. SINCE THE LANDFALL...BERYL
HAS GRADUALLY WEAKENED AS IT HAS MOVED ABOUT 35 MILES INLAND IN
NORTHEAST FLORIDA...HOWEVER IT IS STILL A TROPICAL STORM.

NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE EXISTING TROPICAL STORM WARNING
OR FLOOD WATCH.

.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 CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
MADISON...INLAND TAYLOR...LAFAYETTE...INLAND DIXIE...COOK...
BERRIEN...BROOKS...LOWNDES AND LANIER.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.3N...LONGITUDE 82.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 140 MILES EAST
OF TALLAHASSEE FL...OR ABOUT 80 MILES NORTHEAST OF CROSS CITY FL.
STORM MOTION WAS W OR 280 DEGREES AT 8 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS
50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
BERYL WILL CONTINUE MOVING WEST THIS MORNING AND WILL LIKELY
APPROACH THE INTERSTATE-75 CORRIDOR NEAR THE GEORGIA-FLORIDA
BORDER BY EARLY AFTERNOON...STILL AT TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH.
THIS SHOULD SPREAD RAIN BANDS AND GUSTY WINDS INTO SOUTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THIS MORNING AND INTO THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. BERYL WILL THEN BEGIN RECURVING TO THE NORTH THIS
EVENING...AND EVENTUALLY TO THE NORTHEAST ON TUESDAY MORNING. SOME
LINGERING RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...BUT WINDS SHOULD DECREASE AS
BERYL WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND PULLS AWAY FROM THE
LOCAL AREA.

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 TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE
EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND TODAY. ALSO...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN
BE EXPECTED IN MANY OF THESE AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM BERYL WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.
RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG
BEND SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOSELY TODAY AND INTO TUESDAY...
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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING...WINDS OR GUSTS OF UP
TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH
CAN BREAK SMALL BRANCHES OFF TREES AND CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO
UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS OR VULNERABLE STRUCTURES LIKE TENTS AND
AWNINGS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AROUND 12 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

FLZ019-028-029-034-GAZ147-148-159>161-281600-
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MADISON-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-COOK-BERRIEN-BROOKS-
LOWNDES-LANIER-
528 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

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

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

TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT YOUR HOME FROM TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE
TO MOBILE HOMES. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...LIKE GARBAGE CANS OR
PATIO FURNITURE.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS AROUND 45 PERCENT.
THIS REPRESENTS A SLIGHT DOWNWARD TREND FROM THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA AND FLOODING
WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON AVERAGE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
TOTALS. THE GREATEST THREAT OF FLOODING APPEARS TO BE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF MADISON...LAFAYETTE...TAYLOR...AND DIXIE COUNTIES IN
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. IN THOSE LOCATIONS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...WINDS...
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.

$$

FLZ018-118-128-134-GAZ127>131-146-158-281600-
/O.CON.KTAE.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND JEFFERSON-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-COLQUITT-THOMAS-
528 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

...HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE WITH TROPICAL STORM
BERYL...

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

RESIDENTS IN THE AREA SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST
FOR BERYL TODAY AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA AND FLOODING
WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. FLOODING WILL
BE MOST LIKELY IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...AND PARTS OF
JEFFERSON...COASTAL TAYLOR...AND COASTAL DIXIE COUNTIES MAY SEE
LOCALIZED AREAS OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER 5 INCHES.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER A FEW GUSTS
TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGEST RAIN BANDS.

$$

FLZ017-027-127-GAZ125-126-145-157-281600-
/O.CON.KTAE.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL WAKULLA-DOUGHERTY-LEE-MITCHELL-GRADY-
528 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

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

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

RESIDENTS IN THE AREA SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST
FOR BERYL TODAY AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED. THIS SHOULD
NOT LEAD TO A WIDESPREAD FLOODING THREAT...BUT LOCALIZED FLOODING
WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY PERSISTENT HEAVY RAIN BANDS.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER A FEW GUSTS
TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGEST RAIN BANDS.

$$

GMZ730-765-281600-
/O.CON.KTAE.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
APALACHEE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
528 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION AND
MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...

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

MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF BERYL OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS OUT OF THE
NORTHWEST AND GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE WEST TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT.
SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 2 TO 4 FEET TODAY...AND 3 TO 5 FEET
BY THIS EVENING IN APALACHEE BAY.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
AN ISOLATED WATERSPOUT WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS
THAT FORM IN APALACHEE BAY TODAY AND THIS EVENING.

$$

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