[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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Mon May 28 04:48:44 CDT 2012


WTUS82 KJAX 280948
HLSJAX

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

...BERYL GRADUALLY WEAKENING AS IT MOVES INLAND...WILL CONTINUE
TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS EVEN AS THE WINDS DECREASE...

.NEW INFORMATION...
SLOW STORM MOTION WILL PROMOTE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THIS
MORNING...AND LOCAL FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED.

.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 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.3N...LONGITUDE 82.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 40 MILES WEST OF
JACKSONVILLE FL. STORM MOTION WAS W OR 280 DEGREES AT 8 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS CENTERED OVER NORTH FLORIDA EARLY THIS
MORNING...AND WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY TO THE WEST. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BECOME AN INCREASING CONCERN TODAY...AND LOCAL FLOOD
WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED NEEDED. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
ARE LIKELY...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE
IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS
VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING.

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 9 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ153-154-165-166-291200-
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NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-
INLAND CAMDEN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
548 AM EDT MON MAY 28 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 MOVES FARTHER INLAND...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST
TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE MAINLY
ALONG THE COAST.

MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. LOOSE OUTDOORS OBJECTS
WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY
BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ELEVATED COASTAL WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST AND ADJACENT
ESTUARY SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. THE HIGHEST STORM
SURGE LEVELS WILL FOCUS ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA DUE TO ONSHORE FLOW...WITH
RISES OF 2 TO 4 FEET POSSIBLE. FARTHER SOUTH...THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA
COAST WILL EXPERIENCE WATER RISES AS HIGH AS 1 TO 3 FEET. ELEVATED
WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SAN MARCO AND RIVERSIDE...AS BERYL MOVES FARTHER WEST OF THE ST JOHNS
RIVER THIS MORNING...WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND THIS WILL PUSH
WATER NORTHWARD INTO DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE. WITH HEAVY RAINFALL
AND RIVER FLOODING IT IS LIKELY SAN MARCO AND RIVERSIDE AREAS WILL
EXPERIENCE FLOODING TODAY. 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 OVER THE AREA TODAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL 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 TODAY.

$$

FLZ032-037-291200-
/O.CON.KJAX.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CLAY-PUTNAM-
548 AM EDT MON MAY 28 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. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE
THE LAST FORECAST.

...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. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS 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 OVER THE AREA TODAY. 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 TORNADOES TODAY.

$$

FLZ020>023-030-031-GAZ136-150-152-162>164-291200-
/O.CON.KJAX.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-UNION-BRADFORD-WAYNE-WARE-
BRANTLEY-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-
548 AM EDT MON MAY 28 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.
THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH. STRONGER WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS
MORNING AS THE CENTER OF BERYL DRIFTS OVER THE AREA. 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 TODAY.

$$

GAZ132>135-149-151-291200-
/O.CON.KJAX.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING-ATKINSON-PIERCE-
548 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

...TROPICAL STORM BERYL WILL BRING AREAS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
TODAY WITH FLOOD WARNINGS LIKELY...

...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.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. HOWEVER...WINDS GUSTS
UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN RAINBANDS THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT...NOR
ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN RAINBANDS THIS MORNING.
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 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 TODAY.

$$

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-291200-
/O.CON.KJAX.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
548 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

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

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

&&

...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 30 TO 40 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS POSSIBLE. SEAS
OF 10 TO 15 FEET WILL CONTINUE TODAY.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE WILL BE A LOW CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS TODAY.

$$

FLZ035-036-040-291200-
/O.CON.KJAX.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-MARION-
548 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

...TROPICAL STORM BERYL WILL BRING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...

...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.

&&

...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.

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN RAINBANDS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 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 TODAY.

$$

ENYEDI




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