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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
650 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST FLORIDA
COAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
COASTAL PALM BEACH...COASTAL BROWARD AND COASTAL MIAMI DADE.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA WATERS.

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...INLAND PALM BEACH...METRO PALM
BEACH...INLAND BROWARD...METRO BROWARD...INLAND MIAMI DADE...
METRO MIAMI DADE AND FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM
RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 6 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 16.3N...LONGITUDE 77.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 680 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI FL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 10 DEGREES AT
14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
AS TROPICAL STORM SANDY MOVES THROUGH THE BAHAMAS ON THURSDAY,
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS AND BISCAYNE BAY AS EARLY AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
AS THE WIND FIELD ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF SANDY EXPANDS, SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS COULD REACH THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA
COAST LATE THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY
ON FRIDAY.

EVEN IF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS DO NOT REACH THE
COAST, OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE
ARE LIKELY OVER SOUTHEAST FLORIDA, ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY ON
FRIDAY. IN ADDITION, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS, BEACH EROSION AND
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

RAIN BANDS FROM THE OUTER EDGE OF SANDY COULD ALSO AFFECT SOUTHEAST
FLORIDA THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
AND FLOODING A POSSIBILITY IF BANDS PERSIST ALONG THE COAST.

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

REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR.

ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST SHOULD REMAIN
ALERT FOR ANY CHANGES TO THE FORECAST WHICH WOULD NECESSITATE
WARNINGS.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS
OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.

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 YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
YOU CAN ALSO GO TO READY.GOV, READYSOUTHFLORIDA.ORG,
FLORIDADISASTER.ORG,THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AT REDCROSS.ORG
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WEB SITE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MIAMI AROUND NOON...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

AMZ630-650-651-670-671-241700-
/O.CON.KMFL.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BISCAYNE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-
650 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY, SLOWLY DECREASING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND
EARLY SATURDAY. SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BUILD TO OVER 12 FEET THURSDAY
AFTERNOON, 15 TO 20 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT AND TO OVER 20 FEET FRIDAY
INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVER THE WEEKEND BUT
REMAIN HAZARDOUS.

$$

FLZ168-172-173-241700-
/O.CON.KMFL.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
650 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

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

KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. CONSIDERATION
SHOULD BE MADE TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN
AROUND.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS RANGES FROM 10 PERCENT IN
MIAMI TO 13 PERCENT IN WEST PALM BEACH. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL
STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
COULD BEGIN AS SOON AS LATE THURSDAY EVENING.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM SANDY MOVES CLOSER, THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS MAY INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR POSSIBLE
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM LATE THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING, WITH OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT WIND GUSTS
OVER 40 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH THIS PERIOD. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD
BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR DAMAGE, INCLUDING SNAPPED TREE
BRANCHES, UPROOTING OF SMALL OR WEAK TREES AND DOWNED POWER LINES
RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

$$

AMZ610-FLZ067-068-071>074-174-241700-
/O.CON.KMFL.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-INLAND BROWARD-
METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO MIAMI DADE-
FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
650 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

...INCREASING WINDS LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT. THE
LATEST FORECAST IS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. HOWEVER, OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR HIGHER
ARE POSSIBLE FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. REMAIN
CALM AND STAY INFORMED IN CASE FORECAST CONDITIONS CHANGE.

$$

MOLLEDA




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