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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1220 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM JUPITER INLET TO THE BREVARD
VOLUSIA COUNTY LINE...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS ACROSS EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS... BREVARD...INDIAN RIVER...ST. LUCIE...AND MARTIN.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL
OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA ATLANTIC WATERS.

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY...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 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 17.1N...LONGITUDE 76.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 820 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL FL...OR ABOUT 750 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF FORT PIERCE FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH
NORTHEAST AT 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...

TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
BAHAMAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT AND THEN MOVE NORTH
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS FRIDAY MORNING...ABOUT 200
TO 250 MILES OFFSHORE FROM THE TREASURE COAST.

INCREASING NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND THURSDAY NIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY
INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE SYSTEM MAKES IT CLOSEST APPROACH TO EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA.

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST...BEACHES AND ATLANTIC WATERS FROM BREVARD TO
MARTIN COUNTY ON THE CURRENT PROJECTED PATH...LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY...AND ALSO IN SQUALLS NEAR THE COAST.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST
WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF THREE TO FOUR INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY. THIS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED PONDING OF WATER IN POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS ALONG THE COAST.

LARGE AND BATTERING SURF WILL MAKE THE OCEAN HAZARDOUS FOR ANYONE
TO ENTER. MODERATE BEACH AND SOME DUNE EROSION IS ALSO EXPECTED.

WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY ON THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY
NIGHT AS SANDY APPROACHES AND SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT BY
THIS TIME.

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

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A
BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE
IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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

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 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

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

FLZ047-054-059-064-147-250030-
/O.CON.KMLB.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-NORTHERN BREVARD-
1220 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

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

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

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.

&&

...WINDS...
AS SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS
LIKELY TO INCREASE BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SUSTAINED
WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
ALONG THE COAST.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
LARGE AND BATTERING WAVES THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY AND
CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY WILL CAUSE MODERATE BEACH
EROSION...DANGEROUS SURF...AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN
VULNERABLE SPOTS.

$$

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-250030-
/O.CON.KMLB.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN
INLET OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
1220 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH 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.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS WILL
INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
FROM THURSDAY NIGHT TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL REACH 12 TO
15 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 20 TO 25 FEET OFFSHORE.

$$

FLZ141-250030-
/O.NEW.KMLB.HU.S.1018.121024T1620Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL VOLUSIA-
1220 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

...MARINE AND COASTAL IMPACTS EXPECTED FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY FROM
SANDY...

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

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE
WATCHES OR WARNINGS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE
BLOWN AROUND.

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

&&

...WINDS...
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
LARGE AND BATTERING WAVES THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AND
CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY WILL CAUSE MODERATE BEACH
EROSION...DANGEROUS SURF... AND POSSIBLE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN
VULNERABLE SPOTS.

$$






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