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

...NEW TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR INDIAN RIVER...SAINT
LUCIE AND MARTIN COUNTIES.

.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 WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...INDIAN RIVER...ST. LUCIE AND MARTIN.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA ATLANTIC WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
COASTAL VOLUSIA.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
BREVARD COUNTY.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 18.3N...LONGITUDE 76.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 740 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL FL...OR ABOUT 680 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF FORT PIERCE FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH AT
14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...

HURRICANE SANDY IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
BAHAMAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT AND THEN MOVE NORTH
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS ON FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...
ABOUT 200 TO 250 MILES OFFSHORE FROM THE 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 VOLUSIA TO
MARTIN COUNTY ON THE CURRENT PROJECTED PATH...LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
ON FRIDAY AND INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...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 COASTAL COUNTIES.

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.

.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.

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.

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

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR UPDATES.

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

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MELBOURNE AROUND 9 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

FLZ054-059-064-250500-
/O.CON.KMLB.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
558 PM EDT WED OCT 24 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.

&&

...WINDS...
AS SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS
LIKELY TO INCREASE BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE
WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH. 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. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL
BE POSSIBLE.

...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. LARGE BREAKERS UP TO 8 FEET WILL CAUSE EROSION
TO DUNES DURING MULTIPLE HIGH TIDAL CYCLES LATE THURSDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY.

THE SURF WILL BECOME ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY. BEACHGOERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE POUNDING
SURF. THE LARGE SURF CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND COULD BE DEADLY.

$$

FLZ047-141-147-250500-
/O.CON.KMLB.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD-COASTAL VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD-
558 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 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
ALONG THE COAST. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT
AND EARLY SATURDAY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS
INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY MAY
BE BLOWN AROUND.

...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. LARGE BREAKERS UP TO 8 FEET WILL CAUSE EROSION
TO DUNES DURING MULTIPLE HIGH TIDAL CYCLES LATE THURSDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY.

THE SURF WILL BECOME ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY. BEACHGOERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE POUNDING
SURF. THE LARGE SURF CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND COULD BE DEADLY.

$$

AMZ555-572-575-250500-
/O.CON.KMLB.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM-
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-
558 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

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

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

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

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE SANDY APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
60 KNOTS POSSIBLE. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 25 FEET OFFSHORE.


$$

AMZ550-552-570-250500-
/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-
WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
558 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

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

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

BOAT OWNERS NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING
THEIR CRAFT AND RUSH PREPARATIONS TO COMPLETION.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS WILL INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 25 FEET OFFSHORE.

$$

FLZ041-044>046-053-058-144-250500-
/O.NEW.KMLB.HU.S.1018.121024T2158Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-
SOUTHERN LAKE-
558 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY...

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

LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE STOWED OUT OF THE WIND. LIGHT
WEIGHT OBJECTS CAN BECOME AIRBORNE AND BE BLOWN AROUND.

&&

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AS HURRICANE SANDY PARALLELS
THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST 200 TO 25O MILES OFFSHORE. GUSTY
WINDS TO 35 TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN PASSING RAIN
SQUALLS BY FRIDAY.

THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE AS SANDY PASSES WELL OFFSHORE FROM EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
WIND ADVISORY OR LAKE WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED.

$$

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