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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1211 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...EYE OF SANDY APPROACHING THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN CUBA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
REPORTS FROM HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT SANDY IS
CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTH TOWARD A SECOND
LANDFALL OVER EASTERN CUBA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
INDIAN RIVER...ST. LUCIE AND MARTIN.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA ATLANTIC WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET
SOUTHWARD OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE...AND FROM THE VOLUSIA
BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL
MILES OFFSHORE.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
SOUTHERN BREVARD...COASTAL VOLUSIA AND NORTHERN BREVARD.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA ATLANTIC WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO THE
VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE...
AND FROM THE VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT
TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE.

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...INLAND VOLUSIA...NORTHERN LAKE...
ORANGE...SEMINOLE...OSCEOLA...OKEECHOBEE AND SOUTHERN LAKE...
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 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 19.4N...LONGITUDE 76.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 680 MILES
SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL...OR ABOUT 610 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHEAST OF FORT PIERCE. SANDY WAS MOVING NORTH AT 13 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 90 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS
954 MB...OR 28.17 INCHES.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE SANDY IS FORECAST TO MAINTAIN HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT
MOVES NORTH ACROSS CUBA TONIGHT...THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
BAHAMAS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AND THEN OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS
OFFSHORE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA ON FRIDAY. THE LATEST FORECAST FROM
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER KEEPS THE CENTER ABOUT 180 TO 200
MILES OFFSHORE FROM THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST.

INCREASING NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE
DAY ON THURSDAY AND INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED FROM FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS SANDY MAKES ITS
CLOSEST APPROACH TO EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

ON THE CURRENT FORECAST PATH...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST...BEACHES AND ATLANTIC WATERS...
SPREADING NORTHWARD FROM MARTIN COUNTY BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO VOLUSIA COUNTY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...GUSTS TO
TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE LIKELY IN SQUALLS FOR SEVERAL HOURS
BEFORE THE ONSET OF THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS. THESE SQUALLS
WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON THURSDAY...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

BECAUSE THESE RAIN BANDS AND SQUALLS ARE FORECAST TO MOVE
REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS...TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST WITH ISOLATED
AMOUNTS OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES THROUGH LATE FRIDAY. THIS MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS ALONG THE
COASTAL COUNTIES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE OVER THE TREASURE COAST
COUNTIES OF INDIAN RIVER...SAINT LUCIE AND MARTIN WHERE THE
HIGHEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WERE RECEIVED FROM TROPICAL STORM ISAAC
IN LATE AUGUST.

LARGE AND BATTERING SURF WILL MAKE THE OCEAN HAZARDOUS...AND
ENTERING THE WATER IS NOT ADVISED. MODERATE BEACH AND SOME DUNE
EROSION IS ALSO EXPECTED.

WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS SANDY APPROACHES. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF
LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE THURSDAY BEFORE WEATHER CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE SIGNIFICANTLY.

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 POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.

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 600 AM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
1211 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

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

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT WERE NOT
COMPLETED BY TONIGHT SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION BY THURSDAY
MORNING BEFORE WEATHER CONDITIONS DETERIORATE SIGNIFICANTLY. 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 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLS WHICH WILL INCREASE
IN BOTH STRENGTH AND FREQUENCY. 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
SUCH AS BATHTUB REEF BEACH IN MARTIN COUNTY. LARGE BREAKERS UP
TO 8 FEET WILL CAUSE EROSION TO DUNES DURING MULTIPLE HIGH TIDAL
CYCLES LATE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE SURF WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY. BEACHGOERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE POUNDING
SURF. THE LARGE SURF CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE
SEAWARD PULL OF RIP CURRENTS.

$$

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SOUTHERN BREVARD-COASTAL VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD-
1211 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

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

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

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE
ON THURSDAY. MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE WEATHER CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN 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
LOCATIONS. LARGE BREAKERS UP TO 6 TO 8 FEET WILL CAUSE EROSION
TO DUNES DURING MULTIPLE HIGH TIDAL CYCLES LATE THURSDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY.

THE SURF WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY. BEACHGOERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE POUNDING
SURF. THE LARGE SURF CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE
SEAWARD PULL OF RIP CURRENTS.

&&

...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.

$$

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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-
1211 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

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

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

BOAT OWNERS SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR
CRAFT AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE WEATHER
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE.

&&

...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 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. SEAS WILL BUILD AS HIGH AS AROUND 25 FEET WELL OFFSHORE.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.

$$

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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-
1211 AM EDT THU OCT 25 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 AS EARLY AS
POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY BEFORE THE ONSET OF DETERIORATING WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

&&

...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 LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 25 FEET OFFSHORE.


$$

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INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-
SOUTHERN LAKE-
1211 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

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

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 170 TO 200 MILES OFFSHORE. GUSTS TO
AROUND 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN PASSING RAIN SQUALLS
LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

WHILE THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW
TROPICAL STORM FORCE AS SANDY PASSES WELL OFFSHORE FROM EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA....WIND ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

$$


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