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

...CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE SANDY PREPARING TO MOVE OFF THE
NORTHEASTERN COAST OF CUBA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO
JUPITER INLET. ALL EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA ATLANTIC WATERS NOW
UNDER A TROPICAL STORM WARNING.

.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...BREVARD AND COASTAL VOLUSIA.

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

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

TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...INLAND VOLUSIA...LAKE...ORANGE...
SEMINOLE...OSCEOLA AND OKEECHOBEE.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 20.9N...LONGITUDE 75.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 600 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL FL...OR ABOUT 540 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF FORT PIERCE FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH AT
18 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 105 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...

HURRICANE SANDY IS FORECAST TO MAINTAIN HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT
MOVES NORTH THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN BAHAMAS THROUGH
TONIGHT AND THEN OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS OFFSHORE EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA ON FRIDAY. THE LATEST FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER KEEPS THE CENTER ABOUT 200 TO 250 MILES OFFSHORE
FROM THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST.

INCREASING NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY INTO
TONIGHT. 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 TONIGHT
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 THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
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 EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...AND
ENTERING THE WATER IS NOT ADVISED. MODERATE BEACH AND SOME DUNE
EROSION IS ALSO EXPECTED.

WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT
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 UPDATES.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

&&

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

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INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
551 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 SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAIN 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 TONIGHT 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 THIS 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-
551 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING 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 TONIGHT...FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 45 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
MAY 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 EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FROM THIS 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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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-
551 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 TODAY BEFORE WEATHER CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE SANDY APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 40 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS.
SEAS WILL BUILD AS HIGH AS 25 TO 30 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-
551 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

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

BOAT OWNERS SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR
CRAFT AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TODAY BEFORE WEATHER CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE SANDY APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 40 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 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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INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-
SOUTHERN LAKE-
551 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY...

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

LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LIGHT LAWN FURNITURE
SHOULD BE STOWED OUT OF THE WIND. THESE OBJECTS CAN BECOME
AIRBORNE AND BE BLOWN AROUND DURING GUSTY WINDS.

&&

...WINDS...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 20 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
AS HURRICANE SANDY PARALLELS THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST ABOUT
200 TO 250 MILES OFFSHORE. GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
TODAY AND UP TO 40 MPH ON FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY IN PASSING RAIN
SQUALLS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

$$

VOLKMER




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