[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

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

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
NASSAU...DUVAL...ST JOHNS AND FLAGLER.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 20.9N...LONGITUDE 75.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 740 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH AT 18
MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 105 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
HURRICANE SANDY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE BAHAMAS TODAY AND
TONIGHT AND WILL BE POSITIONED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES OFF THE
COAST OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BEFORE PULLING
AWAY FROM THE REGION ON SUNDAY. THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ON THE
WEST WIDE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL CREATE HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL
AREAS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

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

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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

&&

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

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NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-
622 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

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

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

STAY INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.
PREPARATIONS FOR THIS STORM SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME. THERE
IS A LOW CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME...WITH
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE SANDY PASSES NEARBY...THERE IS STILL SOME POSSIBILITY FOR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SINCE THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY...CLOSELY
MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.

TODAY AND TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...VERY
WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS INCREASE
TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO UP TO 45 MPH.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. BREAKERS IN THE SURF ZONE ARE EXPECTED TO
BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET TODAY...6 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT...AND INTO THE 8
TO 12 FEET RANGE FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. TIDAL DEPARTURES
WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL TODAY...1 TO 2
FEET ABOVE NORMAL ON FRIDAY...AND 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL BY THE
SATURDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE. THE COMBINATION OF LARGE SURF
AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDE WILL PROMOTE MODERATE TO POSSIBLY SEVERE
BEACH EROSION...ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

$$

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ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
622 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING 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.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME. THERE
IS A LOW CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME...WITH
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE SANDY APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35
TO 45 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 10 TO
15 FEET IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS AND WILL TOP OUT AROUND 20 FEET
OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS.

$$





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