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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1128 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...SANDY APPROACHING THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
SANDY REMAINS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE. A WIND GUST OF 32 MPH WAS
RECORDED AT MELBOURNE AIRPORT AT 938 AM THIS MORNING.

.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 CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
BREVARD...INDIAN RIVER...ST. LUCIE...MARTIN AND COASTAL VOLUSIA.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES 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 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 22.4N...LONGITUDE 75.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 520 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL FL...OR ABOUT 460 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
FORT PIERCE FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH AT 16 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 THIS AFTERNOON 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 TODAY 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 6 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-252230-
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SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
NORTHERN BREVARD-
1128 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...SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE 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.

THE TIMING FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BEGIN FRIDAY MORNING ALONG
THE TREASURE COAST...MID DAY ACROSS BREVARD COUNTY AND DURING THE
AFTERNOON ALONG THE VOLUSIA COUNTY COAST. SQUALLS ARRIVING FRIDAY
MORNING SOUTH OF THE CAPE AND ACROSS VOLUSIA COUNTY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON WILL BRING WIND GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS
WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.

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 THIS 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.

$$

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-252230-
/O.CON.KMLB.TR.W.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-
1128 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.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE SANDY APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40
KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 25 TO 30
FEET OFFSHORE. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND
SEAS SUBSIDE.

$$

FLZ041-044>046-053-058-144-252230-
/O.CON.KMLB.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-
SOUTHERN LAKE-
1128 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS WITH SQUALLS INCREASING LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT...

...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 UNTIL 6 PM. 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 30 TO 35 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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