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

...SANDY MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS TONIGHT...

.NEW INFORMATION...
PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN BREVARD...INDIAN RIVER...SAINT LUCIE AND MARTIN
COUNTY WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY. PLEASE REFER TO LOCAL SCHOOL
WEBSITES OR CONTACT YOUR LOCAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE...CITY OR
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

.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 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 23.5N...LONGITUDE 75.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 470 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL FL...OR ABOUT 410 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
FORT PIERCE FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH AT 20 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 FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THE LATEST FORECAST FROM THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER KEEPS THE CENTER ABOUT 200 TO 250 MILES
OFFSHORE 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 AFTERNOON AND 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 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 FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS ALONG THE
COASTAL COUNTIES.

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 CONTINUE TO INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS EVENING
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 TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

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.

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.

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-260000-
/O.CON.KMLB.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
NORTHERN BREVARD-
235 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

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

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS 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 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
ALONG THE TREASURE COAST...BY LATE MORNING 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 SHOULD BE 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. BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE POUNDING
SURF. THE LARGE SURF CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE
SEAWARD PULL OF RIP CURRENTS.

$$

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-260000-
/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-
235 PM 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.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE SANDY APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY
AND FRIDAY NIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40
KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 KNOTS....ESPECIALLY IN FREQUENT
SQUALLS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 25 TO 30 FEET OFFSHORE.

$$

FLZ041-044>046-053-058-144-260000-
/O.CON.KMLB.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-
SOUTHERN LAKE-
235 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING OVER INTERIOR PORTIONS OF EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA...
...GUSTY SQUALLS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...

...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 TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH ON FRIDAY WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...AND
HIGHER GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN RAIN SQUALLS. WINDY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS SANDY PARALLELS
THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST AND BEGINS TO MOVE NORTHEAST
FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA BY LATE SATURDAY.

$$

VOLKMER



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