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

...SQUALLS WITH GUSTY WINDS BEGINNING TO IMPACT THE SPACE AND
TREASURE COASTS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND DOPPLER RADAR IMAGERY SHOW RAIN AND
EMBEDDED SQUALL BANDS HAVE STARTED TO INCREASE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA IN BOTH COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH HAVE
ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN A FEW OF THE STRONGER RAIN BANDS AND
SQUALLS. STEADY LIGHT RAINFALL ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF SANDY'S
CENTER HAS ALSO STARTED TO OVERSPREAD SOUTHEAST FLORIDA...INCLUDING
BOTH THE TREASURE COAST AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE REGIONS.

.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...
SOUTHERN BREVARD...INDIAN RIVER...ST. LUCIE...MARTIN...COASTAL
VOLUSIA AND NORTHERN BREVARD.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA ATLANTIC WATERS.

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...
IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.5N...LONGITUDE 75.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 410 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL...OR ABOUT 360 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
FORT PIERCE. SANDY WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH AT 20 MPH...AND
A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 105 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE SANDY IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH TO NORTHWEST THROUGH THE
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN BAHAMAS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
AND THEN OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS OFFSHORE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE LATEST FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER KEEPS THE CENTER OF SANDY ABOUT 200 TO 230 MILES
OFFSHORE THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST AT ITS CLOSEST POINT OF
APPROACH.

INCREASING NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG COASTAL
AREAS 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 HAVE ALREADY BEEN
REPORTED IN SQUALL BANDS OVER THE TREASURE COAST. THESE SQUALLS
WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVERNIGHT AND THROUGHOUT
THE DAY ON FRIDAY...CONTINUING FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING AS SANDY'S SPEED OF FORWARD MOTION SLOWS DOWN.

BECAUSE THESE RAIN BANDS AND SQUALLS ARE FORECAST TO MOVE
REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS...WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS
TOTALING ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST...
WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF THREE TO SIX INCHES THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE LOCALIZED PONDING OF WATER IN POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS THROUGHOUT 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 SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY SUNSET TODAY...
SINCE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

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.

DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH
WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS LIGHTWEIGHT
OBJECTS CAN EASILY BECOME AIRBORNE SUDDENLY... CAUSING YOU SERIOUS
INJURY IF YOU ARE STRUCK.

HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY. LOCALIZED DOWNING OF TREES
AND POWER LINES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED POWER
OUTAGES.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION.

&&

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

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-260800-
/O.CON.KMLB.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
NORTHERN BREVARD-
628 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY SUNSET AS WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. 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 TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT.

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.

LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...SHOULD
HAVE BEEN MOVED INDOORS...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
LARGE AND BATTERING WAVES TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING 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
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE SURF WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY. BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE POUNDING
SURF. THE LARGE SURF CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND MAKE YOU SUSCEPTIBLE
TO THE SEAWARD PULL OF RIP CURRENTS.

...INLAND FLOODING...

DOPPLER RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS THAT A LARGE SHIELD OF LIGHT TO
OCCASIONALLY MODERATE RAIN ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF SANDY'S
CENTER HAS STARTED TO SPREAD NORTH AND WEST FROM THE BAHAMAS AND
SOUTH FLORIDA INTO THE TREASURE COAST AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE REGIONS.
RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ON AND OFF OVERNIGHT AS IT SPREADS SLOWLY
NORTHWARD. COVERAGE OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO A
MOSTLY STEADY RAINFALL ON FRIDAY.

RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN
1 AND 3 INCHES OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS
OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. IT APPEARS THE BEST CHANCE FOR THESE HIGHER
RAINFALL TOTALS WILL BE OVER THE TREASURE COAST COUNTIES OF MARTIN
SAINT LUCIE AND INDIAN RIVER...WHERE THE WATER TABLE IS STILL
LIKELY A LITTLE HIGHER THAN NORMAL DUE TO RAINFALL FROM TROPICAL
STORM ISAAC IN LATE AUGUST.

IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA SUSCEPTIBLE TO ROAD OR POOR DRAINAGE
FLOODING...BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCALIZED FLOODING
OF SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...CANALS...OR CULVERTS. DO NOT DRIVE
ONTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS AS THE WATER DEPTH MAY NOT ALLOW YOU
TO CROSS SAFELY.

$$

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-260800-
/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-
628 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

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

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

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 35 TO 45
KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 KNOTS....ESPECIALLY IN FREQUENT
SQUALLS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 25 TO 30 FEET OFFSHORE.

$$

FLZ041-044>046-053-058-144-260800-
/O.CON.KMLB.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-
SOUTHERN LAKE-
628 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...GUSTY SQUALLS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO 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...
WHILE THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY EXPIRED AT 6 PM...
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS SQUALLS MOVING ONSHORE FROM THE ATLANTIC
MAY REACH INLAND AREAS AND PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH.

SUSTAINED WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH ON FRIDAY
WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...AND HIGHER GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN
SQUALLS...AND EITHER A WIND ADVISORY OR LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE
NEEDED DURING THE DAY.

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS
SANDY PARALLELS THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST AND BEGINS TO MOVE
NORTHEAST FARTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA BY LATE SATURDAY.

$$

CRISTALDI



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