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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
614 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...WATCH UPGRADED TO WARNING FOR ST. JOHNS AND FLAGLER COUNTIES...
...GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR FLAGLER AND ST. JOHNS COUNTIES HAS
BEEN UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
40 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST WITHIN THE
WARNING AREA.

.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...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...ST JOHNS...FLAGLER.

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.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.3N...LONGITUDE 77.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 340 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE FL...OR ABOUT 320 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ST.
AUGUSTINE FL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 7 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
LOCAL CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO A VERY STRONG LOCAL
NORTHEASTER WHICH WE EXPERIENCE FREQUENTLY THIS TIME OF YEAR.

THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL OFFSHORE
HOWEVER IT HAS AN UNUSUALLY BROAD WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO TIGHTEN BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE
TO OUR WEST AND SANDY TO OUR EAST CAUSING AN INCREASE IN COASTAL
AREA WINDS.

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. LOCALLY THIS
IS A VERY ACTIVE BOATING WEEKEND ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND
INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. SMALL CRAFT WILL EXPERIENCE DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS ON THE RIVER WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND
VERY ROUGH RIVER CONDITIONS. VESSELS ANCHORED IN EXPOSED COVES
COULD DRAG ANCHOR. THERE WILL BE EXTREMELY STRONG CURRENTS ON THE
RIVER DURING THE TIMES OF EBB AND FLOOD TIDES. ENSURE ANYONE ON
DECK IS WEARING A COAST GUARD APPROVED TYPE ONE LIFE JACKET.

WINDS WILL BE QUITE GUSTY FOR HIGH RISE STRUCTURES ALONG THE
BEACHES AND RIVER. OBJECTS WHICH MIGHT BE BLOWN AROUND SHOULD BE
SECURED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. DOWNTOWN OBJECTS IN THE TENTS AND RV
PARK THAT MIGHT BE BLOWN AROUND SHOULD BE SECURED AND EXTRA
TIE DOWNS WILL BE NECESSARY FOR TENTS AND CABANAS.

SUBSTANTIAL SURF ACTION AND MODERATE TO SEVERE BEACH EROSION ARE
ALSO EXPECTED. OBJECTS EAST OF THE DUNE LINE SHOULD BE MOVED TO A
SAFE LOCATION.


&&

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

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NASSAU-DUVAL-
614 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 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.

&&

...WINDS...
WHILE THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WILL PASS ABOUT 300 MILES TO
THE EAST OF THE AREA...THE EXPANDING AND LARGE WIND FIELD
ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM COULD LEAD TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND
GUSTS THROUGH SATURDAY.

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO UP TO 45 MPH AND
CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
EXPERIENCED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE BEACHES...INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY
AND ST JOHNS RIVER AREA.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE COAST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. BREAKERS IN THE SURF ZONE ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 8 TO
12 FEET RANGE AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. TIDAL DEPARTURES
WILL GENERALLY BE 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 SEVERE BEACH EROSION...
ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

$$

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ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-
614 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT...

$$

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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-
614 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 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. WERE POSSIBLE VESSELS SHOULD REMAIN
IN PORT UNTIL THE CIRCULATION OF HURRICANE SANDY MOVES NORTH OF
THE LOCAL WATERS. AS SANDY DEVELOPS INTO A LARGE WINTERTIME TYPE
STORM EARLY NEXT WEEK STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL MAINTAIN
HIGH SEAS INTO MID WEEK.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE SANDY MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH 300 MILES
OFFSHORE...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 KNOT RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 15 FEET IN THE NEAR
SHORE WATERS AND WILL TOP OUT BETWEEN 25 AND 30 FEET OVER THE
OFFSHORE WATERS.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF WATERSPOUTS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS IN
RAINBANDS.

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