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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
759 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

...TROPICAL STORM ANDREA FORMS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO...

.NEW INFORMATION...
FOLLOWING A RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHT...A DEFINED CENTER WAS FOUND
WITHIN AN AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.
ADDITIONALLY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WERE FOUND TO BE
OCCURRING NEAR THIS CENTER. THUS...THE FIRST TROPICAL STORM OF THE
SEASON HAS FORMED IN THE EAST CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
PORTIONS OF THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA...ADJACENT COASTAL...AS WELL
AS OFFSHORE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
COASTAL JEFFERSON...COASTAL WAKULLA...COASTAL TAYLOR AND COASTAL
DIXIE.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE
RIVER...AND OFFSHORE WATERS FROM DESTIN TO THE MOUTH OF THE
SUWANNEE RIVER.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
MADISON...LAFAYETTE...INLAND TAYLOR AND INLAND DIXIE.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND...PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND PARTS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL GEORGIA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT
MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.5N...LONGITUDE 86.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 380 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TALLAHASSEE FL...OR ABOUT 360 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF CROSS CITY FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH AT 3 MPH. STORM INTENSITY
WAS 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM ANDREA IS FORECAST TO
STEADILY MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF
MEXICO...MAKING LANDFALL SOMEWHERE ALONG THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA
COASTLINE...AND PASSING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA. AT THIS TIME
ANDREA IS NOT EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN INTO A HURRICANE...BUT WILL
LIKELY REMAIN A TROPICAL STORM AS IS CROSSES FLORIDA. THE PRIMARY
HAZARD ASSOCIATED WITH ANDREA WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. ADDITIONALLY...MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING...ALONG WITH A LOW END THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL EXIST
THROUGH LANDFALL.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARATIONS
FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...BEGIN
PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE
PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE
TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS.

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

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

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

FLZ118-127-128-134-061200-
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
759 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

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

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

BEGIN MAKING PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY
NOW...BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
NEAR 50 PERCENT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN
INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE
RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE
GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE.

THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING
INCLUDE THE EASTERN BIG BEND COASTLINE WITH THE MOST LIKELY
PERIOD OF IMPACT BETWEEN THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A LOW END POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WITH TROPICAL
STORM ANDREA. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS OUTLINED THE WARNED
AREA WITHIN THEIR LOWEST THREAT CATEGORY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR
TORNADOES WILL OCCUR THURSDAY EARLY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

$$

GMZ730-755-765-770-775-061200-
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
APALACHEE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
759 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

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

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

MARINERS SHOULD BEGIN THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
NEAR 50 PERCENT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS
TO 50 KNOTS.

OVERNIGHT...SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE...AND 6 TO 8
FEET CLOSER TO THE COAST OUTSIDE OF APALACHEE BAY. ON
THURSDAY...MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH AROUND 15
FEET OFFSHORE...AND AROUND 9 FEET CLOSER TO THE COAST.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE IS A LOW END POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WITH TROPICAL
STORM ANDREA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR TORNADOES WILL OCCUR THURSDAY
EARLY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

$$

FLZ019-028-029-034-061200-
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.A.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MADISON-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-
759 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

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

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

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
NEAR 50 PERCENT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A LOW END POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WITH TROPICAL
STORM ANDREA. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS OUTLINED THE WARNED
AREA WITHIN THEIR LOWEST THREAT CATEGORY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR
TORNADOES WILL OCCUR THURSDAY EARLY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

$$

HARRIGAN




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