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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
901 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

...TROPICAL STORMS WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE
FLORIDA WEST COAST AS ANDREA FORMS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED TO INCLUDE SPECIFIC HAZARD INFORMATION IN COUNTY AND
MARINE ZONE SEGMENTS.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED
ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND
COASTAL WATER LEGS OF FLORIDA WEST WEST COAST AND THE GULF OF
MEXICO.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
LEVY...CITRUS...HERNANDO...PASCO...PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...
MANATEE...SARASOTA...DESOTO AND CHARLOTTE.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF FLORIDA WEST COAST AND THE GULF OF MEXICO.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT
BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.5 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 270
MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MOUTH OF TAMPA BAY FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH
OR 360 DEGREES AT 3 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
THE MAIN THREATS ASSOCIATED WITH ANDREA IS EXPECTED TO BE FLOODING
DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES FROM SARASOTA NORTHWARD WITH 2
TO 4 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. ISOLATED AMOUNTS AROUND 10
INCHES COULD OCCUR. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY
THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. LOW END SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH SUSTAIN WINDS OF 30 TO 40
MPH...HOWEVER SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL HAVE POTENTIAL TO PROVIDE
GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE MAINLY FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
WITH HIGHEST CHANCES OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BEING ACROSS
AREAS FROM TAMPA BAY NORTHWARD ACROSS THE NATURE COAST. A MODEST
STORM SURGE WILL RESULT IN WATER LEVELS OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN
SEA LEVEL WITH HIGHEST VALUES ACROSS THE NATURE COAST. THIS MEANS
INUNDATION MAY REACH 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN LOWEST
LYING AREAS NEAR THE COAST. HIGH SEAS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF
AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.

.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 RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME THAT IS NOT WELL ANCHORED...LEAVE IT FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

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. 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 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 TAMPA BAY RUSKIN AROUND 1 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

FLZ039-042-048>051-055-060>062-070115-
/O.CON.KTBW.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LEVY-CITRUS-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA-
DESOTO-CHARLOTTE-
901 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

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

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 48
PERCENT WITH HIGHEST CHANCES ACROSS THE NATURE COAST.

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

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

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS EARLY AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST
TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. MINOR DAMAGE
MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. 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...
AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN
INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE
RESULTING IN WATER LEVELS OF 3 TO 5 FT ABOVE MSL OR WORST CASE
FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE
WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE ACROSS AREAS FROM TAMPA BAY NORTHWARD. SOUTH
OF TAMPA BAY...WATER LEVELS COULD REACH 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN
SEA LEVEL WITH 1 TO 2 FEET INUNDATION POSSIBLE IN THE SURGE ZONE.

AREAS ALONG THE NATURE COAST ARE MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE
GREATEST COASTAL FLOODING FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES THE LOW LYING AREAS AROUND CEDAR KEY
AND YANKEETOWN.

$$

GMZ830-850-853-856-870-873-876-070115-
/O.CON.KTBW.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
TAMPA BAY WATERS-TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
901 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

...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.

&&

...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
UP TO 53 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 55 KNOTS.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR WATER SPOUTS WITH ANDREA. THE
MAIN THREAT FROM WATERSPOUTS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY.

$$

MJG



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