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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
505 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...TROPICAL STORM ANDREA HAS STRENGTHENED FURTHER OVERNIGHT AND
IS APPROACHING THE AREA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA HAS STRENGTHENED FURTHER OVERNIGHT WITH
THE CENTRAL PRESSURE FALLING AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
INCREASING INTO THE UPPER HALF OF THE TROPICAL STORM FORCE RANGE.
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN EXPANDED WEST TO INDIAN PASS
ALONG THE COAST...AND TO INCLUDE SOME INLAND PORTIONS OF THE
EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND. THIS IS AN ABBREVIATED HLS...AND MORE
COMPLETE UPDATED INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE SHORTLY.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS JUST BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...MADISON...INLAND TAYLOR...LAFAYETTE...INLAND DIXIE AND
COASTAL FRANKLIN.

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 FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...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 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.0N...LONGITUDE 85.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 260 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TALLAHASSEE FL...OR ABOUT 250 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF CROSS CITY FL. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 13 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 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.
IT IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL SOMEWHERE ALONG THE NORTHWEST
FLORIDA COASTLINE...AND THEN PASS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA. AT
THIS TIME ANDREA IS NOT EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN INTO A HURRICANE...
BUT WILL LIKELY REMAIN A TROPICAL STORM AS IT CROSSES FLORIDA. THE
PRIMARY HAZARD ASSOCIATED WITH ANDREA WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. COASTAL FLOODING IS ALSO
EXPECTED ALONG THE COASTS OF APALACHEE BAY AND THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND. THERE WILL BE A LOW END THREAT OF FOR TORNADOES.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

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

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...COMPLETE PRESCRIBED
PREPARATIONS IMMEDIATELY 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.

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 SHORTLY.

FLZ118-127-128-134-061800-
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
505 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

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

...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.

&&

...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. THIS REPRESENTS A STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST
FORECAST.

...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...ESPECIALLY TAYLOR AND
DIXIE COUNTIES...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 BEST CHANCE FOR TORNADOES WILL OCCUR THURSDAY
EARLY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

$$

FLZ115-061800-
/O.EXA.KTAE.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL FRANKLIN-
505 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

$$

GMZ730-755-765-770-775-061800-
/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-
505 AM EDT THU JUN 6 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
NEAR 50 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST
FORECAST.

...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.

$$

FLZ019-028-029-034-061800-
/O.UPG.KTAE.TR.A.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KTAE.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MADISON-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-
505 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

$$

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