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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1151 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...TROPICAL STORM ANDREA EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL THIS EVENING
IN THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA STILL HAS WINDS OF 60 MPH. GREATEST THREAT
OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND STORM SURGE IS FOCUSED ON THE EXTREME
SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND IN DIXIE COUNTY.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...FLORIDA BIG BEND...SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AS WELL AS
THE GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO THE MOUTH OF THE
SUWANNEE RIVER.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
JEFFERSON...MADISON...TAYLOR...LAFAYETTE...DIXIE...COASTAL
FRANKLIN...COASTAL WAKULLA...COOK...BERRIEN...BROOKS...LOWNDES
AND LANIER.

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR LEON...INLAND
WAKULLA AND THOMAS COUNTIES HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO
APALACHICOLA BETWEEN 20 AND 60 NAUTICAL MILES AND FROM
APALACHICOLA TO THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER OUT TO 60
NAUTICAL MILES.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...AND ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND 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 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.2N...LONGITUDE 84.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 150 MILES
SOUTH OF TALLAHASSEE FL...OR ABOUT 120 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CROSS
CITY FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS
60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD TODAY
AND MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE FLORIDA BIG BEND COAST THIS EVENING.
HEAVY RAINFALL...LIKELY TO PRODUCE FLOODING...IS THE PRIMARY
CONCERN WITH THIS SYSTEM. HOWEVER...SOME STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE
ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND NEARER THE
CORE OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY FRIDAY.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. PAY
ATTENTION TO ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS.

ONCE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN BEGIN...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY
FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT...
AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO
MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY
DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS.

&&

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

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COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-
1151 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

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

...WINDS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THESE WINDS COULD RESULT IN WEAKER TREE LIMBS
SNAPPING AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS IS EXPECTED
TO BE MINIMAL AS WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN AN OFFSHORE
DIRECTION. WATER LEVELS MAY REACH 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE THROUGH
THIS EVENING. HIGH TIDE IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 PM AND 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON WITH LOW TIDE OCCURRING THIS EVENING.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH 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.

$$

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COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
1151 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.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60
MPH...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST.

TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN...RESULTING IN SOME
POWER OUTAGES. THERE MAY ALSO BE SOME DAMAGE TO POORLY
CONSTRUCTED HOMES FROM THESE STRONGER WINDS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN
INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE
WATERS UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO
THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 3
FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...PRIMARILY IN DIXIE COUNTY.

BECAUSE THE STORM WILL BE MAKING LANDFALL VERY NEAR THE TIME OF
LOW TIDE THIS EVENING...OVERALL IMPACT FROM STORM SURGE IS
EXPECTED TO BE LOW. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG THE SHORE LINE SHOULD
BE ALERT TO RISING WATER LATER THIS EVENING.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH 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 LOW END POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WITH TROPICAL
STORM ANDREA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR TORNADOES WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.

$$

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MADISON-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-
1151 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.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH.

TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN...RESULTING IN SOME
POWER OUTAGES. THERE MAY ALSO BE SOME DAMAGE TO POORLY
CONSTRUCTED HOMES FROM THESE STRONGER WINDS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH 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 LOW END POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WITH TROPICAL
STORM ANDREA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR TORNADOES WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.

$$

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LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-IRWIN-THOMAS-
1151 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS OR WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE NO
LONGER EXPECTED WITHIN THE AREA.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH 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.

$$

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INLAND JEFFERSON-COOK-BERRIEN-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
1151 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

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

...WINDS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

SOME WEAKER TREES COULD FALL IN THESE WINDS ALONG WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH 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.

$$

GMZ730-755-765-770-775-062200-
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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-
1151 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

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

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. SEAS COULD BUILD AS HIGH AS
18 FEET.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY
IN THE COASTAL WATERS ADJACENT TO DIXIE COUNTY.

$$

GODSEY

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