[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE CHARLEY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
550 PM EDT WED AUG 11 2004

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FLAMINGO TO BONITA BEACH ALONG THE FLORIDA
SOUTHWEST COAST WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF COLLIER AND MAINLAND
MONROE COUNTIES. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.0
NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.5 WEST OR ABOUT 700 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NAPLES. CHARLEY IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH AND A GRAUDAL TURN TO THE
NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
NEAR 75 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS MAKING CHARLEY A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM PRESSURE IS 993 MB...29.32.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DURING A HURRICANE WATCH PERSONS SHOULD REVIEW THEIR HURRICANE PLAN TO BE SURE
THEY HAVE HURRICANE SUPPLIES ON HAND...INCLUDING SHUTTERS. BOATERS MAY WANT TO
TAKE EARLY PROTECTIVE ACTION TO SECURE THEIR CRAFT.

RESIDENTS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST ARE URGED TO STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO AND
TELEVISION FOR NOTICES FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR NORMAL TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING THEN
BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. IF CHARLEY REACHES
CATEGORY TWO INTENSITY AT LANDFALL...THE HIGHEST STORM SURGE COULD BE AROUND
10 FEET NEAR WHERE THE EYE MAKES LANDFALL ON FRIDAY.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND REACH TROPICAL STORM
FORCE THURSDAY NIGHT AND HURRICANE STRENGTH FRIDAY MORNING.

...LOCAL MARINE IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BEGIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING AND
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED EARLY FRIDAY MORNING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAMINGO TO BONITA BEACH. RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS
SURF CONDITIONS WILL MAKE SWIMMING IN THE GULF HAZARDOUS. MARINERS IN THE
HURRICANE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

...LOCAL FLOOD IMPACTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BEGIN LATE THURSDAY WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES
POSSIBLE AND ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES. THIS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF
POORLY DRAINED AREAS.

...LOCAL TORNADO IMPACTS...
THERE IS A RISK OF TORNADOES IN THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF CHARLEY WHICH
MIGHT BEGIN AFFECTING THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST AND INTERIOR SOUTH FLORIDA
THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACT OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WILL BE
ISSUED AROUND MIDNIGHT.

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