[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KMFL 120357
HLSMFL
FLZ069-070-075-121000-

HURRICANE CHARLEY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1200 AM EDT THU AUG 12 2004

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

...AREAS AFFECTED...
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST FROM
FLAMINGO TO BONITA BEACH 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 1100 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 17.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.7 WEST OR ABOUT 610 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NAPLES. CHARLEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH AND A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AND
THEN TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED WITHIN 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 AT 1100 PM IS 993 MB...29.32 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
COLLIER COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS ISSUED A VOLUNTARY
EVACUATION FROM MARCO ISLAND SOUTH.

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 THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT
AND THIS 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 600 AM.

$$

ROTHFUSS/HANDEL








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