[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
530 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004

...CHARLEY CURRENTLY MAKING LANDFALL NEAR PUNTA GORDA FLORIDA AND NOW
FORECAST TO MOVE OVER FLAGLER COUNTY LATER TONIGHT...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF NORTH FLORIDA...ALACHUA...BAKER...BRADFORD...
CLAY...COLUMBIA...DUVAL...FLAGLER...MARION...NASSAU...PUTNAM...ST
JOHNS...AND UNION AND THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
BRANTLEY...CAMDEN...CHARLTON...CLINCH...ECHOLS...GLYNN...PIERCE...
WARE...WAYNE.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALACHUA...
BRADFORD...CLAY...MARION...PUTNAM COUNTIES.

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA AND GEORGIA
EAST COAST...INCLUDING CAMDEN...DUVAL...FLAGLER...GLYNN...NASSAU AND
ST JOHNS COUNTIES.

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF NORTH FLORIDA...BAKER...COLUMBIA...GILCHRIST...
UNION AND ALSO FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
BRANTLEY...INLAND CAMDEN...CHARLTON...INLAND GLYNN...PIERCE...AND
WARE.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALACHUA...MARION...PUTNAM...ST
JOHNS AND FLAGLER COUNTIES UNTIL 2 AM SATURDAY MORNING.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA THROUGH SATURDAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 26.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE  82.2 WEST OR ABOUT   30 MILES
WEST-NORTHWEST OF FT. MYERS FLORIDA.  THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT
115 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ORLANDO AND 245 MILES SOUTH OF MAYPORT.

CHARLEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 22 MPH AND A
GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
THE FORECAST TRACK MOVES CHARLEY ACROSS FLORIDA AND OVER FLAGLER
COUNTY VERY EARLY THIS MORNING.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  HOWEVER HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS FLORIDA NEAR THE PATH OF
THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE.

ERRORS IN THE FORECAST TRACK AT 18 HOURS ARE NEAR 80 MILES. INTERESTS
IN THE REGION...INCLUDING INLAND AREAS...SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY
MONITOR THE CURRENT PROGRESS OF HURRICANE CHARLEY AS WELL AS THE MOST
CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY.  EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOME
PORTION OF THE AREA THIS OVERNIGHT. INTERESTS IN THE NORTH FLORIDA
AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AREA SHOULD HAVE FLASHLIGHTS...BATTERIES AND A
BATTERY OPERATED RADIO IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES. NEVER USE CANDLES
DUE TO THE HIGH RISK OF FIRE.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
CHARLEY IS NOW EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST WITH
A LONGER PERIOD OF ONSHORE WINDS. GENERAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2
TO 4 FEET IS EXPECTED. INTERESTS WHO NORMALLY EXPERIENCE FLOODING
DURING STRONG NORTHEASTERS SHOULD SECURE PROPERTY AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.

...WIND IMPACTS...
MARION COUNTY WINDS....WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AFTER SUNSET
AND SHOULD REACH 40 TO 60 MPH BETWEEN 10 PM AND 2 AM. WINDS ARE
MAY GUST TO HURRICANE FORCE OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY...
ESPECIALLY OVER THE OCALA NATIONAL FOREST. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN THE
WINDS IS EXPECTED AFTER 4 AM. IF THE STORM CONTINUES ON A MORE
EASTWARD TRACK A REVISION OF THE FORECAST WINDFIELD MAY BE REQUIRED
AND WIND WARNINGS FOR MARION COUNTY MAY BE DISCONTINUED LATER TODAY
OR TONIGHT.

ALACHUA...BRADFORD...CLAY AND PUTNAM COUNTIES....WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO INCREASE AFTER SUNSET AND SHOULD REACH 40 TO 60 MPH BETWEEN
MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM.  WINDS MAY GUST TO HURRICANE FORCE...THIS IS
ESPECIALLY TRUE OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF CLAY AND PUTNAM COUNTIES. A
GRADUAL DECREASE IN THE WINDS IS EXPECTED AFTER 4 AM. IF THE STORM
CONTINUES ON A MORE EASTWARD TRACK A REVISION OF THE FORECAST
WINDFIELD MAY BE REQUIRED AND WIND WARNINGS FOR THESE COUNTIES MAY BE
DISCONTINUED LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.

ST JOHNS AND FLAGLER COUNTIES...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AFTER
SUNSET AND SHOULD REACH 65 TO 75 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BETWEEN 10 PM
AND 4 AM. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN THE WINDS IS EXPECTED AFTER 5 AM.

DUVAL AND NASSAU COUNTIES...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AROUND 10
PM AND SHOULD REACH 55 TO 65 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE BEACHES...BETWEEN 1 AM AND 3 AM. A GRADUAL
DECREASE IN THE WINDS IS EXPECTED AFTER 5 AM.

CAMDEN AND GLYNN COUNTIES...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AROUND
MIDNIGHT AND SHOULD BRIEFLY REACH 45 TO 55 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
HURRICANE FORCE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE BEACHES. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN
THE WINDS IS EXPECTED AFTER 6 AM.

BAKER...COLUMBIA...GILCHRIST AND UNION COUNTIES...WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO INCREASE AROUND MIDNIGHT AND MAY BRIEFLY REACH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN THE WINDS IS
EXPECTED AFTER 6 AM. IF THE STORM CONTINUES ON A MORE EASTWARD TRACK
A REVISION OF THE FORECAST WINDFIELD MAY BE REQUIRED AND WIND
WARNINGS FOR THESE COUNTIES MAY BE DISCONTINUED LATER TODAY OR
TONIGHT.

BRANTLEY...CHARLTON...PIERCE...WARE AND WAYNE...WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO INCREASE AROUND MIDNIGHT AND MAY BRIEFLY REACH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN THE WINDS IS
EXPECTED AFTER 8 AM. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN THE WINDS IS EXPECTED
AFTER 6 AM. IF THE STORM CONTINUES ON A MORE EASTWARD TRACK A
REVISION OF THE FORECAST WINDFIELD MAY BE REQUIRED AND WIND WARNINGS
FOR THESE COUNTIES MAY BE DISCONTINUED LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS OVERNIGHT. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT AND SWIMMERS
SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER.  LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND SIGNIFICANT
BEACH EROSION ARE LIKELY NEAR AND NORTH OF WHERE THE CENTER EXITS THE
COAST.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS
POSSIBLE.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
THERE WILL BE A RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
TORNADOES CAN AND DO FORM WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING...REMAIN ALERT
FOR DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.  STAY
TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO
WARNINGS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA AT 830 PM EDT OR EARLIER SHOULD
CONDITIONS WARRANT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON HURRICANE CHARLEY AND LOCAL CONDITIONS IN
NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

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SANDRIK

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