[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

WTUS82 KJAX 140201
HLSJAX
FLZ024-025-031>033-036>038-040-
GAZ152>154-164>166-140330-

HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1000 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004

...RADAR AND SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS SHOW THE CENTER OF CHARLEY
NEAR ALTAMONTE SPRINGS FLORIDA...

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
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 HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CLAY...
MARION AND PUTNAM COUNTIES.

THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF NORTH FLORIDA ALACHUA AND BRADFORD AND ALSO IN
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...BRANTLEY...INLAND CAMDEN...CHARLTON AND INLAND
GLYNN.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS 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 10 PM EDT...0200Z...RADAR AND SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS SHOW
THE CENTER OF CHARLEY NEAR ALTAMONTE SPRINGS FLORIDA.

CHARLEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH AND A
GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED. THE CENTER OF THE
HURRICANE SHOULD MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE FLORIDA
PENINSULA INTO THE ATLANTIC LATER TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  FURTHER
WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HOWEVER HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS ARE SPREADING ACROSS FLORIDA NEAR THE PATH OF THE CENTER
OF THE HURRICANE.  SANFORD FLORIDA RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 54 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 69 MPH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF FLAGLER AND ST JOHNS COUNTY SHOULD NOW BE MAKING FINIAL
PREPARATIONS FOR THE AFFECTS OF CHARLEY.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
CHARLEY IS NOW EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST NEAR
DAYTONA BEACH OR FLAGLER BEACH WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4
FEET POSSIBLE NEAR AND NORTH OF WHERE THE CENTER EXITS THE COAST.

...WIND IMPACTS...
ST JOHNS AND FLAGLER COUNTIES...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND COULD REACH 65 TO 75 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH
BETWEEN 11 PM AND 3 AM. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN THE WINDS IS
EXPECTED AFTER 3 AM. INTERESTS IN FLAGLER AND ST JOHNS COUNTIES
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE PASSAGE OF HURRICANE CHARLEY.

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

CAMDEN AND GLYNN COUNTIES...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH 2
AM AND SHOULD BRIEFLY REACH 45 TO 55 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
HURRICANE FORCE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE BEACHES. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN
THE WINDS IS EXPECTED AFTER 6 AM.

CLAY AND PUTNAM COUNTIES....WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH
MIDNIGHT AND COULD REACH 40 TO 60 MPH OVER THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF
THE COUNTY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM. WINDS MAY GUST TO HURRICANE
FORCE. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN THE WINDS IS EXPECTED AFTER 4 AM.

MARION COUNTY WINDS....WINDS OVER THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
COUNTY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BETWEEN THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND COULD
REACH 30 TO 50 MPH BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY GUST
TO HURRICANE FORCE OVER EXTREME EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. A
GRADUAL DECREASE IN THE WINDS IS EXPECTED AFTER 3 AM.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS.. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. AS THE STORM
APPROACHES THE COAST...WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE WATCH WILL LIKELY BE
DISCONTINUED WITH THE NEXT STATEMENT.

...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.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA AT 1100 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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