[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KJAX 140246
HLSJAX
FLZ024-025-032-033-037-038-040-
GAZ153-154-165-166-140400-

HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1045 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004

...CHARLEY APPROACHING THE VOLUSIA AND NASSAU COUNTY COAST...

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

THE INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR CLAY...
MARION AND PUTNAM COUNTIES.

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

THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR MOST OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA
AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE COASTAL COUNTIES.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.1 NORTH... LONGITUDE  81.1 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA.

CHARLEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF CHARLEY WILL
MOVE INTO THE ATLANTIC NEAR DAYTONA BEACH DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR
TWO...THEN MOVE NEAR OR OVER THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST SATURDAY
MORNING.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  85 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SLOW
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST ONCE THE CENTER OF CHARLEY MOVES BACK
OVER WATER.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  25 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  85
MILES.  DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS...MCCOY AIRPORT IN ORLANDO
REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 77 MPH WITH A GUST OF 105 MPH.  SANFORD
FLORIDA HAS RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 92 MPH.

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

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
CHARLEY IS NOW EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST NEAR
DAYTONA BEACH WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET POSSIBLE IN
FLAGLER AND SOUTHERN ST JOHNS COUNTIES.

...WIND IMPACTS...
FLAGLER COUNTY...WINDS MAY BRIEFLY INCREASE AND COULD REACH 65 TO 75
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH OVER EXTREME EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN
PORTIONS OF FLAGLER THE COUNTY. INTERESTS IN FLAGLER COUNTY SHOULD
BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF INTENSE WINDS.

CAMDEN...DUVAL...GLYNN...NASSAU AND ST JOHNS COUNTIES...WINDS OF 30
TO 40 MPH IN ISOLATED BANDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE BEACHES.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL PASS JUST OFFSHORE.

...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...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
COAST. AS THE STORM MOVES OFFSHORE THE WATCH WILL LIKELY BE
DISCONTINUED SATURDAY MORNING.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
THERE WILL BE A RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COAST FOR THE NEXT 2 TO 3 HOURS. 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 MIDNIGHT 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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