[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FRANCES LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1155 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2004

...HURRICANE FRANCES SLOWLY APPROACHING FLORIDA'S EAST COAST...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH FROM LEE COUNTY NORTHWARD THROUGH THE TAMPA
BAY AREA TO LEVY COUNTY...
...FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA...
...INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING FOR SUMTER... POLK... HIGHLANDS AND
HARDEE COUNTIES...

...THIS STATEMENT IS FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
CITRUS...CHARLOTTE...DESOTO...HERNANDO...HILLSBOROUGH...LEE...
LEVY...MANATEE...PASCO...PINELLAS...SARASOTA...HARDEE...
HIGHLANDS...POLK...SUMTER...


...WATCH/WARNING INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM BONITA BEACH NORTH TO THE
SUWANNEE RIVER

...STORM LOCATION...
AT 11 PM EDT... THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FRANCES WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 26.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE  77.8 WEST OR ABOUT 300 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE TAMPA BAY REGION. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 150 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA.

...CURRENT RADAR INFORMATION...
WEAKENING OUTER RAIN BANDS OF FRANCES ARE MOVING WEST ACROSS
INTERIOR POLK AND HIGHLANDS COUNTIES. OTHER RAINBANDS ARE BUFFETING
THE LOWER EAST COAST OF FLORIDA FROM THE PALM BEACHES TO MIAMI.

...WIND INFORMATION...
FRANCES WILL MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS INLAND COUNTIES SUNDAY PRODUCING NEAR
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS THAT WILL WEAKEN AS THE STORM CONTINUES NORTH
AND WEST ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA.

...SURGE INFORMATION...
AS FRANCES MOVES NORTHWESTWARD SUNDAY...WINDS WILL BECOME ONSHORE AND
BEGIN TO RAISE WATER LEVELS 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL.

...FLOOD INFORMATION...
THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF FRANCES WILL PROLONG HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE
STATE WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES NORTH AND EAST OF THE
CENTER OF FRANCES AND 4 TO 8 INCHES ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDES OF
FRANCES. ALTHOUGH OUTER BANDS OF SHOWERS WILL BE PASSING ACROSS
THE STATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...HEAVY RAIN WILL BEGIN AFFECTING
SOUTHERN COUNTIES SATURDAY THEN MOVING INTO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
COUNTIES SUNDAY.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING. IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...
MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE...AND SEVERAL MAIN
THOROUGHFARES MAY BE CLOSED. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH POOR
DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO SEVERAL FEET. SOME SMALL STREAMS
AND CREEKS WILL SURPASS BANK FULL. LARGER RIVERS WILL RISE.

...MARINE INFORMATION...
AS FRANCES NEARS THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA WINDS AND SEAS WILL
INCREASE OVER THE GULF MAKING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.

...TORNADO INFORMATION...
THE PRIMARY AREA FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IN TROPICAL SYSTEMS IS THE
RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF THE STORM. AS FRANCES MOVES NORTHWESTWARD
OVER THE PENINSULA... THAT PART OF THE STORM WILL AFFECT FLORIDA'S
EAST COAST AND THEREFORE THE TORNADO THREAT IS LESSENED FOR WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

...SHELTER AND ROAD STATUS...
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR SHELTER AND
ROAD STATUS.

...PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS ...
NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AND SECURE YOUR PROPERTY.
THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR PREPARING FOR THE STORM.

GROCERY STORE MAY SELL OUT OF ITEMS SOON. STOCK UP ON...
        BATTERIES FOR RADIOS AND FLASHLIGHTS
        CANNED OR DRIED FOOD AND DRINKING WATER
        FIRST AID SUPPLIES
        PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE
        CASH...CREDIT CARDS AND ATM'S MAY NOT WORK WITHOUT POWER
        FUEL FOR AUTOMOBILES...GENERATORS AND CHAIN SAWS

AROUND THE HOUSE...
        STORE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR YARD FURNITURE
        SECURE WINDOWS WITH SHUTTERS... BOARDS ETC
        BATTERY OPERATED RADIOS ARE WORKING
        MOVE BOAT TO A SAFE LOCATION
        TRIM LARGE TREES THAT COULD FALL ON HOUSE
        MAKE SURE VALUABLE PAPERS ARE SECURE

MAKE RESERVATIONS NOW. PLAN TO EVACUATE IF YOU LIVE...
        IN A MOBILE HOME
        ON THE COAST
        IN A LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AREA
        IN A HIGH RISE

IF YOU MUST EVACUATE TO A PUBLIC SHELTER REMEMBER TO BRING...
        FIRST AID KIT
        MEDICINE
        BABY FOOD AND DIAPERS
        TOILETRIES
        CHANGE OF CLOTHES
        BATTERY POWERED RADIO AND EXTRA BATTERIES
        FLASHLIGHT
        SLEEPING BAGS OR BLANKETS
        IDENTIFICATION
        VALUABLE PAPERS
        CASH
        GAMES

REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN PUBLIC SHELTERS.

IF YOU ARE STAYING AT HOME...
        TURN REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD
        TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS
        UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES
        FILL STERILIZED JUGS AND BOTTLES WITH WATER FOR DRINKING
        FILL BATH TUB AND CONTAINERS WITH WATER FOR SANITARY
        PURPOSES

WHEN WINDS BECOME STRONG...
        STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS
        REMAIN IN A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE FIRST FLOOR
        CLOSE ALL INTERIOR DOORS
        SECURE AND BRACE EXTERIOR DOORS.

PRECAUTIONS OUTSIDE YOUR HOME SHOULD BE STARTED NOW WHILE THE
WEATHER IS STILL GOOD. IT MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE TO WORK OUTSIDE SOON.


...DEFINITIONS...

TROPICAL STORM WATCH...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SPECIFIED AREA OF THE
WATCH...USUALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SPECIFIED AREA OF THE
WARNING...USUALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE WATCH...
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SPECIFIED AREA OF THE WATCH
USUALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.  DURING A HURRICANE WATCH...PREPARE TO TAKE
IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY AND PROPERTY IN CASE A
HURRICANE WARNING IS ISSUED.

HURRICANE WARNING...
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SPECIFIED ARE OF THE
WARNING...USUALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS.  COMPLETE ALL STORM PREPARATION
AND EVACUATE IF DIRECTED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS.

ASTRONOMICAL TIDE...
THE PERIODIC RISE AND FALL OF THE WATERS OF THE OCEAN AND
ITS INLETS...PRODUCED BY THE ATTRACTION OF THE MOON AND SUN...AND
OCCURRING ABOUT EVERY 12 HOURS.

STORM SURGE...
A LARGE DOME OF WATER OFTEN 50 TO 100 MILES WIDE THAT SWEEPS ACROSS
THE COASTLINE NEAR WHERE A HURRICANE MAKES LANDFALL.

STORM TIDE...
THE COMBINATION OF THE STORM SURGE AND THE NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDE.

INLAND HIGH WIND WATCH FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FOR INLAND COUNTIES EXPECTED WITHIN 36
HOURS.

INLAND HIGH WIND WARNING FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FOR INLAND COUNTIES EXPECTED WITHIN 24
HOURS.

INLAND HIGH WIND WATCH FOR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS...
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS FOR INLAND COUNTIES EXPECTED WITHIN 36 HOURS.

INLAND HIGH WIND WARNING FOR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS...
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS FOR INLAND COUNTIES EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS.

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 3 AM.

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