[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1045 AM EDT MON SEP 6 2004

...TORNADO THREAT CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA...

...ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS AND INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND
WARNINGS DROPPED FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN
BY RESIDENTS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...VOLUSIA...LAKE...SEMINOLE...
ORANGE...BREVARD...OSCEOLA...INDIAN RIVER...SAINT LUCIE...MARTIN
AND OKEECHOBEE.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
...TORNADO WATCH FOR BREVARD...OSCEOLA...OKEECHOBEE...SEMINOLE...
ORANGE...LAKE...VOLUSIA...MARTIN...INDIAN RIVER AND SAINT LUCIE
COUNTIES UNTIL 2PM...
...FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA UNTIL 6PM TONIGHT...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR VOLUSIA...BREVARD...INDIAN RIVER...ST
LUCIE AND MARTIN COUNTIES THROUGH TODAY...

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANCES WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.0 WEST...OR ABOUT 60 MILES
EAST SOUTHEAST OF APALACHICOLA. FRANCIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH WITH SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 65 MPH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL
OFFICIALS AS RECOVERY MODE ENTERS FULL SWING. FOR THOSE WITHOUT
POWER...BE EXTRA CAREFUL. IF USING A GENERATOR...PLACE IT IN A WELL
VENTILATED LOCATION. DO NOT RUN A GENERATOR INSIDE YOUR HOME OR
WITHIN YOUR ATTACHED GARAGE. ALSO...SOME CITY UTILITY OFFICIALS HAVE
IMPOSED ORDERS FOR BOILING WATER FOR HEALTH AND SANITATION PURPOSES.
AS CLEAN UP AND DAMAGE ASSESSMENT EFFORTS CONTINUE...TAKE CARE TO
AVOID DOWNED ELECTRICAL WIRES. BE CAUTIOUS WHEN USING CHAINSAWS AND
AXES. IF YOU MUST GO UP ON YOUR ROOF...BE AWARE THAT HEAVY RAIN...
GUSTY WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES...ARE STILL IN THE FORECAST.
MANY INTERSECTIONS ARE STILL WITHOUT TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES...TREAT
THEM LIKE FOUR WAY STOP INTERSECTIONS. PLEASE CONSIDER THE LESSONS
LEARNED FROM RECENT HURRICANE CHARLEY AS SEVERAL FLORIDIANS STILL
DIED OR WERE INJURED AFTER THE STORM.

...WIND IMPACTS...
THE THREAT OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAS ENDED AS
FRANCES FINALLY MOVES FURTHER NORTH AND WEST. THE MAIN CONCERN
TODAY IS FOR OCCASIONAL WINDY AND RAINY CONDITIONS AS BACKSIDE
RAINBANDS PASS OVER THE AREA...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS NORTH OF ORLANDO
AND COCOA BEACH. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 15 TO 25 MPH...AND A LITTLE
HIGHER OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN PASSING SHOWERS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR TODAY FOR THE
COAST OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FROM VOLUSIA TO MARTIN COUNTIES. LARGE
SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST TODAY.
THEY WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND RIP CURRENTS AT THE
BEACHES. ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
FOR TODAY. DOPPLER RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE 8 TO 10 INCHES
OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN NEAR VER0 BEACH AND ACROSS MUCH OF
VOLUSIA COUNTY. THE RAINFALL EVENT FROM FRANCES IS NOT YET OVER AS
WIDESPREAD STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH
ADDITIONAL RAINBANDS TODAY. LOCALIZED EVENT AMOUNTS OF 16 TO 18
INCHES ARE STILL POSSIBLE AS BACKSIDE RAINBANDS PASS OVER. SHORT
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL QUICKLY CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR RECOVERY WORK
UNTIL FRANCES TOTALLY EXITS THE REGION. ALTHOUGH THE PROBABILITY OF
PRECIPITATION IS HIGH TODAY FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA...EXCESSIVE
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOCALIZED...UP TO 3 ADDITIONAL INCHES.

SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS EXPECTED ON THE SAINT JOHNS RIVER AND CENTRAL
FLORIDA LAKES WILL FOLLOW IN THE DAYS TO COME.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN ENHANCED OUTER RAINBANDS TODAY
AS THEY MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH THE AREA. A TORNADO
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF CENTRAL FLORIDA UNTIL 2 PM.
RESIDENTS WILL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY WHILE LISTENING FOR
WARNINGS. SINCE MOVEMENT WILL BE VERY FAST...REACTION TIME WILL BE
SHORTENED.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM
COCOA BEACH NORTHWARD. WINDS WILL BE SOUTH AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS IN PASSING SQUALLS WITH SEAS 10 TO 15 FEET. SMALL
CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE FOR THE
WATERS SOUTH OF COCOA BEACH.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT ON FRANCES. WE WILL RESUME
ISSUING ROUTINE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AT NOON.

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HAGEMEYER

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