[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KJAX 070344
HLSJAX
FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-070700-

HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1144 PM EDT MON SEP 6 2004

...FRANCES WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER LAND...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THE CONTENT OF THIS HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO
BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN NORTHEAST
FLORIDA...NASSAU...DUVAL...ST. JOHNS...FLAGLER...BAKER...CLAY...
PUTNAM...MARION...HAMILTON...COLUMBIA...SUWANNEE...UNION...
BRADFORD...ALACHUA AND GILCHRIST. IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
APPLING...ATKINSON...BACON...BRANTLEY...CAMDEN...CHARLTON...CLINCH...
COFFEE...ECHOLS...GLYNN...JEFF DAVIS...PIERCE...WARE AND WAYNE.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND ALL
OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT FOR THE EASTERN
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA INCLUDING THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...
...A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
...A RIVER FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH FORK OF BLACK
CREEK AT MIDDLEBURG FLORIDA...FOR THE SANTA FE RIVER AT FORT WHITE
FLORIDA...AND THE ST. MARYS RIVER AT MACCLENNY FLORIDA...
...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT ALONG THE COAST...

...STORM INFORMATION...
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY IMPROVE THE REMAINDER OF
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...BUT IT WILL BE A GRADUAL PROCESS WITH GUSTY
WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE EASTERN
SECTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANCES WAS
LOCATED INLAND NEAR LATITUDE 31.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE  84.6 WEST OR
ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALBANY GEORGIA.

FRANCES IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. ON THIS
TRACK FRANCES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FARTHER INLAND.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 35 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...MAINLY OVER WATER. FURTHER WEAKENING IS ANTICIPATED.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INTERESTS IN THE AREA ARE ADVISED TO CONTINUE TO HEED THE ADVICE OF
LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES. USE
CAUTION IN STORM DAMAGED AREAS AND ALWAYS TREAT DOWNED POWER-LINES AS
IF THEY WERE LIVE. DO NOT USE CANDLES IN POWER OUTAGE AREAS DUE TO
THE HIGH RISK OF FIRE. GENERATORS SHOULD BE WELL VENTILATED AND
SHOULD NEVER BE RUN INDOORS. REMEMBER NEVER TO DRIVE INTO FLOODED
AREAS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
TIDES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST
TONIGHT BUT SHOULD BE BACK TO NORMAL ON TUESDAY.

...WIND IMPACTS...
SUSTAINED WINDS TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT ACROSS
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND COASTAL NORTHEAST FLORIDA WITH A FEW GUSTS
BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
INTERIOR OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA...MAINLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS
TO 40 MPH.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. SMALL CRAFT
SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. SURF WILL
CONTINUE IN THE 7 TO 10 FOOT RANGE TONIGHT AND WILL GRADUALLY
SUBSIDE ON TUESDAY.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NORTH FORK OF BLACK CREEK AT
MIDDLEBURG...THE SANTA FE RIVER AT FORT WHITE...AND THE ST. MARYS
RIVER AT MACCLENNY.

DOPPLER RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE STORM TOTALS FROM FRANCES
OF BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES OF RAIN IN SOME PORTIONS OF DUVAL...
NASSAU...FLAGLER...ST. JOHNS...PUTNAM AND MARION COUNTIES OF
NORTHEAST FLORIDA. THESE AMOUNTS HAVE ALSO BEEN INDICATED
ACROSS CAMDEN...BRANTLEY AND PIERCE COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
OTHER COUNTIES HAVE GENERALLY RECEIVED 3 TO 6 INCH TOTALS.

AS FRANCES PULLS AWAY FROM THE REGION AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
RAIN ARE POSSIBLE THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. SOME L0CAL FLOODING WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS BEFORE THE RAINS
TAPER OFF ON TUESDAY...AND A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE
AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR ISOLATED TORNADO DEVELOPMENT
ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER TO
INDIVIDUAL PRODUCTS FOR DETAILS ON REMAINING IMPACTS FROM TROPICAL
DEPRESSION FRANCES.

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