[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IVAN LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
257 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2004

...OUTER FRINGES OF POWERFUL HURRICANE IVAN AFFECTING LEVY COUNTY...

...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOCATION IN
WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA :

  LEVY COUNTY

INCLUDING...
THE COASTAL WATERS FROM FROM YANKEETOWN TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 60 NM.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 3 AM EDT...0500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IVAN WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 20.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.8 WEST OR ABOUT 295 MILES WEST
NORTHWEST OF CEDAR KEY. IVAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 13 MPH
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
WATER LEVELS ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES
ALONG THE LEVY COUNTY COAST.

MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS MAY OCCUR DURING THE TIMES
OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR AT 314 AM THIS MORNING AND 339 PM
THIS AFTERNOON.

...WIND IMPACTS...
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE OCCURRING
ALONG THE LEVY COUNTY COAST. WINDS TO 40 MPH ARE OCCURRING OVER THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED
PROPERLY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE
CANS AND DECK FURNITURE INDOORS.

...RAINFALL AND FLOOD INFORMATION...
A HEAVY BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS ABOUT 60 MILES WEST OF
THE LEVY COUNTY COASTLINE. THIS BAND IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE
COAST BY SUNRISE. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED
BY FRIDAY MORNING.

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE TAMPA BAY AREA FORECAST
OFFICE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 530 AM.

$$

ALSHEIMER
314 AM THURSDAY MORNING AND 339 PM THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
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