[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IVAN LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
452 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 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IVAN WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.7 WEST OR ABOUT 295 MILES WEST
NORTHWEST OF CEDAR KEY. IVAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY.

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

MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS MAY OCCUR DURING THE TIME
OF HIGH TIDE AT 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 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 20 MILES WEST OF
THE LEVY COUNTY COASTLINE. THIS BAND IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE
COAST DURING THE NEXT HOUR. 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 830 AM.

$$

ALSHEIMER

314 AM THURSDAY MORNING AND 339 PM THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

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