[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1134 AM EDT FRI SEP 24 2004

...HURRICANE JEANNE CONTINUES WESTWARD TOWARD FLORIDA...

...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 AND FLAGLER.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
...A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM ST AUGUSTINE SOUTHWARD.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JEANNE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 26.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  72.4 WEST OR ABOUT  290
MILES... 470 KM...EAST OF GREAT ABACO ISLAND.

JEANNE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR  9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100
MPH...160 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING IS
POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

GIVEN THE FORECAST TRACK...INTERESTS ALONG THE REST OF THE
NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST SHOULD BE ALERT AS WATCHES MAY NEED TO BE
EXTENDED FARTHER NORTHWARD LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. WEATHER
CONDITIONS COULD START TO DETERIORATE IN THE WATCH AREA AS EARLY AS
SATURDAY AS JEANNE APPROACHES THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA. ALL IMPACTS
ARE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK AND INTENSITY OF JEANNE.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REVIEW YOUR FAMILYS HURRICANE PLAN AND HURRICANE KIT. MARINE
INTERESTS IN NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS MAY WISH TO SECURE PROPERTY
WHICH COULD FLOOD.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
AT THIS TIME...NO SIGNIFICANT TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED THROUGH
SATURDAY. BY SATURDAY NIGHT...TIDES OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE THE
HEIGHT OF NORMAL TIDES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...WIND IMPACTS...
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO THE 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE WATCH AREA
BY LATE SATURDAY WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE INTO TODAY. SMALL CRAFT
SHOULD STAY IN PORT. HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE IN THE 6 TO 8 FOOT RANGE
TODAY AND GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH SATURDAY. HEAVY SURF AND BEACH
EROSION WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN ON SATURDAY.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
HURRICANE JEANNE WILL POSE A THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL AS IT MOVES
NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. AREAS ALONG THE PATH COULD
SEE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
JACKSONVILLE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 530 PM EDT...OR EARLIER SHOULD
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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LETRO

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