[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
530 AM EDT SAT SEP 25 2004

...INLAND HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCHES EXPANDED
NORTH-WESTWARD INTO INTERIOR SECTIONS OF NORTHEAST 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...FLAGLER...BRADFORD...CLAY...
PUTNAM...ALACHUA...MARION...UNION...BAKER...GILCHRIST...COLUMBIA...
SUWANNEE AND HAMILTON. IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...CAMDEN AND GLYNN.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
...A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM ST AUGUSTINE SOUTHWARD...
...A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF ST. AUGUSTINE
FLORIDA TO THE ALTAMAHA SOUND IN GEORGIA...
...AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALACHUA...CLAY...
PUTNAM AND MARION COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA...
...AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR BRADFORD...
UNION...BAKER...COLUMBIA...GILCHRIST...SUWANNEE AND HAMILTON
COUNTIES...

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JEANNE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
26.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.2 WEST OR ABOUT 55 MILES...EAST OF GREAT
ABACO ISLAND. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 415 MILES...SOUTHEAST OF MAYPORT.

JEANNE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...THE
CORE OF JEANNE WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS TODAY...
AND APPROACH THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF FLORIDA TONIGHT OR EARLY
SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND JEANNE WILL
LIKELY BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE LATER TODAY.

REMEMBER A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN SOME PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA. ALL EXPECTED IMPACTS
ARE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE ULTIMATE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF JEANNE.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD PUT YOUR FAMILYS HURRICANE
PLAN INTO EFFECT AND HEED THE ADVICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS. EVERYONE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REVIEW YOUR FAMILYS
HURRICANE PLAN AND HURRICANE KIT. MARINE INTERESTS IN NORMALLY FLOOD
PRONE AREAS MAY WISH TO SECURE PROPERTY WHICH COULD FLOOD. RESIDENTS
ALONG AREA RIVERS AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING.

REMEMBER GENERATORS SHOULD ONLY BE USED IN WELL VENTILATED AREAS...DO
NOT RUN GENERATORS IN GARAGES OR SHEDS. NEVER USE CANDLES OR ANY OPEN
FLAME FOR LIGHTING DUE TO THE RISK OF FIRE.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
AT THIS TIME...SIGNIFICANT TIDAL FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY. BY
TONIGHT...TIDES OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE THE HEIGHT OF NORMAL TIDES WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH VALUES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY. IT
SHOULD BE NOTED THAT DUE TO PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS...TIDE LEVELS ON
THE ST. JOHNS RIVER ARE ALREADY ABOVE NORMAL. COMBINED WITH ALREADY
HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES...IF THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK MATERIALIZES...
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING MAY OCCUR ALONG THE ST. JOHNS RIVER.

...WIND IMPACTS...
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE BEACHES. WINDS
COULD INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE IN PORTIONS OF ALACHUA...CLAY...
PUTNAM AND MARION COUNTIES AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND SPREAD ACROSS
THE REMAINDER OF INLAND NORTHEAST FLORIDA DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY.
BASED ON THE CURRENT TRACK AND INTENSITY FORECAST OF HURRICANE
JEANNE...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO STRONG TROPICAL STORM WITH POSSIBLE
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EARLY ON SUNDAY FOR ST JOHNS...FLAGLER...
PUTNAM...MARION...CLAY AND ALACHUA COUNTIES...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
OCCURRING SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
HURRICANE JEANNE WILL POSE A THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL AS IT MOVES
NORTHWEST THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. AREAS
ALONG THE PATH COULD SEE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES. SUCH RAINS
WOULD POSE A RENEWED THREAT OF FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
JACKSONVILLE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1130 AM EDT...OR EARLIER SHOULD
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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SANDRIK/HESS

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