[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE JEANNE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
822 AM EDT SAT SEP 25 2004

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM BONITA BEACH TO
ANCLOTE KEY...
...AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE INTERIOR
COUNTIES OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM ANCLOTE KEY TO THE
SUWANNEE RIVER...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
CITRUS...CHARLOTTE...DESOTO...HERNANDO...HILLSBOROUGH...LEE...
LEVY...MANATEE...PASCO...PINELLAS...SARASOTA...HARDEE...
HIGHLANDS...POLK...SUMTER...

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LEE...CHARLOTTE...DESOTO...
SARASOTA...MANATEE...HILLSBOROUGH AND PINELLAS COUNTIES...INCLUDING
THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ANCLOTE KEY OUT TO 60 NM.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PASCO...HERNANDO...
CITRUS AND LEVY COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE COASTAL WATERS FROM
ANCLOTE KEY TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER OUT TO 60 NM.

AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUMTER...POLK...
HIGHLANDS AND HARDEE COUNTIES.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM EDT...THE EYE OF HURRICANE JEANNE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
26.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.0 WEST OR ABOUT 345 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST
OF TAMPA. THIS IS ALSO 190 MILES OFFSHORE OF SOUTHEAST FLORIDA.
JEANNE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 14 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. HURRICANE HUNTER
AIRCRAFT INDICATE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 105 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS AND JEANNE WILL LIKELY BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE LATER TODAY.

...CURRENT RADAR INFORMATION...
THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF JEANNE WERE LOCATED 25 MILES EAST OF THE
SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST.

...WIND IMPACTS...
HURRICANE JEANNE IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR LAKE OKEECHOBEE LATE
TONIGHT...THEN INTO NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN HIGHLANDS COUNTY BY 4 AM
TONIGHT...WITH THE WINDS SPREADING NORTHWARD THROUGH POLK...
HARDEE...AND THEN INTO SUMTER COUNTY BY NOON. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTH ALONG THE GULF COAST BEGINNING
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING IN LEE COUNTY AND REACHING LEVY COUNTY BY LATE
MORNING.

SOME MOBILE HOMES COULD EXPERIENCE MODERATE TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE DAMAGE TO
SHINGLES...SIDING...AND GUTTERS. SOME WINDOWS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. MANY
LANAI SCREENS AND POOL CAGES WILL BE DAMAGED. UNFASTENED HOME ITEMS
OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. TREES WILL BE UPROOTED AND DOZENS OF
WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT ENTIRE
NEIGHBORHOODS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
AS JEANNE MOVES NORTHWARD SUNDAY...WINDS WILL BECOME ONSHORE AND
BEGIN TO RAISE WATER LEVELS 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
THE CURRENT FORECAST MOVEMENT OF JEANNE WILL KEEP THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF
FLORIDA...INCLUDING HIGHLANDS...POLK AND SUMTER COUNTIES. THE
HEAVIEST AND MOST CONTINUOUS RAINS WILL BE FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE COASTAL COUNTIES.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...
SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE...AND SOME MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY BE
CLOSED. SOME SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL SURPASS BANK FULL. LARGER
RIVERS WILL RISE. SEVERAL AREA RIVERS ARE ALREADY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
RESIDENTS WHO LIVE NEAR RIVERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR MODERATE TO MAJOR
FLOODING.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER THE GULF MAKING CONDITIONS
HAZARDOUS LATER TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
THE PRIMARY AREA FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IN TROPICAL SYSTEMS IS THE
RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF THE STORM.  AS JEANNE MOVES NORTHWESTWARD
OVER THE PENINSULA...THAT PART OF THE STORM WILL AFFECT FLORIDA'S
EAST COAST AND THEREFORE THE TORNADO THREAT IS LESSENED FOR WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

...SHELTER AND ROAD STATUS...
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR SHELTER AND
ROAD STATUS

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE TAMPA BAY AREA FORECAST
OFFICE WILL BE ISSUED BEFORE NOON...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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