[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
225 PM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004

...JEANNE FINALLY WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM...
...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT ALONG THE FLORIDA ATLANTIC
COAST NORTH OF COCOA BEACH...
...AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
INTERIOR COUNTIES OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ON THE ATLANTIC COAST
FROM NORTH OF COCOA BEACH TO THE SAVANNAH RIVER. AN INLAND TROPICAL
STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE...SEMINOLE...ORANGE AND
OSCEOLA COUNTIES.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COUNTIES IN
ANTICIPATION OF HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE JEANNE. A FLASH
FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR INDIAN RIVER...OSCEOLA...BREVARD...
ORANGE...LAKE...AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES UNTIL NOON.

A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR BREVARD...OSCEOLA...ORANGE...
SEMINOLE...LAKE...AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES UNTIL 5 PM...

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 225 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THE CIRCULATION
CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JEANNE ABOUT 50 MILES WEST OF ORLANDO OR
10 MILES NORTHWEST OF DADE CITY. JEANNE IS MOVING TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO
AROUND 70 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY IMPROVE DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PLEASE STAY INDOORS UNTIL IT IS SAFE TO MOVE
ABOUT. THIS WILL ALLOW EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS TO
PRECEDE. MANY POWERLINES ARE DOWN AND TREES AND DEBRIS ARE ON THE
ROADWAYS. TRAFFIC LIGHTS ARE OUT OR DOWN AND IT IS DANGEROUS TO
TRAVEL. REMEMBER TRAFFIC LIGHTS THAT ARE OUT OF ORDER BECOME FOUR WAY
STOPS. OFTEN NEEDLESS INJURIES OCCUR AFTER THE HURRICANE PASSES DUE
TO A RUSH TO GET OUTSIDE.

...WIND IMPACTS...
THE CENTER OF JEANNE IS MOVING NORTHWEST PARALLEL TO LAKE COUNTY AND
THIS WILL RESULT IN TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
60 MPH CONTINUING ACROSS LAKE AND WESTERN ORANGE COUNTIES FOR A FEW
MORE HOURS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE GUSTING TO 40 OR 50 MPH OVER
VOLUSIA...SEMINOLE...NORTHERN BREVARD...NORTHERN OSCEOLA AND CENTRAL
AND EASTERN ORANGE COUNTIES THROUGH ABOUT 5PM WITH HIGHER GUSTS WITH
THE PASSING SHOWERS. CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED MARKEDLY OVER
SOUTHERN BREVARD...SOUTHERN OSCEOLA...INDIAN RIVER...MARTIN AND ST
LUCIE COUNTIES WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH LIKELY THE REMAINDER OF
THE AFTERNOON. COASTAL AND INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS
WILL LIKELY BE LOWERED DURING THE EARLY EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA...UNTIL THEN DONT LET YOUR GUARD DOWN.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
STORM SURGE WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE AS JEANNE MOVES
FARTHER NORTHWEST. HOWEVER...CONTINUED STRONG ONSHORE FLOW NORTH
OF THE CENTER TRACK...LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...AND
APPROACHING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WILL SLOW THE RETREAT OF SURGE WATERS.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
THE FLOOD THREAT ASSOCIATED WITH JEANNE REMAINS EXTREME. AS A
RESULT...A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA COUNTIES. IMPORTANTLY...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR INDIAN RIVER...OSCEOLA...BREVARD...ORANGE...LAKE...
SEMINOLE AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES UNTIL NOON. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE
UP TO 6 TO 8 INCHES HAVE FALLEN OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF OSCEOLA
AND BREVARD COUNTIES...ALSO INDIAN RIVER COUNTY. AS OF THE LATE
MORNING HOURS...THE FOCUS OF THE HEAVIEST RAINS HAS SHIFTED NORTH TO
ACROSS NORTHERN OSCEOLA...ORANGE... LAKE...SEMINOLE AND VOLUSIA
COUNTIES. IN THESE AREAS WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6
INCHES...WITH ISOLATED  AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED. THIS WILL RESULT IN FLOODING NOT ONLY IN LOW LYING AND
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...BUT ALSO IN AREAS NOT TYPICALLY CONSIDERED TO
BE FLOOD PRONE.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
THERE IS A THREAT OF A FEW ISOLATED TORNADOES AS THE CENTER OF JEANNE
MOVES FURTHER WEST TOWARD THE GULF AND TRAILING RAINBANDS MOVING
IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATER.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 6PM
...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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HAGEMEYER

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