[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
911 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2005

...EASTERN EYE WALL MOVES ACROSS MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD COUNTIES WITH WIND
GUSTING TO 77 MPH AT THE MIAMI WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE...

...NEW INFORMATION SINCE LAST ISSUANCE...
UPDATE LOCAL FLOOD IMPACT

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR PERSONS IN MIAMI-DADE...
BROWARD...PALM BEACH...COLLIER...HENDRY...GLADES AND MAINLAND MONROE
COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
AT 9 PM EDT...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL METROPOLITAN
PALM BEACH...BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES...THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...
BISCAYNE BAY AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE.

A FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY UNTIL 1 AM FRIDAY
MORNING.

AN INLAND HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR METROPOLITAN PALM
BEACH...BROWARD...AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES.

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA
INCLUDING GLADES...HENDRY...WESTERN PALM BEACH...WESTERN BROWARD...AND WESTERN
MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES.

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA INCLUDING COLLIER AND MAINLAND MONROE COUNTIES.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COAST
FROM BONITA BEACH TO CAPE SABLE.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 9 PM EDT...THE EYE OF HURRICANE KATRINA WAS LOCATED NEAR 25.8
NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.4 WEST. THIS POSITION IS JUST NORTHWEST OF MIAMI. KATRINA
IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 6 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 80 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS MAKING KATRINA A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE. A GRADUAL WEAKENING IS
EXPECTED AS KATRINA CONTINUES TO MOVE INLAND TONIGHT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN COLLIER COUNTY...SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED FRIDAY. RESIDENTS OF MOBILE HOMES ARE
RECOMMENDED FOR EVACUATION AND A SHELTER IS OPEN. CHECK WITH COLLIER EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT FOR DETAILS.

IN GLADES COUNTY...A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION FOR MOBILE HOMES IN LOW LYING AREAS
HAS BEEN ISSUED. FOUR GENERAL SHELTERS AND ONE SPECIAL NEEDS SHELTER ARE OPEN.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
WITH LANDFALL HAVING ALREADY OCCURRED...THE STORM TIDE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST
OF PALM BEACH...BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES WILL RECEDE AND REACH NEAR
NORMAL LEVELS BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LARGE AND BATTERING WAVES WILL CONTINUE
TO HIT THE OCEAN SHORELINE.

ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE...A PERSISTENT STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WIND WILL BLOW WATER AWAY
FROM THE NORTHEASTERN SHORE AND PILE WATER UP ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN SHORE AND
IN THE MOUTH OF FISHEATING CREEK. MAXIMUM STORM TIDE LEVELS ON THE SOUTHWEST
SIDE OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE...MAINLY FROM MOORE HAVEN TO CLEWISTON TO BELLE GLADE...
ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 18 TO 19 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...WHILE ON THE
NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE LAKE THE LEVEL COULD DROP TO 13 TO 14 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA
LEVEL. AS KATRINA MOVES WEST THE WIND WILL VEER TO THE SOUTHEAST WHICH
WILL CAUSE THE WATER TO BEGIN PILING UP ALONG THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AND
EVENTUALLY THE NORTH SHORE OF THE LAKE.

WHILE KATRINA IS EXPECTED TO BE SOMEWHAT WEAKER AFTER MOVING ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PENINSULA FRIDAY...THE WIND FLOW IS EXPECTED TO BE ONSHORE IN COLLIER AND
MAINLAND MONROE COUNTIES AND A MAXIMUM STORM TIDE OF 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA
LEVEL IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COLLIER BEACHES AROUND 800 PM FRIDAY EVENING NEAR
THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE.

...WIND IMPACTS...
ACCORDING TO DOPPLER RADAR THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE OVER SOUTH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
WHERE WINDS ESTIMATED AT 70 TO 80 MPH ARE OCCURRING.

...LOCAL MARINE IMPACTS...
WINDS OF AROUND 65 KNOTS ARE CONTINUING TO OCCUR IN THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS
OF BROWARD AND NORTHEAST MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES.

ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE...WIND GUSTS OF 35 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING OVER PORTIONS OF
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE SOUTH SHORE...ESPECIALLY FROM MOORE HAVEN AROUND TO
CLEWISTON AND LAKE HARBOR AND BELLE GLADE.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL WATERS OF
THE SOUTHWEST COAST LATER TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY.

...LOCAL FLOOD IMPACTS...
THE HEAVIEST RAIN BAND...WITH A RAIN RATE OF 3 TO 5 INCHES PER HOUR...IS
OVER SOUTH MIAMI-DADE EXTENDING IN A BAND FROM KEY BISCAYNE TO PINECREST...
KENDALL...PERRINE...CUTLER RIDGE AND GOULDS.

RAINFALL OVERNIGHT ACROSS MANY AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 2
TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS 4 TO 8 INCHES. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6
TO 12 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS
TO 15 TO 20 INCHES FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. FLOODING OF POORLY DRAINED
AREAS IS LIKELY TONIGHT AND PERSONS ARE URGED NOT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED
AREAS. REMEMBER TURN AROUND DON'T DROWNED.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICE AROUND 11 PM TODAY.

FOR A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS LOCAL STATEMENT...PLEASE GO TO
OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.MIAMIWEATHER.INFO AND CLICK ON THE GRAPHICAL
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT ICON.

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