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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
204 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2008

...TROPICAL STORM FAY NEARING THE FLORIDA KEYS...

FLZ015>019-026>029-034-GAZ127>131-145>148-156>161-GMZ730-750-755-
765-770-775-190115-
/O.CON.KTAE.HU.S.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-
LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-MITCHELL-
COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
204 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2008

...TROPICAL STORM FAY NEARING THE FLORIDA KEYS...
...THREAT FROM FAY TO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REMAINS LOW...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.6 WEST OR ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF KEY WEST FLORIDA. THIS WAS ALSO ABOUT 360 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WITH TROPICAL
STORM FAY REMAIN NEAR 60 MPH. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
REPORTED BY THE HURRICANE HUNTERS WAS 1002 MB. FAY CONTINUES
MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH. A TURN TO THE NORTH
IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS IN THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS AS WELL AS RESIDENTS
IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE REGION AT THIS TIME.
THE POSSIBILITY OF FUTURE WATCHES AND WARNINGS IS DECREASING WITH
TIME AS IT IS APPEARING MORE AND MORE LIKELY THAT FAY WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE FURTHER EAST OF THE REGION AND NOT DIRECTLY
AFFECT THE AREA.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHILE THE POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN THE
REGION IS DECREASING...RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR FAY
CLOSELY. IF A WATCH OR WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA...PUT YOUR
FAMILY'S SAFETY PLAN INTO ACTION. THESE PLANS INCLUDE..STOCKING UP ON
CANNED GOODS...WATER...AND OTHER NON PERISHABLE SUPPLIES. PURCHASING
BATTERIES...FILLING YOUR CAR UP WITH GAS...AND PURCHASING THE
NECESSARY SUPPLIES TO PROTECT YOUR HOME AND FAMILY SHOULD
HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARRIVE. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
EXTRA CASH ON HAND. REFILL ANY IMPORTANT PRESCRIPTIONS THAT WILL
BE NEEDED THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE STORM. REMEMBER...SUPPLIES
SUCH AS FOOD...WATER AND MEDICINE MAY BE IN SHORT SUPPLY IN THE
DAYS AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED. LISTEN CAREFULLY TO YOUR LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. BE READY TO TAKE ADDITIONAL
MEASURES IF REQUESTED TO DO SO. ALSO LISTEN TO FUTURE STATEMENTS
AND ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AND THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

BASED ON THE CURRENT TRACK OF FAY...A STORM SURGE IS NOT EXPECTED
IN OUR REGION. HOWEVER...SINCE THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN
THE TRACK OF FAY...RESIDENTS ALONG THE FLORIDA BIG BEND COAST IN
TAYLOR AND DIXIE COUNTIES SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF
FAY AND PREPARE TO MAKE PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY.

...WINDS...

BASED ON THE OFFICIAL FORECAST...THE THREAT FOR TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE DECREASING. AT THIS TIME...THE GREATEST
PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE IN THE SOUTHEAST
FLORIDA BIG BEND COUNTIES OF TAYLOR...DIXIE AND
LAFAYETTE. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS
BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT ON WEDNESDAY AS RAIN BANDS MOVE NEAR TO
THE AREA.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS
ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND WITH AMOUNTS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 1 INCH FURTHER NORTH AND WEST. BASED ON THE
CURRENT TRACK OF FAY...WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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GODSEY

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