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TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
602 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...FAY MAKES LANDFALL IN COLLIER COUNTY, MOVING INLAND...

.AT 6 AM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED OVER
INLAND COLLIER COUNTY JUST EAST OF NAPLES. THIS LOCATION WAS
CLOSE TO GOLDEN GATE OR ABOUT 85 MILES WEST OF MIAMI.

FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY, TAKING THE CENTER OF FAY
ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AND A
TURN TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW
WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AS FAY MOVES INLAND.


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COASTAL COLLIER-MAINLAND MONROE-
602 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

WARNINGS UPDATED
LOCATION UPDATED
STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE UPDATED
CURRENT REPORTS INCLUDED

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

COASTAL COLLIER...MAINLAND MONROE.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:

FLOOD WATCH.
TORNADO WATCH.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING.
HURRICANE WARNING.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVELING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED THIS MORNING ACROSS METRO
COLLIER COUNTY AS FAY MOVES INLAND. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY WITH
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS, IF A GENERATOR IS USED MAKE SURE IT
HAS ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

NOW THAT TROPICAL STORM FAY IS ONSHORE NEAR MARCO ISLAND, THE WIND
IS BECOMING ONSHORE IN THE EVERGLADES CITY AND CHOKOLOSKEE AREAS.
THIS SHOULD PUSH A STORM TIDE OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL
ONTO THE MAINLAND MONROE AND COLLIER COUNTY COASTLINE FROM
CHOKOLOSKEE AND EVERGLADES CITY WEST TO COLLIER SEMINOLE STATE
PARK, GOODLAND AND MARCO ISLAND. HIGH TIDE WAS AROUND 4 AM BUT THE
ONSHORE FLOW WILL MAINTAIN HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDE LEVELS THROUGH
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. MINOR FLOODING OF COASTAL ROADS ALONG
THE IMMEDIATE COAST IS LIKELY. ANOTHER HIGH TIDE OCCURS AROUND 4 TO
5 PM TODAY, AND ONSHORE FLOW FROM FAY WILL LIKELY CAUSE HIGHER
THAN NORMAL TIDES THEN ALSO.

AT NAPLES, THE FLOW IS STILL OFFSHORE AND TIDES ARE STILL NEAR
NORMAL LEVELS. AS FAY MOVES INLAND, THE WIND DIRECTION SHOULD
CHANGE AND BECOME ONSHORE. HIGH TIDE AROUND 3 PM TODAY WILL
LIKELY BE ABOVE NORMAL WITH ONSHORE FLOW FROM FAY.

...WINDS...

THE STRONGEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
FAY ARE OCCURRING IN COLLIER COUNTY, WITH SOUTH WINDS OF 47 MPH
GUSTING TO 69 MPH REPORTED AT EVERGLADES CITY AT 5 AM. AT NAPLES,
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 32 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH WERE REPORTED AT 5 AM.
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AS HIGH
AS 60 TO 70 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH MID MORNING AS FAY MOVES SLOWLY
THROUGH METRO COLLIER COUNTY. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

TORRENTIAL RAINS ARE ACCOMPANYING THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY
AS IT MOVES ONSHORE. SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT RAIN
GAGES IN COLLIER COUNTY ARE REPORTING WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR TODAY, INCLUDING NEARLY 6 INCHES AT ROOKERY
BAY PRESERVE AND NEARLY 5 INCHES AT COLLIER SEMINOLE STATE PARK
AND COWBELL STRAND. GRAND TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY FROM FAY, WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS
12 INCHES POSSIBLE WHERE TRAINING OF SPIRAL BANDS OCCURS. THIS
RAINFALL CAN EASILY CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING POORLY DRAINED
UNDERPASSES AND DRAINAGE DITCHES, AS WELL AS PONDING OF RAINFALL
RUNOFF IN PARKING LOTS. BE SURE THAT DEBRIS DOES NOT CLOG DRAINAGE
ROUTES IN ORDER TO EASE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINS. FLASH FLOODING
MAY OCCUR IN AREAS WHERE TRAINING OF SQUALLS SETS UP ACROSS THE
SAME AREA FOR SEVERAL HOURS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NEVER DRIVE ACROSS
WATER OF AN UNKNOWN DEPTH, TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. A FLOOD WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT.


...TORNADOES...

WITH FAY NOW ON THE COAST, THE RISK OF TORNADOES ACROSS THE AREA WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH. HOWEVER, THERE IS STILL A REMOTE POSSIBILITY
THAN AN ISOLATED TORNADO OCCURS. THEREFORE, A TORNADO WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 9 AM EDT.

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COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
602 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

LOCATION UPDATED
TIMING AND REPORTS UPDATED
MARINE IMPACTS UPDATED

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20
NM...GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING
FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:

TROPICAL STORM WARNING.
HURRICANE WARNING.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINE CRAFT SHOULD STAY IN PORT ALL DAY TODAY.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING ACROSS ALL OF THE
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS AS HIGH AS HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE.

...TORNADOES...

WITH FAY NOW ON THE COAST, THE RISK OF TORNADOES ACROSS THE AREA WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH. HOWEVER, THERE IS STILL A REMOTE POSSIBILITY
THAN AN ISOLATED TORNADO OCCURS. THEREFORE, A TORNADO WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT.

...LOCAL MARINE IMPACTS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COASTAL WATERS DURING THE MORNING. WINDS
OF 41 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT
EVERGLADES CITY AT 5 AM. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF
45 TO 60 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE IN SQUALLS ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH AND CONFUSED, IN
EXCESS OF 10 FEET OFFSHORE AND FROM 7 TO 10 FEET NEARSHORE. SURF
ALONG THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COAST WILL CONTINUE ROUGH AND
DANGEROUS THIS MORNING, AND ESPECIALLY ON AND THROUGH MUCH OF THE
DAY AS WINDS BECOME ONSHORE. MARINERS SHOULD STAY IN SAFE PORT. BEACH
EROSION IS LIKELY AS FAY PASSES BY THE AREA AND STRONG RIP
CURRENTS WILL ALSO BE LIKELY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 9 AM EDT.

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GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND BROWARD-INLAND COLLIER-INLAND MIAMI DADE-
INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO BROWARD-METRO MIAMI DADE-METRO PALM BEACH-
602 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

...NEW INFORMATION...

LOCATION UPDATED
TIMING AND EFFECTS UPDATED
PREPARATION UPDATED
REAL TIME REPORTS UPDATED

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

GLADES...HENDRY...INLAND BROWARD...INLAND COLLIER...INLAND
MIAMI DADE...INLAND PALM BEACH...METRO BROWARD...METRO MIAMI
DADE...METRO PALM BEACH.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:

FLOOD WATCH.
TORNADO WATCH.
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE. TROPICAL STORM FAY IS ONSHORE
IN COLLIER COUNTY AND WILL BE MOVING INLAND ACROSS THE LAKE
OKEECHOBEE REGION LATER TODAY. TRAVELING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED
TODAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAINS. STAY AWAY FROM
DOWNED POWER LINES. IF POWER OUTAGES OCCUR AND A GENERATOR IS
USED, ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE
POISONING.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

CURRENT TIDE LEVELS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC COAST OF FLORIDA
ARE AROUND 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL DUE TO SOUTHEAST WINDS. WATER
LEVELS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH
SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ESPECIALLY AT THE
TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA
ATLANTIC COAST WILL BE AROUND 10 TO 11 AM.

THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE LEVEL IS NEAR 11.3 FEET, WHICH IS BELOW NORMAL
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. EARLY THIS MORNING NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING
AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL BE CAUSING ABOVE NORMAL LAKE LEVELS ON THE
WESTERN SHORE. FAY IS FORECAST TO PASS DIRECTLY OVER THE LAKE
TODAY, CAUSING THE WATER LEVELS IN THE LAKE TO FLUCTUATE
DRAMATICALLY DEPENDING ON THE DIRECTION AND SPEED OF THE WIND.

...WINDS...

EARLY THIS MORNING WINDS ACROSS MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA ARE
SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM
FORCE. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS, FROM 37 TO 50 MPH,
WILL BE SPREADING NORTHEAST ACROSS INLAND COLLIER, HENDRY AND
GLADES COUNTIES TOWARD LAKE OKEECHOBEE AS FAY MOVES INLAND.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING DAMAGE TO
CARPORTS, AWNINGS AND POOL ENCLOSURES AND SOME DAMAGE TO
UNANCHORED MOBILE HOMES. SMALL BRANCHES BREAK OFF TREES AND LOOSE
OBJECTS ARE BLOWN ABOUT. WINDS IN THIS RANGE BEGIN TO BECOME
DANGEROUS ON BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS
WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES.

...INLAND FLOODING...

TOTAL RAINFALL SO FAR HAS AVERAGED 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS MAINLAND
SOUTH FLORIDA, WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS NEAR 6 INCHES. ABOUT 6 AND A
HALF INCHES WAS REPORTED IN CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY NEAR LION
COUNTRY SAFARI. TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH TODAY WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 12 INCHES
POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY WHERE TRAINING OF SPIRAL BANDS OCCURS. THIS
RAINFALL CAN EASILY CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING POORLY DRAINED
UNDERPASSES AND DRAINAGE DITCHES, AS WELL AS PONDING OF RAINFALL
RUNOFF IN PARKING LOTS. BE SURE THAT DEBRIS DOES NOT CLOG DRAINAGE
ROUTES IN ORDER TO EASE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINS. FLASH FLOODING
MAY OCCUR IN AREAS WHERE TRAINING OF SQUALLS SETS UP ACROSS THE
SAME AREA FOR SEVERAL HOURS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NEVER DRIVE ACROSS
WATER OF AN UNKNOWN DEPTH, TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. A FLOOD WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT.

...TORNADOES...

TORNADOES WERE REPORTED IN THE WELLINGTON AREA OF METRO PALM
BEACH COUNTY BETWEEN 130 AND 2 AM WITH SOME DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS.
MOST OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA WILL BE IN THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT
OF FAY FOR MOST OF THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THIS QUADRANT IS A
FAVORED LOCATION FOR SMALL QUICK STRIKING TORNADOES, ESPECIALLY IN
THE SPIRAL BANDS OF SQUALLS. AS THE STORM MAKES LANDFALL AND
CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH, THE MAIN THREAT OF TORNADO PRODUCING RAIN
BANDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT NORTHWARD. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 9 AM EDT.

$$

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COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-
FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
602 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

LOCATION UPDATED
WINDS UPDATED
REAL TIME REPORTS UPDATED

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

COASTAL BROWARD...COASTAL MIAMI DADE...COASTAL PALM BEACH...FAR
SOUTH MIAMI DADE.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:

FLOOD WATCH.
TORNADO WATCH.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE. TROPICAL STORM FAY IS ONSHORE
IN COLLIER COUNTY AND WILL BE MOVING INLAND ACROSS THE LAKE
OKEECHOBEE REGION LATER TODAY. UNNECESSARY TRAVELING IS
DISCOURAGED TODAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAINS. STAY
AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. IF POWER OUTAGES OCCUR AND A
GENERATOR IS USED, ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO PREVENT CARBON
MONOXIDE POISONING.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

CURRENT TIDE LEVELS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC COAST OF FLORIDA
ARE AROUND 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL DUE TO SOUTHEAST WINDS. WATER
LEVELS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH
SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ESPECIALLY AT THE
TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA
ATLANTIC COAST WILL BE AROUND 10 TO 11 AM.

...WINDS...

EARLY THIS MORNING WINDS ACROSS MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA ARE
SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM
FORCE. ON THE BEACHES, WINDS OF 30 MPH GUSTING TO 42 MPH WERE
REPORTED AT VIRGINIA KEY AT 536 AM EDT, WHILE LAKE WORTH REPORTED
29 MPH WINDS GUSTING TO 33 MPH AT 5 AM EDT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS, ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLS, CAN BE EXPECTED
FOR THE REST OF TODAY AS FAY MOVES NORTH.

...INLAND FLOODING...

TOTAL RAINFALL SO FAR HAS AVERAGED 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS MAINLAND
SOUTH FLORIDA, WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS NEAR 6 INCHES. ABOUT 6 AND A
HALF INCHES WAS REPORTED IN CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY NEAR LION
COUNTRY SAFARI. TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH TODAY WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 12 INCHES
POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY WHERE TRAINING OF SPIRAL BANDS OCCURS. THIS
RAINFALL CAN EASILY CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING POORLY DRAINED
UNDERPASSES AND DRAINAGE DITCHES, AS WELL AS PONDING OF RAINFALL
RUNOFF IN PARKING LOTS. BE SURE THAT DEBRIS DOES NOT CLOG DRAINAGE
ROUTES IN ORDER TO EASE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINS. FLASH FLOODING
MAY OCCUR IN AREAS WHERE TRAINING OF SQUALLS SETS UP ACROSS THE
SAME AREA FOR SEVERAL HOURS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NEVER DRIVE ACROSS
WATER OF AN UNKNOWN DEPTH, TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. A FLOOD WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT.

...TORNADOES...

TORNADOES WERE REPORTED IN THE WELLINGTON AREA OF METRO PALM
BEACH COUNTY BETWEEN 130 AND 2 AM WITH SOME DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS.
MOST OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA WILL BE IN THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT
OF FAY FOR MOST OF THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THIS QUADRANT IS A
FAVORED LOCATION FOR SMALL QUICK STRIKING TORNADOES, ESPECIALLY IN
THE SPIRAL BANDS OF SQUALLS. AS THE STORM MAKES LANDFALL AND
CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH, THE MAIN THREAT OF TORNADO PRODUCING RAIN
BANDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT NORTHWARD. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 9 AM EDT.

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BISCAYNE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT
20 NM-LAKE OKEECHOBEE-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM
TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-
WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
602 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

LOCATION UPDATED
TIMING UPDATED
REAL TIME REPORTS UPDATED

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

BISCAYNE BAY...COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN
REEF, FL OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM...LAKE OKEECHOBEE...WATERS FROM
DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO THE
TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS...WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET
TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:

TORNADO WATCH.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL MARINE CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN SAFE PORT TODAY.

...WINDS...

FOWEY ROCKS LIGHT CONTINUES TO REPORT TROPICAL STORM FORCE
SUSTAINED WINDS WITH 37 KNOTS GUSTING TO 43 KNOTS AT 5 AM EDT. ON
THE BEACHES, WINDS OF 30 MPH GUSTING TO 42 MPH WERE REPORTED AT
VIRGINIA KEY AT 536 AM EDT, WHILE LAKE WORTH REPORTED 29 MPH WINDS
GUSTING TO 33 MPH AT 5 AM EDT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS,
ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLS, CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THIS MORNING AS
FAY MOVES NORTH WITH SLOWLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

EARLY THIS MORNING WINDS ACROSS LAKE OKEECHOBEE ARE SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30
MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS, FROM 37 TO 50 MPH, WILL BE SPREADING
NORTHEAST ACROSS INLAND COLLIER, HENDRY AND GLADES COUNTIES TOWARD
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AS FAY MOVES INLAND.

...TORNADOES...

TORNADOES WERE REPORTED WITH SOME DAMAGE IN THE WELLINGTON AREA OF
PALM BEACH COUNTY AROUND 130 TO 2 AM EDT. THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS REMAIN IN THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF FAY
FOR MOST OF THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THIS QUADRANT IS A FAVORED
LOCATION FOR SMALL QUICK STRIKING TORNADOES, ESPECIALLY IN THE
SPIRAL BANDS OF SQUALLS. AS THE STORM MAKES LANDFALL AND CONTINUES
TO MOVE NORTH, THE MAIN THREAT OF TORNADO PRODUCING RAIN BANDS
WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT NORTHWARD DURING THE MORNING. A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.

...LOCAL MARINE IMPACTS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN
SQUALLS THROUGH THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE
DIMINISHING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. SEAS
WILL BE AS HIGH AS 7 TO 9 FEET AND POSSIBLY 10 TO 12 FEET OFFSHORE
TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY ROUGH SURF AND POSSIBLY MINOR
BEACH EROSION. THE RISK OF STRONG DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
HIGH ALONG THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST.

THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE LEVEL IS NEAR 11.3 FEET, WHICH IS BELOW NORMAL
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. EARLY THIS MORNING NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING
AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL BE CAUSING ABOVE NORMAL LAKE LEVELS ON THE
WESTERN SHORE. FAY IS FORECAST TO PASS DIRECTLY OVER THE LAKE
TODAY, CAUSING THE WATER LEVELS IN THE LAKE TO FLUCTUATE
DRAMATICALLY DEPENDING ON THE DIRECTION AND SPEED OF THE WIND.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 9 AM EDT.

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