[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KTBW 191540
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
1140 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...FAY MOVING SLOWLY TOWARD EASTERN HIGHLANDS COUNTY...

.AT 11 AM EDT...TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
26.7 DEGREES NORTH...81.3 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH OF
VENUS IN HIGHLANDS COUNTY...AND ABOUT 35 MILES EAST OF FORT
MYERS. FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 986 MB...OR 29.12 INCHES.

FLZ060>062-065-GMZ853-856-873-876-191645-
/O.CAN.KTBW.TR.W.1006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARASOTA...VENICE...ARCADIA...
PORT CHARLOTTE...PUNTA GORDA...CAPE CORAL...FORT MYERS
1140 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE COASTAL
COUNTIES AND THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH NORTHWARD
TO THE MIDDLE OF LONGBOAT KEY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR LEE
AND CHARLOTTE AND DE SOTO COUNTIES. A FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN
EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM TODAY EXCEPT SARASOTA COUNTY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALTHOUGH THE TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE IN RAIN BANDS
UNTIL THE CENTER OF FAY MOVES FURTHER AWAY.

PEOPLE SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTSIDE TO ASSESS DAMAGES
TODAY. TREAT ANY DOWNED POWER LINES AS IF THEY WERE LIVE. IF
GENERATORS ARE USED...BE SURE THEY ARE IN WELL VENTILATED AREAS TO
PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. NEVER RUN A GENERATOR INDOORS OR
IN AN ATTACHED GARAGE. REPORT ANY TREES OR TREE BRANCHES RESTING
ON POWER LINES TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR POWER COMPANIES.

...WINDS...

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE IN RAIN BANDS
UNTIL THE CENTER OF FAY MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA LATER TODAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF LEE...CHARLOTTE AND DE SOTO COUNTIES THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ABOUT 1 TO 3 INCHES FORECAST IN SARASOTA
COUNTY. A FLOOD WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA AND
FLOOD ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED.

...TORNADOES...

THE PRIMARY AREA FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IN TROPICAL SYSTEMS IS
THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF THE STORM. AS FAY MOVES AWAY FROM THE
AREA TODAY THE TORNADO THREAT WILL DIMINISH.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 230 PM EDT.

$$

FLZ052-056-191645-
/O.CAN.KTBW.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080820T0800Z/
POLK-HARDEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKELAND...WINTER HAVEN...WAUCHULA
1140 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. A FLOOD
WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM TODAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALTHOUGH THE TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE IN RAIN BANDS
UNTIL THE CENTER OF FAY MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA.

PEOPLE SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTSIDE TO ASSESS DAMAGES
TODAY. TREAT ANY DOWNED POWER LINES AS IF THEY WERE LIVE. IF
GENERATORS ARE USED...BE SURE THEY ARE IN WELL VENTILATED AREAS TO
PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. NEVER RUN A GENERATOR INDOORS OR
IN AN ATTACHED GARAGE. REPORT ANY TREES OR TREE BRANCHES RESTING
ON POWER LINES TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR POWER COMPANIES.

...WINDS...

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE IN RAIN BANDS
UNTIL THE CENTER OF FAY MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA LATER TODAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN POLK
COUNTY AND 4 TO 8 INCHES IN HARDEE COUNTY. A FLOOD WATCH IS
CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA AND FLOOD ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS
WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED.

...TORNADOES...

THE PRIMARY AREA FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IN TROPICAL SYSTEMS IS
THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF THE STORM. THE TORNADO THREAT WILL
DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY AS FAY MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. A
TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 230 PM EDT.

$$

FLZ057-192145-
/O.CON.KTBW.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080820T0800Z/
HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEBRING...AVON PARK
1140 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

RAINFALL TOTALS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO BE 6 TO 10 INCHES...ESPECIALLY
OVER SOUTHEASTERN HIGHLANDS COUNTY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HIGHLANDS
COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. A
FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM TODAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE LOCATED IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD REMAIN INSIDE TODAY.
STRONG GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH THE RAIN SOFTENED GROUND WILL
LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. TREAT ANY DOWNED POWER LINES
AS LIVE AND CALL LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR POWER COMPANIES TO
REPORT THE HAZARD. IF GENERATORS ARE USED...BE SURE THEY ARE IN
WELL VENTILATED AREAS TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. NEVER
RUN A GENERATOR INDOORS OR IN AN ATTACHED GARAGE. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS MEDIA...FOR THE
LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS EVOLVING SITUATION WITH TROPICAL STORM
FAY.

...WINDS...

MAXIMUM WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED
TO AFFECT THE WARNED AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING...MAINLY IN
STRONGER RAIN BANDS AND NEAR THE CENTER OF THE STORM.

...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...

BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK THERE IS A 30 TO 80 PERCENT
CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...
DEPENDING ON WHICH PART OF THE COUNTY YOU ARE IN. SOUTHEAST
HIGHLANDS COUNTY IS THE MOST LIKELY AREA TO EXPERIENCE TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS.

...INLAND FLOODING...

TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH TONIGHT AS FAY MOVES SLOWLY TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST. A
FLOOD WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA AND FLOOD WARNINGS
AND ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED.

...TORNADOES...

THE PRIMARY AREA FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IN TROPICAL SYSTEMS IS
THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF THE STORM. AS FAY MOVES NORTHWARD
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...THE TORNADO THREAT FOR THE REGION WILL BE
MODERATE. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 230 PM EDT.

$$

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