[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Tue Aug 19 10:49:19 CDT 2008
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TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1149 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...SOGGY SLOW FAY NEAR ORTONA MOVING TOWARD LAKE OKEECHOBEE...
.AT 1100 AM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 81.3 WEST. THIS LOCATION IS NEAR
ORTONA ON GLADES HENDRY COUNTY LINE OR ABOUT 75 MILES WEST OF WEST
PALM BEACH.
FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED IN EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. ON THIS
TRACK, FAY SHOULD MOVE OVER WATER NEAR THE EAST COAST OF NORTH
FLORIDA ON WEDNESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FAY
SHOULD WEAKEN TODAY AS IT MOVES FARTHER INLAND. SOME
RESTRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED ONCE FAY MOVES BACK OVER WATER.
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COASTAL COLLIER-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
1149 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
WARNINGS UPDATED
LOCATION UPDATED
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
COASTAL COLLIER...FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
FLOOD WATCH.
TORNADO WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EVEN THOUGH TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DROPPED FOR COASTAL
COLLIER AND THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COASTAL WATERS, FREQUENT
WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE, GREATER THAN 37 MPH, ARE STILL
POSSIBLE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS ESPECIALLY WITH SPIRAL BANDS OF
SQUALLS. COLLIER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THE MEDIA REPORT ABOUT
28 THOUSAND CUSTOMERS ARE WITHOUT POWER IN METRO COLLIER COUNTY.
IF GENERATORS ARE TO BE USED, ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO
PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ONSHORE WIND FLOW IS NOW OCCURRING ALONG THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
GULF COAST BUT WINDS ARE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. ANOTHER HIGH TIDE OCCURS
AROUND 4 TO 5 PM TODAY, AND ONSHORE FLOW FROM FAY WILL LIKELY
CAUSE HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES THEN ALSO.
...WINDS...
WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COASTAL AREA ARE GENERALLY
20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO SLOWLY DIMINISH ALTHOUGH TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS WILL STILL
BE POSSIBLE IN SQUALLS ROTATING ACROSS THE COASTLINE.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL IS DIMINISHING ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS AS FAY MOVES
FARTHER INLAND. SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT RAIN GAGES IN
COLLIER COUNTY ARE REPORTING WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES OF
RAIN SO FAR TODAY, INCLUDING OVER 8 INCHES NEAR GOLDEN GATE. FOR
THE METRO ATLANTIC COAST, TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 3 TO 5
INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY FROM FAY. 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 INLAND, THE RISK OF TORNADOES ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS
WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH. HOWEVER, THERE IS STILL A REMOTE
POSSIBILITY THAN AN ISOLATED TORNADO OCCURS. THEREFORE, A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PART OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 230 PM EDT.
$$
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MAINLAND MONROE-
1149 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
WARNINGS UPDATED
LOCATION UPDATED
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
MAINLAND MONROE.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EVEN THOUGH TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DROPPED FOR COASTAL
COLLIER AND THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COASTAL WATERS, FREQUENT
WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE, GREATER THAN 37 MPH, ARE STILL
POSSIBLE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS ESPECIALLY WITH SPIRAL BANDS OF
SQUALLS. COLLIER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THE MEDIA REPORT ABOUT
28 THOUSAND CUSTOMERS ARE WITHOUT POWER IN METRO COLLIER COUNTY.
IF GENERATORS ARE TO BE USED, ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO
PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER
LINES.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ONSHORE WIND FLOW IS NOW OCCURRING ALONG THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
GULF COAST BUT WINDS ARE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. ANOTHER HIGH TIDE OCCURS
AROUND 4 TO 5 PM TODAY, AND ONSHORE FLOW FROM FAY WILL LIKELY
CAUSE HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES THEN ALSO.
...WINDS...
WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COASTAL AREA ARE GENERALLY
20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO SLOWLY DIMINISH ALTHOUGH TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS WILL STILL
BE POSSIBLE IN SQUALLS ROTATING ACROSS THE COASTLINE.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL IS DIMINISHING ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS AS FAY MOVES
FARTHER INLAND. SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT RAIN GAGES IN
COLLIER COUNTY ARE REPORTING WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES OF
RAIN SO FAR TODAY, INCLUDING OVER 8 INCHES NEAR GOLDEN GATE. FOR
THE METRO ATLANTIC COAST, TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 3 TO 5
INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY FROM FAY. 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 INLAND, THE RISK OF TORNADOES ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS
WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH. HOWEVER, THERE IS STILL A REMOTE
POSSIBILITY THAN AN ISOLATED TORNADO OCCURS. THEREFORE, A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PART OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 230 PM 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-
1149 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
LOCATION UPDATED
WARNINGS 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:
NONE
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINE CRAFT SHOULD STAY IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.
...WINDS...
WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COASTAL WATERS ARE
GENERALLY 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30
KNOTS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING HOURS.
...TORNADOES...
WITH FAY NOW INLAND, THE RISK OF TORNADOES ACROSS THE AREA WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH. HOWEVER, THERE IS STILL A REMOTE POSSIBILITY
THAN AN ISOLATED TORNADO OCCURS.
...LOCAL MARINE IMPACTS...
SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ROUGH, FROM 6 TO 8 FEET OFFSHORE AND
FROM 5 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND SLOWLY DIMINISHING. SURF ALONG THE
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COAST WILL CONTINUE ROUGH AND DANGEROUS
FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. MARINERS SHOULD STAY IN SAFE PORT UNTIL
WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY AS FAY CONTINUES INLAND
AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL ALSO BE LIKELY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 230 PM EDT.
$$
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COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-
1149 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
LOCATION 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.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
FLOOD WATCH.
TORNADO WATCH.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED ACROSS MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA.
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. 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...
CURRENT TIDE LEVELS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC COAST OF FLORIDA
ARE AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL DUE TO SOUTHEAST WINDS. HIGH TIDE
WAS AT 10 TO 11 AM AND TIDES SHOULD BE FALLING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC COAST.
...WINDS...
FOR THE METRO ATLANTIC COAST, SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLS. OFFSHORE, FOWEY
ROCKS LIGHT CONTINUES TO REPORT TROPICAL STORM FORCE SUSTAINED
WINDS AT 38 KNOTS GUSTING TO 43 KNOTS AT 11 AM EDT. ON THE
BEACHES, WINDS OF 25 KNOTS MPH GUSTING TO 33 KNOTS WERE REPORTED
AT VIRGINIA KEY AT 11 AM EDT, WHILE LAKE WORTH REPORTED 26 KNOTS
GUSTING TO 34 KNOTS AT 11 AM EDT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS,
ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLS, CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS
FAY MOVES NORTH WITH SLOWLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS THIS EVENING.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL IS SLOWLY DIMINISHING ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS AS FAY
MOVES ONSHORE. FOR THE METRO ATLANTIC COAST, TOTAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY FROM FAY. THIS
ADDITIONAL 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 INLAND, THE RISK OF TORNADOES ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS
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 230 PM 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-
1149 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...
...NEW INFORMATION...
LOCATION 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...
TROPICAL STORM FAY IS INLAND NEAR ORTONA AND MOORE HAVEN IN GLADES
COUNTY AND WILL BE MOVING ACROSS LAKE OKEECHOBEE THIS AFTERNOON.
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...
THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE LEVEL IS NEAR 11.4 FEET, WHICH IS BELOW NORMAL
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. AS THE CENTER OF FAY APPROACHES LAKE
OKEECHOBEE, WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
50 MPH, CAUSING ABOVE NORMAL LAKE LEVELS ON THE NORTHWESTERN SHORE. FAY
IS FORECAST TO PASS OVER THE LAKE TODAY, CAUSING THE WATER LEVELS
IN THE LAKE TO FLUCTUATE DRAMATICALLY DEPENDING ON THE DIRECTION
AND SPEED OF THE WIND. ONCE THE CENTER OF FAY PASSES THE LAKE,
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE CENTER WILL BEGIN TO
BLOW WATER TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST SHORE.
...WINDS...
WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ASSOCIATED WITH THE CENTER OF FAY WILL BE
MOVING INTO GLADES, NORTHER HENDRY, AND WESTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY
AREAS AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS FAY MOVES
NORTH NORTHEAST. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
FOR THE REST OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA, SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 15 TO
25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLS. WINDS
ACROSS THE REST OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA SHOULD BE SLOWLY
DIMINISHING TODAY AS FAY MOVES NORTH NORTHEAST.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE REGION 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 AMOUNTS SO FAR HAVE AVERAGED 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS
MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 9 INCHES IN
WESTERN COLLIER AND PARTS OF PALM BEACH COUNTIES ALREADY
REPORTED. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES HAVE BEEN OCCURRING
WITH THE STRONG SQUALLS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
CENTER OF FAY AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE REGION. AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TODAY. THIS RAINFALL
CAN EASILY CAUSE ADDITIONAL 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...
QUICK STRIKING TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SPIRAL BANDS OF FAY
CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH.
HOWEVER, THE MAIN THREAT OF TORNADO PRODUCING RAIN BANDS WILL
GRADUALLY MOVE INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY THIS AFTERNOON. A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 230 PM 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-
1149 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
LOCATION 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 AT 38 KNOTS GUSTING TO 43 KNOTS AT 11 AM EDT. ON
THE BEACHES, WINDS OF 25 KNOTS MPH GUSTING TO 33 KNOTS WERE
REPORTED AT VIRGINIA KEY AT 11 AM EDT, WHILE LAKE WORTH REPORTED
26 KNOTS GUSTING TO 34 KNOTS AT 11 AM EDT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS, ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLS, CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THE AFTERNOON
HOURS AS FAY MOVES NORTH WITH SLOWLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS THIS
EVENING.
AT LATE MORNING WINDS ACROSS LAKE OKEECHOBEE WERE SOUTHEAST SUSTAINED
AT AROUND 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 40 KNOTS. WINDS
WILL EVEN INCREASE MORE AS THE CENTER OF FAY MOVES NEAR OR ACROSS
LAKE OKEECHOBEE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 KNOTS. WINDS
WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
...TORNADOES...
QUICK STRIKING TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SPIRAL BANDS OF FAY
CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH.
HOWEVER, THE MAIN THREAT OF TORNADO PRODUCING RAIN BANDS WILL
GRADUALLY MOVE INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY THIS AFTERNOON. A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.
...LOCAL MARINE IMPACTS...
FOWEY ROCKS LIGHT CONTINUES TO REPORT TROPICAL STORM FORCE
SUSTAINED WINDS AT 38 KNOTS GUSTING TO 43 KNOTS AT 11 AM EDT. ON
THE BEACHES, WINDS OF 25 KNOTS MPH GUSTING TO 33 KNOTS WERE
REPORTED AT VIRGINIA KEY AT 11 AM EDT, WHILE LAKE WORTH REPORTED
26 KNOTS GUSTING TO 34 KNOTS AT 11 AM EDT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS, ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLS, CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THE AFTERNOON
HOURS AS FAY MOVES NORTH WITH SLOWLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS THIS
EVENING.
THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE LEVEL IS NEAR 11.4 FEET, WHICH IS BELOW NORMAL
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. AS THE CENTER OF FAY APPROACHES LAKE
OKEECHOBEE, WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
50 MPH, CAUSING ABOVE NORMAL LAKE LEVELS ON THE NORTHWESTERN SHORE. FAY
IS FORECAST TO PASS OVER THE LAKE TODAY, CAUSING THE WATER LEVELS
IN THE LAKE TO FLUCTUATE DRAMATICALLY DEPENDING ON THE DIRECTION
AND SPEED OF THE WIND. ONCE THE CENTER OF FAY PASSES THE LAKE,
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE CENTER WILL BEGIN TO
BLOW WATER TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST SHORE.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 230 PM EDT.
$$
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