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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FAY INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
138 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...CENTER OF FAY MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN SHORE OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE...

.AT 100 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 81.2 WEST. THIS POSITIONS IS VERY
NEAR MOORE HAVEN FLORIDA.

FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 8 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.

SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND RADAR DATA INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE LIKELY TODAY AS FAY MOVES INLAND
OVER FLORIDA. SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED ONCE FAY MOVES BACK
OVER WATER.

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COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-
138 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

REAL TIME REPORTS

...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 A HALF FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. WINDS ARE NOW PARALLEL TO THE
COAST OR ARE BLOWING OFFSHORE SO TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL ALONG
THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA ATLANTIC COAST.

...WINDS...

FOR THE METRO ATLANTIC COAST, SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 20 TO
30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH. OFFSHORE, FOWEY ROCKS LIGHT
CONTINUES TO REPORT TROPICAL STORM FORCE SUSTAINED WINDS AT 38
KNOTS GUSTING TO 43 KNOTS AT 12 NOON EDT. ON THE BEACHES, WINDS OF
32 KNOTS GUSTING TO 37 KNOTS WERE REPORTED AT VIRGINIA KEY AT 1 PM
EDT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS, ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLS, CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH 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, ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS AROUND AN INCH 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 6 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-
138 PM 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 MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN SHORE OF LAKE
OKEECHOBEE. 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
80 MPH POSSIBLE, CAUSING ABOVE NORMAL LAKE LEVELS ON THE NORTHWESTERN
SHORE. FAY IS FORECAST TO PASS OVER THE LAKE THIS AFTERNOON 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 ASSOCIATED WITH THE CENTER OF FAY HAVE INCREASED AND WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING 55 TO 65 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS INTO THE MOORE
HAVEN, CLEWISTON, LAKEPORT, BUCKHEAD RIDGE, SOUTH BAY, BELLE GLADE
AND PAHOKEE AREAS. A ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF A HOME IN MOORE HAVEN
AROUND 1244 PM EDT DUE TO THE STRONG WIND GUSTS THAT HAVE BEEN
REPORTED NEAR 80 MPH. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

FOR THE REST OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA... SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
20 TO 30 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 SUSTAINED 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. 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. ADDITIONAL 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 ELSEWHERE ACROSS
MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA THE REST OF 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 6 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-
138 PM 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...

SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 20 TO
30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH. OFFSHORE, FOWEY ROCKS LIGHT
CONTINUES TO REPORT TROPICAL STORM FORCE SUSTAINED WINDS AT 38
KNOTS GUSTING TO 43 KNOTS AT 12 NOON EDT. ON THE BEACHES, WINDS OF
32 KNOTS GUSTING TO 37 KNOTS WERE REPORTED AT VIRGINIA KEY AT 1 PM
EDT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS, ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLS, CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS FAY MOVES NORTH WITH SLOWLY
IMPROVING CONDITIONS THIS EVENING.

AT EARLY AFTERNOON WINDS ACROSS LAKE OKEECHOBEE WERE SOUTHEAST
SUSTAINED AT AROUND 40 TO 45 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 55 KNOTS.
WINDS WILL EVEN INCREASE MORE AS THE CENTER OF FAY MOVES NEAR OR
ACROSS LAKE OKEECHOBEE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR HURRICANE FORCE
POSSIBLE. 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 12 NOON EDT. ON
THE BEACHES, WINDS OF 32 KNOTS GUSTING TO 37 KNOTS WERE REPORTED
AT VIRGINIA KEY AT 1 PM EDT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS,
ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLS, CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS
AS FAY MOVES NORTH WITH SLOWLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS THIS EVENING.
SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET AND UP TO 12 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM WILL
SLOWLY BE SUBSIDING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS WINDS DECREASE.

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 6 PM EDT.

$$

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COASTAL COLLIER-
138 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...NEW INFORMATION...

COASTAL FLOODING UPDATED
LOCATION UPDATED

...AREAS AFFECTED...

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

COASTAL COLLIER.

...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 AND ONSHORE WINDS ARE 31 KNOTS GUSTING TO 41 KNOTS AT
EVERGLADES CITY AT 115 PM EDT. ANOTHER HIGH TIDE OCCURS AROUND 4
TO 5 PM TODAY, AND ONSHORE FLOW FROM FAY WILL LIKELY CAUSE HIGHER
THAN NORMAL TIDES, POSSIBLY 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ESPECIALLY IN
THE GOODLAND, EVERGLADES CITY AND CHOKOLOSKEE AREAS.

...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 ISOLATED SQUALLS.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COAST AS
FAY MOVES FARTHER INLAND. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 1
INCH ARE POSSIBLE 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 6 PM EDT.

$$

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MAINLAND MONROE-
138 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...NEW INFORMATION...

COASTAL FLOODING 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 MAINLAND
MONROE 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 AND ONSHORE WINDS ARE 31 KNOTS GUSTING TO 41 KNOTS AT
EVERGLADES CITY AT 115 PM EDT, WITH SOUTH WINDS AT 17 KNOTS
GUSTING TO 24 KNOTS AT FLAMINGO. ANOTHER HIGH TIDE OCCURS AROUND 4 TO 5 PM
TODAY, AND ONSHORE FLOW FROM FAY WILL LIKELY CAUSE HIGHER THAN
NORMAL TIDES, POSSIBLY 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ESPECIALLY IN THE
GOODLAND, EVERGLADES CITY AND CHOKOLOSKEE AREAS.

...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 ISOLATED SQUALLS.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COAST AS
FAY MOVES FARTHER INLAND. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 1
INCH ARE POSSIBLE 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 6 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-
138 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...NEW INFORMATION...

WARNINGS UPDATED
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 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...

        SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN SAFE PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.

...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 ISOLATED SQUALLS.

...TORNADOES...

THE MAIN THREAT OF TORNADO PRODUCING RAIN BANDS HAS MOVED NORTH
AWAY FROM THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COASTAL WATERS.

...LOCAL MARINE IMPACTS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40
KNOTS ARE STILL LIKELY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COASTAL
WATERS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON, SLOWLY DIMINISHING TONIGHT. 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 6 PM EDT.

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