[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KTBW 191820
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
220 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...FAY NOT WEAKENING AS IT APPROACHES LAKE OKEECHOBEE...

.AT 1 PM EDT...TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.8
DEGREES NORTH...81.2 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTH OF
BRIGHTON IN HIGHLANDS COUNTY...AND ABOUT 45 MILES EAST OF FORT
MYERS. FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 986 MB...OR 29.12 INCHES.

FLZ057-192200-
/O.CON.KTBW.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080820T0800Z/
HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEBRING...AVON PARK
220 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM FAY IS A LITTLE STRONGER...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS NOW
NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

THE TORNADO WATCH FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY HAS EXPIRED.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HIGHLANDS
COUNTY. 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. SINCE FAY IS ABOUT TO MOVE
SOUTHEAST OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY...THE TORNADO THREAT HAS LESSENED
AND THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A FLOOD WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TODAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 530 PM EDT.

$$

FLZ052-056-061-062-065-192200-
/O.NEW.KTBW.HU.S.0002.080819T1820Z-000000T0000Z/
POLK-HARDEE-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKELAND...WINTER HAVEN...WAUCHULA...
ARCADIA...PORT CHARLOTTE...PUNTA GORDA...CAPE CORAL...FORT MYERS
220 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TORNADO WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING.

...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...

WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE RAIN
BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH FAY MOVE OUT OF THE AREA.

...INLAND FLOODING...

A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN POLK COUNTY WITH
4 TO 8 INCHES IN PARTS OF HARDEE...DE SOTO...CHARLOTTE AND LEE
COUNTIES.

...TORNADOES...

NOW THAT THE CENTER OF FAY HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA...THE
TORNADO RISK HAS LESSENED AND THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 530 PM EDT.

$$

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