[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

Tue Aug 19 15:26:16 CDT 2008

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

...TROPICAL STORM FAY KEEPING A TIGHT CIRCULATION CENTER OVER
INLAND FLORIDA NEAR LAKE OKEECHOBEE...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS WITHIN
ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL INLAND
COUNTIES OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL COASTAL
COUNTIES OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...AS WELL AS THE COASTAL WATERS
AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE.

A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COUNTIES.

A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR BREVARD COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR INDIAN RIVER...BREVARD...
VOLUSIA...OSCEOLA...ORANGE...AND SEMINOLE COUNTIES UNTIL 1 AM EDT
ON WEDNESDA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 PM EDT...THE CIRCULATION CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.1 WEST OR ABOUT
15 MILES WEST OF THE TOWN OF OKEECHOBEE ON THE WEST RIM OF THE
LAKE. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH.

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SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
NORTHERN BREVARD-
425 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...THE CIRCULATION CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY IS BEGINNING ITS
TRACK THROUGH EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA NEAR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE TORNADO THREAT REMAINS HIGH FOR INDIAN RIVER AND BREVARD
COUNTIES...WITH TORNADO WARNINGS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAIN WILL PROMPT ADDITIONAL FLOOD WARNINGS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COASTAL COUNTIES...MARTIN...SAINT LUCIE...INDIAN
RIVER...BREVARD...AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN PROXIMITY OF THE FORECAST CENTER TRACK OF
FAY...AND TO ITS RIGHT...SHOULD STAY INDOORS! IT IS NOT WISE TO BE
OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY WITHIN OKEECHOBEE AND OSCEOLA
COUNTIES....AS WELL AS BREVARD AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTIES.
PEOPLE SHOULD BE PREPARED TO QUICKLY MOVE TO THEIR SAFE ROOM
WITHIN THEIR HOME OR SHELTER IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR
THEIR AREA...OR IF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE REALIZED.

AGAIN...UNTIL FAY PASSES...STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
TREAT THE PASSING OF THE CIRCULATION CENTER OF FAY AS YOU WOULD A
TORNADO.

...WINDS...
STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 70 MPH ARE STILL
BEING INDICATED ABOUT THE CIRCULATION CENTER OF FAY. THE AIRPORT
OKEECHOBEE AIRPORT WAS RECENTLY GUSTING TO 55 MPH.

FAY CONTINUES TO REMAIN ORGANIZED DESPITE BEING OVER LAND. THE
EYEWALL FEATURE...HAVING VERY HEAVY SQUALLS...WAS MOVING GENERALLY
NORTH AT 10 MPH. THIS IS A FEATURE OF CONSIDERABLE CONCERN AND
WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY...AS IT MOVES THROUGH OKEECHOBEE COUNTY
AND TOWARD SOUTH OSCEOLA COUNTY ARRIVING THERE BY 5 TO 6 PM.

WINDS WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN WITHIN A DOMINATE RAINBAND WHERE
CONVECTIVE GUSTS MAY BECOME LOCALLY SEVERE IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
THIS BAND WILL ALSO BE LIFTING NORTH THROUGH OSCEOLA COUNTY INTO
ORANGE AND EVENTUALLY SEMINOLE COUNTY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE HEAVY WITHIN A DOMINANT RAINBAND THROUGH
BREVARD AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES. THIS BAND APPEARS TO BE THE SOURCE
OF TORRENTIAL FLOODING RAIN WHERE AS MUCH AS 10 INCHES COULD BE
REALIZED IN SPOTS. AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON...
ESPECIALLY IN PLACES WHERE IT MOVES OVER...AS IT LIFTS NORTH
TOWARD ORANGE COUNTY AND NORTH BREAVRD COUNTY.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL COUNTIES...WITH FLOOD WARNINGS
ALREADY ISSUED FOR BREVARD...INDIAN RIVER...MARTIN...AND SAINT
LUCIE COUNTIES. HEAVIER TOTALS WILL BE MAINLY CONFINED IN
VICINITY OF THE CENTER SWATH...AND TO THE RIGHT...TOWARD THE EAST
COAST. HEAVY RAIN WILL BEGIN TO RAISE TOTALS IN OSCEOLA COUNTY
THROUGH 7 PM.

SOME RAIN TOTALS SO FAR:

OKEECHOBEE...6.88 INCHES
FORT PIERCE...6.58 INCHES
VERO BEACH...5.05 INCHES
MELBOURNE...3.50 INCHES
JUNO BEACH...5.48 INCHES
JUPITER...7.48 INCHES
STUART...9.6O INCHES
PORT SAINT LUCIE...8.20 INCHES
SEBASTIAN...2.80 INCHES
PALM BAY...3.16 INCHES.

ADDITIONAL FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. SOME OF THE LISTED PLACES
ARE STILL RECEIVING HEAVY RAIN.

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE POTENTIAL OF A HIGH IMPACT FROM
INLAND FLOODING. ISOLATED LOCATIONS MAY EXPERIENCE MAJOR
FLOODING...AMONG SCATTERED LOCATIONS OF MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING.
FLOODING MAY BE ACCENTUATED IN LOW LYING SPOTS AND NEAR RIVERS AND
LAKES.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR OSCEOLA AND INDINA RIVER
COUNTIES...AND REMAINING COUNTIES NORTHWARD...EXCEPT LAKE COUNTY.

AS THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH-
NORTHEAST FROM THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE AREA THROUGH EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA...THE TORNADIC THREAT WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT NORTHWARD
ACROSS BREVARD AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS EASTERN SECTIONS
OF OSCEOLA AND ORANGE COUNTIES...MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE METRO
ORLANDO AND SANFORD AREAS.

THE THREAT WILL BE HIGHEST RIGHT ALONG THE COAST...AS INDIVIDUAL
CELLS RACE TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 40 TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE BARRIER
ISLAND COMMUNITIES.

THE TORNADIC POTENTIAL WILL DIMINISH AREAWIDE LATE THIS EVENING AS
THE CENTER OF FAY APPROACHES THE EAST COAST IN THE GENERAL
VICINITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MELBOURNE AROUND 7 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...SEE
THE MELBOURNE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV
AND THEN CLICK ON EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN
INLET OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
425 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
SINCE FAY HAS REMAINED FAIRLY ORGANIZED OVER LAND...ONCE IT
EMERGES OFFSHORE...THERE IS A DEVELOPING CONCERN FOR POSSIBLE
HURRICANE CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP....ESPECIALLY NORTH OF CAPE
CANAVERAL.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY MARINERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COASTAL WATER AREAS...FROM JUPITER INLET TO FLAGLER
BEACH AND OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

...LOCAL MARINE IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS
OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO
45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED. SEAS HAVE ALREADY
BUILT TO 8 TO 11 FEET AND THIS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT. IN
ADDITION...TORNADIC WATERSPOUTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE AS
RAINBANDS ROTATE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE WATERS.

LOCAL MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POTENTIAL OF A HIGH
IMPACT...WITH THE LIKELIHOOD OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS DUE TO
INTENSE WINDS AND VERY HIGH COMBINED SEAS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
MAY BECOME VERY ROUGH. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

AT BEAUFORT SCALE 8...HIGH WAVES OF GREATER LENGTH FORM. AT BEAUFORT
SCALE 9...VERY HIGH WAVES BUILD WITH THE VISIBILITY BECOMING
AFFECTED BY BLOWING FOAM AND SPRAY. SMALL SHIPS MAY BE LOST TO VIEW
BEHIND WAVES.

...TORNADOES...
AS THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST
FROM THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE AREA THROUGH INLAND EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA...THE TORNADIC WATERSPOUT THREAT WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE BREVARD AND VOLUSIA COUNTY COASTAL WATERS
FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO ORMOND BEACH.

THE THREAT WILL BE HIGHEST RIGHT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST...AS
INDIVIDUAL CELLS RACE TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 40 TO 45 MPH ACROSS
THE BARRIER ISLAND COMMUNITIES.

THE TORNADIC WATERSPOUT POTENTIAL WILL DIMINISH AREAWIDE LATE
THIS EVENING AS THE CENTER OF FAY APPROACHES THE EAST COAST IN
THE GENERAL VICINITY OF PORT CANAVERAL.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MELBOURNE AROUND 7 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...SEE
THE MELBOURNE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV
AND THEN CLICK ON EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

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INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-
SOUTHERN LAKE-
425 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...THE CIRCULATION CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY IS BEGINNING ITS
TRACK THROUGH EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA NEAR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
STRONG TROPICAL STORM WIND GUSTS WILL SPREAD NORTH THROUGH
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY TOWARD OSCEOLA COUNTY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
HOURS. ISOLATED GUSTS TO NEAR HURRICANE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...OKEECHOBEE...
OSCEOLA...ORANGE...LAKE...SEMINOLE AND WESTERN VOLUSIA.