[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FAY INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1052 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
AREA AROUND LAKE OKEECHOBEE...

.AT 1100 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 80.7 WEST OR ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHWEST OF MELBOURNE FLORIDA.

FAY HAS BEEN MOVING ERRATICALLY OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS BUT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 12 TO
24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK, THE CENTER OF FAY WILL MOVE JUST OFFSHORE
OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS ON WEDNESDAY. FAY IS LIKELY TO REMAIN
NEAR OR OVER THE NORTHEAST OR EAST-CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST THROUGH
THURSDAY.

SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DATA
INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME FURTHER WEAKENING IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT
BUT FAY WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO RESTRENGTHEN WHEN IT MOVES OVER THE
ATLANTIC WATERS ON WEDNESDAY.

FLZ066-200400-
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HENDRY-
1052 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING CANCELED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: HENDRY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT ON TROPICAL STORM FAY FOR THIS COUNTY.

$$

FLZ063-067-200600-
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GLADES-INLAND PALM BEACH-
1052 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

WINDS SECTION UPDATED.
INLAND FLOODING UPDATED.
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL 2 AM IN THE MORNING
WHILE WINDS SUBSIDE.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: GLADES, INLAND
PALM BEACH.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA: TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST AWAY
FROM THE AREA. RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS AS TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS, MAINLY IN SQUALLS, COULD CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA
INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY MAINLY ACROSS PORTIONS
OF NORTHEAST GLADES COUNTY AND NORTHWEST INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY
ADJACENT TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE. 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...

AS THE CENTER OF FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA, WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE. HOWEVER, THE STRONG SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL CAUSE WATER TO PILE UP MAINLY ON THE NORTH AND
NORTHEASTERN SHORES OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
SHIFT FROM THE WEST SOUTHWEST LATER OVERNIGHT CAUSING WATER TO
PILE MORE ON THE EASTERN SHORE. HOWEVER, GIVEN CURRENT LAKE LEVELS
ARE WELL BELOW NORMAL, THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE ANY SURGE
PROBLEMS.

...WINDS...

AS OF 11 PM, WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WERE RUNNING IN THE 25 MPH TO
30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER WINDS
AROUND THE BRIGHTON INDIAN RESERVATION IN GLADES AND IN NORTHWEST
INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY ADJACENT TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE. THESE WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY IMPROVE AS THE CENTER OF FAY MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS SINCE MONDAY SO FAR HAVE AVERAGED 4 TO 8
INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS CLOSE TO OR IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES
PARTICULARLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES.
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA AS
SPIRAL BANDS ROTATE ACROSS THE REGION ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF FAY
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. BUT THE RAIN THREAT
CONTINUES TO SUBSIDE. HOWEVER, UNTIL THE RAIN BANDS CLEAR THE
AREA, THE FLOOD THREAT WILL CONTINUE PARTICULARLY ACROSS GLADES
COUNTY. LATEST REPORTS INDICATED THERE WERE STILL SOME ROADS
CLOSED NEAR THE TOWN OF MUSE IN GLADES COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY, NEAR
MUSE AND PALMDALE HOMES WERE BEING THREATEN BY RISING WATER. WATER
IS NOW STARTING TO COVER PARTS OF HIGHWAY 29, 74, AND 78 IN GLADES
COUNTY. THEREFORE A FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT FOR GLADES.

...TORNADOES...

WITH FAY NOW NORTH OF THE AREA THE TORNADO THREAT IS MINIMAL.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 2 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.

$$

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LAKE OKEECHOBEE-
1052 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

MARINE IMPACTS UPDATED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT APPLIES TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA: TROPICAL STORM WARNING.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL MARINE CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN SAFE PORT TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

AS THE CENTER OF FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA, WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE. HOWEVER, THE STRONG SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL CAUSE WATER TO PILE UP MAINLY ON THE NORTH AND
NORTHEASTERN SHORES. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT FROM THE WEST
SOUTHWEST LATER TONIGHT CAUSING WATER TO PILE MORE ON THE EASTERN
SHORE. HOWEVER, GIVEN CURRENT LAKE LEVELS ARE WELL BELOW NORMAL,
THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE ANY SURGE PROBLEMS.

...TORNADOES...

WITH FAY NOW WELL NORTH OF THE AREA THE TORNADO THREAT IS
MINIMAL.

...LOCAL MARINE IMPACTS...

AS OF 11 PM, SUSTAINED WINDS ACROSS THE LAKE CONTINUED TO BE IN
THE 35 TO 40 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS CLOSE TO 50 KNOTS. THESE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY BEGIN TO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT DROPPING
BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE SOMETIME DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 2 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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