[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KTBW 200340
HLSTBW

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
1140 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...FAY MOVING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TOWARD THE ATLANTIC...

.AT 11 PM EDT...TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.7 DEGREES
NORTH...80.7 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF MELBOURNE
FLORIDA. FAY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 5
MPH OVERNIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.23
INCHES.

FLZ057-200445-
/O.CAN.KTBW.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080820T0800Z/
HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEBRING...AVON PARK
1140 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE RISK FOR TROPICAL STORM WINDS ACROSS HIGHLANDS COUNTY HAS
ENDED...THUS THE TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELED.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTSIDE TO ASSESS
DAMAGES TONIGHT. 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.

RESIDENTS...PARTICULARLY THOSE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...AS WELL
AS THOSE LIVING NEAR SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS...AND RIVERS SHOULD
BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED.

...WINDS...

ALTHOUGH THE TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST AS HIGH AS 30 MPH OVERNIGHT...THEN
GRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

TOTAL RAINFALL SO FAR FOR THE EVENT HAS RANGED BETWEEN 3 AND 7
INCHES ACROSS HIGHLANDS COUNTY. ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE COUNTY. A
FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT THROUGH 4 AM AND FLOOD
WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED.

...TORNADOES...

NOW THAT THE CENTER OF FAY HAS MOVED NORTHEAST OF THE AREA...THE
TORNADO THREAT HAS LESSENED AND NO LONGER POSES A RISK.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS IS THE FINAL HLS ISSUANCE FOR FAY.

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FLZ052-056-061-200445-
/O.CAN.KTBW.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
POLK-HARDEE-DE SOTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKELAND...WINTER HAVEN...WAUCHULA...
ARCADIA
1140 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...NEW INFORMATION...

WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS FAY
MOVES NORTHEAST AND OFF THE EAST COAST.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR POLK...HARDEE AND DE SOTO COUNTIES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTSIDE TO ASSESS
DAMAGES TONIGHT. 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.

RESIDENTS...PARTICULARLY THOSE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...AS WELL
AS THOSE LIVING NEAR SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS...AND RIVERS SHOULD
BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED.

...WINDS...

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST AS HIGH AS 30 MPH OVERNIGHT...THEN
GRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

SO FAR THROUGH THE EVENT...RAINFALL AMOUNTS HAVE RANGED FROM
AROUND 2 INCHES ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTIES...TO
UP TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTIES. ANOTHER
HALF INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT OVERNIGHT THROUGH 4 AM FOR POLK...HARDEE AND DE SOTO
COUNTIES...AND FLOOD WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED AS
NEEDED.

...TORNADOES...

NOW THAT THE CENTER OF FAY HAS MOVED NORTHEAST OF THE AREA...THE
TORNADO THREAT HAS LESSENED AND NO LONGER POSES A RISK.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS IS THE FINAL HLS ISSUANCE FOR FAY.


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