[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
1155 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008

...FAY CONTINUING TO MOVE SLOWLY WEST ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA...

.AT 10 PM EDT...TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
29.3 DEGREES NORTH...81.4 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 40 MILES NORTHEAST
OF THE VILLAGES IN HIGHLANDS COUNTY...AND 90 MILES EAST OF
CHIEFLAND IN LEVY COUNTY. FAY IS DRIFTING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR
2 MPH...WITH A MOTION TOWARD THE WESTWARD OR WEST-NORTHWESTWARD
WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB... OR 29.35
INCHES.

GMZ850-870-221000-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TR.W.0001.080822T0355Z-000000T0000Z/
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
1155 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...LOCAL MARINE IMPACTS...

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ONSHORE WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS FROM ARIPEKA NORTH. GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE RAIN BANDS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 9 FEET
FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.

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

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 230 AM EDT FRIDAY.

$$

FLZ039-042-048-221000-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TR.W.1006.080822T0355Z-000000T0000Z/
LEVY-CITRUS-HERNANDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAR KEY...CHIEFLAND...CRYSTAL RIVER...
INVERNESS...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL
1155 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM JUST NORTH OF ARIPEKA
TO SUWANNEE RIVER. A FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM
EDT FRIDAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE LOCATED IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. 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 TROPICAL STORM FAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK THE MAXIMUM EXPECTED STORM SURGE IS
1 TO 3 FEET LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WHEN THE WINDS WILL INCREASE
OUT OF THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST. ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LEVELS MUST BE
ADDED TO THESE SURGE VALUES TO DETERMINE TOTAL STORM TIDE LEVELS.

...WINDS...

MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS TO AROUND
50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE WARNED AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR NEAR TO WHERE THE
CENTER PASSES AND IN THE STRONGER RAIN BANDS.

...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...

BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK THERE IS A 20 TO 40 PERCENT
CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...
DEPENDING ON WHICH PART OF THE AREA YOU ARE IN. LEVY COUNTY AND
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CITRUS COUNTY WILL BE THE MOST LIKELY AREAS
TO EXPERIENCE TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
A FLOOD WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.

...TORNADOES...

THE PRIMARY AREA FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IN TROPICAL SYSTEMS IS
IN THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF THE STORM. SINCE FAY IS FORECAST TO
PASS NORTH OF THE REGION...THE TORNADO THREAT WILL BE LOW.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 230 AM EDT FRIDAY.

$$

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SUMTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUSHNELL...THE VILLAGES
1155 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT. A FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO
IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE LOCATED IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. 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 TROPICAL STORM FAY.

...WINDS...

MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS TO AROUND
50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE WARNED AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR NEAR TO WHERE THE
CENTER PASSES AND IN THE STRONGER RAIN BANDS.

...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...

BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK THERE IS A 20 TO 40 PERCENT
CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...
DEPENDING ON WHICH PART OF THE AREA YOU ARE IN. NORTHERN PORTIONS
OF SUMTER COUNTY WILL BE THE MOST LIKELY AREA TO EXPERIENCE
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
A FLOOD WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.

...TORNADOES...

THE PRIMARY AREA FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IN TROPICAL SYSTEMS IS
IN THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF THE STORM. SINCE FAY IS FORECAST TO
PASS NORTH OF THE REGION...THE TORNADO THREAT WILL BE LOW.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 230 AM EDT FRIDAY.

$$

PRC

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