[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
839 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...HURRICANE IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WIND GUSTS IN SQUALLS OVERNIGHT...

...LARGE BATTERING SURF WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES INTO FRIDAY...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THE POSITION OF HURRICANE IRENE FOR 8 PM HAS BEEN UPDATED ALONG
WITH WIND ADVISORY INFORMATION ALONG THE COAST. RECENT WIND AND
SEAS OBSERVATIONS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED
ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
ALL PORTIONS OF THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA ATLANTIC WATERS FROM
FLAGLER BEACH TO JUPITER INLET OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

OVER LAND...ALTHOUGH TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT
IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...IMPACTS
FROM HURRICANE IRENE ARE STILL A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN. AS A
RESULT...A WIND ADVISORY...HIGH SURF ADVISORY...AND A COASTAL FLOOD
ADVISORY ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.4 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 200
MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL FL...OR ABOUT 180 MILES
EAST OF FORT PIERCE FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 14
MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 115 MPH. THE LATEST MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 946 MB OR 27.93 INCHES.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH NORTHWEST AWAY FROM THE
BAHAMAS THIS EVENING...TURNING NORTHWARDS LATE TONIGHT AND PASS
ABOUT 200 MILES OFFSHORE FROM THE VOLUSIA COUNTY COAST AROUND 8 AM
FRIDAY MORNING.

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING OVER THE ATLANTIC
WATERS SOUTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO TROPICAL
STORM FORCE OCCURRING OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE WATERS. SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BEGIN OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE
WATERS NORTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET LATER TONIGHT. SEAS OFFSHORE HAVE
REACHED AROUND 20 FEET...AND WILL PEAK AROUND 25 FEET OFFSHORE AND
12 TO 18 FEET NEARSHORE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

DANGEROUS POUNDING SURF ASSOCIATED WITH THESE SEAS IS OCCURRING AT
AREA BEACHES WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 12 FEET THAT WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. EVERYONE IS STRONGLY ADVISED
TO STAY OUT OF THE LARGE AND BATTERING SURF.

OUTER RAINBANDS OF IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING WITHIN THESE RAINBANDS. OUTSIDE OF RAIN
SQUALLS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE. ISOLATED
TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS ALSO WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN RAIN BANDS
MAINLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

THE COMBINATION OF LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS AND STRONG ONSHORE FLOW
WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO SEVERE BEACH EROSION ALONG AREA BEACHES.
ALSO...THE RIP CURRENT RISK IS HIGH AND WILL REMAIN A SIGNIFICANT
CONCERN INTO THE WEEKEND. LARGE BATTERING WAVES MAY ALSO POSE A
HAZARD TO VULNERABLE PIERS WHICH MAY BE DAMAGED FROM LARGE BREAKING
WAVES.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR MARINERS...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT WITH THEIR CRAFT
SECURED. FOR THOSE WHO DO VENTURE TO THE BEACH...IT IS STRONGLY
RECOMMENDED TO NOT ENTER THE HIGH SURF INTO THE WEEKEND. TO DO SO
WOULD GREATLY RISK YOUR LIFE.

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT COASTAL RESIDENTS SECURE EXPOSED LIGHTWEIGHT
OBJECTS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS...THAT CAN BE
BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND INTO A SHELTERED AREA OR INDOORS. HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ON ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND
CAUSEWAYS INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND
GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

&&

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

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-270045-
/O.CON.KMLB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
839 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT WITH
THEIR CRAFT SECURED THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING OVER THE ATLANTIC
WATERS SOUTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO TROPICAL
STORM FORCE ARE OCCURRING OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE WATERS. SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BEGIN OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE
WATERS NORTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET LATER TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS UP TO 37
KNOTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT BUOY 41009 LOCATED 20 NAUTICAL MILES
OFF CAPE CANAVERAL THIS AFTERNOON.

SEAS HAVE ALSO INCREASED OVER THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WITH BUOY 41114
LOCATED 5 NAUTICAL MILES OFF THE COAST OF FORT PIERCE REPORTING
SEAS OF 10 FEET THIS EVENING. BUOY 41113 LOCATED 4 NAUTICAL
MILES SOUTH OF CAPE CANAVERAL HAS REPORTED SEAS UP TO 9 FEET. BUOY
41009 HAS REPORTED SEAS AROUND 17 FEET. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK
FRIDAY MORNING.

$$

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-270045-
/O.CON.KMLB.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
NORTHERN BREVARD-
839 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...SUSTAINED WINDS TO 30 TO 35 MPH EXPECTED ACROSS THE BARRIER
ISLANDS TONIGHT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN SQUALLS...

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
ACROSS THE BARRIER ISLANDS AND IMMEDIATE COASTAL LOCATIONS WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AS HURRICANE IRENE MAKES ITS CLOSEST
APPROACH. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID FRIDAY
MORNING. WINDS ACROSS INLAND SECTIONS OF THE COASTAL COUNTIES
WEST OF INTERSTATE 95 WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG BUT STILL
WINDY...IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH
GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH.

PASSING RAIN SQUALLS WILL PRODUCE STRONGER WIND GUSTS TO 45 TO
50 MPH INTO FRIDAY MORNING. DAYTONA BEACH AIRPORT REPORTED A WIND
GUST TO 44 MPH IN A RAIN SQUALL EARLIER THIS EVENING. NEW SMYRNA
BEACH REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 41 MPH IN THE SAME SQUALL.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL WITH THE CENTER OF
HURRICANE IRENE REMAINING WELL OFFSHORE. HOWEVER...HIGH SURF AND
LARGE SWELLS WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT EROSION AND LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING IN VULNERABLE
AREAS. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT ALONG THE COAST.

THE THREAT FOR BEACH EROSION WILL LAST THROUGH THE HIGH TIDE
CYCLES THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. HIGH TIDES INTO SATURDAY WILL
GENERALLY BE AROUND 6 AM AND 6 PM. EVERYONE IS STRONGLY ADVISED
TO STAY OUT OF THE LARGE AND BATTERING SURF. LARGE BATTERING WAVES
CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND MAKE EVEN EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SUSCEPTIBLE
TO DROWNING. WAVES CRASHING ACROSS PIERS AND JETTIES COULD ALSO
MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STAND OR WALK.

$$

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