[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
813 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...HURRICANE IRENE NOW 240 MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE AND
MOVING NORTHWARD PAST THE LOCAL AREA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A RAINBAND WITH WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE COASTAL COUNTIES THROUGH 10 AM EDT. WE RECENTLY HAD A
REPORT OF SUSTAINED WINDS OF 39 MPH AT THE JACKSONVILLE BEACH PIER
AND THE CRUISE SHIP CARNIVAL FANTASY REPORTED 46 MPH WINDS 32
MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF MARINELAND.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS.

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NASSAU...DUVAL...ST JOHNS...
FLAGLER...COASTAL GLYNN AND COASTAL CAMDEN...POSSIBLE IMPACTS
FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.0N...LONGITUDE 77.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 250 MILES EAST
OF JACKSONVILLE FL...OR ABOUT 240 MILES EAST OF ST. AUGUSTINE FL.
STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS
110 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE IRENE IS MOVING PAST THE AREA WITH RAINBANDS MOVING
ONSHORE.

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

OBJECTS THAT CAN BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE RAINBANDS SHOULD BE SECURED.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE AROUND 10 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-271215-
/O.CON.KJAX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
813 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

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

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH SEAS OF 16 TO 22 FEET.

$$

FLZ024-025-033-038-GAZ154-166-271215-
/O.CON.KJAX.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
813 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GUSTY WINDS AND COASTAL FLOODING AND HIGH SURF ARE EXPECTED
FOR COASTAL AREAS INTO SATURDAY MORNING...

...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

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

OBJECTS ON HIGH RISE BALCONIES AND BEACH AREAS THAT MIGHT BE
BLOWN AROUND SHOULD BE SECURED. PERSONS WHO NORMALLY EXPERIENCE
PROBLEMS WITH FLOODING OR HIGH SURF DURING STRONG NORTHEASTER
SHOULD ANTICIPATE SIMILAR CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

&&

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL
CONTINUE WITH RAINBANDS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH
ROUGH SURF OF 7 TO 10 FEET AND BEACH EROSION. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL
CONTINUE TODAY AND PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO STAY OUT OF THE SURF.
RIP CURRENT DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED DURING PAST EVENTS DUE TO PEOPLE
SWIMMING WHILE A HURRICANE IS PASSING BY THE LOCAL AREA.

$$

SANDRIK

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