[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1117 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AT THE BEACHES TODAY...
...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION UPDATED FOR THE 11 AM ADVISORY. TROPICAL STORM
WARNINGS DISCONTINUED FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS SOUTH OF SEBASTIAN
INLET.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE
AND MARINE INTERESTS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS NORTH OF SEBASTIAN
INLET AND ALONG THE COAST OF VOLUSIA AND BREVARD COUNTIES.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS
FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO SEBASTIAN INLET TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO
JUPITER INLET TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT TODAY UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.3 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 250 MILES
NORTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL FL...OR ABOUT 290 MILES NORTHEAST OF
FORT PIERCE FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH AT 14 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 105 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE IRENE IS MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS
WELL OFFSHORE FROM THE GEORGIA COAST. AS IRENE MOVES AWAY...WINDS
WILL DROP TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS SOUTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET BUT REMAIN
STRONGER FROM 25 TO 35 KNOTS ACROSS THE WATERS NORTH OF SEBASTIAN
INLET WHERE A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. IT IS
RECOMMENDED FOR SMALL CRAFT TO REMAIN IN PORT TODAY UNTIL WINDS
AND SEAS SUBSIDE.

ACROSS COASTAL VOLUSIA AND BREVARD COUNTIES...A WIND ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM. NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS NEAR 25 MPH
ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE INTO LATE
AFTERNOON. A LOCAL OUTER SHOWER BAND MAY ALSO BRING WIND GUSTS UP
TO 40 MPH TODAY. FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY
AND COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE
DAY.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MELBOURNE AROUND 230 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ550-552-570-572-261900-
/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-
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-
1117 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN FROM 30 TO 35 KNOTS ACROSS THE OFFSHORE
WATERS NORTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET INTO MID AFTERNOON. WITH TROPICAL
STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS CONTINUING ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE
ATLANTIC WATERS.  SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECLINE..BUT
STILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TO 20 FEET OFFSHORE AND 12 TO 15 FEET NEAR
SHORE. SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT TODAY.

$$

AMZ555-575-261630-
/O.CAN.KMLB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
1117 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE AND ARE
EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 20 TO 30 KNOT RANGE FROM THE WEST THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BE 10 TO 14 FEET NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 15 TO
18 FEET OFFSHORE. SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD STILL REMAIN IN
PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE FURTHER.

$$

FLZ054-059-064-261630-
/O.CAN.KMLB.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
1117 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS CONTINUE AT THE COAST...

...WINDS...
WEST WINDS AT 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AS HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUES TO
MOVE WELL AWAY FROM THE LOCAL AREA. A WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES IN
EFFECT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS WILL EXIST AT THE COAST TODAY...WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND LOCALIZED COASTAL
FLOODING IN VULNERABLE AREAS. THESE THREATS WILL BE HIGHEST
DURING THE NEXT FEW HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 6 AM
AND 6 PM TODAY AND SATURDAY. A HIGH SURF AND COASTAL FLOOD
ADVISORY ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. AN EXTREME RIP
CURRENT THREAT IS EXPECTED TODAY.

THIS WILL BE THE LAST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FOR INDIAN
RIVER...SAINT LUCIE AND MARTIN COUNTIES. PLEASE REFER TO THE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER ADVISORY PRODUCTS THAT ARE IN
EFFECT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

$$

FLZ047-141-147-261900-
/O.CON.KMLB.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD-COASTAL VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD-
1117 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS CONTINUE AT THE COAST...

...WINDS...
NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AS HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUES TO
MOVE WELL AWAY FROM THE LOCAL AREA. A WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES IN
EFFECT. ANY SHOWERS THAT MOVE ONSHORE MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS WILL EXIST AT THE COAST TODAY...WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND LOCALIZED COASTAL
FLOODING IN VULNERABLE AREAS. THESE THREATS WILL BE HIGHEST
DURING THE NEXT FEW HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 6 AM
AND 6 PM TODAY AND SATURDAY. A HIGH SURF AND COASTAL FLOOD
ADVISORY ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. AN EXTREME RIP
CURRENT THREAT IS EXPECTED TODAY.

$$

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