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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
912 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...GUSTY SQUALLS FROM TROPICAL STORM ISAAC ARE NOW IMPACTING
SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR INDIAN
RIVER...OKEECHOBE...SAINT LUCIE AND MARTIN COUNTIES.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND
ATLANTIC WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
INDIAN RIVER...OKEECHOBEE...ST. LUCIE AND MARTIN.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...BREVARD...VOLUSIA...LAKE...ORANGE...SEMINOLE...AND
OSCEOLA.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ATLANTIC WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET. A TROPICAL
STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS FROM FLAGER
BEACH TO SEBASTIAN INLET

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR INDIAN RIVER...OKEECHOBEE...ST.
LUCIE AND MARTIN AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC WATERS. PLEASE LISTEN
CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR
AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 23.5N...LONGITUDE 80.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 350 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ORLANDO FL...OR ABOUT 280 MILES SOUTH OF FORT
PIERCE FL. ISAAC WAS MOVING TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE AT 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 995 MB.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK FOR ISAAC OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS
REMAINS CONSISTENT WITH A STEADY NORTHWEST MOVEMENT THROUGH THE
FLORIDA STRAITS...LOWER FLORIDA KEYS LATE TODAY...AND INTO THE
EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. CONFIDENCE HAS BECOME
HIGHER THAT THE CORE OF ISAAC'S STRONGEST WINDS WILL STAY WELL TO
THE SOUTHWEST OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...HOWEVER ISAAC HAS A LARGE
WIND CIRCULATION AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE STILL FORECAST FOR
MUCH OF THE REGION.

THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY WHICH WILL BE CLOSEST TO THE STORM CENTER...AND ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST OF MARTIN...SAINT LUCIE AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTIES
WHERE SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED. THE
POSSIBILITY OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE EXISTS WITHIN THE WARNING AREA.

AS THE CENTER OF ISAAC APPROACHES THE LOWER KEYS LATER TODAY AND
ITS LARGE OUTER CIRCULATION SPREADS NORTH AND WESTWARD...FREQUENT
GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE WARNING
AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO EARLY MONDAY.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IN SQUALLS...WHICH WILL INCREASE IN
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AREAWIDE...BUT WILL BE STRONGEST AND MORE
NUMEROUS ACROSS MARTIN...SAINT LUCIE...OKEECHOBEE...AND INDIAN
RIVER COUNTIES.

DUE TO THE TRACK OF ISAAC WEST OF THE AREA...A FAVORABLE WIND SHEAR
PROFILE...TYPICAL IN THE NORTHEAST SECTION OF TROPICAL
CYCLONES...WILL EXIST AND SPREAD NORTHWARD LATER TODAY THROUGH
MONDAY. THERE WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT AND PROLONGED THREAT FOR
TORNADOES.

THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF ISAAC HAVE ALREADY BEGUN IMPACTING COASTAL
LOCATIONS SOUTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET...AND SQUALLS WITHIN THESE
RAINBANDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO ROTATE AND...IN SOME
CASES...MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED LONG TRACK AND DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES.
THIS WILL SPREAD NORTH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...EVENTUALLY ENCOMPASSING THE ENTIRETY OF EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA BY TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ISAAC
PULLS NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF THE AREA LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
TUESDAY.

TORNADO WATCHES ARE ALREADY IN PLACE FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA SOUTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET...AND MAY BE EXPANDED NORTH AND
WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL WATCHES MAY
CONTINUE INTO MONDAY FOR MOST IF NOT ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

THE MAIN PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACROSS WILL BEGIN THIS
AFTERNOON OVER THE TREASURE COAST AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTY...THEN
SPREAD NORTHWARD TO THE REMAINDER OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS
EVENING...TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. AN INCREASING
INTENSITY OF SQUALL BANDS WILL BRING STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH OR HIGHER...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
CAUSING LOCALIZED FLOODING.

ALONG THE COAST...ROUGH SURF...BEACH EROSION AND RIP CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED.


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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SQUALLS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN
IMPACTING THE AREA.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE
PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL
PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE
TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS.

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY
FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION BY YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICES.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MELBOURNE AROUND 12 NOON EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

FLZ054-058-059-064-271315-
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INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
912 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

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

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

CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE AS SQUALL BANDS INCREASE
IN FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY. ANY FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED! GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN IN
SQUALLS WILL CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE
LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A
MOBILE HOME...STRONGLY CONSIDER LEAVING IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER.

&&

...WINDS...
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE BY MID
AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT
AS ISAAC MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH OFF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
COAST ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND ALONG THE TREASURE COAST AS SHOWERS AND
SQUALLS INCREASE OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...
AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY. FLOODING WILL BE A
CONCERN IN URBAN...LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. CREEKS AND
CANALS CAN ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO QUICK RISES FROM HEAVY RAINFALL.
DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.

$$

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/O.CON.KMLB.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-
OSCEOLA-COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD-
912 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...
BEFORE WEATHER CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE
LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS
WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. CONSIDER EVACUATING IF YOU LIVE IN
A MOBILE HOME...AND DO SO IF ORDERED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS.

&&

...WINDS...
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
GUSTS NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE POSSIBLE IN ANY SQUALLS THAT MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA INTO TONIGHT AS ISAAC MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH
OFF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
IN THE WATCH AREAS AS SQUALLS MOVE INTO THE AREA LATER THIS
MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY.
FLOODING WILL BE AN INCREASING CONCERN IN URBAN...LOW LYING AND
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. CREEKS AND CANALS CAN ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO
QUICK RISES FROM HEAVY RAINFALL. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

$$

AMZ555-575-271315-
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COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
912 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

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

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND
WELL SECURED.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY THIS AFTERNOON.
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 35 KNOT RANGE WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS...ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO
13 TO 15 FEET BY TONIGHT.

$$

AMZ550-552-570-572-271315-
/O.CON.KMLB.TR.A.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-
912 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE
BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. COMPLETE ANY SECURING OF
YOUR CRAFT THIS MORNING...BEFORE THE WEATHER DETERIORATES LATER
TODAY.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE. WHILE THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR WINDS
TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE...GUSTS AROUND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE ARE POSSIBLE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT...
ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 14 FEET BY TONIGHT.

$$


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