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

...CENTER OF ISAAC PASSING JUST SOUTH OF KEY WEST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM...TROPICAL STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED FOR...
BREVARD...VOLUSIA...LAKE...SEMINOLE...ORANGE AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES.

AT 5 PM...THE TORNADO WATCH HAS EXPIRED FOR INDIAN RIVER...SAINT
LUCIE... MARTIN AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES.

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

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

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ATLANTIC WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.2N...LONGITUDE 82.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 300 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ORLANDO FL...OR ABOUT 260 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF FORT PIERCE FL. STORM MOTION WAS WEST NORTHWEST OR
295 DEGREES AT 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
48 HOURS...AND ISAAC IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE IN A DAY OR
TWO ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...

TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS THROUGH
TONIGHT AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO LATE TONIGHT
AND MONDAY. ALTHOUGH ISAAC HAS A LARGE WIND CIRCULATION THE CENTER
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FURTHER AWAY FROM EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT
WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CONFINED TO GUSTS IN SQUALLS ACROSS
THE TREASURE COAST AND OKEECHOBEE THROUGH LATE EVENING.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH WILL MAINLY OCCUR WITH SQUALLS
ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH SOME
RAIN BANDS CONTINUING TO MOVE ONSHORE FROM THE ATLANTIC. THE
STRONGEST WINDS IN GUSTS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE TREASURE COAST.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE STILL POSSIBLE...MAINLY ALONG THE TREASURE
COAST WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLS THAT MOVE ONSHORE BUT THE THREAT
WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ACROSS OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY AND THE TREASURE COAST AND ONE TO THREE INCHES ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED PONDING OR
WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING TONIGHT INTO MONDAY.

THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW AND SQUALLY WEATHER WILL LEAD TO ROUGH
SURF...BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE COAST
THROUGH AT LEAST MID WEEK.

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

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

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

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

FLZ054-058-059-064-270500-
/O.CON.KMLB.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
540 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

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

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

SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. DO NOT
DRIVE ACROSS WATER COVERED ROADWAYS.

&&

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN RAIN SQUALLS
OVERNIGHT AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVES TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST GULF
OF MEXICO.

...INLAND FLOODING...
ADDITIONAL LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED NEAR LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND ALONG THE TREASURE COAST IN THE
TRAINING RAINBANDS THROUGH 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.

$$

FLZ041-044>047-053-141-144-147-262245-
/O.CAN.KMLB.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-
OSCEOLA-COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD-
540 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

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

GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR IN SQUALLS SO LEAVE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS
INDOORS OR WELL SECURED SO THEY DO NOT GET PICKED UP BY THE WIND.

&&

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS
EVENT. GUSTY WINDS TO 30 TO 40 MPH MAY OCCUR IN RAIN SQUALLS OVERNIGHT.


$$

AMZ555-575-270500-
/O.CON.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-
540 PM 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...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING OVER THE WATERS LATE
THIS AFTERNOON WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. SEAS
WILL BUILD TO 13 TO 15 FEET BY TONIGHT.

$$

AMZ550-552-570-572-262245-
/O.CAN.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-
540 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

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

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD STILL REMAIN IN PORT OVERNIGHT.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING OVER THE WATERS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW
TROPICAL STORM FORCE...GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
SQUALLS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 14
FEET BY TONIGHT.

$$

MRV







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