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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1210 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...TROPICAL STORM ANDREA CONTINUES MOVING NORTH IN THE EASTERN
GULF OF MEXICO...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THE FORWARD SPEED OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA INCREASED SLIGHTLY AS
IT CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH. ALL OTHER INFORMATION REMAINS SIMILAR
TO THE LAST ADVISORY.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
PORTIONS OF THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA...AS WELL AS ADJACENT COASTAL
AND OFFSHORE WATERS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
COASTAL JEFFERSON...COASTAL WAKULLA...COASTAL TAYLOR AND COASTAL
DIXIE.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE
RIVER...AND OFFSHORE WATERS FROM DESTIN TO THE MOUTH OF THE
SUWANNEE RIVER.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
MADISON...INLAND TAYLOR...LAFAYETTE AND INLAND DIXIE.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND...PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND PARTS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL GEORGIA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT
MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 26.0N...LONGITUDE 86.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 330 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TALLAHASSEE FL...OR ABOUT 320 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF CROSS CITY FL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 10 DEGREES AT 6 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM ANDREA IS FORECAST TO
STEADILY MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF
MEXICO...MAKING LANDFALL SOMEWHERE

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AND CAUSEWAYS.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...BEGIN YOUR PREPARATIONS AND LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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 TALLAHASSEE AROUND 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

FLZ118-127-128-134-061430-
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
1210 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

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

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

BEGIN MAKING PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY
NOW...BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
NEAR 50 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST
FORECAST.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN
INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE
RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE
GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE.

THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING
INCLUDE THE EASTERN BIG BEND COASTLINE...ESPECIALLY TAYLOR AND
DIXIE COUNTIES...WITH THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT BETWEEN
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A LOW END POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WITH TROPICAL
STORM ANDREA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR TORNADOES WILL OCCUR THURSDAY
EARLY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

$$

GMZ730-755-765-770-775-061430-
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
APALACHEE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1210 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

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

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
NEAR 50 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST
FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS
TO 50 KNOTS.

OVERNIGHT...SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE...AND 6 TO 8
FEET CLOSER TO THE COAST OUTSIDE OF APALACHEE BAY. ON
THURSDAY...MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH AROUND 15
FEET OFFSHORE...AND AROUND 9 FEET CLOSER TO THE COAST.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE IS A LOW END POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WITH TROPICAL
STORM ANDREA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR TORNADOES WILL OCCUR THURSDAY
EARLY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

$$

FLZ019-028-029-034-061430-
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.A.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MADISON-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-
1210 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

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

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

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
NEAR 40 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A SLIGHT DOWNWARD TREND SINCE
THE LAST FORECAST.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A LOW END POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WITH TROPICAL
STORM ANDREA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR TORNADOES WILL OCCUR THURSDAY
EARLY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

$$

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