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

...ANDREA TO MAKE LANDFALL SOON ALONG THE DIXIE COUNTY COAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
ANDREA IS NOW MOVING FASTER TOWARD THE DIXIE COUNTY COASTLINE AND
WILL LIKELY MAKE LANDFALL IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...FLORIDA BIG BEND...SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AS WELL AS
THE GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO THE MOUTH OF THE
SUWANNEE RIVER.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
JEFFERSON...MADISON...TAYLOR...LAFAYETTE...DIXIE...COASTAL
FRANKLIN...COASTAL WAKULLA...COOK...BERRIEN...BROOKS...LOWNDES
AND LANIER.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO
THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...AND
ALL 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 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.0N...LONGITUDE 83.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 110 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF TALLAHASSEE FL...OR ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF
CROSS CITY FL. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 17 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA IS MOVING QUICKLY TOWARD THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND COASTLINE AND WILL LIKELY MAKE LANDFALL IN DIXIE COUNTY
LATER THIS AFTERNOON. ANDREA WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION BY
FRIDAY MORNING.

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

DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT
VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY
LULLS.

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

FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT...
AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO
MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY
DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

FLZ115-118-127-062200-
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COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-
214 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

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

...WINDS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THESE WINDS COULD RESULT IN WEAKER TREE LIMBS
SNAPPING AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS IS EXPECTED
TO BE MINIMAL AS WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN AN OFFSHORE
DIRECTION. WATER LEVELS MAY REACH 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE THROUGH
THIS EVENING. HIGH TIDE IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 PM AND 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON WITH LOW TIDE OCCURRING THIS EVENING.

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

$$

FLZ128-134-062200-
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
214 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

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

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

TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL
THE STORM PASSES.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW
TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING.

TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN...RESULTING IN SOME
POWER OUTAGES. THERE MAY ALSO BE SOME DAMAGE TO POORLY
CONSTRUCTED HOMES FROM THESE STRONGER WINDS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
WITH THE IMMINENT ARRIVAL OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA...STORM SURGE
WILL RESULT IN WATER LEVEL RISES 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS WHICH COULD CREATE A WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF UP TO 2
FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...PRIMARILY IN DIXIE COUNTY.

NEAR THE TIME OF LANDFALL...WATER LEVELS MAY BRIEFLY INUNDATE LOW
LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST OR ACCESS ROADS NEAR BOAT RAMPS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. 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 THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.

$$

FLZ019-028-029-034-062200-
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MADISON-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-
214 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

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

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED 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.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH.

TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN...RESULTING IN SOME POWER
OUTAGES. THERE MAY ALSO BE SOME DAMAGE TO POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES
FROM THESE STRONGER WINDS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. 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 THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.

$$

FLZ018-GAZ147-148-159>161-062200-
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND JEFFERSON-COOK-BERRIEN-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
214 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

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

...WINDS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

SOME WEAKER TREES COULD FALL IN THESE WINDS ALONG WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.

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

$$

GMZ730-755-765-775-062200-
/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  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
214 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...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 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO
FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY
IN THE COASTAL WATERS ADJACENT TO DIXIE COUNTY.

$$

GMZ770-061915-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
214 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT OR SAFE HARBOR UNTIL WINDS AND
SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. SUSTAINED WINDS
TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED BUT OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO NEAR 30 KNOTS MAY STILL OCCUR.

$$

GODSEY



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