[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KJAX 012138
HLSJAX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
538 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2014

...RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT FINDS ARTHUR STRONGER AS IT MEANDERS
OFFSHORE OF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT BETWEEN 20 AND 60
NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT OFFERS GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
MARINERS...AS WELL AS OTHER MARINE INTERESTS...ALONG ALL COASTAL
WATERS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL
WATERS.

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 ARTHUR WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.8N...LONGITUDE 79.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 220 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE FL...OR ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
FLAGLER BEACH FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 2 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR IS EXPECTED TO PASS BETWEEN 80 TO 120 MILES
OFFSHORE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS BETWEEN 20 AND 60
NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. A DEVELOPING SWELL WILL MAKE THE NEAR
SHORE WATERS UNCOMFORTABLE FOR SMALLER VESSELS.

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

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE AROUND 1130 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

AMZ470-472-474-020545-
/O.CON.KJAX.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
538 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING 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.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 72 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE
THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR BEGINS TO TRACK NORTHWARD ALONGSIDE THE
NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS OFFSHORE
IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS FROM LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 KNOTS
WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KNOTS
POSSIBLE. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FEET OFFSHORE BY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN RAINBANDS.

$$

WOLF




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