[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KJAX 020338
HLSJAX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1138 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2014

...ARTHUR DRIFTING NORTHWARD...

.NEW INFORMATION...
NO CHANGE TO TROPICAL STORM WARNING 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 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.9N...LONGITUDE 79.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 220 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE FL...OR ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
FLAGLER BEACH FL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 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 OR REMAIN IN PORT AND SEEK SAFE HARBOR.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE AROUND 0600...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ470-472-474-021200-
/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-
1138 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.

&&

...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 UP TO 10 TO 13 FEET BY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

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

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