[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KJAX 020642
HLSJAX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
242 AM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

...ARTHUR A LITTLE STRONGER AS IT MOVES SLOWLY 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 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.0N...LONGITUDE 79.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 220 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE FL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 355 DEGREES
AT 4 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 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 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

AMZ470-472-474-021445-
/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-
242 AM EDT WED JUL 2 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 LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO 8 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 75 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 TODAY
THROUGH TONIGHT...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS OFFSHORE IS
LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 KNOTS
TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KNOTS POSSIBLE.
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD UP TO 10 TO 13 FEET BY TONIGHT.

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

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