[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR MOVING NORTHWARD THIS MORNING...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR HAS DROPPED
TO 996 MB. ARTHUR IS NOW MOVING NORTH AT 6 MPH.

BUOY 41010 120 MILES EAST OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH RECORDED SOUTHEAST
WINDS 41 KNOTS GUSTING TO 51 KNOTS WITH 17 FOOT SEAS AT 450 AM.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND ATLANTIC
WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA ATLANTIC WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
BREVARD...AND COASTAL VOLUSIA.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.4N...LONGITUDE 79.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 90 MILES
EAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL FL...OR ABOUT 100 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT
PIERCE FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH AT 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
WERE 60 MPH TO THE SOUTHEAST AND NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWARD
OFFSHORE FROM BREVARD COUNTY THIS MORNING AND WELL OFFSHORE FROM
THE VOLUSIA COUNTY COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. RAIN BANDS
WILL MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE VOLUSIA AND BREVARD COUNTY COASTS INTO
MID DAY BRINGING THE CHANCE FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
ONE TO TWO INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS POSSIBLY REACHING 3 INCHES
IN A FEW SPOTS. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND LIGHTNING STORMS WILL
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA WITH SOME AREAS SEEING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
ONE TO TWO INCHES. GUSTY WINDS TO 30 TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH
SHOWERS...AND STRONGER WINDS MAY DEVELOP WITH ANY STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP LATER TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REACH
AROUND 20 MPH ALONG THE VOLUSIA AND BREVARD COUNTY BEACHES WITH
HIGHER GUSTS AT TIMES. OTHERWISE...EXPECT BREEZY CONDITIONS TO
DEVELOP ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COASTAL AREAS
TODAY.

BUILDING SURF AND A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A
HAZARD AT EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BEACHES MAKING FOR UNSAFE SWIMMING
CONDITIONS. PASSING SQUALLS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL ALSO CAUSE
LOOSE AND LIGHTER WEIGHT BEACH OBJECTS TO BLOW ABOUT.

ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR
OFFSHORE WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT OFFSHORE TODAY AND
SLOWLY DIMINISHING BY LATE TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT IN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA NORTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET.

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

FOR MARINE INTERESTS UNDER A TROPICAL STORM WARNING...SMALL CRAFT
SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

FOR THOSE COASTAL AREAS UNDER A TROPICAL STORM WATCH...CONTINUE
WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE ADVISORIES OR
WARNINGS FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS OR FLOODING FROM SQUALLS.

&&

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

AMZ555-021045-
/O.CAN.KMLB.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM-
544 AM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT.


$$

AMZ550-552-570-572-575-021600-
/O.CON.KMLB.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN
INLET OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
544 AM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER
THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS BETWEEN FLAGLER BEACH AND SEBASTIAN
INLET TODAY. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...AND
SECURE SMALL CRAFT.

$$

FLZ047-141-147-021600-
/O.CON.KMLB.TR.A.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD-COASTAL VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD-
544 AM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

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

THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IS SLOWLY
DECREASING. HOWEVER...AS ARTHUR MOVES ROUGHLY PARALLEL TO THE
COAST TODAY...IT IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN...AND CONDITIONS WILL
REMAIN WINDY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. WHILE THE LATEST FORECAST
KEEPS SUSTAINED WINDS BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE...SQUALL BANDS
WILL PRODUCE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH...AND
POSSIBLY STRONGER IF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAIN BANDS WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ACCUMULATING 1 TO 2
INCHES CLOSE TO THE COAST WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES
POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THERE IS A LOW THREAT FOR HEAVY
RAIN TO PRODUCE LOCAL FLOODING.

$$

FLZ054-059-021045-
/O.CAN.KMLB.TR.A.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-
544 AM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. BREEZY OFFSHORE
WINDS ARE FORECAST TODAY. THERE WILL STILL BE A CHANCE OF GUSTY
WINDS TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS THAT
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON.

...INLAND FLOODING...
SOME TROPICAL RAIN BANDS MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH DAYTIME
HEATING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES MAY
OCCUR WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH STRONGER
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE.

$$

FLZ064-021045-
/O.CAN.KMLB.HU.S.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MARTIN-
544 AM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

...WHILE NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT...LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WITH SHOWERS MAY STILL IMPACT THE AREA...

...WINDS...
BREEZY OFFSHORE WINDS ARE FORECAST TODAY. THERE WILL STILL BE A
CHANCE OF GUSTY WINDS TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH ANY SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON.

...INLAND FLOODING...
SOME TROPICAL RAIN BANDS MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH DAYTIME
HEATING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES MAY
OCCUR WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH STRONGER
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE.


$$

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