[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE MATTHEW LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 30
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL  AL142016
1123 AM EDT WED OCT 5 2016

THIS PRODUCT COVERS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA

...NEW WARNINGS ISSUED FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
...POWERFUL HURRICANE MATTHEW EXPECTED TO APPROACH VERY CLOSE TO THE
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY...

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM
      WARNING FOR NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY...SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY
    - A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR INLAND VOLUSIA
      COUNTY...ORANGE...SEMINOLE...SOUTHERN BREVARD
      COUNTY...OSCEOLA...COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY AND NORTHERN BREVARD
      COUNTY

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN LAKE
      COUNTY...SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY
    - A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND VOLUSIA
      COUNTY...ORANGE...SEMINOLE...SOUTHERN BREVARD
      COUNTY...OSCEOLA...COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY AND NORTHERN BREVARD
      COUNTY
    - A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR INDIAN
      RIVER...OKEECHOBEE...ST. LUCIE AND MARTIN

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 570 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL FL OR ABOUT 510
      MILES SOUTHEAST OF FORT PIERCE FL
    - 21.8N 75.2W
    - STORM INTENSITY 120 MPH
    - MOVEMENT NORTHWEST OR 325 DEGREES AT 12 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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MAJOR HURRICANE MATTHEW IS CURRENTLY MOVING TO THE NORTHWEST OVER
THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE VERY NEAR OR ALONG
THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY.

MATTHEW IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE THAT HAS POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD TO EXTENSIVE DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE COASTAL
COUNTIES OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT TRACK AS
SMALL CHANGES TO THE TRACK MAY BRING SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE LOCAL
IMPACTS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT! EVERYONE
SHOULD BRING THEIR HURRICANE PREPARATIONS TO COMPLETION TODAY.

CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATE INITIALLY ACROSS THE
TREASURE COAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE SPREADING NORTH AND NORTHWEST
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THE RELATIVELY CLOSE APPROACH OF HURRICANE
MATTHEW TO EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL BRING A PERIOD OF DAMAGING
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS TO THE COAST OVERNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. INLAND COUNTIES WILL ALSO SEE A LIKELIHOOD OF
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ROUGHLY FROM METRO ORLANDO
EASTWARD WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE IN SQUALLS FROM LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

A MODERATE THREAT OF HAZARDOUS STORM SURGE INUNDATION EXISTS ALONG THE
BARRIER ISLANDS WITH DANGEROUS STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 5 FEET
ABOVE GROUND EXPECTED. LARGE BREAKING WAVES ARE FORECAST TO PEAK OVER
12 FEET AND PRODUCE ROUGH, POUNDING SURF RESULTING IN A SIGNIFICANT
HAZARD OF COASTAL FLOODING ALONG WITH VERY SEVERE BEACH AND DUNE
EROSION.

HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR IN SQUALLS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY. RAIN AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. SOILS SATURATED IN
SOME AREAS FROM RECENT RAINS WILL QUICKLY PRODUCE WATER PONDING.
STANDING WATER IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL BE CAPABLE OF ENTERING HOMES
AND BUSINESSES DURING THIS EVENT.

RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED
TO MONITOR THE LATEST TRACK AND INTENSITY FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
-----------------

* WIND:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING WIND HAVING POSSIBLE DEVASTATING
IMPACTS ACROSS THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA .
POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:
    - STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO STURDY BUILDINGS, SOME WITH COMPLETE ROOF
      AND WALL FAILURES. COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF MOBILE HOMES. DAMAGE
      GREATLY ACCENTUATED BY LARGE AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. LOCATIONS
      MAY BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS OR MONTHS.
    - NUMEROUS LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG WITH FENCES AND
      ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
    - MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN URBAN
      OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. MANY BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS, AND ACCESS
      ROUTES IMPASSABLE.
    - WIDESPREAD POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.

ALSO, PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING WIND HAVING POSSIBLE
SIGNIFICANT TO EXTENSIVE IMPACTS ACROSS INLAND AREAS.

* SURGE:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ACROSS THE BARRIER ISLANDS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. POTENTIAL
IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:
    - AREAS OF INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING ACCENTUATED BY
      WAVES. DAMAGE TO SEVERAL BUILDINGS, MAINLY NEAR THE COAST.
    - SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY ROADS BECOME
      WEAKENED OR WASHED OUT, ESPECIALLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE LOW
      SPOTS.
    - MAJOR BEACH EROSION WITH HEAVY SURF BREACHING DUNES. STRONG AND
      NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
    - MODERATE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, PIERS, AND OTHER
      COASTAL STRUCTURES. SEVERAL SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM
      MOORINGS, ESPECIALLY IN UNPROTECTED ANCHORAGES.

* FLOODING RAIN:
PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS MOST OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. POTENTIAL
IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - MODERATE RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT SEVERAL EVACUATIONS AND
      RESCUES.
    - SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, AND DITCHES WILL OVERFLOW.
    - FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER SOME STRUCTURES OR WEAKEN FOUNDATIONS.
      SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE EXPANDED AREAS OF RAPID
      INUNDATION AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND POOR DRAINAGE
      AREAS. SOME STREETS AND PARKING LOTS TAKE ON MOVING WATER AS
      STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS OVERFLOW. DRIVING CONDITIONS
      WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SOME ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES.

* TORNADOES:
PROTECT AGAINST A TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS
ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - THE OCCURRENCE OF ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE EXECUTION
      OF EMERGENCY PLANS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.
    - A FEW PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE, ALONG WITH POWER
      AND COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
----------------------------------
* EVACUATIONS:
FOR THOSE UNDER EVACUATION ORDERS, LEAVE AS
SOON AS PRACTICAL WITH A DESTINATION IN MIND. GAS UP YOUR VEHICLE
WELL AHEAD OF TIME. BE SURE THAT YOU TAKE ALL ESSENTIAL MATERIALS
FROM YOUR EMERGENCY SUPPLIES KIT. LET OTHERS KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING
AND WHEN YOU INTEND TO ARRIVE.

* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE ALL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN.

OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE WRAPPED UP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE
WEATHER CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. ANY REMAINING EVACUATIONS AND
RELOCATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS.

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

* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- FOR INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PREPARATIONS SEE READY.GOV
- FOR INFORMATION ON CREATING AN EMERGENCY PLAN SEE GETAGAMEPLAN.ORG
- FOR ADDITIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION SEE REDCROSS.ORG

NEXT UPDATE
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THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MELBOURNE FL AROUND 6 PM EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

$$

ULRICH
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