[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

Wed Oct 5 16:51:49 CDT 2016

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HURRICANE MATTHEW LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 31
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  AL142016
551 PM EDT WED OCT 5 2016

THIS PRODUCT COVERS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA

**MAJOR HURRICANE MATTHEW HEADING FOR THE BAHAMAS AND MOVING TOWARD
THE FLORIDA EAST COAST**

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR INLAND GLYNN...COASTAL
      GLYNN...INLAND CAMDEN AND COASTAL CAMDEN
    - A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WAYNE...BRANTLEY AND
      CHARLTON

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND GLYNN...COASTAL
      GLYNN...INLAND CAMDEN AND COASTAL CAMDEN
    - A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WAYNE...BRANTLEY AND
      CHARLTON
    - A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND NASSAU...INLAND
      DUVAL...CLAY...ST. JOHNS...PUTNAM...FLAGLER...COASTAL NASSAU
      AND COASTAL DUVAL
    - A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
      BAKER...UNION...BRADFORD...ALACHUA AND MARION

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 650 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE FL OR ABOUT 590 MILES
      SOUTHEAST OF FLAGLER BEACH FL
    - 22.5N 75.7W
    - STORM INTENSITY 120 MPH
    - MOVEMENT NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT 12 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE MATTHEW WILL BE HEADED TOWARDS THE
SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS TODAY. THE LATEST NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
FORECAST TRACK TURNS MATTHEW MORE NORTHWEST WHILE NEARING THE BAHAMAS
LATER TODAY WITH MOVEMENT CLOSELY PARALLELING THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA
COAST AS A MAJOR HURRICANE FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY FRIDAY
NIGHT. THE THREAT FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE ESPECIALLY
FOR COASTAL AREAS AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR INLAND AREAS. RESIDENTS ARE STRONGLY
ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST TRACK AND INTENSITY FORECASTS FROM
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* WIND:
PREPARE FOR LIFE-THREATENING WIND HAVING POSSIBLE DEVASTATING IMPACTS
ACROSS EASTERN COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
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, PREPARE FOR LIFE-THREATENING WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED TO
EXTENSIVE IMPACTS ACROSS FAR INLAND AREAS.

* SURGE:
PREPARE FOR LIFE-THREATENING SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE DEVASTATING
IMPACTS ACROSS COASTAL AREAS. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:

    - WIDESPREAD DEEP INUNDATION, WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING GREATLY
      ACCENTUATED BY POWERFUL BATTERING WAVES. STORM SURGE MAY EXTEND
      FAR INLAND IN PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND COASTAL GEORGIA
      AND YOU MAY STILL EXPERIENCE LIFE THREATENING FLOODING EVEN
      THOUGH YOU ARE NOT WITHIN SIGHT OF WATER. IF YOU ARE ASKED TO
      EVACUATE IT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE IN AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN
      IDENTIFIED AS BEING SUBJECT TO EXTREME STORM SURGE, PLEASE HEED
      THE ADVICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS! STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
      TO BUILDINGS, WITH MANY WASHING AWAY. DAMAGE GREATLY COMPOUNDED
      FROM CONSIDERABLE FLOATING DEBRIS. LOCATIONS MAY BE
      UNINHABITABLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.
    - NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY ROADS WASHED OUT OR
      SEVERELY FLOODED. FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS, SEAWALLS AND OTHER
      BARRIERS MAY BECOME STRESSED OR UNDERMINED.
    - EXTREME BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED WITH NEW SHORELINE CUTS AND
      INLETS POSSIBLE.
    - MASSIVE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS.
      NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS WITH MANY LIFTED
      ONSHORE AND STRANDED.

ALSO, PREPARE FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED
IMPACTS ACROSS THE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN.

ELSEWHERE ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA, LITTLE TO
NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.

* FLOODING RAIN:
PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ACROSS EASTERN ZONES OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:

    - MODERATE RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT SEVERAL EVACUATIONS AND
      RESCUES.
    - RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN WITH SWIFTER
      CURRENTS AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY
      IN USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, AND
      DITCHES 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
      BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES.

PREPARE FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS INLAND AREAS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA.

* TORNADOES:
PREPARE FOR A TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS COASTAL
AREAS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

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.
    - LOCATIONS COULD REALIZE ROOFS PEELED OFF BUILDINGS, CHIMNEYS
      TOPPLED, MOBILE HOMES PUSHED OFF FOUNDATIONS OR OVERTURNED,
      LARGE TREE TOPS AND BRANCHES SNAPPED OFF, SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES
      KNOCKED OVER, MOVING VEHICLES BLOWN OFF ROADS, AND SMALL BOATS
      PULLED FROM MOORINGS.

ELSEWHERE ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA, LITTLE TO
NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* 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.

IF EVACUATING THE AREA, STICK TO PRESCRIBED EVACUATION ROUTES. LOOK FOR
ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC INFORMATION ON ROADWAY SMART SIGNS AND LISTEN TO
SELECT RADIO CHANNELS FOR FURTHER TRAVEL INSTRUCTIONS. DRIVERS SHOULD
NOT USE CELL PHONES WHILE OPERATING VEHICLES.

* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
NOW IS THE TIME TO CHECK YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN AND TAKE NECESSARY
ACTIONS TO SECURE YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. DELIBERATE EFFORTS SHOULD BE
UNDERWAY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. ENSURE THAT YOUR EMERGENCY
SUPPLIES KIT IS STOCKED AND READY.

WHEN MAKING SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS DECISIONS, DO NOT FOCUS ON THE
EXACT FORECAST TRACK AS THERE ARE INHERENT FORECAST UNCERTAINTIES
WHICH MUST BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.

IF YOU LIVE IN A PLACE THAT IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO HIGH WIND,
SUCH AS A MOBILE HOME, AN UPPER FLOOR OF A HIGH RISE BUILDING, OR ON
A BOAT, PLAN TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER. TAKE ENOUGH SUPPLIES FOR YOU
AND YOUR FAMILY FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

IF YOU LIVE IN A PLACE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO FLOODING, SUCH AS
NEAR THE OCEAN OR A LARGE INLAND LAKE, IN A LOW LYING OR POOR
DRAINAGE AREA, IN A VALLEY OR CANYON, OR NEAR AN ALREADY SWOLLEN
RIVER, PLAN TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER ON HIGHER GROUND

ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS
THAT ARE ISSUED. DO NOT NEEDLESSLY JEOPARDIZE YOUR LIFE OR THE LIVES
OF OTHERS.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR 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 JACKSONVILLE FL AROUND MIDNIGHT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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