[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

Wed Oct 5 17:01:16 CDT 2016

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

THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTH FLORIDA

**DANGEROUS HURRICANE MATTHEW MOVING THROUGH THE BAHAMAS**

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR COASTAL COLLIER

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND PALM
      BEACH...METRO PALM BEACH...INLAND BROWARD...METRO
      BROWARD...COASTAL PALM BEACH AND COASTAL BROWARD
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
      GLADES...HENDRY...INLAND COLLIER...INLAND MIAMI-DADE...METRO
      MIAMI-DADE...MAINLAND MONROE...COASTAL MIAMI-DADE AND FAR SOUTH
      MIAMI-DADE
    - A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL COLLIER

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WEST PALM BEACH FL OR ABOUT 360
      MILES SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI FL
    - 22.5N 75.7W
    - STORM INTENSITY 120 MPH
    - MOVEMENT NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT 12 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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HURRICANE MATTHEW REMAINS A MAJOR HURRICANE THAT IS EXPECTED TO
GAIN STRENGTH AS IT MOVES OVER THE WARM WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS. MATTHEW
IS NOW MOVING AT A FASTER NORTHWESTERLY CLIP THIS AFTERNOON TOWARDS
THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS.

MATTHEW IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR
WIDESPREAD TO EXTENSIVE DAMAGE OVER MOST OF SOUTHEAST FLORIDA.
DEVASTATING IMPACTS ARE A CONCERN FOR PORTIONS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY.
DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORM AS SMALL CHANGES
TO THE TRACK MAY BRING SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO IMPACTS ACROSS SOUTH
FLORIDA.

NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT! EVERYONE SHOULD RUSH THEIR HURRICANE
PREPARATIONS TO COMPLETION BY TONIGHT.

THE OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL BEGIN IMPACTING THE AREA TONIGHT INTO
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF THURSDAY. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THESE BANDS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED MOSTLY ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA
POTENTIALLY STARTING AS EARLY AS THURSDAY MORNING, WITH THE WINDOW
OF CONCERN CONTINUING THROUGH SOMETIME FRIDAY. HURRICANE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF COASTAL PALM BEACH
COUNTY THURSDAY NIGHT. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE ALSO STILL
POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF BROWARD COUNTY, AS WELL AS THE EASTERN
LAKE OKEECHOBEE REGION. ALTHOUGH LESS LIKELY, HURRICANE CONDITIONS
CANNOT BE RULED OUT FOR PORTIONS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AT THIS TIME
EITHER.

THE THREAT FOR FLOODING RAIN REMAINS, PARTICULARLY ACROSS EASTERN
SECTIONS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, WITH THE THREAT AND POTENTIAL FOR
NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES, OVERFLOWING OF DITCHES, AND INUNDATION OF LOW
LYING AREAS. ELSEWHERE, PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN IN SQUALLS MAY CAUSE
FLOODING OF SOME STREETS AND OTHER VULNERABLE LOCATIONS.

THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR LIFE THREATENING SURGE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COAST OF PALM BEACH COUNTY WITH A CONCERN FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SURGE
POSSIBLE IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE GULF AND ATLANTIC
COASTS, AS WELL AS BISCAYNE BAY.

LARGE POUNDING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT
COASTAL BEACH EROSION LONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES, WHICH WILL BE A
CONCERN FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL
ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* WIND:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING WIND HAVING POSSIBLE DEVASTATING
IMPACTS ACROSS EASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY. 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. MANY WINDOWS WILL
      BE SHATTERED BY FLYING DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY IN HIGH RISE
      BUILDINGS.

ALSO, PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING WIND HAVING POSSIBLE
SIGNIFICANT TO EXTENSIVE IMPACTS ACROSS INTERIOR AND EAST COAST
METRO PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA.

* SURGE: PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE
  SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS THE IMMEDIATE BEACH FRONT AREAS OF PALM
  BEACH COUNTY. 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, AND PIERS.
      SEVERAL SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS, ESPECIALLY IN
      UNPROTECTED ANCHORAGES.

ALSO, PROTECT AGAINST LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE
LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE IMMEDIATE ATLANTIC
COASTLINE FROM THE PALM BEACH-BROWARD COUNTY LINE TO MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY...INCLUDING VULNERABLE LOCATIONS OF BISCAYNE BAY. LIMITED
IMPACTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE ALONG THE
GULF IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

* OTHER COASTAL HAZARDS:
A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN AS HURRICANE MATTHEW PASSES CLOSE TO THE REGION IS
THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION FROM HIGH WAVES AND
LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BEACHES.
THE MAIN WINDOW OF CONCERN IS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FOR BEACH EROSION
AND HIGH WAVES WITH A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS LINGERING INTO THE
WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* EVACUATIONS:

- PALM BEACH COUNTY: EVACUATION ORDERS HAVE POSTED FOR ZONES A
AND B. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 2-1-1.

- BROWARD COUNTY: VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS FOR RESIDENTS IN LOW
LYING AREAS AND MOBILE HOMES. BROWARD SHELTERS WILL OPEN AT 9 PM
TONIGHT. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 3-1-1 OR VISIT
BROWARD.ORG/HURRICANE.

- MIAMI-DADE COUNTY: VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS OF MOBILE HOME
RESIDENTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 3-1-1 OR VISIT
MIAMIDADE.GOV.

- HENDRY COUNTY: VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS FOR RESIDENTS IN KNOWN
FLOOD AREAS AND HIGH RISK STRUCTURES. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT
HENDRYFLA.NET.

* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
NOW IS THE TIME TO BRING TO COMPLETION 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 COMPLETELY DETERIORATE. ANY REMAINING EVACUATIONS
AND RELOCATIONS SHOULD BE EXPEDITED BEFORE THE ONSET OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WIND.

IF YOU ARE RELOCATING TO SAFE SHELTER, LEAVE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. IF
HEADING TO A COMMUNITY SHELTER, BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE SHELTER
RULES BEFORE ARRIVAL, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS OR OWN A
PET. TAKE ESSENTIAL ITEMS WITH YOU FROM YOUR EMERGENCY SUPPLIES KIT.
CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE DEPARTING.

KEEP CELL PHONES WELL CHARGED AND HANDY. ALSO, CELL PHONE CHARGERS
FOR AUTOMOBILES CAN BE HELPFUL AFTER THE STORM. LOCATE YOUR CHARGERS
AND KEEP THEM WITH YOUR CELL PHONE.

IF YOU ARE A VISITOR AND STILL IN THE AREA, LISTEN FOR THE NAME OF
THE CITY OR TOWN IN WHICH YOU ARE STAYING WITHIN LOCAL NEWS UPDATES.
BE SURE YOU KNOW THE NAME OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH IT RESIDES.
PAY ATTENTION FOR INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

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 LATEST UPDATES VISIT WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI
- FOR INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PREPARATIONS SEE
READYSOUTHFLORIDA.ORG
- FOR INFORMATION ON CREATING AN EMERGENCY PLAN SEE FLGETAPLAN.COM
- 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 MIAMI FL AROUND 12 AM EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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