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HURRICANE MATTHEW LOCAL STATEMENT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 40A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  AL142016
500 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016

THIS PRODUCT COVERS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA

...HURRICANE MATTHEW PULLING AWAY FROM THE AREA...

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - ALL WATCHES AND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELED

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - NONE

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 100 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE FL OR ABOUT 60
      MILES NORTHEAST OF BRUNSWICK GA
    - 31.6N 80.6W
    - STORM INTENSITY 105 MPH
    - MOVEMENT NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT 12 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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HURRICANE MATTHEW WAS LOCATED ABOUT 60 MILES NORTHEAST OF BRUNSWICK GEORGIA
AND WAS TRACKING TO THE NORTH AROUND 12 MPH. THE HURRICANE WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION. THE STORM SURGE HAS SUBSIDED ALONG THE COAST
BUT THERE WILL STILL BE STANDING WATER AS WELL AS AREAL FLOODING ALONG
THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* WIND:
WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW TROPICAL STORM WARNING.

    - COMMUNITY OFFICIALS WILL BE ASSESSING THE EXTENT OF ACTUAL WIND
      IMPACTS ACCORDINGLY.
    - EMERGENCY WORK CREWS WILL BE RESTORING ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY
      INFRASTRUCTURE AS NECESSARY.
    - IF YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY DIAL 9 1 1.

* SURGE:
LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL SURGE IMPACTS EXPECTED.

    - COMMUNITY OFFICIALS WILL BE ASSESSING THE EXTENT OF ACTUAL
      SURGE IMPACTS ACCORDINGLY.
    - EMERGENCY WORK CREWS WILL BE RESTORING ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY
      INFRASTRUCTURE AS NECESSARY.
    - IF YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY DIAL 9 1 1.

* FLOODING RAIN:
NO MORE SIGNIFICANT RAIN IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...THE RECENT HEAVY RAINS
WILL CAUSE AREAL FLOODING ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.

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

* TORNADOES:
NO IMPACTS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* EVACUATIONS:

DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL IT IS SAFE.
LISTEN FOR THE ALL-CLEAR SIGNAL FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

* 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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AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS EVENT...THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE FL REGARDING
THE EFFECTS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE HAZARDS UPON THE AREA.

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