TROPICAL STORM ANDREA LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 800 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013 ...ANDREA TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ..AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. ..WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... NASSAU...DUVAL...ST JOHNS...FLAGLER...INLAND GLYNN...COASTAL GLYNN...INLAND CAMDEN AND COASTAL CAMDEN. ..FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS. ..ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAMILTON...SUWANNEE...COLUMBIA... BAKER...UNION...BRADFORD...CLAY...GILCHRIST...ALACHUA...PUTNAM... MARION...COFFEE...JEFF DAVIS...BACON...APPLING...WAYNE... ATKINSON...WARE...PIERCE...BRANTLEY...ECHOLS...CLINCH AND CHARLTON...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. ..A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. ..A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. ..STORM INFORMATION... AT 7 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.3N...LONGITUDE 86.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 470 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JACKSONVILLE FL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 3 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 40 MPH. ..SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE REGION WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE AND THIS WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACT FROM THIS EVENT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THURSDAY AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY MORNING. ISOLATED TORNADOES MAY ACCOMPANY THE RAIN BANDS AS THEY PUSH THROUGH THE REGION. ..PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ..FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. ..FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ..REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. ..FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. ..NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE AROUND 1 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:41:32 +0000
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