...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. && ...WINDS... AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE RESULTING IN WATER LEVELS OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE MSL OR WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE ACROSS AREAS FROM TAMPA BAY NORTHWARD. SOUTH OF TAMPA BAY...WATER LEVELS COULD REACH 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITH 1 TO 2 FEET OF INUNDATION POSSIBLE IN THE SURGE ZONE. AREAS ALONG THE NATURE COAST ARE THE MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST COASTAL FLOODING POTENTIAL THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES LOW-LYING FLOOD-PRONE COASTAL AREAS LIKE THE BAY PINES VA HOSPITAL SEAWALL AND BAYSHORE BOULEVARD. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. MC
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