URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ANDREA LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 622 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ISSUED FOR NEWLY DEVELOPED ANDREA... .NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAVE NOW BEEN ISSUED. .AREAS AFFECTED... PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND COASTLINE AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COASTAL JEFFERSON...COASTAL WAKULLA...COASTAL TAYLOR AND COASTAL DIXIE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER...FOR WATERS BEYOND 20 NM THE WARNING EXTENDS WEST TO DESTIN. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MADISON...LAFAYETTE...INLAND TAYLOR AND INLAND DIXIE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS. ALL PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD BEGIN PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS. ALL PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREAS SHOULD REVIEW THEIR PREPAREDNESS PLAN AND BE READY TO IMPLEMENT IT SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED FOR THEIR AREA. IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE EVENTS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...FLORIDA BIG BEND...AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 6 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.3N...LONGITUDE 86.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 380 MILES SOUTH- SOUTHWEST OF TALLAHASSEE FL...OR ABOUT 360 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CROSS CITY FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH AT 3 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 40 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAVE NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH OR WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN SPECIFIC TO YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. FOR THOSE NEARBY...REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN AND BECOME READY TO ACT IF A WATCH OR A WARNING IS LATER ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. MARINERS ARE URGED TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO RETURN TO PORT...SEEK SAFE HARBOR...AND SECURE THEIR CRAFT. NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN FOR TROPICAL SYSTEMS. MONITOR WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR CHANGES TO THE LATEST FORECAST AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE SHORTLY. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA. GMZ730-755-765-770-775-061030- /O.NEW.KTAE.TR.W.1001.130605T2222Z-000000T0000Z/ APALACHEE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 622 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... $$ HARRIGAN
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:41:28 +0000
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