WTUS82 KTAE 061016 HLSTAE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ANDREA LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 616 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM ANDREA HAS STRENGTHENED FURTHER OVERNIGHT AND IS APPROACHING THE AREA... .NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM ANDREA HAS STRENGTHENED FURTHER OVERNIGHT WITH THE CENTRAL PRESSURE FALLING AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS INCREASING INTO THE UPPER HALF OF THE TROPICAL STORM FORCE RANGE. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN EXPANDED FURTHER TO INCLUDE INTO MUCH OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. .AREAS AFFECTED... THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA...PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AS WELL AS ADJACENT COASTAL AND OFFSHORE WATERS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEON...INLAND JEFFERSON...INLAND WAKULLA...IRWIN... COOK...BERRIEN...THOMAS...BROOKS...LOWNDES AND LANIER. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MADISON...INLAND TAYLOR...LAFAYETTE...INLAND DIXIE...COASTAL FRANKLIN...COASTAL JEFFERSON...COASTAL WAKULLA...COASTAL TAYLOR AND COASTAL DIXIE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER...AND OFFSHORE WATERS FROM DESTIN TO THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...AND ALL OF SOUTHWEST 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 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.0N...LONGITUDE 85.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 260 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TALLAHASSEE FL...OR ABOUT 250 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CROSS CITY FL. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ANDREA HAS CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT AND NOW LOOKS TO MAKE A MORE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR LOCAL AREA. THE CENTER OF ANDREA IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE FLORIDA BIG BEND COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND RAINFALL SPREADING INTO THE AREA AHEAD OF THE CENTER DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE MORNING HOURS AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS SHOULD BE CONCENTRATED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY. THE PRIMARY...AND MOST WIDESPREAD THREAT...WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GUSTS IN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA MAY CAUSE SOME DAMAGE PARTICULARLY TO TREES OR POWER LINES. COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN APALACHEE BAY AND IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND COAST...AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO IS POSSIBLE MAINLY IN THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. PAY ATTENTION TO ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. 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 LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE SHORTLY TO UPDATE INFORMATION IN THE NEW INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING SEGMENT. FLZ115-118-127-128-134-061800- /O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR- COASTAL DIXIE- 616 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 ...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. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS AS HIGH AS 72 PERCENT...HIGHEST IN COASTAL DIXIE COUNTY. THIS REPRESENTS AN UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES THE COAST...COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WILL RESULT IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. HIGHER SURGE VALUES ARE MOST LIKELY IN TAYLOR AND DIXIE COUNTIES...WITH THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT BETWEEN THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE BY LATE MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. THERE MAY BE MINOR DAMAGE TO SOME STRUCTURES. ...TORNADOES... THERE IS A LOW END POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WITH TROPICAL STORM ANDREA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR TORNADOES WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ730-755-765-770-775-061800- /O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ APALACHEE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 616 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS AS HIGH AS 84 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS AN UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS...AND SHOULD PEAK THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHTS OFFSHORE WILL REACH 14 TO 15 FEET...WITH WAVES CLOSER TO 7 TO 9 FEET. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A LOW END POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WITH TROPICAL STORM ANDREA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR TORNADOES WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$ FLZ019-028-029-034-061800- /O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MADISON-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE- 616 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 ...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. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS AS HIGH AS 70 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS AN UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE BY LATE MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. THERE MAY BE MINOR DAMAGE TO SOME STRUCTURES. ...TORNADOES... THERE IS A LOW END POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WITH TROPICAL STORM ANDREA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR TORNADOES WILL OCCUR THURSDAY EARLY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$ FLZ017-018-027-GAZ131-147-148-158>161-061800- /O.EXA.KTAE.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-INLAND WAKULLA-IRWIN-COOK-BERRIEN-THOMAS- BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 616 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... $$ 08-LAMERS For more information, go to middletnweather.info
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