WTUS82 KTBW 060356 HLSTBW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ANDREA LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 1156 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA WEST COAST AND THE GULF WATERS... .NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM ANDREA IS MOVING SLIGHTLY FASTER...WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST. NO CHANGES TO EXPECTED IMPACTS. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF FLORIDA WEST WEST COAST AND THE GULF OF MEXICO. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... LEVY...CITRUS...HERNANDO...PASCO...PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH... MANATEE...SARASOTA...DESOTO AND CHARLOTTE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA WEST COAST AND THE GULF OF MEXICO. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.0N...LONGITUDE 86.3W. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH OR 10 DEGREES AT 6 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 40 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... THE MAIN THREATS WITH TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING ALONG WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 4 TO 7 INCHES FROM SARASOTA COUNTY NORTHWARD WITH AROUND 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED SOUTH OF SARASOTA COUNTY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND 10 INCHES COULD OCCUR. ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OFFSHORE WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...PRODUCING HIGH SEAS AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH SOME MODERATE WATER LEVEL RISE. .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 THAT IS NOT WELL-ANCHORED...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. 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. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. 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 TAMPA BAY RUSKIN AROUND 3 AM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. FLZ039-042-048>051-055-060>062-070400- /O.CON.KTBW.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LEVY-CITRUS-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA- DESOTO-CHARLOTTE- 1156 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...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 UP TO 49 PERCENT. ...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... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OCCURRING THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. ...WINDS... AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS EARLY AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. ...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 FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES THE LOW-LYING AREAS AROUND CEDAR KEY AND YANKEETOWN. $$ GMZ830-850-853-856-870-873-876-070400- /O.CON.KTBW.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ TAMPA BAY WATERS-TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM- ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM- BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM- TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM- ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM- BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 1156 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 60 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BE UP TO 15 FEET. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR WATERSPOUTS WITH TROPICAL STORM ANDREA FROM THE CURRENT TIME THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ CARLISLE For more information, go to middletnweather.info
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