000 WTUS82 KMLB 181737 HLSMLB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 137 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...CENTER OF FAY NOW OVER THE FLORIDA STRAITS... ...AT 11 AM EDT...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST IS EXTENDED NORTHWARD TO COCOA BEACH. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT APPLIES TO EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... AT 11 AM EDT...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST IS EXTENDED NORTHWARD TO COCOA BEACH. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM COCOA BEACH SOUTHWARD...INCLUDING LAKE OKEECHOBEE. ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR OSCEOLA AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES... A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR OKEECHOBEE...SAINT LUCIE AND MARTIN COUNTIES. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 1100 AM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.5 WEST OR ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTH- SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FLORIDA. FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH WITH A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH A GENERALLY NORTHWARD MOTION EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF FAY SHOULD BE NEAR THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT...AND NEAR THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FLZ047-054-059-064-191745- /O.CON.KMLB.TR.W.1006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- 137 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK FOR TROPICAL STORM FAY HAS BEEN ADJUSTED SLIGHTLY EASTWARD WITH A LITTLE EARLIER ARRIVAL. RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO FURTHER TRACK ADJUSTMENTS AND ADDITIONAL WATCHES AND WARNINGS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT IS FOR ALL COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. THIS INCLUDES VOLUSIA...BREVARD...LAKE...SEMINOLE... ORANGE...OSCEOLA...OKEECHOBEE...INDIAN RIVER...SAINT LUCIE AND MARTIN COUNTIES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE DEFINED AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PREPARE YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS AND REVIEW YOUR EVACUATION PLAN. LISTEN FREQUENTLY TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS MEDIA...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS EVOLVING TROPICAL WEATHER THREAT. RESIDENTS SHOULD FINALIZE PLANNING FOR HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS AND BE READY TO PUT THEIR PLANS INTO MOTION LATER TODAY SINCE A WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SOUTHERN AREAS. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING WILL LIKELY BE EXTENDED NORTH LATER TODAY. REMEMBER...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. ADJUSTMENTS WILL LIKELY BE MADE TO THE FORECAST TRACK AS THE STORM APPROACHES AND IMPACTS CAN OCCUR FAR FROM THE CENTER OF THE STORM. FINALIZE PREPAREDNESS PLANS AND REPLENISH STORM PROVISIONS SUCH AS...BATTERIES FOR RADIOS AND FLASHLIGHTS...DRINKING WATER...CANNED GOODS OR DRIED FOOD...FIRST AID SUPPLIES...BABY SUPPLIES...AND PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES. GAS UP YOUR VEHICLES AND HAVE SOME EXTRA FUEL ON HAND FOR GENERATORS AND CHAIN SAWS IF NEEDED. IT IS ALSO BEST TO HAVE SOME EXTRA CASH AS CREDIT CARDS MAY NOT BE AN OPTION IF ELECTRIC POWER GOES OUT. KEEP YOUR CELL PHONE WELL CHARGED BEFORE THE STORM ARRIVES. ...WINDS... GIVEN THE LATEST OFFICIAL FORECAST...ALONG WITH INHERENT FORECAST UNCERTAINTIES IN CYCLONE TRACK AND INTENSITY...THERE IS A LIMITED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM HIGH WINDS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AS FAY MOVES NORTH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE IN THE WARNING AREA TUESDAY MORNING...BECOMING STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT HOURS OVER MOST OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WINDS TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO CARPORTS... AWNINGS...AND POOL ENCLOSURES. SOME DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR TO UNANCHORED MOBILE HOMES. SMALL BRANCHES MAY BREAK OFF TREES...AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. WINDS MAY BECOME DANGEROUS ON BRIDGES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...FORCING CLOSURES. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA...INCLUDING OKEECHOBEE...SAINT LUCIE AND MARTIN COUNTIES. THE FLOOD WATCH MAY BE EXTENDED NORTHWARD LATER TODAY. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. ...TORNADOES... MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL BE LOCATED IN THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF FAY. HISTORICALLY...THIS QUADRANT IS THE FAVORED AREA FOR TORNADOES AND TORNADIC WATERSPOUTS...ESPECIALLY WITHIN OUTER RAINBANDS. THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS OUTER RAINBANDS APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHEAST. THE HIGHEST THREAT MAY OCCUR TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE AROUND 7 PM ...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AMZ552-555-572-575-191745- /O.CON.KMLB.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 137 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD COMPLETE PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS TODAY AND OTHERWISE NOT VENTURE FAR FROM PORT. ...WINDS... AS THE CIRCULATION OF FAY APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TUESDAY...REACHING TROPICAL STORM FORCE...AT LEAST IN GUSTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... GIVEN THAT FAY WILL APPROACH THE FORECAST AREA FROM THE INLAND DIRECTION...LITTLE IMPACT FROM STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE IS EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...IF FAY STRENGTHENS A LITTLE MORE OR SHIFTS MORE EASTWARD...THEN THERE MAY BE A VERY LOW THREAT DURING THE PERIODS OF HIGH TIDE AND ONSHORE WINDS. SUBTLE CHANGES TO THE CURRENT FORECAST WOULD PROMPT HEIGHTS OF 2 FEET OR LESS. EITHER WAY...SURF CONDITIONS MAY BECOME ROUGH WITH SOME BEACH EROSION TAKING PLACE. RIP CURRENTS WILL ALSO BE A PROBLEM. ...TORNADOES... MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL BE LOCATED IN THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF FAY. HISTORICALLY...THIS QUADRANT IS THE FAVORED AREA FOR TORNADOES AND TORNADIC WATERSPOUTS...ESPECIALLY WITHIN OUTER RAINBANDS. THE THREAT FOR WATERSPOUTS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS OUTER RAINBANDS APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHEAST. THE HIGHEST THREAT MAY OCCUR TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE AROUND 7 PM ...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ FLZ053-058-191745- /O.CON.KMLB.TI.W.0001.080819T1400Z-080820T0200Z/ OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE- 137 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EDT TUESDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK FOR TROPICAL STORM FAY HAS BEEN ADJUSTED SLIGHTLY EASTWARD WITH A LITTLE EARLIER ARRIVAL. RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO FURTHER TRACK ADJUSTMENTS AND ADDITIONAL WATCHES AND WARNINGS. ...AREAS AFFECTED...THIS TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT IS FOR ALL COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. THIS INCLUDES VOLUSIA...BREVARD...LAKE...SEMINOLE... ORANGE...OSCEOLA...OKEECHOBEE...INDIAN RIVER...SAINT LUCIE AND MARTIN COUNTIES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE DEFINED AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PREPARE YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS AND REVIEW YOUR EVACUATION PLAN. LISTEN FREQUENTLY TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS MEDIA...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS EVOLVING TROPICAL WEATHER THREAT. RESIDENTS SHOULD FINALIZE PLANNING FOR HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS AND BE READY TO PUT THEIR PLANS INTO MOTION LATER TODAY SINCE A WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SOUTHERN AREAS. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING WILL LIKELY BE EXTENDED NORTH LATER TODAY. REMEMBER...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. ADJUSTMENTS WILL LIKELY BE MADE TO THE FORECAST TRACK AS THE STORM APPROACHES AND IMPACTS CAN OCCUR FAR FROM THE CENTER OF THE STORM. FINALIZE PREPAREDNESS PLANS AND REPLENISH STORM PROVISIONS SUCH AS...BATTERIES FOR RADIOS AND FLASHLIGHTS...DRINKING WATER...CANNED GOODS OR DRIED FOOD...FIRST AID SUPPLIES...BABY SUPPLIES...AND PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES. GAS UP YOUR VEHICLES AND HAVE SOME EXTRA FUEL ON HAND FOR GENERATORS AND CHAIN SAWS IF NEEDED. IT IS ALSO BEST TO HAVE SOME EXTRA CASH AS CREDIT CARDS MAY NOT BE AN OPTION IF ELECTRIC POWER GOES OUT. KEEP YOUR CELL PHONE WELL CHARGED BEFORE THE STORM ARRIVES. ...WINDS... GIVEN THE LATEST OFFICIAL FORECAST...ALONG WITH INHERENT FORECAST UNCERTAINTIES IN CYCLONE TRACK AND INTENSITY...THERE IS A LIMITED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM HIGH WINDS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AS FAY MOVES NORTH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE IN THE WARNING AREA TUESDAY MORNING...BECOMING STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT HOURS OVER MOST OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WINDS TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO CARPORTS... AWNINGS...AND POOL ENCLOSURES. SOME DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR TO UNANCHORED MOBILE HOMES. SMALL BRANCHES MAY BREAK OFF TREES...AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. WINDS MAY BECOME DANGEROUS ON BRIDGES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...FORCING CLOSURES. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA...INCLUDING OKEECHOBEE...SAINT LUCIE AND MARTIN COUNTIES. THE FLOOD WATCH MAY BE EXTENDED NORTHWARD LATER TODAY. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. ...TORNADOES... MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL BE LOCATED IN THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF FAY. HISTORICALLY...THIS QUADRANT IS THE FAVORED AREA FOR TORNADOES AND TORNADIC WATERSPOUTS...ESPECIALLY WITHIN OUTER RAINBANDS. THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS OUTER RAINBANDS APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHEAST. THE HIGHEST THREAT MAY OCCUR TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE AROUND 7 PM ...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ FLZ141-147-191745- /O.CON.KMLB.TR.A.1006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD- 137 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK FOR TROPICAL STORM FAY HAS BEEN ADJUSTED SLIGHTLY EASTWARD WITH A LITTLE EARLIER ARRIVAL. RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO FURTHER TRACK ADJUSTMENTS AND ADDITIONAL WATCHES AND WARNINGS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT IS FOR ALL COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. THIS INCLUDES VOLUSIA...BREVARD...LAKE...SEMINOLE... ORANGE...OSCEOLA...OKEECHOBEE...INDIAN RIVER...SAINT LUCIE AND MARTIN COUNTIES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE DEFINED AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PREPARE YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS AND REVIEW YOUR EVACUATION PLAN. LISTEN FREQUENTLY TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS MEDIA...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS EVOLVING TROPICAL WEATHER THREAT. RESIDENTS SHOULD FINALIZE PLANNING FOR HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS AND BE READY TO PUT THEIR PLANS INTO MOTION LATER TODAY SINCE A WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SOUTHERN AREAS. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING WILL LIKELY BE EXTENDED NORTH LATER TODAY. REMEMBER...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. ADJUSTMENTS WILL LIKELY BE MADE TO THE FORECAST TRACK AS THE STORM APPROACHES AND IMPACTS CAN OCCUR FAR FROM THE CENTER OF THE STORM. FINALIZE PREPAREDNESS PLANS AND REPLENISH STORM PROVISIONS SUCH AS...BATTERIES FOR RADIOS AND FLASHLIGHTS...DRINKING WATER...CANNED GOODS OR DRIED FOOD...FIRST AID SUPPLIES...BABY SUPPLIES...AND PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES. GAS UP YOUR VEHICLES AND HAVE SOME EXTRA FUEL ON HAND FOR GENERATORS AND CHAIN SAWS IF NEEDED. IT IS ALSO BEST TO HAVE SOME EXTRA CASH AS CREDIT CARDS MAY NOT BE AN OPTION IF ELECTRIC POWER GOES OUT. KEEP YOUR CELL PHONE WELL CHARGED BEFORE THE STORM ARRIVES. ...WINDS... GIVEN THE LATEST OFFICIAL FORECAST...ALONG WITH INHERENT FORECAST UNCERTAINTIES IN CYCLONE TRACK AND INTENSITY...THERE IS A LIMITED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM HIGH WINDS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AS FAY MOVES NORTH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE IN THE WARNING AREA TUESDAY MORNING...BECOMING STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT HOURS OVER MOST OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WINDS TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO CARPORTS... AWNINGS...AND POOL ENCLOSURES. SOME DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR TO UNANCHORED MOBILE HOMES. SMALL BRANCHES MAY BREAK OFF TREES...AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. WINDS MAY BECOME DANGEROUS ON BRIDGES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...FORCING CLOSURES. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA...INCLUDING OKEECHOBEE...SAINT LUCIE AND MARTIN COUNTIES. THE FLOOD WATCH MAY BE EXTENDED NORTHWARD LATER TODAY. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. ...TORNADOES... MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL BE LOCATED IN THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF FAY. HISTORICALLY...THIS QUADRANT IS THE FAVORED AREA FOR TORNADOES AND TORNADIC WATERSPOUTS...ESPECIALLY WITHIN OUTER RAINBANDS. THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS OUTER RAINBANDS APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHEAST. THE HIGHEST THREAT MAY OCCUR TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE AROUND 7 PM ...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AMZ550-570-191745- /O.CON.KMLB.TR.A.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 137 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK FOR TROPICAL STORM FAY HAS BEEN ADJUSTED SLIGHTLY EASTWARD WITH A LITTLE EARLIER ARRIVAL. RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO FURTHER TRACK ADJUSTMENTS AND ADDITIONAL WATCHES AND WARNINGS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD COMPLETE PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS TODAY AND OTHERWISE NOT VENTURE FAR FROM PORT. ...WINDS... AS THE CIRCULATION OF FAY APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TUESDAY...REACHING TROPICAL STORM FORCE...AT LEAST IN GUSTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... GIVEN THAT FAY WILL APPROACH THE FORECAST AREA FROM THE INLAND DIRECTION...LITTLE IMPACT FROM STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE IS EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...IF FAY STRENGTHENS A LITTLE MORE OR SHIFTS MORE EASTWARD...THEN THERE MAY BE A VERY LOW THREAT DURING THE PERIODS OF HIGH TIDE AND ONSHORE WINDS. SUBTLE CHANGES TO THE CURRENT FORECAST WOULD PROMPT HEIGHTS OF 2 FEET OR LESS. EITHER WAY...SURF CONDITIONS MAY BECOME ROUGH WITH SOME BEACH EROSION TAKING PLACE. RIP CURRENTS WILL ALSO BE A PROBLEM. ...TORNADOES... MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL BE LOCATED IN THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF FAY. HISTORICALLY...THIS QUADRANT IS THE FAVORED AREA FOR TORNADOES AND TORNADIC WATERSPOUTS...ESPECIALLY WITHIN OUTER RAINBANDS. THE THREAT FOR WATERSPOUTS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS OUTER RAINBANDS APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHEAST. THE HIGHEST THREAT MAY OCCUR TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE AROUND 7 PM ...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ FLZ041-044>046-144-191745- /O.CON.KMLB.TI.A.0002.080819T1400Z-080820T0200Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN LAKE- 137 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK FOR TROPICAL STORM FAY HAS BEEN ADJUSTED SLIGHTLY EASTWARD WITH A LITTLE EARLIER ARRIVAL. RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO FURTHER TRACK ADJUSTMENTS AND ADDITIONAL WATCHES AND WARNINGS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT IS FOR ALL COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. THIS INCLUDES VOLUSIA...BREVARD...LAKE...SEMINOLE... ORANGE...OSCEOLA...OKEECHOBEE...INDIAN RIVER...SAINT LUCIE AND MARTIN COUNTIES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE DEFINED AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PREPARE YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS AND REVIEW YOUR EVACUATION PLAN. LISTEN FREQUENTLY TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS MEDIA...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS EVOLVING TROPICAL WEATHER THREAT. RESIDENTS SHOULD FINALIZE PLANNING FOR HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS AND BE READY TO PUT THEIR PLANS INTO MOTION LATER TODAY SINCE A WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SOUTHERN AREAS. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING WILL LIKELY BE EXTENDED NORTH LATER TODAY. REMEMBER...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. ADJUSTMENTS WILL LIKELY BE MADE TO THE FORECAST TRACK AS THE STORM APPROACHES AND IMPACTS CAN OCCUR FAR FROM THE CENTER OF THE STORM. FINALIZE PREPAREDNESS PLANS AND REPLENISH STORM PROVISIONS SUCH AS...BATTERIES FOR RADIOS AND FLASHLIGHTS...DRINKING WATER...CANNED GOODS OR DRIED FOOD...FIRST AID SUPPLIES...BABY SUPPLIES...AND PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES. GAS UP YOUR VEHICLES AND HAVE SOME EXTRA FUEL ON HAND FOR GENERATORS AND CHAIN SAWS IF NEEDED. IT IS ALSO BEST TO HAVE SOME EXTRA CASH AS CREDIT CARDS MAY NOT BE AN OPTION IF ELECTRIC POWER GOES OUT. KEEP YOUR CELL PHONE WELL CHARGED BEFORE THE STORM ARRIVES. ...WINDS... GIVEN THE LATEST OFFICIAL FORECAST...ALONG WITH INHERENT FORECAST UNCERTAINTIES IN CYCLONE TRACK AND INTENSITY...THERE IS A LIMITED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM HIGH WINDS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AS FAY MOVES NORTH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE IN THE WARNING AREA TUESDAY MORNING...BECOMING STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT HOURS OVER MOST OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WINDS TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO CARPORTS... AWNINGS...AND POOL ENCLOSURES. SOME DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR TO UNANCHORED MOBILE HOMES. SMALL BRANCHES MAY BREAK OFF TREES...AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. WINDS MAY BECOME DANGEROUS ON BRIDGES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...FORCING CLOSURES. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA...INCLUDING OKEECHOBEE...SAINT LUCIE AND MARTIN COUNTIES. THE FLOOD WATCH MAY BE EXTENDED NORTHWARD LATER TODAY. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. ...TORNADOES... MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL BE LOCATED IN THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF FAY. HISTORICALLY...THIS QUADRANT IS THE FAVORED AREA FOR TORNADOES AND TORNADIC WATERSPOUTS...ESPECIALLY WITHIN OUTER RAINBANDS. THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS OUTER RAINBANDS APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHEAST. THE HIGHEST THREAT MAY OCCUR TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE AROUND 7 PM ...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------