000 WTUS82 KMLB 200616 HLSMLB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 216 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM FAY EXITING INTO THE ATLANTIC JUST SOUTHEAST OF MELBOURNE... ...FAY IS FORECAST TO REMAIN NEAR OR JUST OFFSHORE THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND MAY STRENGTHEN AGAIN... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS WITHIN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL INLAND COUNTIES. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL COASTAL COUNTIES AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC WATERS...BUT HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE. A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO SEBASTIAN INLET...FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.5 WEST OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF MELBOURNE. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH. AMZ570-572-201030- /O.CON.KMLB.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.HU.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 216 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...LOCAL MARINE IMPACTS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL PERSIST OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY. WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED...BUT SHOULD GRADUALLY LESSEN ACROSS THE SOUTHERNMOST WATERS LATER TODAY AS FAY LIFTS SLOWLY NORTHWARD. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WATERS NORTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. THE WATCH MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED TO THE ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS LATER TODAY. $$ FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-201030- /O.CON.KMLB.TR.W.1006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA- NORTHERN BREVARD- 216 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM FAY MOVED INTO THE ATLANTIC OFFSHORE MELBOURNE EARLIER THIS MORNING AFTER FINALLY WEAKENING OVER LAND LATE TUESDAY. FAY IS FORECAST TO REMAIN CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE CENTRAL PENINSULA THROUGH TONIGHT TO CONTINUE SPIRALING BANDS OF SHOWERS AND SQUALLS SOUTHWARD ON THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE CIRCULATION. COVERAGE OF SHOWERS...SQUALLS AND ISOLATED LIGHTNING STORMS WILL REMAIN HIGH. TROPICAL STORM WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE...WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS MOST LIKELY NEAR THE COAST AND DURING SHOWERS. FAY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR OR JUST OFFSHORE THE CENTRAL OR NORTH FLORIDA COAST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE IS SOME POSSIBILITY THAT FAY MAY REGAIN SOME STRENGTH AND MOVE BACK ONSHORE THE FLORIDA COAST LATER THIS WEEK. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECAST UPDATES CONCERNING FAY THIS WEEK. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COASTAL COUNTIES...MARTIN...SAINT LUCIE...INDIAN RIVER...BREVARD...AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES. ...WINDS... AS FAY MOVES AWAY...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A WESTERLY COMPONENT. TEMPORARILY...WINDS WILL BECOME LESS GUSTY INLAND...ALTHOUGH STILL FREQUENTLY REACHING 25 MPH...AND UP TO 35 MPH IN SHOWERS. ALONG THE COAST...FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH A FEW SQUALLS TO AROUND 50 MPH. THE WINDS SOUTH OF VERO BEACH SHOULD WEAKEN SOME LATER TODAY AS FAY MOVES SLOWLY NORTHWARD. DEPENDING ON THE LATER TRACK AND INTENSITY OF FAY...WINDS MAY AGAIN INCREASE AND SHIFT TO AN ONSHORE COMPONENT...MOST LIKELY ON THURSDAY FROM AROUND VOLUSIA COUNTY NORTHWARD. ...INLAND FLOODING... RADAR ESTIMATES AND RAIN GAGE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT A LARGE AREA OF 5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED SPOTS TO NEAR 10 INCHES FELL DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS ALONG THE COAST FROM CENTRAL BREVARD COUNTY SOUTH...AND INLAND TO OSCEOLA AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING OCCURRED ACROSS MUCH OF THIS REGION. A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM FOR THIS REGION DUE TO AREAS OF STANDING WATER AND THE THREAT FOR A FEW ADDITIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...WITH ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. THE FLOOD WATCH WILL LIKELY BE EXTENDED FOR AT LEAST A PORTION OF CENTRAL FLORIDA LATER THIS MORNING AND WILL INCLUDE AN ASSESSMENT OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS. ON THE SAINT JOHNS RIVER BETWEEN LAKE HARNEY AND ASTOR...THERE IS CURRENTLY NO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. THE LATEST STAGE HEIGHTS AT LAKE HARNEY...SANFORD...DELAND...AND ASTOR ARE ALL BELOW RIVER FLOOD STAGE. RAIN TOTALS IN THE VICINITY...SO FAR...HAVE NOT BEEN HIGH ENOUGH TO RAISE IMMEDIATE CONCERN. AS OF THIS MORNING...THE STAGE AT ASTOR IS THE CLOSEST TO FLOOD HEIGHTS...BUT IT HAS NOT REACHED ACTION LEVEL. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS WINDS SHIFT TO OFFSHORE...STORM SURGE CONCERNS WILL REMAIN MINIMAL. HIGH SURF AND A HIGH THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. IF FAY RESTRENGTHENS AND REMAINS NEAR THE COAST...A 2 TO 3 FOOT STORM SURGE MAY OCCUR LATER THIS WEEK...MAINLY ALONG THE VOLUSIA AND BREVARD COAST. ...TORNADOES... AS THE CENTER OF FAY EXITS OFFSHORE...THE FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR TORNADOES WILL ALSO MOVE AWAY FROM THE CENTRAL PENINSULA. ALTHOUGH THE TORNADO WATCH HAS EXPIRED...A LOW THREAT FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL LINGER EARLY TODAY...PRIMARILY IN ASSOCIATION WITH RAINBANDS MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN LAKE AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE AROUND 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...SEE THE MELBOURNE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV AND THEN CLICK ON EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. $$ AMZ550-552-555-575-201030- /O.CON.KMLB.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT 20 NM- 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 SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 216 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...LOCAL MARINE IMPACTS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL PERSIST OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY. WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED...BUT SHOULD GRADUALLY LESSEN ACROSS THE SOUTHERNMOST WATERS LATER TODAY AS FAY LIFTS SLOWLY NORTHWARD. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WATERS NORTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. THE WATCH MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED TO THE ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS LATER TODAY. $$ FLZ041-044>046-053-058-144-201030- /O.CON.KMLB.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080821T2200Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE- SOUTHERN LAKE- 216 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM FAY MOVED INTO THE ATLANTIC OFFSHORE MELBOURNE EARLIER THIS MORNING AFTER FINALLY WEAKENING OVER LAND LATE TUESDAY. FAY IS FORECAST TO REMAIN CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE CENTRAL PENINSULA THROUGH TONIGHT TO CONTINUE SPIRALING BANDS OF SHOWERS AND SQUALLS SOUTHWARD ON THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE CIRCULATION. COVERAGE OF SHOWERS...SQUALLS AND ISOLATED LIGHTNING STORMS WILL REMAIN HIGH. TROPICAL STORM WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE...WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS MOST LIKELY NEAR THE COAST AND DURING SHOWERS. FAY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR OR JUST OFFSHORE THE CENTRAL OR NORTH FLORIDA COAST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE IS SOME POSSIBILITY THAT FAY MAY REGAIN SOME STRENGTH AND MOVE BACK ONSHORE THE FLORIDA COAST LATER THIS WEEK. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECAST UPDATES CONCERNING FAY THIS WEEK. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...OKEECHOBEE... OSCEOLA...ORANGE...LAKE...SEMINOLE AND WESTERN VOLUSIA. ...WINDS... AS FAY MOVES AWAY...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A WESTERLY COMPONENT. TEMPORARILY...WINDS WILL BECOME LESS GUSTY INLAND...ALTHOUGH STILL FREQUENTLY REACHING 25 MPH...AND UP TO 35 MPH IN SHOWERS. ALONG THE COAST...FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH A FEW SQUALLS TO AROUND 50 MPH. THE WINDS SOUTH OF VERO BEACH SHOULD WEAKEN SOME LATER TODAY AS FAY MOVES SLOWLY NORTHWARD. DEPENDING ON THE LATER TRACK AND INTENSITY OF FAY...WINDS MAY AGAIN INCREASE AND SHIFT TO AN ONSHORE COMPONENT...MOST LIKELY ON THURSDAY FROM AROUND VOLUSIA COUNTY NORTHWARD. ...INLAND FLOODING... RADAR ESTIMATES AND RAIN GAGE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT A LARGE AREA OF 5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED SPOTS TO NEAR 10 INCHES FELL DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS ALONG THE COAST FROM CENTRAL BREVARD COUNTY SOUTH...AND INLAND TO OSCEOLA AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING OCCURRED ACROSS MUCH OF THIS REGION. A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM FOR THIS REGION DUE TO AREAS OF STANDING WATER AND THE THREAT FOR A FEW ADDITIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...WITH ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. THE FLOOD WATCH WILL LIKELY BE EXTENDED FOR AT LEAST A PORTION OF CENTRAL FLORIDA LATER THIS MORNING AND WILL INCLUDE AN ASSESSMENT OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS. ON THE SAINT JOHNS RIVER BETWEEN LAKE HARNEY AND ASTOR...THERE IS CURRENTLY NO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. THE LATEST STAGE HEIGHTS AT LAKE HARNEY...SANFORD...DELAND...AND ASTOR ARE ALL BELOW RIVER FLOOD STAGE. RAIN TOTALS IN THE VICINITY...SO FAR...HAVE NOT BEEN HIGH ENOUGH TO RAISE IMMEDIATE CONCERN. AS OF THIS MORNING...THE STAGE AT ASTOR IS THE CLOSEST TO FLOOD HEIGHTS...BUT IT HAS NOT REACHED ACTION LEVEL. ...TORNADOES... AS THE CENTER OF FAY EXITS OFFSHORE...THE FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR TORNADOES WILL ALSO MOVE AWAY FROM THE CENTRAL PENINSULA. ALTHOUGH THE TORNADO WATCH HAS EXPIRED...A LOW THREAT FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL LINGER EARLY TODAY...PRIMARILY IN ASSOCIATION WITH RAINBANDS MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN LAKE AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE AROUND 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...SEE THE MELBOURNE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV AND THEN CLICK ON EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.