000 WTUS82 KMLB 220116 HLSMLB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 916 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 ...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY IS SLOWLY DRIFTING INLAND... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS WITHIN PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR BREVARD COUNTY...SEMINOLE COUNTY...NORTH AND CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY...NORTH ORANGE COUNTY... AND INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY. A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BREVARD COUNTY. A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA UNTIL LATE FRIDAY. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL INLAND COUNTIES WITHIN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA EXCEPT OKEECHOBEE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR VOLUSIA AND BREVARD COUNTIES...AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS OVER THE MARINE AREA FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO FLAGLER BEACH AND NORTHWARD. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 800 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.2 WEST...JUST WEST OF FLAGLER BEACH AND ORMOND BY THE SEA. FAY IS DRIFTING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 2 MPH. FAY IS FORECAST TO MOVE GRADUALLY WESTWARD OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AMZ555-575-220230- /O.CAN.KMLB.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 916 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING DISCONTINUED FROM FORT PIERCE TO SEBASTIAN INLET... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM FORT PIERCE TO SEBASTIAN INLET HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. TROPICAL STORM FAY MOVED INLAND NEAR FLAGLER BEACH EARLIER TODAY AND IS PASSING WELL NORTH OF THE AREA AS IT DRIFTS SLOWLY WESTWARD AND AWAY. FAY NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER THESE WATERS. HOWEVER... IT MAY STILL BE GUSTY FROM TIME TO TIME OVERNIGHT...MAINLY IN PASSING SQUALLS AND OUTER RAINBANDS. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM SEBASTIAN INLET SOUTH TO JUPITER INLET. ...NEXT UPDATE... UNLESS SOMETHING HIGHLY UNLIKELY OCCURS...THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT HAZARDOUS WEATHER AFFECTING THIS MARINE AREA....PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHECK THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AND DAILY HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE. $$ FLZ054-059-220230- /O.CAN.KMLB.TR.W.1006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE- 916 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 ...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED FOR SAINT LUCIE AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTIES... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR INDIAN RIVER AND SAINT LUCIE COUNTIES HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. TROPICAL STORM FAY HAS MOVED INLAND AND IS PASSING WELL NORTH OF THESE COUNTIES AS IT DRIFTS SLOWLY WESTWARD AWAY FROM THE AREA. FAY NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER THESE LOCATIONS. HOWEVER...IT MAY STILL BE GUSTY FROM TIME TO TIME OVERNIGHT...MAINLY IN PASSING SQUALLS AND OUTER RAINBANDS. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR INDIAN RIVER...SAINT LUCIE... MARTIN...AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES. ...NEXT UPDATE... UNLESS SOMETHING HIGHLY UNLIKELY OCCURS...THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR INDIAN RIVER AND SAINT LUCIE COUNTIES FOR TROPICAL STORM FAY. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT HAZARDOUS WEATHER AFFECTING THE FORECAST AREA....PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHECK THE LOCAL FORECAST AND DAILY HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE. $$ FLZ041-044>046-053-144-221200- /O.EXT.KMLB.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080822T1200Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA- SOUTHERN LAKE- 916 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 ...HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE FOR INLAND LOCATIONS AS FAY MOVES SLOWLY WEST... ...NEW INFORMATION... FLOODING REMAINS A MAJOR CONCERN OVERNIGHT. BEFORE GOING TO BED...TURN ON YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO TO HEAR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING INLAND COUNTIES...LAKE...ORANGE...SEMINOLE...OSCEOLA...AND INTERIOR VOLUSIA. ...INLAND FLOODING... RAINBANDS FROM FAY...SOME CONTAINING HEAVY RAIN...WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS SEMINOLE...ORANGE...LAKE...AND INTERIOR VOLUSIA COUNTIES. AS FAY TRACKS FARTHER INLAND...SLOWLY TO THE WEST...THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL REMAIN HIGH AS RAINBANDS DEVELOP NEAR AND SOUTH OF THE STORM CENTER. RAINBANDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE SAME LOCATIONS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. EVEN THOUGH THE TORRENTIAL RAIN IS BEGINNING TO RELAX A BIT... AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH AS MUCH AS 6 TO 8 INCHES MEASURED IN SPOTS OVERNIGHT. IMPORTANTLY...THIS WILL BE ON TOP OF GENEROUS RAINS THAT HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED IN THESE AREAS. THE MAIN THREAT AREA FOR FLOODING WILL BE NORTH OF A KISSIMMEE TO TITUSVILLE LINE. ON THE SAINT JOHNS RIVER...RUN OFF FROM THE ASSOCIATED HEAVY RAIN FROM TROPICAL STORM FAY HAS PROMPTED CONCERN FOR MINOR FLOODING AT ASTOR. THIS MORNINGS STAGE HEIGHT WAS 2.3 FEET...BUT THE FORECAST IS EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE OF 2.8 FEET ON FRIDAY...AND UP TO 3.0 FEET INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. IF ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT RAIN AMOUNTS ARE EXPERIENCED OVERNIGHT...THE FORECAST HEIGHT MAY BE SOMEWHAT HIGHER. BE SURE TO KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST RIVER FORECAST FOR THE SAINT JOHNS AT ASTOR. ON THE SAINT JOHNS AT DELAND AND LAKE HARNEY...THESE POINTS ARE FORECAST TO REACH ACTION STAGE. NEARBY RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST RIVER LEVELS AND FORECASTS BETWEEN LAKE HARNEY AND DELAND...TO INCLUDE SANFORD...THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN GUSTS...WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR NEAR THE CIRCULATION CENTER OF FAY AS IT DRIFTS FARTHER INLAND. EVEN ACROSS INTERIOR LOCATIONS...INCLUDING METRO ORLANDO...LEESBURG...AND SANFORD...WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON...AND EVEN HIGHER IN PASSING SQUALLS TO 60 MPH. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE AROUND MIDNIGHT...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. $$ FLZ047-141-147-230130- /O.CON.KMLB.TR.W.1006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-COASTAL VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD- 916 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM FAY IS NOW INLAND BUT STILL PRODUCING HAZARDOUS EFFECTS... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR INDIAN RIVER AND SAINT LUCIE COUNTIES HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. HOWEVER..ALTHOUGH FAY IS NOW INLAND...THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR RESIDENTS OF BREVARD AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES TO DROP YOUR GUARD. OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT FROM TITUSVILLE NORTHWARD. EVENTUALLY...FAY WILL MOVE SLOWLY INLAND TO BEGIN IMPROVED CONDITIONS AFTER FRIDAY. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COASTAL COUNTIES...BREVARD...AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...ESPECIALLY GUSTS...WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS FAY MOVES FARTHER INLAND. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR NEAR THE CIRCULATION CENTER OF FAY...ALONG THE COAST OF NORTHERN BREVARD AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON...ESPECIALLY FROM ORLANDO AND TITUSVILLE NORTHWARD. A FEW WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... TROPICAL RAINBANDS WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE AROUND THE CIRCULATION CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY...IMPACTING NORTH BREVARD AND COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTIES WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL THE CENTER OF FAY MOVES FARTHER INLAND AND WEAKENS. PARTS OF INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY MAY SEE POCKETS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES MEASURED BY MORNING. THIS IS ON TOP OF FLOODING RAINS WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECEIVED SO FAR. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE AROUND MIDNIGHT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...SEE THE MELBOURNE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV AND THEN CLICK ON EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. $$ AMZ550-552-570-572-230130- /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- 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- 916 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM FORT PIERCE TO SEBASTIAN INLET HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. TROPICAL STORM FAY IS INLAND AND SLOWLY MOVING AWAY FROM THE MARINE WATERS. HOWEVER...FAY STILL HAS A FAR REACH TO THE EAST WITH ITS ASSOCIATED RAINBANDS. THEREFORE...SQUALLY WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY UNTIL THE REACHES OF FAY TOTALLY EXIT THE AREA. ...LOCAL MARINE IMPACTS... ALL WINDS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO JUPITER INLET WERE OFFSHORE. EVEN THOUGH FAY IS NOW INLAND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS PERSIST OVER THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET NORTH. GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE IN PASSING SQUALLS. AT BUOY 41009...SEAS WERE STILL 7 TO 9 FEET WHICH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. FROM SEBASTIAN INLET SOUTHWARD...HEIGHTS WERE 4 TO 6 FEET...AND UP TO 7 FEET OFFSHORE. IMPORTANTLY...NUMEROUS SQUALLS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS... HIGHER WIND GUSTS...AND LOCALLY HIGHER SEAS...WERE ALSO OCCURRING ACROSS MOST OF THE COASTAL WATERS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE AROUND MIDNIGHT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.