Post by scannerman5555 on Oct 23, 2005 18:36:55 GMT -5
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
535 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005
...HURRICANE WILMA BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE TOWARD FLORIDA...
...NEW INFORMATION...
WILMA IS NOW A LITTLE STRONGER AND BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE TOWARD
FLORIDA. ALSO...A TORNADO WATCH WILL BE ISSUED FOR EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA THIS EVENING.
...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM JUPITER INLET TO
TITUSVILLE...WITH A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM NORTH OF
TITUSVILLE TO FLAGLER BEACH.
AN INLAND HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR OKEECHOBEE AND
OSCEOLA COUNTIES. AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING
IS IN EFFECT FOR ORANGE...LAKE...SEMINOLE AND INTERIOR VOLUSIA
COUNTIES.
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN IN
BREVARD...VOLUSIA...SAINT LUCIE...MARTIN...INDIAN RIVER...
OKEECHOBEE...ORANGE...SEMINOLE...VOLUSIA AND LAKE COUNTIES.
...STORM INFORMATION...
THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.5 NORTH...
LONGITUDE 84.9 WEST OR ABOUT 210 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
KEY WEST FLORIDA AND ABOUT 390 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT PIERCE.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
HURRICANE WILMA CONTINUES ON TRACK TO APPROACH THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF
FLORIDA EARLY MONDAY AND ACCELERATE VERY RAPIDLY ACROSS THE PENINSULA
DURING THE DAY. IMPLEMENTATION OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM PLANS
AND ALL PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY MUST BE
RUSHED TO COMPLETION BY SUNDOWN.
IF TORNADO WARNINGS ARE ISSUED LATER TONIGHT AND MONDAY TAKE THEM
SERIOUSLY. IN THE EVENT OF A TORNADO...OR DESTRUCTIVE WINDS WITH THE
INNER RAINBANDS OF WILMA...THE SAFEST PLACE IS IN AN INTERIOR ROOM
ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BLOCK HOME AWAY FROM WINDOWS. FOR THOSE
LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES...CHECK WITH COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGERS
FOR SHELTER LOCATIONS. THERE IS STILL TIME EARLY THIS EVENING TO
SAFELY MOVE TO SHELTERS.
...WIND IMPACTS...
THE GREATEST THREAT FROM WILMA ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA IS FOR
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS. THE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND FIELD IS VERY LARGE
AND THEREFORE WILL ARRIVE WELL BEFORE THE APPROACH OF THE CORE WINDS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS OKEECHOBEE...
OSCEOLA...MARTIN...SAINT LUCIE AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTIES VERY EARLY
MONDAY MORNING AND SPREAD ACROSS BREVARD...ORANGE...LAKE...
SEMINOLE...AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES STARTING BEFORE 8 AM. HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IMPACTING OKEECHOBEE...
MARTIN...SOUTHERN OSCEOLA AND SAINT LUCIE COUNTIES AFTER SUNRISE...
AND POSSIBLY SPREAD INTO INDIAN RIVER AND SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTIES
BY MID MORNING.
BECAUSE THE OF THE RAPID MOVEMENT OF WILMA...WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST
IMMEDIATELY NEAR THE CENTER AND TO THE RIGHT. IT IS LIKELY THAT A
BAND OF DESTRUCTIVE WINDS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 100 MPH WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE PENINSULA MONDAY MORNING. THESE DESTRUCTIVE WINDS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROOFING MATERIALS...AS WELL A
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INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-
SOUTHERN BREVARD-OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...ORLANDO...
SANFORD...MELBOURNE...PALM BAY...KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD...
VERO BEACH...OKEECHOBEE...FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND...
DAYTONA BEACH...CLERMONT...TITUSVILLE
253 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA...COASTAL VOLUSIA...INDIAN RIVER...INLAND
VOLUSIA COUNTY...MARTIN...NORTHERN BREVARD... NORTHERN
LAKE...OKEECHOBEE...ORANGE...OSCEOLA...SEMINOLE... SOUTHERN
BREVARD...SOUTHERN LAKE AND ST. LUCIE.
* THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
* HURRICANE WILMA IS FORECAST TO ACCELERATE TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA COAST LATE TONIGHT AND MAKE LANDFALL ACROSS SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA MONDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF WILMA...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY
WILL STALL ACROSS OSCEOLA AND BREVARD COUNTIES THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY. TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL LIFT NORTHWARD AHEAD OF WILMA
AND MAY HELP GENERATE HEAVY RAIN AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR AND
JUST NORTH OF THIS BOUNDARY TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. THE
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL EXPAND TO INCLUDE ALL OF EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA MONDAY MORNING AS RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH
WILMA SPREAD OVER EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
* THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAINFALL TOTALS OF SEVERAL INCHES
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. MANY LOCATIONS IN EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA WILL RECEIVE TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN...BUT HIGHER
TOTALS OF FOUR TO SIX INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE RAIN
BECOMES MORE PERSISTENT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OCSEOLA...BREVARD
AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTIES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF SIX TO
EIGHT INCHES MAY OCCUR ACROSS MARTIN...SAINT LUCIE AND
OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES AS THE CENTER OF WILMA IS EXPECTED TO
TRACK TOWARD THOSE COUNTIES INTO MID DAY MONDAY.
AREAS MOST AT RISK FOR FLOODING INCLUDE NOT ONLY THE LOCATIONS
RECEIVING THE MOST RAIN...BUT ALSO THE MORE VULNERABLE SPOTS
WHERE RECENT HEAVY RAIN HAS OCCURRED OR DRAINAGE IS POOR.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MELBOURNE AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS.
THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD TAKE PROTECTIVE
MEASURES AND BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP OR FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-
SOUTHERN BREVARD-OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...ORLANDO...
SANFORD...MELBOURNE...PALM BAY...KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD...
VERO BEACH...OKEECHOBEE...FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND...
DAYTONA BEACH...CLERMONT...TITUSVILLE
239 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA...COASTAL VOLUSIA...INDIAN RIVER...INLAND
VOLUSIA COUNTY...MARTIN...NORTHERN BREVARD... NORTHERN
LAKE...OKEECHOBEE...ORANGE...OSCEOLA...SEMINOLE... SOUTHERN
BREVARD...SOUTHERN LAKE AND ST. LUCIE.
* THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
* HURRICANE WILMA IS FORECAST TO ACCELERATE TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA COAST LATE TONIGHT AND MAKE LANDFALL ACROSS SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA MONDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF WILMA...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL
STALL ACROSS OSCEOLA AND BREVARD COUNTIES THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.
TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL LIFT NORTHWARD AHEAD OF WILMA AND MAY
HELP GENERATE HEAVY RAIN AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR AND JUST NORTH
OF THIS BOUNDARY TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR
HEAVY RAIN WILL EXPAND TO INCLUDE ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
MONDAY MORNING AS RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH WILMA SPREAD OVER
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
* THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAINFALL TOTALS OF SEVERAL INCHES
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. MANY LOCATIONS IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
WILL RECEIVE TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN...BUT HIGHER TOTALS OF
FOUR TO SIX INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE RAIN BECOMES MORE
PERSISTENT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OCSEOLA...BREVARD AND INDIAN
RIVER COUNTIES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF SIX TO EIGHT INCHES
MAY OCCUR ACROSS MARTIN...SAINT LUCIE AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES
AS THE CENTER OF WILMA IS EXPECTED TO TRACK TOWARD THOSE
COUNTIES INTO MID DAY MONDAY.
AREAS MOST AT RISK FOR FLOODING INCLUDE NOT ONLY THE LOCATIONS
RECEIVING THE MOST RAIN...BUT ALSO THE MORE VULNERABLE SPOTS
WHERE RECENT HEAVY RAIN HAS OCCURRED OR DRAINAGE IS POOR.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MELBOURNE AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS.
THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD TAKE PROTECTIVE
MEASURES AND BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP OR FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.