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Hurricane Local Statement 1, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this hurricane local statement at Aug 19, 2008, 1:38 PM EDT for 5 counties in Florida. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2008, 1:38 PM EDT (17:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2008, 9:27 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
Counties Broward County, FL, Collier County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, Monroe County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 50 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2159 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 466 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 237 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.4
- Supercell composite
- 16.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WTUS82 KMFL 191738
HLSMFL
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FAY INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
138 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...CENTER OF FAY MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN SHORE OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE...
.AT 100 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 81.2 WEST. THIS POSITIONS IS VERY
NEAR MOORE HAVEN FLORIDA.
FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED IN EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. ON THIS
TRACK, FAY SHOULD MOVE OVER WATER NEAR THE EAST COAST OF NORTH
FLORIDA ON WEDNESDAY.
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND RADAR DATA INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE LIKELY TODAY AS FAY MOVES INLAND
OVER FLORIDA. SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED ONCE FAY MOVES BACK
OVER WATER.
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COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-
138 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
REAL TIME REPORTS
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
COASTAL BROWARD...COASTAL MIAMI DADE...COASTAL PALM BEACH.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
FLOOD WATCH.
TORNADO WATCH.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED ACROSS MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA.
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. IF A GENERATOR IS
USED MAKE SURE IT HAS ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO PREVENT CARBON
MONOXIDE POISONING. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
CURRENT TIDE LEVELS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC COAST OF FLORIDA
ARE AROUND A HALF FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. WINDS ARE NOW PARALLEL TO THE
COAST OR ARE BLOWING OFFSHORE SO TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL ALONG
THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA ATLANTIC COAST.
...WINDS...
FOR THE METRO ATLANTIC COAST, SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 20 TO
30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH. OFFSHORE, FOWEY ROCKS LIGHT
CONTINUES TO REPORT TROPICAL STORM FORCE SUSTAINED WINDS AT 38
KNOTS GUSTING TO 43 KNOTS AT 12 NOON EDT. ON THE BEACHES, WINDS OF
32 KNOTS GUSTING TO 37 KNOTS WERE REPORTED AT VIRGINIA KEY AT 1 PM
EDT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS, ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLS, CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS FAY MOVES NORTH WITH SLOWLY
IMPROVING CONDITIONS THIS EVENING.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL IS SLOWLY DIMINISHING ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS AS FAY
MOVES ONSHORE. FOR THE METRO ATLANTIC COAST, ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS AROUND AN INCH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY FROM FAY. THIS
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL CAN EASILY CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING POORLY
DRAINED UNDERPASSES AND DRAINAGE DITCHES, AS WELL AS PONDING OF
RAINFALL RUNOFF IN PARKING LOTS. BE SURE THAT DEBRIS DOES NOT CLOG
DRAINAGE ROUTES IN ORDER TO EASE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINS. FLASH
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN AREAS WHERE TRAINING OF SQUALLS SETS UP
ACROSS THE SAME AREA FOR SEVERAL HOURS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NEVER
DRIVE ACROSS WATER OF AN UNKNOWN DEPTH, TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. A
FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.
...TORNADOES...
WITH FAY NOW INLAND, THE RISK OF TORNADOES ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS
WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH. HOWEVER, THERE IS STILL A REMOTE
POSSIBILITY THAN AN ISOLATED TORNADO OCCURS. THEREFORE, A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 6 PM EDT.
$$
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GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND BROWARD-INLAND COLLIER-INLAND MIAMI DADE-
INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO BROWARD-METRO MIAMI DADE-METRO PALM BEACH-
138 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...
...NEW INFORMATION...
LOCATION UPDATED
REAL TIME REPORTS UPDATED
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
GLADES...HENDRY...INLAND BROWARD...INLAND COLLIER...INLAND
MIAMI DADE...INLAND PALM BEACH...METRO BROWARD...METRO MIAMI
DADE...METRO PALM BEACH.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
FLOOD WATCH.
TORNADO WATCH.
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FAY IS MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN SHORE OF LAKE
OKEECHOBEE. TRAVELING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED TODAY DUE TO STRONG
WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAINS. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. IF
POWER OUTAGES OCCUR AND A GENERATOR IS USED, ENSURE ADEQUATE
VENTILATION TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE LEVEL IS NEAR 11.4 FEET, WHICH IS BELOW NORMAL
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. AS THE CENTER OF FAY APPROACHES LAKE
OKEECHOBEE, WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
80 MPH POSSIBLE, CAUSING ABOVE NORMAL LAKE LEVELS ON THE NORTHWESTERN
SHORE. FAY IS FORECAST TO PASS OVER THE LAKE THIS AFTERNOON CAUSING THE
WATER LEVELS IN THE LAKE TO FLUCTUATE DRAMATICALLY DEPENDING ON
THE DIRECTION AND SPEED OF THE WIND. ONCE THE CENTER OF FAY PASSES
THE LAKE, NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE CENTER WILL
BEGIN TO BLOW WATER TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST SHORE.
...WINDS...
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CENTER OF FAY HAVE INCREASED AND WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING 55 TO 65 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS INTO THE MOORE
HAVEN, CLEWISTON, LAKEPORT, BUCKHEAD RIDGE, SOUTH BAY, BELLE GLADE
AND PAHOKEE AREAS. A ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF A HOME IN MOORE HAVEN
AROUND 1244 PM EDT DUE TO THE STRONG WIND GUSTS THAT HAVE BEEN
REPORTED NEAR 80 MPH. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
FOR THE REST OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA... SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLS.
WINDS ACROSS THE REST OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA SHOULD BE SLOWLY
DIMINISHING TODAY AS FAY MOVES NORTH NORTHEAST.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE
REGION WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING DAMAGE TO CARPORTS, AWNINGS AND
POOL ENCLOSURES AND SOME DAMAGE TO UNANCHORED MOBILE HOMES. SMALL
BRANCHES BREAK OFF TREES AND LOOSE OBJECTS ARE BLOWN ABOUT. WINDS
IN THIS RANGE BEGIN TO BECOME DANGEROUS ON BRIDGES AND
CAUSEWAYS, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. POWER OUTAGES
ARE LIKELY, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES.
...INLAND FLOODING...
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS SO FAR HAVE AVERAGED 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS
MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 9 INCHES IN
WESTERN COLLIER AND PARTS OF PALM BEACH COUNTIES ALREADY
REPORTED. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES HAVE BEEN
OCCURRING WITH THE STRONG SQUALLS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE CENTER OF FAY AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE
REGION. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE ACROSS
MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA THE REST OF TODAY. THIS RAINFALL CAN
EASILY CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING POORLY DRAINED
UNDERPASSES AND DRAINAGE DITCHES, AS WELL AS PONDING OF RAINFALL
RUNOFF IN PARKING LOTS. BE SURE THAT DEBRIS DOES NOT CLOG DRAINAGE
ROUTES IN ORDER TO EASE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINS. FLASH FLOODING
MAY OCCUR IN AREAS WHERE TRAINING OF SQUALLS SETS UP ACROSS THE
SAME AREA FOR SEVERAL HOURS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NEVER DRIVE ACROSS
WATER OF AN UNKNOWN DEPTH, TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. A FLOOD WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT.
...TORNADOES...
QUICK STRIKING TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SPIRAL BANDS OF FAY
CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH.
HOWEVER... THE MAIN THREAT OF TORNADO PRODUCING RAIN BANDS WILL
GRADUALLY MOVE INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY THIS AFTERNOON. A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 6 PM EDT.
$$
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BISCAYNE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT
20 NM-LAKE OKEECHOBEE-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM
TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-
WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
138 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
LOCATION UPDATED
REAL TIME REPORTS UPDATED
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
BISCAYNE BAY...COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN
REEF, FL OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM...LAKE OKEECHOBEE...WATERS FROM
DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO THE
TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS...WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET
TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
TORNADO WATCH.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL MARINE CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN SAFE PORT TODAY.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 20 TO
30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH. OFFSHORE, FOWEY ROCKS LIGHT
CONTINUES TO REPORT TROPICAL STORM FORCE SUSTAINED WINDS AT 38
KNOTS GUSTING TO 43 KNOTS AT 12 NOON EDT. ON THE BEACHES, WINDS OF
32 KNOTS GUSTING TO 37 KNOTS WERE REPORTED AT VIRGINIA KEY AT 1 PM
EDT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS, ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLS, CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS FAY MOVES NORTH WITH SLOWLY
IMPROVING CONDITIONS THIS EVENING.
AT EARLY AFTERNOON WINDS ACROSS LAKE OKEECHOBEE WERE SOUTHEAST
SUSTAINED AT AROUND 40 TO 45 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 55 KNOTS.
WINDS WILL EVEN INCREASE MORE AS THE CENTER OF FAY MOVES NEAR OR
ACROSS LAKE OKEECHOBEE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR HURRICANE FORCE
POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
...TORNADOES...
QUICK STRIKING TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SPIRAL BANDS OF FAY
CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH.
HOWEVER, THE MAIN THREAT OF TORNADO PRODUCING RAIN BANDS WILL
GRADUALLY MOVE INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY THIS AFTERNOON. A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.
...LOCAL MARINE IMPACTS...
FOWEY ROCKS LIGHT CONTINUES TO REPORT TROPICAL STORM FORCE
SUSTAINED WINDS AT 38 KNOTS GUSTING TO 43 KNOTS AT 12 NOON EDT. ON
THE BEACHES, WINDS OF 32 KNOTS GUSTING TO 37 KNOTS WERE REPORTED
AT VIRGINIA KEY AT 1 PM EDT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS,
ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLS, CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS
AS FAY MOVES NORTH WITH SLOWLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS THIS EVENING.
SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET AND UP TO 12 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM WILL
SLOWLY BE SUBSIDING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS WINDS DECREASE.
THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE LEVEL IS NEAR 11.4 FEET, WHICH IS BELOW NORMAL
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. AS THE CENTER OF FAY APPROACHES LAKE
OKEECHOBEE, WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
50 MPH, CAUSING ABOVE NORMAL LAKE LEVELS ON THE NORTHWESTERN SHORE. FAY
IS FORECAST TO PASS OVER THE LAKE TODAY, CAUSING THE WATER LEVELS
IN THE LAKE TO FLUCTUATE DRAMATICALLY DEPENDING ON THE DIRECTION
AND SPEED OF THE WIND. ONCE THE CENTER OF FAY PASSES THE LAKE,
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE CENTER WILL BEGIN TO
BLOW WATER TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST SHORE.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 6 PM EDT.
$$
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COASTAL COLLIER-
138 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...NEW INFORMATION...
COASTAL FLOODING UPDATED
LOCATION UPDATED
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
COASTAL COLLIER.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
FLOOD WATCH.
TORNADO WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EVEN THOUGH TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DROPPED FOR COASTAL
COLLIER AND THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COASTAL WATERS, FREQUENT
WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE, GREATER THAN 37 MPH, ARE STILL
POSSIBLE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS ESPECIALLY WITH SPIRAL BANDS OF
SQUALLS. COLLIER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THE MEDIA REPORT ABOUT
28 THOUSAND CUSTOMERS ARE WITHOUT POWER IN METRO COLLIER COUNTY.
IF GENERATORS ARE TO BE USED, ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO
PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ONSHORE WIND FLOW IS NOW OCCURRING ALONG THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
GULF COAST AND ONSHORE WINDS ARE 31 KNOTS GUSTING TO 41 KNOTS AT
EVERGLADES CITY AT 115 PM EDT. ANOTHER HIGH TIDE OCCURS AROUND 4
TO 5 PM TODAY, AND ONSHORE FLOW FROM FAY WILL LIKELY CAUSE HIGHER
THAN NORMAL TIDES, POSSIBLY 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ESPECIALLY IN
THE GOODLAND, EVERGLADES CITY AND CHOKOLOSKEE AREAS.
...WINDS...
WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COASTAL AREA ARE GENERALLY
20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO SLOWLY DIMINISH ALTHOUGH TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS WILL STILL
BE POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED SQUALLS.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COAST AS
FAY MOVES FARTHER INLAND. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 1
INCH ARE POSSIBLE TODAY FROM FAY. THIS RAINFALL CAN EASILY CAUSE FLOODING
OF LOW LYING POORLY DRAINED UNDERPASSES AND DRAINAGE DITCHES, AS
WELL AS PONDING OF RAINFALL RUNOFF IN PARKING LOTS. BE SURE THAT
DEBRIS DOES NOT CLOG DRAINAGE ROUTES IN ORDER TO EASE RUNOFF FROM
HEAVY RAINS. FLASH FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN AREAS WHERE TRAINING OF
SQUALLS SETS UP ACROSS THE SAME AREA FOR SEVERAL HOURS. MOTORISTS
SHOULD NEVER DRIVE ACROSS WATER OF AN UNKNOWN DEPTH, TURN AROUND
DONT DROWN. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.
...TORNADOES...
WITH FAY NOW INLAND, THE RISK OF TORNADOES ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS
WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH. HOWEVER, THERE IS STILL A REMOTE
POSSIBILITY THAN AN ISOLATED TORNADO OCCURS. THEREFORE, A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PART OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 6 PM EDT.
$$
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MAINLAND MONROE-
138 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...NEW INFORMATION...
COASTAL FLOODING UPDATED
LOCATION UPDATED
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
MAINLAND MONROE.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EVEN THOUGH TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DROPPED FOR MAINLAND
MONROE AND THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COASTAL WATERS, FREQUENT WIND
GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE, GREATER THAN 37 MPH, ARE STILL
POSSIBLE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS ESPECIALLY WITH SPIRAL BANDS OF
SQUALLS. COLLIER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THE MEDIA REPORT ABOUT
28 THOUSAND CUSTOMERS ARE WITHOUT POWER IN METRO COLLIER COUNTY.
IF GENERATORS ARE TO BE USED, ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO
PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER
LINES.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ONSHORE WIND FLOW IS NOW OCCURRING ALONG THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
GULF COAST AND ONSHORE WINDS ARE 31 KNOTS GUSTING TO 41 KNOTS AT
EVERGLADES CITY AT 115 PM EDT, WITH SOUTH WINDS AT 17 KNOTS
GUSTING TO 24 KNOTS AT FLAMINGO. ANOTHER HIGH TIDE OCCURS AROUND 4 TO 5 PM
TODAY, AND ONSHORE FLOW FROM FAY WILL LIKELY CAUSE HIGHER THAN
NORMAL TIDES, POSSIBLY 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ESPECIALLY IN THE
GOODLAND, EVERGLADES CITY AND CHOKOLOSKEE AREAS.
...WINDS...
WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COASTAL AREA ARE GENERALLY
20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO SLOWLY DIMINISH ALTHOUGH TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS WILL STILL
BE POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED SQUALLS.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COAST AS
FAY MOVES FARTHER INLAND. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 1
INCH ARE POSSIBLE TODAY FROM FAY. THIS RAINFALL CAN EASILY CAUSE FLOODING
OF LOW LYING POORLY DRAINED UNDERPASSES AND DRAINAGE DITCHES, AS
WELL AS PONDING OF RAINFALL RUNOFF IN PARKING LOTS. BE SURE THAT
DEBRIS DOES NOT CLOG DRAINAGE ROUTES IN ORDER TO EASE RUNOFF FROM
HEAVY RAINS. FLASH FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN AREAS WHERE TRAINING OF
SQUALLS SETS UP ACROSS THE SAME AREA FOR SEVERAL HOURS. MOTORISTS
SHOULD NEVER DRIVE ACROSS WATER OF AN UNKNOWN DEPTH, TURN AROUND
DONT DROWN. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.
...TORNADOES...
WITH FAY NOW INLAND, THE RISK OF TORNADOES ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS
WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH. HOWEVER, THERE IS STILL A REMOTE
POSSIBILITY THAN AN ISOLATED TORNADO OCCURS. THEREFORE, A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PART OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 6 PM EDT.
$$
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
138 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...NEW INFORMATION...
WARNINGS UPDATED
LOCATION UPDATED
REAL TIME REPORTS UPDATED
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20
NM...GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING
FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN SAFE PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.
...WINDS...
WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COASTAL AREA ARE GENERALLY
20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO SLOWLY DIMINISH ALTHOUGH TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS WILL STILL
BE POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED SQUALLS.
...TORNADOES...
THE MAIN THREAT OF TORNADO PRODUCING RAIN BANDS HAS MOVED NORTH
AWAY FROM THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COASTAL WATERS.
...LOCAL MARINE IMPACTS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40
KNOTS ARE STILL LIKELY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COASTAL
WATERS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON, SLOWLY DIMINISHING TONIGHT. SEAS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE ROUGH, FROM 6 TO 8 FEET OFFSHORE AND FROM 5 TO
7 FEET NEARSHORE AND SLOWLY DIMINISHING. SURF ALONG THE SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA GULF COAST WILL CONTINUE ROUGH AND DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL
MORE HOURS. MARINERS SHOULD STAY IN SAFE PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS
SUBSIDE. BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY AS FAY CONTINUES INLAND AND
STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL ALSO BE LIKELY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 6 PM EDT.
$$3 follow-up statements
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WTUS82 KMFL 192208
HLSMFL
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FAY INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
608 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...CENTER OF FAY MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN SHORE OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE...
.AT 500 PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH, LONGITUDE 81.0 WEST OR ABOUT 60 MILES
SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF MELBOURNE FLORIDA.
FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH
WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS ANTICIPATED ON WEDNESDAY. THIS
TRACK SHOULD BRING FAY OVER WATER NEAR THE EAST COAST OF NORTH
FLORIDA DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
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COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-
608 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
ALL WATCHES AND WARNINGS CANCELED.
WIND SECTION UPDATED.
INLAND FLOODING UPDATED.
TORNADOES SECTION UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
COASTAL BROWARD, COASTAL MIAMI DADE, COASTAL PALM BEACH.
...WINDS...
WINDS ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST ARE
RUNNING IN THE 20 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 25 TO 35 MPH. CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.
HOWEVER, STRONGER BRIEF WIND GUSTS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE SHOULD A
RAIN BAND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL CONTINUES TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA AS FAY MOVES NORTH
OF THE REGION. THE FLOOD THREAT HAS DECREASED AND THEREFORE THE
FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED.
...TORNADOES...
WITH FAY NOW NORTH OF THE AREA THE TORNADO THREAT IS MINIMAL.
THEREFORE THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT FOR TROPICAL STORM FAY FOR THIS REGION.
$$
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INLAND BROWARD-INLAND COLLIER-INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO BROWARD-
METRO MIAMI DADE-METRO PALM BEACH-
608 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
ALL WATCHES AND WARNINGS CANCELED.
WIND SECTIONS UPDATED.
INLAND FLOODING UPDATED.
TORNADO SECTION UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: INLAND
BROWARD, INLAND COLLIER, INLAND MIAMI DADE, METRO BROWARD, METRO
MIAMI DADE, AND METRO PALM BEACH.
...WINDS...
WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ARE RUNNING IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 25 TO 35 MPH. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY IMPROVE
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. HOWEVER, STRONGER BRIEF WIND GUSTS WILL
STILL BE POSSIBLE SHOULD A RAIN BAND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL CONTINUES TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA AS FAY MOVES NORTH
OF THE REGION. THE FLOOD THREAT HAS DECREASED AND THEREFORE THE
FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED.
...TORNADOES...
WITH FAY NOW NORTH OF THE AREA THE TORNADO THREAT IS MINIMAL.
THEREFORE THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT FOR TROPICAL STORM FAY FOR THIS REGION.
$$
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BISCAYNE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT
20 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM
TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-
WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
608 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELED...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES NOW IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
ALL WATCHES AND WARNINGS CANCELED.
MARINE IMPACTS UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: BISCAYNE BAY, AND COASTAL
WATERS FROM OCEAN REEF TO JUPITER INLET OUT 60 NAUTICAL
MILES.
...TORNADOES...
WITH FAY NOW NORTH OF THE AREA THE TORNADO THREAT IS MINIMAL.
THEREFORE THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
...LOCAL MARINE IMPACTS...
WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ARE RUNNING IN THE 25 TO 30 KNOTS RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. HIGHER GUSTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN RAIN
SQUALLS. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS. SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET AND UP TO 10 FEET OFFSHORE WILL SLOWLY
BEGIN SUBSIDING LATE TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY AS WINDS DECREASE.
THERE IS STILL A CHANCE OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT FOR TROPICAL STORM FAY FOR THIS REGION.
$$
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GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-
608 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TORNADO WATCH EXPIRED.
WINDS SECTION UPDATED.
INLAND FLOODING SECTION UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES: GLADES, HENDRY, AND INLAND PALM BEACH.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA: TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY HAS NOW MOVED NORTH OF THE AREA.
RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS AS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS,
MAINLY IN SQUALLS, CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA INTO THE EVENING
HOURS. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. IF POWER OUTAGES OCCUR
AND A GENERATOR IS USED, ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO PREVENT
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS THE CENTER OF FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA, WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE. HOWEVER, THE STRONG SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL CAUSE WATER TO PILE UP MAINLY ON THE NORTH AND
NORTHEASTERN SHORES. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT FROM THE WEST
SOUTHWEST LATER THIS EVENING CAUSING WATER TO PILE MORE ON THE
EASTERN SHORE. HOWEVER, GIVEN CURRENT LAKE LEVELS ARE WELL BELOW
NORMAL, THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE ANY SURGE PROBLEMS.
...WINDS...
AS OF 5 PM, WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WERE RUNNING IN THE 25 MPH TO 38
MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS WELL ABOVE 40 MPH. WINDS WERE SLIGHTLY HIGHER
PARTICULARLY ACROSS NORTHEASTERN GLADES COUNTY. THESE WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY BEGIN TO IMPROVE AS THE CENTER OF FAY MOVES AWAY FROM
THE AREA.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE
REGION WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING DAMAGE TO CARPORTS, AWNINGS AND
POOL ENCLOSURES AND SOME DAMAGE TO UNANCHORED MOBILE HOMES. SMALL
BRANCHES BREAK OFF TREES AND LOOSE OBJECTS ARE BLOWN ABOUT. WINDS
IN THIS RANGE BEGIN TO BECOME DANGEROUS ON BRIDGES AND
CAUSEWAYS, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. POWER OUTAGES
ARE LIKELY, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES.
...INLAND FLOODING...
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS SINCE MONDAY SO FAR HAVE AVERAGED 4 TO 8
INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS CLOSE TO OR IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES
PARTICULARLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES.
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
AREA AS SPIRAL BANDS ROTATES ACROSS THE REGION ON THE SOUTH SIDE
OF FAY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THIS RAINFALL CAN EASILY CAUSE
ADDITIONAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING POORLY DRAINED UNDERPASSES AND
DRAINAGE DITCHES, AS WELL AS PONDING OF RAINFALL RUNOFF IN PARKING
LOTS. BE SURE THAT DEBRIS DOES NOT CLOG DRAINAGE ROUTES IN ORDER
TO EASE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINS. FLASH FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN AREAS
WHERE TRAINING OF SQUALLS SETS UP ACROSS THE SAME AREA FOR SEVERAL
HOURS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NEVER DRIVE ACROSS WATER OF AN UNKNOWN
DEPTH, TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
THE AREA.
...TORNADOES...
WITH FAY NOW NORTH OF THE AREA THE TORNADO THREAT IS MINIMAL.
THEREFORE THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED NEXT AROUND 9 PM.
$$
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LAKE OKEECHOBEE-
608 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TORNADO WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
STORM SURGE SECTION UPDATED.
MARINE IMPACTS UPDATED.
TORNADO IMPACT UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: LAKE OKEECHOBEE.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA: TROPICAL STORM WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL MARINE CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN SAFE PORT TONIGHT.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS THE CENTER OF FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA, WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE. HOWEVER, THE STRONG SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL CAUSE WATER TO PILE UP MAINLY ON THE NORTH AND
NORTHEASTERN SHORES. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT FROM THE WEST
SOUTHWEST LATER THIS EVENING CAUSING WATER TO PILE MORE ON THE
EASTERN SHORE. HOWEVER, GIVEN CURRENT LAKE LEVELS ARE WELL BELOW
NORMAL, THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE ANY SURGE PROBLEMS.
...TORNADOES...
QUICK STRIKING TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SPIRAL BANDS OF FAY
CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH.
HOWEVER, THE MAIN THREAT OF TORNADO PRODUCING RAIN BANDS WILL
CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY MOVE INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY THIS EVENING.
THEREFORE, THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
...LOCAL MARINE IMPACTS...
AS OF 5 PM, SUSTAINED WINDS ACROSS THE LAKE ARE RUNNING IN THE 35
TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS CLOSE TO 60 KNOTS. THESE WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY BEGIN TO SUBSIDE DURING THE EVENING HOURS DROPPING BELOW
TROPICAL STORM FORCE SHORTLY BEFORE OR AROUND MIDNIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 9 PM EDT.
$$
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COASTAL COLLIER-MAINLAND MONROE-
608 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...NEW INFORMATION...
ALL WATCHES AND WARNINGS HAVE NOW BEEN CANCELED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: COASTAL COLLIER, MAINLAND MONROE.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ONSHORE FLOW OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS HAS CONTINUED TO SLOWLY
SUBSIDE. WITH HIGH TIDE JUST PASSED AND WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
TO SUBSIDE, STORM TIDE IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BE MUCH OF A
PROBLEM EXCEPT FOR THE SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDE LEVELS
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.
...WINDS...
WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COASTAL AREA ARE GENERALLY
20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH MAINLY ALONG THE
COAST WITH WINDS MOSTLY IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE INLAND. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING ALTHOUGH TROPICAL STORM
FORCE GUSTS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED SQUALLS.
...INLAND FLOODING...
HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING SQUALLS HAVE NOW MOVED NORTH OF THE AREA AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS INDICATE WATER LEVELS ACROSS THE
ROADWAYS HAVE RECEDED. THEREFORE THE FLOOD WATCH AND PREVIOUS
AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELED.
...TORNADOES...
WITH FAY NOW NORTH OF THE AREA THE TORNADO THREAT IS MINIMAL.
THEREFORE THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT ON TROPICAL STORM FAY FOR THIS REGION.
$$
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FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
608 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...NEW INFORMATION...
ALL WATCHES AND WARNINGS CANCELED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT ON TROPICAL STORM FAY FOR THIS REGION.
$$
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
608 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...NEW INFORMATION...
ALL WATCHES AND WARNINGS CANCELED.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT.
MARINE IMPACTS UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20
NM...GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING
FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN SAFE PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.
...TORNADOES...
THE MAIN THREAT OF TORNADO PRODUCING RAIN BANDS HAS MOVED NORTH
AWAY FROM THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COASTAL WATERS.
...LOCAL MARINE IMPACTS...
WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COASTAL AREA ARE GENERALLY
15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 33 KNOTS. SEAS OF 5 TO 7
FEET OFFSHORE AND 3 TO 5 FEET NEARSHORE WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY
DIMINISH. SURF ALONG THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COAST WILL
CONTINUE ROUGH AND DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. MARINERS
SHOULD STAY IN SAFE PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. BEACH
EROSION IS LIKELY AS FAY CONTINUES INLAND AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS
WILL ALSO BE LIKELY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT ON TROPICAL STORM FAY FOR THIS REGION.
$$000
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FAY INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
624 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...CENTER OF FAY MOVING AWAY FROM LAKE OKEECHOBEE REGION...
.AT 500 PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH, LONGITUDE 81.0 WEST OR ABOUT 60 MILES
SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF MELBOURNE FLORIDA.
FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH
WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS ANTICIPATED ON WEDNESDAY. THIS
TRACK SHOULD BRING FAY OVER WATER NEAR THE EAST COAST OF NORTH
FLORIDA DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
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COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-
624 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
ALL WATCHES AND WARNINGS CANCELED.
WIND SECTION UPDATED.
INLAND FLOODING UPDATED.
TORNADOES SECTION UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
COASTAL BROWARD, COASTAL MIAMI DADE, COASTAL PALM BEACH.
...WINDS...
WINDS ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST ARE
RUNNING IN THE 20 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 25 TO 35 MPH. CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.
HOWEVER, STRONGER BRIEF WIND GUSTS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE SHOULD A
RAIN BAND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL CONTINUES TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA AS FAY MOVES NORTH
OF THE REGION. THE FLOOD THREAT HAS DECREASED AND THEREFORE THE
FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED.
...TORNADOES...
WITH FAY NOW NORTH OF THE AREA THE TORNADO THREAT IS MINIMAL.
THEREFORE THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT FOR TROPICAL STORM FAY FOR THIS REGION.
$$
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INLAND BROWARD-INLAND COLLIER-INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO BROWARD-
METRO MIAMI DADE-METRO PALM BEACH-
624 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
ALL WATCHES AND WARNINGS CANCELED.
WIND SECTIONS UPDATED.
INLAND FLOODING UPDATED.
TORNADO SECTION UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: INLAND
BROWARD, INLAND COLLIER, INLAND MIAMI DADE, METRO BROWARD, METRO
MIAMI DADE, AND METRO PALM BEACH.
...WINDS...
WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ARE RUNNING IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 25 TO 35 MPH. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY IMPROVE
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. HOWEVER, STRONGER BRIEF WIND GUSTS WILL
STILL BE POSSIBLE SHOULD A RAIN BAND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL CONTINUES TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA AS FAY MOVES NORTH
OF THE REGION. THE FLOOD THREAT HAS DECREASED AND THEREFORE THE
FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED.
...TORNADOES...
WITH FAY NOW NORTH OF THE AREA THE TORNADO THREAT IS MINIMAL.
THEREFORE THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT FOR TROPICAL STORM FAY FOR THIS REGION.
$$
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BISCAYNE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT
20 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM
TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-
WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
624 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELED...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES NOW IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
ALL WATCHES AND WARNINGS CANCELED.
MARINE IMPACTS UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: BISCAYNE BAY, AND COASTAL
WATERS FROM OCEAN REEF TO JUPITER INLET OUT 60 NAUTICAL
MILES.
...TORNADOES...
WITH FAY NOW NORTH OF THE AREA THE TORNADO THREAT IS MINIMAL.
THEREFORE THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
...LOCAL MARINE IMPACTS...
WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ARE RUNNING IN THE 25 TO 30 KNOTS RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. HIGHER GUSTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN RAIN
SQUALLS. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS. SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET AND UP TO 10 FEET OFFSHORE WILL SLOWLY
BEGIN SUBSIDING LATE TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY AS WINDS DECREASE.
THERE IS STILL A CHANCE OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT FOR TROPICAL STORM FAY FOR THIS REGION.
$$
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GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-
624 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
CORRECTED WATCHES AND WARNINGS SECTION.
TORNADO WATCH EXPIRED.
WINDS SECTION UPDATED.
INLAND FLOODING SECTION UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES: GLADES, HENDRY, AND INLAND PALM BEACH.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA: TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING. FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY HAS NOW MOVED NORTH OF THE AREA.
RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS AS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS,
MAINLY IN SQUALLS, CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA INTO THE EVENING
HOURS. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. IF POWER OUTAGES OCCUR
AND A GENERATOR IS USED, ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO PREVENT
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS THE CENTER OF FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA, WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE. HOWEVER, THE STRONG SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL CAUSE WATER TO PILE UP MAINLY ON THE NORTH AND
NORTHEASTERN SHORES. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT FROM THE WEST
SOUTHWEST LATER THIS EVENING CAUSING WATER TO PILE MORE ON THE
EASTERN SHORE. HOWEVER, GIVEN CURRENT LAKE LEVELS ARE WELL BELOW
NORMAL, THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE ANY SURGE PROBLEMS.
...WINDS...
AS OF 5 PM, WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WERE RUNNING IN THE 25 MPH TO 38
MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS WELL ABOVE 40 MPH. WINDS WERE SLIGHTLY HIGHER
PARTICULARLY ACROSS NORTHEASTERN GLADES COUNTY. THESE WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY BEGIN TO IMPROVE AS THE CENTER OF FAY MOVES AWAY FROM
THE AREA.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE
REGION WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING DAMAGE TO CARPORTS, AWNINGS AND
POOL ENCLOSURES AND SOME DAMAGE TO UNANCHORED MOBILE HOMES. SMALL
BRANCHES BREAK OFF TREES AND LOOSE OBJECTS ARE BLOWN ABOUT. WINDS
IN THIS RANGE BEGIN TO BECOME DANGEROUS ON BRIDGES AND
CAUSEWAYS, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. POWER OUTAGES
ARE LIKELY, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES.
...INLAND FLOODING...
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS SINCE MONDAY SO FAR HAVE AVERAGED 4 TO 8
INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS CLOSE TO OR IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES
PARTICULARLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES.
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
AREA AS SPIRAL BANDS ROTATES ACROSS THE REGION ON THE SOUTH SIDE
OF FAY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THIS RAINFALL CAN EASILY CAUSE
ADDITIONAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING POORLY DRAINED UNDERPASSES AND
DRAINAGE DITCHES, AS WELL AS PONDING OF RAINFALL RUNOFF IN PARKING
LOTS. BE SURE THAT DEBRIS DOES NOT CLOG DRAINAGE ROUTES IN ORDER
TO EASE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINS. FLASH FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN AREAS
WHERE TRAINING OF SQUALLS SETS UP ACROSS THE SAME AREA FOR SEVERAL
HOURS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NEVER DRIVE ACROSS WATER OF AN UNKNOWN
DEPTH, TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
THE AREA.
...TORNADOES...
WITH FAY NOW NORTH OF THE AREA THE TORNADO THREAT IS MINIMAL.
THEREFORE THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED NEXT AROUND 9 PM.
$$
AMZ610-200530-
/O.CON.KMFL.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-
624 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TORNADO WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
STORM SURGE SECTION UPDATED.
MARINE IMPACTS UPDATED.
TORNADO IMPACT UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: LAKE OKEECHOBEE.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA: TROPICAL STORM WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL MARINE CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN SAFE PORT TONIGHT.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS THE CENTER OF FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA, WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE. HOWEVER, THE STRONG SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL CAUSE WATER TO PILE UP MAINLY ON THE NORTH AND
NORTHEASTERN SHORES. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT FROM THE WEST
SOUTHWEST LATER THIS EVENING CAUSING WATER TO PILE MORE ON THE
EASTERN SHORE. HOWEVER, GIVEN CURRENT LAKE LEVELS ARE WELL BELOW
NORMAL, THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE ANY SURGE PROBLEMS.
...TORNADOES...
QUICK STRIKING TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SPIRAL BANDS OF FAY
CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH.
HOWEVER, THE MAIN THREAT OF TORNADO PRODUCING RAIN BANDS WILL
CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY MOVE INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY THIS EVENING.
THEREFORE, THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
...LOCAL MARINE IMPACTS...
AS OF 5 PM, SUSTAINED WINDS ACROSS THE LAKE ARE RUNNING IN THE 35
TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS CLOSE TO 60 KNOTS. THESE WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY BEGIN TO SUBSIDE DURING THE EVENING HOURS DROPPING BELOW
TROPICAL STORM FORCE SHORTLY BEFORE OR AROUND MIDNIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 9 PM EDT.
$$
FLZ069-075-200530-
/O.CON.KMFL.HU.S.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL COLLIER-MAINLAND MONROE-
624 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...NEW INFORMATION...
ALL WATCHES AND WARNINGS HAVE NOW BEEN CANCELED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: COASTAL COLLIER, MAINLAND MONROE.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ONSHORE FLOW OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS HAS CONTINUED TO SLOWLY
SUBSIDE. WITH HIGH TIDE JUST PASSED AND WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
TO SUBSIDE, STORM TIDE IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BE MUCH OF A
PROBLEM EXCEPT FOR THE SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDE LEVELS
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.
...WINDS...
WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COASTAL AREA ARE GENERALLY
20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH MAINLY ALONG THE
COAST WITH WINDS MOSTLY IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE INLAND. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING ALTHOUGH TROPICAL STORM
FORCE GUSTS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED SQUALLS.
...INLAND FLOODING...
HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING SQUALLS HAVE NOW MOVED NORTH OF THE AREA AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS INDICATE WATER LEVELS ACROSS THE
ROADWAYS HAVE RECEDED. THEREFORE THE FLOOD WATCH AND PREVIOUS
AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELED.
...TORNADOES...
WITH FAY NOW NORTH OF THE AREA THE TORNADO THREAT IS MINIMAL.
THEREFORE THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT ON TROPICAL STORM FAY FOR THIS REGION.
$$
FLZ174-200530-
/O.EXA.KMFL.HU.S.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
624 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...NEW INFORMATION...
ALL WATCHES AND WARNINGS CANCELED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT ON TROPICAL STORM FAY FOR THIS REGION.
$$
GMZ656-657-676-200530-
/O.COR.KMFL.HU.S.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
624 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...NEW INFORMATION...
ALL WATCHES AND WARNINGS CANCELED.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT.
MARINE IMPACTS UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20
NM...GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING
FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN SAFE PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.
...TORNADOES...
THE MAIN THREAT OF TORNADO PRODUCING RAIN BANDS HAS MOVED NORTH
AWAY FROM THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COASTAL WATERS.
...LOCAL MARINE IMPACTS...
WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COASTAL AREA ARE GENERALLY
15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 33 KNOTS. SEAS OF 5 TO 7
FEET OFFSHORE AND 3 TO 5 FEET NEARSHORE WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY
DIMINISH. SURF ALONG THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COAST WILL
CONTINUE ROUGH AND DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. MARINERS
SHOULD STAY IN SAFE PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. BEACH
EROSION IS LIKELY AS FAY CONTINUES INLAND AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS
WILL ALSO BE LIKELY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT ON TROPICAL STORM FAY FOR THIS REGION.
$$000 WTUS82 KMFL 200127 HLSMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM FAY INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 927 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008 ...CENTER OF FAY MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST... .AT 900 PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.5 NORTH, LONGITUDE 80.9 WEST OR ABOUT 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF MELBOURNE FLORIDA. FAY HAS MOVED LITTLE OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS BUT A NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD MOTION NEAR 6 MPH IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. THIS TRACK SHOULD BRING FAY OVER WATER ON WEDNESDAY. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DATA INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME FURTHER WEAKENING IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT BUT FAY WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO RESTRENGTHEN WHEN IT MOVES OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS. AMZ630-650-651-670-671-FLZ068>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676- 200230- /O.CAN.KMFL.HU.S.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BISCAYNE BAY-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL COLLIER-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- COASTAL PALM BEACH- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE- GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM-INLAND BROWARD-INLAND COLLIER-INLAND MIAMI DADE- MAINLAND MONROE-METRO BROWARD-METRO MIAMI DADE-METRO PALM BEACH- WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS- WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- 927 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008 ...NEW INFORMATION... THIS STATEMENT CANCELS TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENTS FOR THE REGION DESCRIBED BELOW. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING AREAS: BISCAYNE BAY, COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO OCEAN REEF OUT 60 NM, SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO CHOKOLOSKEE OUT 60 NM AND FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO EAST CAPE SABLE OUT 20 NM, COLLIER, MAINLAND MONROE, BROWARD, MIAMI DADE, AND METRO AND COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTIES. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS REMAIN IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT IS THE LAST ONE FOR THE AREAS INDICATED ABOVE. $$ AMZ610-200400- /O.CON.KMFL.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LAKE OKEECHOBEE- 927 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... MARINE IMPACTS UPDATED. TORNADO IMPACT UPDATED. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: LAKE OKEECHOBEE. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA: TROPICAL STORM WARNING. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL MARINE CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN SAFE PORT TONIGHT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS THE CENTER OF FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA, WINDS WILL GRADUALLY CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE. HOWEVER, THE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE WATER TO PILE UP MAINLY ON THE NORTH AND NORTHEASTERN SHORES. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT FROM THE WEST SOUTHWEST LATER TONIGHT CAUSING WATER TO PILE MORE ON THE EASTERN SHORE. HOWEVER, GIVEN CURRENT LAKE LEVELS ARE WELL BELOW NORMAL, THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE ANY SURGE PROBLEMS. ...TORNADOES... WITH FAY NOW WELL NORTH OF THE AREA THE TORNADO THREAT IS MINIMAL. ...LOCAL MARINE IMPACTS... AS OF 9 PM, SUSTAINED WINDS ACROSS THE LAKE WERE RUNNING IN THE 35 TO 40 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS CLOSE TO 50 KNOTS. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE DURING THE OVERNIGHT DROPPING BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE SHORTLY BEFORE OR AROUND MIDNIGHT. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND MIDNIGHT. $$ FLZ063-066-067-200400- /O.CON.KMFL.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080820T0400Z/ GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH- 927 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... FLOOD WATCH ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. INLAND FLOODING UPDATED. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: GLADES, HENDRY, AND INLAND PALM BEACH. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA: TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH AWAY FROM THE AREA. RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS AS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS, MAINLY IN SQUALLS, WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. IF POWER OUTAGES OCCUR AND A GENERATOR IS USED, ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS THE CENTER OF FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA, WINDS WILL GRADUALLY CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE. HOWEVER, THE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE WATER TO PILE UP MAINLY ON THE NORTH AND NORTHEASTERN SHORES OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT FROM THE WEST SOUTHWEST LATER TONIGHT CAUSING WATER TO PILE MORE ON THE EASTERN SHORE. HOWEVER, GIVEN CURRENT LAKE LEVELS ARE WELL BELOW NORMAL, THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE ANY SURGE PROBLEMS. ...WINDS... AS OF 9 PM, WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WERE RUNNING IN THE 25 MPH TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS THE CENTER OF FAY MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. ...INLAND FLOODING... TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS SINCE MONDAY SO FAR HAVE AVERAGED 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS CLOSE TO OR IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES PARTICULARLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA AS SPIRAL BANDS ROTATES ACROSS THE REGION ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF FAY THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS BUT THE RAIN THREAT IS NOW BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE. HOWEVER, UNTIL THE RAIN BANDS CLEAR THE AREA, THE FLOOD THREAT WILL CONTINUE PARTICULARLY ACROSS GLADES COUNTY. LATEST REPORTS INDICATED THERE WERE STILL SOME ROADS CLOSED NEAR THE TOWN OF MUSE IN GLADES COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY, NEAR MUSE AND PALMDALE HOMES WERE BEING THREATEN BY RISING WATER. WATER IS NOW STARTING TO COVER PARTS OF HIGHWAY 29, 74, AND 78 IN GLADES COUNTY. THEREFORE A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT FOR GLADES. HOWEVER, GIVEN THAT OVERALL THE FLOOD THREAT WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE FROM THIS POINT, AND THAT THERE IS ALREADY A FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COUNTY, THE FLOOD WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT EARLIER FOR THE ENTIRE AREA OF GLADES, HENDRY, AND INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ...TORNADOES... WITH FAY NOW NORTH OF THE AREA THE TORNADO THREAT IS MINIMAL. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED NEXT AROUND MIDNIGHT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this hurricane local statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Miami, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this hurricane local statement went out at Aug 19, 5:53 AM EDT, 7 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 5:53 AM EDT, 7 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
553 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
.UPDATE...TS FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO COLLIER COUNTY THIS
MORNING AND ALL HURRICANE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED...
HOWEVER TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE STORM
EXITS.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 447 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008/
DISCUSSION...TROPICAL STORM FAY MOVING ONTO THE COLLIER COUNTY
COAST. WIDESPREAD RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE INTO A LARGE PORTION OF TODAY WITH THE STORM, BUT
A DECREASE IN COVERAGE CAN BE EXPECTED TO FAIRLY RAPIDLY OCCUR ONCE
THE CENTER PASSES TO THE NORTHEAST AS DRIER AIR WRAPS AROUND THE
SYSTEM. ALSO, WITH THE SYSTEM PASSING NORTH... HELICITIES WILL
DECREASE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TODAY. FAY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON
A GENERALLY NORTHERLY COURSE TODAY AND MOVER INTO CENTRAL SECTIONS
OF FL WEDNESDAY, YET ONLY TO SLOW AND POSSIBLY MOVE ERRATICALLY OVER
THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES AND SURROUNDING COASTAL WATERS. THIS MAKES
THE FORECAST VERY PROBLEMATIC FOR NOT ONLY S FL BUT FOR THE REST
OF THE STATE AS WELL. IN S FL, PENDING ON HOW FAST THE SYSTEM
PULLS AWAY WINDS MAY DECREASE SLOWER OR FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED AS
THE GRADIENT RELAXES, AND FOR THE POPS... KEPT WORDING NUMEROUS
INTO THURSDAY AS DEEP MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM OVER THE AREA.
THE END OF THE WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND, PORTRAYED SLIGHTLY
LOWER POPS AS HOPEFULLY FAY MOVES AWAY AND THE SUB TROPICAL RIDGE
NUDGES IN, BUT CONFIDENCE IN EXTENDED FORECAST IS ON THE LOWER SIDE.
MARINE...INCLEMENT MARINE CONDITIONS WILL EXIST THROUGH TODAY AND
INTO TONIGHT AS TROPICAL STORM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. FAY IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE EAST CENTRAL SECTIONS OF FLORIDA DURING
WEDNESDAY WITH A SLOWLY LOOSENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND THE
CYCLONE... HOWEVER HIGHER WINDS WILL KEEP SEAS IN THE ATLANTIC
COASTAL WATERS TO AROUND 7 FEET INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BY THE END
OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND THE SUB TROPICAL RIDGED IS
EXPECTED TO REBUILD INTO S FL WITH TRANQUIL MARINE CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
FIRE WEATHER...NO PROBLEMS OR CONCERNS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WEST PALM BEACH 85 74 90 74 / + 70 70 40
FORT LAUDERDALE 86 74 89 75 / + 60 70 40
MIAMI 86 75 90 75 / + 60 60 30
NAPLES 84 79 88 77 / 90 40 50 30
&&
.MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR FLZ063-FLZ066-FLZ067-FLZ068-
FLZ069-FLZ070-FLZ071-FLZ072-FLZ073-FLZ074-FLZ075-FLZ168-
FLZ172-FLZ173-FLZ174.
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
FLZ063-FLZ066-FLZ067-FLZ068-FLZ070-FLZ071-FLZ072-FLZ073-
FLZ074.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR FLZ069-FLZ075-FLZ168-FLZ172-FLZ173-
FLZ174.
AM...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR AMZ610-AMZ630-AMZ650-AMZ651-AMZ670-
AMZ671.
GM...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR GMZ656-GMZ657-GMZ676.
&&
TINGLERHazardous weather outlook, Aug 19, 7:38 AM EDT, 6 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 738 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008 FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-192200- GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER- INLAND COLLIER-INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE- METRO MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH- COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE- 738 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008 ...FAY NOW INLAND MOVING TOWARD THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE REGION... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ALL OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT ALL OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA... ...TORNADO WATCH MOST OF SOUTH FLORIDA UNTIL 4 PM EDT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SEE THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE MIAMI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO GET DETAILS ABOUT THE WEATHER EFFECTS ON SOUTH FLORIDA FROM TROPICAL STORM FAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY RISKS FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TODAY AS TROPICAL STORM FAY AFFECTS SOUTH FLORIDA. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 19, 12:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1233 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1110 AM TROPICAL STORM LA BELLE 26.76N 81.44W
08/19/2008 HENDRY FL MESONET
LBLLC REPORTED WIND GUST OF 46 MPH AT 1510Z.
1115 AM TROPICAL STORM 2 N LAKE HARBOR 26.73N 80.83W
08/19/2008 AMZ610 FL MESONET
CFSW REPORTED WIND GUST OF 36 KTS AT 1515Z.
1115 AM TROPICAL STORM 6 WNW BIG CYPRESS RESER 26.32N 81.07W
08/19/2008 HENDRY FL MESONET
BCSI REPORTED WIND GUST OF 34 KTS AT 1515Z.
1115 AM TROPICAL STORM 5 SSE ROTENBERGER WILDL 26.33N 80.79W
08/19/2008 BROWARD FL MESONET
ROTNW REPORTED WIND GUST OF 41 KTS AT 1515Z.
1115 AM TROPICAL STORM 5 NW ROTENBERGER WILDLI 26.45N 80.89W
08/19/2008 HENDRY FL MESONET
STA5WX REPORTED 35 KTS WINDS WITH 42 KTS GUST AT 1515Z.
1130 AM TROPICAL STORM MONROE STATION 25.86N 81.10W
08/19/2008 COLLIER FL MESONET
MRLND REPORTED WIND GUST OF 54 MPH AT 1530Z.
1130 AM TROPICAL STORM 10 NW PAHOKEE 26.90N 80.79W
08/19/2008 AMZ610 FL MESONET
LZ40 REPORTED 35 KTS WINDS WITH 46 KTS WIND GUST AT
1530Z.
1130 AM TROPICAL STORM 8 SW LION COUNTRY SAFAR 26.62N 80.44W
08/19/2008 PALM BEACH FL MESONET
MESONET STATION REPORTED WIND GUST OF 37 KTS AT 1530Z.
1130 AM TROPICAL STORM 11 SE BRIGHTON SEMINOLE 26.96N 80.94W
08/19/2008 AMZ610 FL MESONET
L005 REPORTED 35 KTS WINDS WITH 45 KTS WIND GUST AT
1530Z.
1130 AM TROPICAL STORM 6 E BUCKHEAD RIDGE 27.14N 80.79W
08/19/2008 AMZ610 FL MESONET
L001 REPORTED WIND GUST OF 40 KTS AT 1530Z.
1130 AM TROPICAL STORM 7 W PAHOKEE 26.81N 80.78W
08/19/2008 AMZ610 FL MESONET
L006 REPORTED WIND GUST OF 40 KTS AT 1530Z.
1130 AM TROPICAL STORM NAPLES 26.14N 81.80W
08/19/2008 COLLIER FL MESONET
NPLSP REPORTED WIND GUST OF 55 MPH AT 1530Z.
1140 AM TROPICAL STORM MIAMI BEACH 25.81N 80.13W
08/19/2008 MIAMI-DADE FL MESONET
MBF REPORTED 36 KTS WINDS WITH 44 KTS WIND GUST AT 1540Z.
&&
RIVERASpecial weather statement, Aug 19, 12:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1235 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
FLZ063-066-191800-
HENDRY FL-GLADES FL-
1235 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...CENTER OF FAY OVER NORTHERN HENDRY COUNTY MOVING INTO
SOUTHEASTERN GLADES COUNTY...
AT 1228 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG SQUALLS AND SPIRAL BAND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY OVER EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL HENDRY
COUNTY, MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 9 MPH. THE CENTER OF FAY WILL BE
MOVING INTO EASTERN GLADES COUNTY DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH
ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE EASTERN EYEWALL OF FAY...WHICH WILL AFFECT
AREAS FROM DEVILS GARDEN TO MONTURA NORTHWARD TO LAKEPORT AND
MOORE HAVEN.
A WIND GUST OF 69 MPH WAS RECENTLY MEASURED JUST SOUTHEAST OF
MOORE HAVEN AT 1225 PM EDT.
RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE
EASTERN EYEWALL OF FAY. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
NORTHEASTERN HENDRY AND EASTERN GLADES COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT.
RESIDENTS OF NORTHERN HENDRY AND GLADES COUNTIES SHOULD STAY IN
PROTECTED AREAS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2698 8108 2695 8106 2692 8107 2692 8108
2693 8110 2691 8110 2689 8111 2688 8109
2685 8108 2682 8104 2681 8095 2654 8105
2659 8142 2706 8124
TIME...MOT...LOC 1626Z 211DEG 7KT 2674 8123
DGLocal storm report, Aug 19, 12:38 PM EDT, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1238 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0835 AM TROPICAL STORM TURKEY PT 25.39N 80.31W
08/19/2008 MIAMI-DADE FL MESONET
XTKY REPORTED 36 KTS WIND GUST AT 1235Z.
1000 AM TROPICAL STORM FELDA 26.54N 81.43W
08/19/2008 HENDRY FL EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED 8 INCHES PLUS OF RAIN OVER THE
AREA.
&&
RIVERASpecial weather statement, Aug 19, 12:47 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1247 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
FLZ063-066-067-191745-
HENDRY FL-GLADES FL-INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-
1247 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...CENTER OF FAY CAUSING WIND GUSTS UP TO HURRICANE FORCE...
AT 1243 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THE CENTER OF FAY WAS NEAR MOORE HAVEN AND MOVING INTO LAKE
OKEECHOBEE. THE CENTRAL BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
CENTER IS CAUSING HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS IN MOORE HAVEN AND
CLEWISTON AND WILL LIKELY SPREAD NEAR HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS
INTO LAKE OKEECHOBEE DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.
AT 1230 PM EDT, A SUSTAINED WIND OF 55 MPH WITH A WIND GUST TO 67
MPH WAS REPORTED AT AIRGLADES AIRPORT WEST OF CLEWISTON. AN
UNOFFICIAL REPORT OF AN 84 MPH WIND GUST WAS RECEIVED AT 1220 PM AT
MOORE HAVEN.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2714 8087 2707 8094 2704 8093 2705 8097
2698 8107 2689 8111 2683 8106 2682 8095
2676 8092 2669 8075 2669 8074 2677 8075
2678 8072 2675 8071 2682 8070 2687 8064
2659 8062 2650 8124 2694 8142 2720 8092
TIME...MOT...LOC 1647Z 209DEG 26KT 2682 8108
RLPSpecial weather statement, Aug 19, 12:55 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED WIND REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1255 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
FLZ063-066-067-191745-
HENDRY FL-GLADES FL-INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-
1247 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...CENTER OF FAY CAUSING WIND GUSTS UP TO HURRICANE FORCE...
AT 1243 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THE CENTER OF FAY WAS NEAR MOORE HAVEN AND MOVING INTO LAKE
OKEECHOBEE. THE CENTRAL BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
CENTER IS CAUSING HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS IN MOORE HAVEN AND
CLEWISTON AND WILL LIKELY SPREAD NEAR HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS
INTO LAKE OKEECHOBEE DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.
AT 1230 PM EDT, A SUSTAINED WIND OF 55 MPH WITH A WIND GUST TO 67
MPH WAS REPORTED AT AIRGLADES AIRPORT WEST OF CLEWISTON. A REPORT OF
AN 81 MPH WIND GUST WAS RECEIVED AT 1220 PM FROM A STORM CHASER WITH
HIS OWN WIND INSTRUMENT ON THE US HIGHWAY 27 BRIDGE OVER THE
CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER AT MOORE HAVEN.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2714 8087 2707 8094 2704 8093 2705 8097
2698 8107 2689 8111 2683 8106 2682 8095
2676 8092 2669 8075 2669 8074 2677 8075
2678 8072 2675 8071 2682 8070 2687 8064
2659 8062 2650 8124 2694 8142 2720 8092
TIME...MOT...LOC 1647Z 209DEG 26KT 2682 8108
RLPLocal storm report, Aug 19, 1:28 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
128 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1245 PM TROPICAL STORM 2 SE MOORE HAVEN 26.82N 81.08W
08/19/2008 GLADES FL PUBLIC
PUBLIC SPOTTER REPORTED 70 MPH WIND GUST AT 1645Z.
0100 PM TROPICAL STORM 7 W CLEWISTON 26.73N 81.05W
08/19/2008 HENDRY FL MESONET
AIRGL REPORTED 55 MPH WIND WITH 68 MPH GUST AT 1700Z.
&&
RIVERAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 9:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 63 min | |
| Aug 18, 9:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier | 15 min |
| Aug 18, 10:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward | 14 min |
| Aug 18, 10:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier | 15 min |
| Aug 18, 10:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 28 min | |
| Aug 19, 12:30 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 60 min | |
| Aug 19, 12:41 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 19 min |
| Aug 19, 1:02 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 28 min |
| Aug 19, 1:13 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 92 min | |
| Aug 19, 1:28 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 32 min |
| Aug 19, 1:57 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 63 min |
| Aug 19, 2:04 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 41 min |
| Aug 19, 2:08 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 67 min | |
| Aug 19, 2:37 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 83 min | |
| Aug 19, 2:55 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 50 min |
| Aug 19, 3:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:07 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 83 min | |
| Aug 19, 3:07 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 53 min |
| Aug 19, 3:35 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier | 40 min |
| Aug 19, 3:43 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 47 min |
| Aug 19, 3:53 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 112 min | |
| Aug 19, 4:25 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 20 min |
| Aug 19, 4:36 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 24 min |
| Aug 19, 4:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 52 min |
| Aug 19, 4:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Collier | 114 min |
| Aug 19, 5:00 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Hendry, Palm Beach | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 5:02 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 28 min |
| Aug 19, 5:07 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 23 min |
| Aug 19, 5:25 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 50 min | |
| Aug 19, 5:30 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Glades, Hendry, Palm Beach | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 5:36 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 24 min |
| Aug 19, 5:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MFL | Collier | 11 hr |
| Aug 19, 5:49 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 26 min |
| Aug 19, 5:50 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 55 min | |
| Aug 19, 5:59 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 31 min |
| Aug 19, 6:10 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 2 hr | |
| Aug 19, 6:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 59 min |
| Aug 19, 6:48 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 27 min |
| Aug 19, 7:10 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 20 min |
| Aug 19, 7:15 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 7:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry | 61 min |
| Aug 19, 7:32 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 28 min |
| Aug 19, 7:33 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 27 min | |
| Aug 19, 7:38 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Monroe | 22 min |
| Aug 19, 7:40 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 35 min |
| Aug 19, 8:01 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 44 min |
| Aug 19, 8:01 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Monroe | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 8:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry | 56 min |
| Aug 19, 9:02 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 28 min |
| Aug 19, 9:14 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 9:15 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Hendry | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 9:35 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 25 min |
| Aug 19, 9:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry | 61 min |
| Aug 19, 10:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades, Hendry | 56 min |
| Aug 19, 11:40 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 65 min | |
| Aug 19, 12:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 12:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Glades, Hendry | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 12:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MFL | Collier, Glades, Hendry | 4 hr |
| Aug 19, 12:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 85 min |
| Aug 19, 12:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 111 min | |
| Aug 19, 12:42 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 55 hr | |
| Aug 19, 12:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades, Hendry | 58 min |
| Aug 19, 12:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades, Hendry | 50 min |
| Aug 19, 1:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 64 min |
| Aug 19, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 67 min |
| Aug 19, 3:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Glades | 2 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:48 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | MFL | Glades | 9 days |
| Aug 19, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 60 min | |
| Aug 19, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 87 min | |
| Aug 19, 5:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Glades | 7 hr |
| Aug 19, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 86 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.