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Hurricane Local Statement 1001, NWS Jacksonville, FL

May 20, 2012Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this hurricane local statement at May 20, 2012, 2:13 PM EDT for Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 20, 2012, 2:13 PM EDT (18:13 UTC)
Expired
May 21, 2012, 4:55 AM EDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL

Counties Nassau County, FL, Camden County, GA, Glynn County, GA

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 47 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2012-05-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2012-05-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -20 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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0 J/kg
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No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1266 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

049 
WTUS82 KJAX 201813
HLSJAX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
213 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO EXPECTED TO MEANDER OFFSHORE OF THE
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THERE ARE NO TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA OR NORTHEAST FLORIDA. 

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED
ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND
COASTAL WATER LEGS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT ANYWHERE
ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ADJACENT COASTAL
WATERS.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 31.3N...LONGITUDE 79.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 110 MILES
NORTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE FL...OR ABOUT 90 MILES EAST OF
BRUNSWICK GA. STORM MOTION WAS WEST SOUTHWEST WEST OR 245 DEGREES
AT 6 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO CONTINUED TO SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTHWARD THIS
AFTERNOON OFFSHORE OF THE GEORGIA ATLANTIC COAST. THE MAIN LOCAL
IMPACTS FROM THE STORM WILL BE MODERATE RAINFALL ALONG THE
ATLANTIC COAST FROM BRUNSWICK TO JACKSONVILLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...ELEVATED WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS....ELEVATED SEAS...AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
AT AREA BEACHES. ALBERTO WILL BEGIN TO TRACK NORTHWARD THIS
EVENING...AND AWAY FROM THE SOUTHEAST REGION TONIGHT AND MONDAY. 

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. DO NOT LISTEN TO RUMORS OR UNINFORMED
OPINIONS. RATHER...SEEK AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION FROM YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

MARINERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE AROUND 6 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

FLZ024-025-GAZ154-166-211500-
/O.NEW.KJAX.HU.S.1001.120520T1813Z-000000T0000Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
213 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND GUSTY WINDS...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WILL NOT POSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA OR NORTHEAST FLORIDA. THE MAIN HAZARD WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST...AND WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG
THE IMMEDIATE COAST. 

THE CLOSENESS OF THE STORM PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE
DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE
WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. 

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST FOR
SUSTAINED SPEEDS NEAR 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED. 

...INLAND FLOODING...
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST FROM
BRUNSWICK GEORGIA TO JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
AS RAIN BANDS MOVE SOUTH ON THE WEST SIDE OF ALBERTO. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW AN INCH...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL
REMAINING OFFSHORE.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A LOW CHANCE THAT A WATERSPOUT OR TORNADO COULD IMPACT
THE IMMEDIATE COAST THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING. 

$$

AMZ450-452-470-472-211500-
/O.NEW.KJAX.HU.S.1001.120520T1813Z-000000T0000Z/
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM-
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
213 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WILL BRING ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS TO THE
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 KNOTS OVER
THE GEORGIA OFFSHORE WATERS FROM BRUNSWICK TO FERNANDINA BEACH.
ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE
REDUCED IN PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL.

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES
AND EVALUATE THEIR STATE OF READINESS FOR THIS SEASON.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. 

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

SUSTAINED WINDS WILL NEAR 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
OVER THE WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL
DECREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AS THE STORM BEGINS TO TRACK NORTHEAST
AWAY FROM THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS.

THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED. 

SEAS WILL BUILD FROM 4 TO 6 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 7 TO 10 FEET
OFFSHORE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE
MONDAY. 

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE IS A LOW CHANCE THAT A WATERSPOUT OR TORNADO COULD IMPACT
THE IMMEDIATE COAST THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING. 

$$

ENYEDI
6 follow-up statements
513 
WTUS82 KJAX 202109
HLSJAX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
509 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO IS STARTING TO MAKE A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTH...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THERE ARE NO TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA OR NORTHEAST FLORIDA.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT ANYWHERE
ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.9N...LONGITUDE 80.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 90 MILES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE FL...OR ABOUT 80 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BRUNSWICK GA. STORM MOTION WAS SW OR
235 DEGREES AT 6 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO HAS STARTED TO MAKE A SLOW TURN TOWARD THE
NORTH JUST OFF THE SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COAST. THE MAIN LOCAL IMPACTS
FROM THE STORM WILL BE ELEVATED WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND OVER
THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS....ELEVATED SEAS...AND A HIGH RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES. ALBERTO WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHWARD
THIS EVENING...AND AWAY FROM THE SOUTHEAST REGION TONIGHT AND
MONDAY.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. DO NOT LISTEN TO RUMORS OR UNINFORMED
OPINIONS. RATHER...SEEK AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION FROM YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

MARINERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS
FORECAST.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. 

FLZ024-025-GAZ154-166-211500-
/O.CON.KJAX.HU.S.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
509 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND GUSTY WINDS...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WILL NOT POSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA OR NORTHEAST FLORIDA. THE MAIN HAZARD WILL BE A
HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST...AND WINDY
CONDITIONS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

THE CLOSENESS OF THE STORM PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR
HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF
YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. 

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST FOR
SUSTAINED SPEEDS NEAR 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A VERY LOW CHANCE THAT A WATERSPOUT OR TORNADO COULD
IMPACT THE IMMEDIATE COAST THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING.

$$

AMZ450-452-470-472-211500-
/O.CON.KJAX.HU.S.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM-
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
509 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ELEVATED WINDS AND
SEAS TO THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS NEAR 35
KNOTS OVER THE GEORGIA OFFSHORE WATERS FROM BRUNSWICK TO
FERNANDINA BEACH. ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR
TROPICAL CYCLONES AND EVALUATE THEIR STATE OF READINESS FOR THIS
SEASON.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. 

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

SUSTAINED WINDS WILL NEAR 20 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER THE
WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL DECREASE
LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AS THE STORM BEGINS TO TRACK NORTHEAST
AWAY FROM THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS.

THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED.

SEAS WILL BUILD 6 TO 10 FEET OFFSHORE THIS EVENING...THEN SUBSIDE
SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE MONDAY.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE IS A LOW CHANCE THAT A WATERSPOUT OR TORNADO COULD IMPACT
THE IMMEDIATE COAST THIS EVENING.

$$
356 
WTUS82 KJAX 202113 CCA
HLSJAX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
512 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTH THIS EVENING...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THERE ARE NO TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA OR NORTHEAST FLORIDA.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT ANYWHERE
ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.9N...LONGITUDE 80.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 90 MILES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE FL...OR ABOUT 80 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BRUNSWICK GA. STORM MOTION WAS SW OR
235 DEGREES AT 6 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO HAS STARTED TO MAKE A SLOW TURN TOWARD THE
NORTH JUST OFF THE SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COAST. THE MAIN LOCAL IMPACTS
FROM THE STORM WILL BE ELEVATED WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND OVER
THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS....ELEVATED SEAS...AND A HIGH RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES. ALBERTO WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHWARD
THIS EVENING...AND AWAY FROM THE SOUTHEAST REGION TONIGHT AND
MONDAY.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. DO NOT LISTEN TO RUMORS OR UNINFORMED
OPINIONS. RATHER...SEEK AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION FROM YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

MARINERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS
FORECAST.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. 

FLZ024-025-GAZ154-166-211515-
/O.CON.KJAX.HU.S.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
512 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND GUSTY WINDS...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WILL NOT POSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA OR NORTHEAST FLORIDA. THE MAIN HAZARD WILL BE A
HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST...AND WINDY
CONDITIONS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

THE CLOSENESS OF THE STORM PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR
HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF
YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. 

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST FOR
SUSTAINED SPEEDS NEAR 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A VERY LOW CHANCE THAT A WATERSPOUT OR TORNADO COULD
IMPACT THE IMMEDIATE COAST THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING.

$$

AMZ450-452-470-472-211515-
/O.CON.KJAX.HU.S.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM-
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
512 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ELEVATED WINDS AND
SEAS TO THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS NEAR 35
KNOTS OVER THE GEORGIA OFFSHORE WATERS FROM BRUNSWICK TO
FERNANDINA BEACH. ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR
TROPICAL CYCLONES AND EVALUATE THEIR STATE OF READINESS FOR THIS
SEASON.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. 

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

SUSTAINED WINDS WILL NEAR 20 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER THE
WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL DECREASE
LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AS THE STORM BEGINS TO TRACK NORTHEAST
AWAY FROM THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS.

THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED.

SEAS WILL BUILD 6 TO 10 FEET OFFSHORE THIS EVENING...THEN SUBSIDE
SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE MONDAY.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE IS A LOW CHANCE THAT A WATERSPOUT OR TORNADO COULD IMPACT
THE IMMEDIATE COAST THIS EVENING.

$$
847 
WTUS82 KJAX 202207
HLSJAX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
607 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST IS
DISCONTINUED...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GEORGIA OFFSHORE
WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL
WATERS. 

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NASSAU...DUVAL...COASTAL GLYNN AND
COASTAL CAMDEN...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL
A CONCERN.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 6 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.9N...LONGITUDE 80.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 90 MILES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE FL...OR ABOUT 80 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BRUNSWICK GA. STORM MOTION WAS SW OR
235 DEGREES AT 6 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO HAS STARTED TO MAKE A SLOW TURN TOWARD THE
NORTH JUST OFF THE SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COAST. THE MAIN LOCAL IMPACTS
FROM THE STORM WILL BE ELEVATED WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND OVER
THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS....ELEVATED SEAS...AND A HIGH RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES. ALBERTO WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHWARD
THIS EVENING...AND AWAY FROM THE SOUTHEAST REGION TONIGHT AND
MONDAY.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. 

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. 

FLZ024-025-GAZ154-166-211500-
/O.CON.KJAX.HU.S.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
607 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND GUSTY WINDS...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WILL NOT POSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA OR NORTHEAST FLORIDA. THE MAIN HAZARD WILL BE A
HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST...AND WINDY
CONDITIONS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

THE CLOSENESS OF THE STORM PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR
HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF
YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. 

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST FOR
SUSTAINED SPEEDS NEAR 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A VERY LOW CHANCE THAT A WATERSPOUT OR TORNADO COULD
IMPACT THE IMMEDIATE COAST THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING.

$$

AMZ450-452-472-211500-
/O.CON.KJAX.HU.S.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
607 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ELEVATED WINDS AND
SEAS TO THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS NEAR
35 KNOTS OVER THE GEORGIA OFFSHORE WATERS FROM BRUNSWICK TO
FERNANDINA BEACH. ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR
TROPICAL CYCLONES AND EVALUATE THEIR STATE OF READINESS FOR THIS
SEASON.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. 

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

SUSTAINED WINDS WILL NEAR 20 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING
OVER THE WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL
DECREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AS THE STORM BEGINS TO TRACK
NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS.

THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED.

SEAS WILL BUILD 6 TO 10 FEET OFFSHORE THIS EVENING...THEN SUBSIDE
SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE MONDAY.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE IS A LOW CHANCE THAT A WATERSPOUT OR TORNADO COULD IMPACT
THE IMMEDIATE COAST THIS EVENING.

$$

AMZ470-211500-
/O.CAN.KJAX.HU.S.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KJAX.TR.W.1001.120520T2207Z-000000T0000Z/
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
607 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

$$
372 
WTUS82 KJAX 202210 CCA
HLSJAX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
609 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTH THIS EVENING...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GEORGIA OFFSHORE
WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL
WATERS. 

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NASSAU...DUVAL...COASTAL GLYNN AND
COASTAL CAMDEN...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL
A CONCERN.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 6 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.9N...LONGITUDE 80.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 90 MILES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE FL...OR ABOUT 80 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BRUNSWICK GA. STORM MOTION WAS SW OR
235 DEGREES AT 6 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO HAS STARTED TO MAKE A SLOW TURN TOWARD THE
NORTH JUST OFF THE SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COAST. THE MAIN LOCAL IMPACTS
FROM THE STORM WILL BE ELEVATED WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND OVER
THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS....ELEVATED SEAS...AND A HIGH RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES. ALBERTO WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHWARD
THIS EVENING...AND AWAY FROM THE SOUTHEAST REGION TONIGHT AND
MONDAY.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. 

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. 

FLZ024-025-GAZ154-166-211515-
/O.CON.KJAX.HU.S.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
609 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND GUSTY WINDS...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WILL NOT POSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA OR NORTHEAST FLORIDA. THE MAIN HAZARD WILL BE A
HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST...AND WINDY
CONDITIONS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

THE CLOSENESS OF THE STORM PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR
HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF
YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. 

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST FOR
SUSTAINED SPEEDS NEAR 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A VERY LOW CHANCE THAT A WATERSPOUT OR TORNADO COULD
IMPACT THE IMMEDIATE COAST THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING.

$$

AMZ450-452-472-211515-
/O.CON.KJAX.HU.S.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
609 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ELEVATED WINDS AND
SEAS TO THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS NEAR
35 KNOTS OVER THE GEORGIA OFFSHORE WATERS FROM BRUNSWICK TO
FERNANDINA BEACH. ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR
TROPICAL CYCLONES AND EVALUATE THEIR STATE OF READINESS FOR THIS
SEASON.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. 

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

SUSTAINED WINDS WILL NEAR 20 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING
OVER THE WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL
DECREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AS THE STORM BEGINS TO TRACK
NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS.

THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED.

SEAS WILL BUILD 6 TO 10 FEET OFFSHORE THIS EVENING...THEN SUBSIDE
SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE MONDAY.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE IS A LOW CHANCE THAT A WATERSPOUT OR TORNADO COULD IMPACT
THE IMMEDIATE COAST THIS EVENING.

$$

AMZ470-211515-
/O.CAN.KJAX.HU.S.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KJAX.TR.W.1001.120520T2209Z-000000T0000Z/
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
609 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

$$
529 
WTUS82 KJAX 210337
HLSJAX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1137 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...ALBERTO BECOMING LESS ORGANIZED AND WEAKENING...

.NEW INFORMATION...
NO NEW WATCHES OR WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. 

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL
WATERS. 

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NASSAU...DUVAL...COASTAL GLYNN AND
COASTAL CAMDEN...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL
A CONCERN.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.5N...LONGITUDE 80.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 80 MILES
EAST OF JACKSONVILLE FL...OR ABOUT 90 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
BRUNSWICK GA. STORM MOTION WAS S OR 180 DEGREES AT 5 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO HAS STARTED TO MAKE A SLOW TURN TOWARD THE
EAST SOUTHEAST OFF THE SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COAST. THE MAIN LOCAL
IMPACTS FROM THE STORM WILL BE ELEVATED WINDS OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS....ELEVATED SEAS...AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA
BEACHES. ALBERTO WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD MONDAY.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. 

AMZ450-211000-
/O.CON.KJAX.HU.S.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
1137 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ELEVATED WINDS AND
SEAS TO THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS
ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR
TROPICAL CYCLONES AND EVALUATE THEIR STATE OF READINESS FOR THIS
SEASON.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. 

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS TONIGHT OVER THE WATERS. SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE TONIGHT
INTO MONDAY AS THE STORM BEGINS TO TRACK NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE
LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS.

THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED.

SEAS OF 3 TO 5 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO
SUBSIDE MONDAY.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR A WATERSPOUT TONIGHT.

$$

AMZ474-211000-
/O.EXA.KJAX.HU.S.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
1137 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ELEVATED WINDS AND
SEAS TO THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR
TROPICAL CYCLONES AND EVALUATE THEIR STATE OF READINESS FOR THIS
SEASON.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. 

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AS
THE STORM BEGINS TO TRACK NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS.

THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED.

SEAS WILL BUILD 6 TO 9 FEET...SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FEET OVERNIGHT.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR A WATERSPOUT TONIGHT.


$$

AMZ472-211000-
/O.CON.KJAX.HU.S.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
1137 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ELEVATED WINDS AND
SEAS TO THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR
TROPICAL CYCLONES AND EVALUATE THEIR STATE OF READINESS FOR THIS
SEASON.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. 

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AS
THE STORM BEGINS TO TRACK NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS.

THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED.

SEAS WILL BUILD 6 TO 9 FEET...SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FEET OVERNIGHT.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR A WATERSPOUT TONIGHT.


$$

AMZ470-211000-
/O.EXA.KJAX.HU.S.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
1137 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD STAY IN PORT. 

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP
TO 100 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE
LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET. WINDS AND WAVES WILL
BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE TONIGHT. 

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR A WATERSPOUT TONIGHT.


$$

AMZ452-FLZ024-025-GAZ154-166-210445-
/O.CAN.KJAX.HU.S.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM-NASSAU-DUVAL-
COASTAL GLYNN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
1137 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

THE STORM HAS SHIFTED FARTHER EAST...AND WINDS AND WAVES WILL
PROGRESSIVELY DECREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT.


$$
176 
WTUS82 KJAX 210855
HLSJAX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
455 AM EDT MON MAY 21 2012

...WEAK TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO TO MOVE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE
AREA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT OFFERS GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
MARINERS...AS WELL AS OTHER MARINE INTERESTS...ALONG ALL COASTAL
WATER LEGS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL
WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT
ANYWHERE ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.4N...LONGITUDE 79.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 100 MILES
EAST OF JACKSONVILLE FL. STORM MOTION WAS SSE OR 150 DEGREES AT
5 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
ALBERTO IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM. IT IS 
EXPECTED TO TURN EASTWARD THIS MORNING...THEN NORTHEASTWARD
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TAKING ALBERTO FURTHER AWAY FROM THE
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. THE 
PRIMARY IMPACT FROM ALBERTO TODAY IS EXPECTED TO BE ELEVATED 
WINDS AND SEAS OVER COASTAL WATERS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST BEFORE
MAKING ANY DEFINITE PLANS. 

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS EVENT...THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL
STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE
REGARDING THE EFFECTS OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO UPON THE AREA.

AMZ450-211000-
/O.CAN.KJAX.HU.S.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
455 AM EDT MON MAY 21 2012

...ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS TODAY...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS
WILL BE 10 TO 15 KNOTS TODAY...DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
TONIGHT. SEAS WILL DECREASE FROM 3 TO 5 FT TODAY TO 2 TO 3 FT
TONIGHT.

$$

AMZ472-474-211000-
/O.CAN.KJAX.HU.S.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
455 AM EDT MON MAY 21 2012

...ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS TODAY...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE MORNING. WINDS WILL BE 15
TO 20 KNOTS TODAY...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS...DECREASING
TO 10 KNOTS TONIGHT. SEAS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY FROM 5 TO 7 FT
TODAY TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT.

$$

AMZ470-211000-
/O.CAN.KJAX.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.CAN.KJAX.HU.S.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
455 AM EDT MON MAY 21 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS TODAY...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY. WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 25 KNOTS
TODAY...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS...DECREASING TO 15
KNOTS LATE IN THE DAY AND 10 KNOTS TONIGHT. SEAS WILL DECREASE
FROM 5 TO 7 FT TODAY TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.

$$

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 Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this hurricane local statement went out at May 20, 9:54 AM EDT, 4 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 20, 9:54 AM EDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
954 AM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

.UPDATE...T.S. ALBERTO CONTINUES TO SPIN OFF THE SC COAST AND DRIFT
WSW ABOUT 6 MPH. A SWATH OF MOISTURE IS MOVING SLOWLY SWD ALONG
THE COAST N OF BRUNSWICK AND WILL INCLUDE A 20-40% POP ALONG THE
COASTAL COUNTIES AS THIS MOISTURE IS ANTICIPATED TO MOVE INTO OUR
LOCAL AREA THROUGH THE AFTN AND EARLY EVENING BUT WEAKENING AS IT
DOES AND ENCOUNTERS DRIER AIR. WILL KEEP MENTION OF THUNDER IN THE
COASTAL WATERS ATTM BUT WILL MONITOR FOR POSSIBLE ISOLD MENTION
FROM ABOUT JAX TO FLAGLER BEACH. GUSTY N TO NE WINDS EXPECTED AND
WILL LEAVE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT. TEMPS ARE ON TRACK.

&&

.AVIATION...PREVALING VFR TODAY. SCT-BKN CU NEAR MVFR CRITERIA AND
LIGHT SHOWER ACTIVITY AT SSI TODAY...WITH SOME SLIGHT CHANCES OF
MVFR CIGS FOR JAX METRO TAFS AROUND THE 18Z-22Z TIME FRAME AND
WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR. WINDS WILL BE NNW TURNING N AND NE BY
LATE MORNING AND AFTN AND INCREASING TO NEAR 12G20KT.

&&

.MARINE...WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND MAY NEED TO
EXPAND THE SCA DOWN INTO THE FL WATERS BASED ON SWAN OUTPUT.
OTHERWISE FORECAST IS ON TRACK WITH A FEW ADJUSTMENTS.

RIP CURRENTS: HIGH RISK TODAY AS SURF GRADUALLY BUILDS. CURRENT
REPORTS SHOW HEIGHTS AROUND 3-4 FT.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
DRIER AIR WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 50S WILL CAUSE MINIMUM RH
VALUES IN THE 30-35 PERCENT RANGE FOR MOST INLAND LOCATIONS. WITH
ERC VALUES OF 30-33 FOR FAR INLAND NE FLORIDA ALONG WITH WIND
GUSTS JUST ABOVE 15 MPH THIS AFTN...A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IS IN
EFFECT FOR HAMILTON...SUWANNEE...GILCHRIST...AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES
THIS AFTN.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  85  58  89  63 /  10   0  20  20
SSI  79  66  82  69 /  30  10  10  20
JAX  82  61  87  64 /  20  20  10  20
SGJ  79  66  81  68 /  20  20  10  10
GNV  85  59  89  62 /  10  10  10  10
OCF  87  61  89  63 /  10  10  10  10

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR DUVAL-
     FLAGLER-NASSAU-ST JOHNS.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR DUVAL-NASSAU.

GA...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR COASTAL
     CAMDEN-COASTAL GLYNN.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR COASTAL
     CAMDEN-COASTAL GLYNN.

AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EDT MONDAY FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA
     TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-FERNANDINA
     BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR ALTAMAHA
     SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-FERNANDINA BEACH
     TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM.

&&

SHASHY/WALKER
Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 3:57 AM EDT, 10 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
357 AM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-
GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-211000-
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-HAMILTON-
SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY-ST JOHNS-
GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-BACON-
APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-BRANTLEY-INLAND GLYNN-
COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
357 AM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY...

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL AREAS THIS AFTERNOON...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...

...ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS PORTIONS OF INTERIOR NORTHEAST
FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON...

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WILL NUDGE TO THE SOUTHWEST ALONG THE SOUTH
CAROLINA COAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES
FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB
SITE.

STRONG NE WINDS AND INCREASED SWELL ENHANCED BY ALBERTO WILL RESULT
IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE COASTAL
WATERS...WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND SEAS INCREASING TO 6 TO 9
FEET TONIGHT.

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST TODAY...WITH NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS
IN EFFECT.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BELOW 35 PERCENT ACROSS
NORTHEAST FLORIDA...WITH WIND GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
GILCHRIST...COLUMBIA...HAMILTON...AND SUWANNEE COUNTIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO IS FORECAST TO BEGIN A NORTHEAST EXIT BY
LATER MONDAY.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY...ALONG
WITH A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 20, 3:30 AM EDTLake Wind AdvisoryJAXNassau17 hr
May 20, 6:07 PM EDTTropical Storm WarningJAX11 hr

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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.