000 WTUS82 KMLB 200252 HLSMLB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1052 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM FAY APPEARS TO HAVE SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE IN FORWARD SPEED AND WEAKENING JUST A BIT MORE... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS WITHIN ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL INLAND COUNTIES. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL COASTAL COUNTIES. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL MARINE AREAS FROM JUPITER INLET TO FLAGLER BEACH OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO FLAGLER BEACH...FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. FLZ041-044>046-053-058-144-210300- /O.EXT.KMLB.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080821T2200Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE- SOUTHERN LAKE- 1052 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE OFFSHORE MARINE WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO FLAGLER BEACH...FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. RESIDENTS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...AND ALL MARINE INTERESTS IN THE AREA...ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO REMAIN INFORMED OF THE LATEST FORECAST WITH TROPICAL STORM FAY. GIVEN THE INHERENT UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST...ADDITIONAL HURRICANE WATCHES MAY BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT OR IN THE MORNING. TROPICAL STORM FAY IS MOVING SLOWLY AND SOMEWHAT ERRATICALLY AS IT HEADS TOWARD THE EAST COAST OF SOUTH BREVARD AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTY. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFFSHORE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. FAY IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES OFFSHORE... LATER APPROACHING MINIMAL HURRICANE STRENGTH. ONCE OFFSHORE...THE CONFIDENCE IN FAYS FORECAST TRACK AND INTENSITY IS LOW. AS A RESULT...A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED...ON TOP OF THE CURRENT TROPICAL STORM WARNING...FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO FLAGLER BEACH...FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA INLAND COUNTIES...COASTAL COUNTIES...AND MARINE AREAS. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY AND PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING THE DEVELOPING THREAT OF EACH TROPICAL CYCLONE HAZARD...AND THE NATURE OF THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACT UPON THE AREA. $$ AMZ570-572-210300- /O.NEW.KMLB.HU.A.0001.080820T0252Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 1052 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008 ...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE OFFSHORE MARINE WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO FLAGLER BEACH...FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. RESIDENTS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...AND ALL MARINE INTERESTS IN THE AREA...ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO REMAIN INFORMED OF THE LATEST FORECAST WITH TROPICAL STORM FAY. GIVEN THE INHERENT UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST...ADDITIONAL HURRICANE WATCHES MAY BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT OR IN THE MORNING. TROPICAL STORM FAY IS MOVING SLOWLY AND SOMEWHAT ERRATICALLY AS IT HEADS TOWARD THE EAST COAST OF SOUTH BREVARD AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTY. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFFSHORE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. FAY IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES OFFSHORE... LATER APPROACHING MINIMAL HURRICANE STRENGTH. ONCE OFFSHORE...THE CONFIDENCE IN FAYS FORECAST TRACK AND INTENSITY IS LOW. AS A RESULT...A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED...ON TOP OF THE CURRENT TROPICAL STORM WARNING...FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO FLAGLER BEACH...FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA INLAND COUNTIES...COASTAL COUNTIES...AND MARINE AREAS. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY AND PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING THE DEVELOPING THREAT OF EACH TROPICAL CYCLONE HAZARD...AND THE NATURE OF THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACT UPON THE AREA. $$ FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-210300- /O.CON.KMLB.TR.W.1006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA- NORTHERN BREVARD- 1052 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE OFFSHORE MARINE WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO FLAGLER BEACH...FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. RESIDENTS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...AND ALL MARINE INTERESTS IN THE AREA...ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO REMAIN INFORMED OF THE LATEST FORECAST WITH TROPICAL STORM FAY. GIVEN THE INHERENT UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST...ADDITIONAL HURRICANE WATCHES MAY BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT OR IN THE MORNING. TROPICAL STORM FAY IS MOVING SLOWLY AND SOMEWHAT ERRATICALLY AS IT HEADS TOWARD THE EAST COAST OF SOUTH BREVARD AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTY. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFFSHORE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. FAY IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES OFFSHORE... LATER APPROACHING MINIMAL HURRICANE STRENGTH. ONCE OFFSHORE...THE CONFIDENCE IN FAYS FORECAST TRACK AND INTENSITY IS LOW. AS A RESULT...A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED...ON TOP OF THE CURRENT TROPICAL STORM WARNING...FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO FLAGLER BEACH...FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA INLAND COUNTIES...COASTAL COUNTIES...AND MARINE AREAS. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY AND PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING THE DEVELOPING THREAT OF EACH TROPICAL CYCLONE HAZARD...AND THE NATURE OF THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACT UPON THE AREA. $$ AMZ550-552-555-575-210300- /O.CON.KMLB.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 1052 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE OFFSHORE MARINE WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO FLAGLER BEACH...FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. RESIDENTS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...AND ALL MARINE INTERESTS IN THE AREA...ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO REMAIN INFORMED OF THE LATEST FORECAST WITH TROPICAL STORM FAY. GIVEN THE INHERENT UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST...ADDITIONAL HURRICANE WATCHES MAY BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT OR IN THE MORNING. TROPICAL STORM FAY IS MOVING SLOWLY AND SOMEWHAT ERRATICALLY AS IT HEADS TOWARD THE EAST COAST OF SOUTH BREVARD AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTY. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFFSHORE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. FAY IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES OFFSHORE... LATER APPROACHING MINIMAL HURRICANE STRENGTH. ONCE OFFSHORE...THE CONFIDENCE IN FAYS FORECAST TRACK AND INTENSITY IS LOW. AS A RESULT...A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED...ON TOP OF THE CURRENT TROPICAL STORM WARNING...FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO FLAGLER BEACH...FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA INLAND COUNTIES...COASTAL COUNTIES...AND MARINE AREAS. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY AND PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING THE DEVELOPING THREAT OF EACH TROPICAL CYCLONE HAZARD...AND THE NATURE OF THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACT UPON THE AREA.