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Hurricane Watch - JACKSONVILLE FL AL092016

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...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 75...

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WTUS82 KJAX 310055
HLSJAX
FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-310900-

TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE LOCAL STATEMENT
INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 9A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL AL092016
855 PM EDT TUE AUG 30 2016

THIS PRODUCT COVERS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF
INTERSTATE 75

NEW INFORMATION

SITUATION OVERVIEW

TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE IS CONTINUING TO SLOWLY ORGANIZE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN INTO A
TROPICAL STORM LATER THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVING
NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY AND THEN TURN MORE TO THE NORTH AND
EVENTUALLY NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY APPROACHING THE FLORIDA BIG BEND OR
PANHANDLE COASTLINE. THIS SYSTEM COULD POTENTIALLY BECOME A
HURRICANE PRIOR TO MAKING LANDFALL ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS

PREPARE FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS THE SUWANNEE VALLEY, GAINESVILLE AND OCALA AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS

WHEN MAKING SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS DECISIONS, DO NOT FOCUS ON THE
EXACT FORECAST TRACK AS THERE ARE INHERENT FORECAST UNCERTAINTIES
WHICH MUST BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

NEXT UPDATE

THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE FL AROUND MIDNIGHT EDT, OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.


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      WTUS82 KJAX 310055
      HLSJAX
      FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-310900-
      
      TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE LOCAL STATEMENT
      INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 9A
      NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  AL092016
      855 PM EDT TUE AUG 30 2016
      
      THIS PRODUCT COVERS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
      
      ...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF 
      INTERSTATE 75...
      
      NEW INFORMATION
      ---------------
      
      * CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
          - A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 
            HAMILTON...SUWANNEE...COLUMBIA...GILCHRIST...ALACHUA AND MARION
      
      * CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
          - A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR 
            HAMILTON...SUWANNEE...COLUMBIA...GILCHRIST...ALACHUA AND MARION
      
      * STORM INFORMATION:
          - ABOUT 480 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OCALA FL OR ABOUT 500 MILES 
            SOUTHWEST OF GAINESVILLE FL
          - 24.2N 87.7W
          - STORM INTENSITY 35 MPH
          - MOVEMENT WEST-NORTHWEST OR 290 DEGREES AT 5 MPH
      
      SITUATION OVERVIEW
      ------------------
      TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE IS CONTINUING TO SLOWLY ORGANIZE ACROSS THE
      SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN INTO A
      TROPICAL STORM LATER THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVING
      NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY AND THEN TURN MORE TO THE NORTH AND
      EVENTUALLY NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY APPROACHING THE FLORIDA BIG BEND OR
      PANHANDLE COASTLINE. THIS SYSTEM COULD POTENTIALLY BECOME A
      HURRICANE PRIOR TO MAKING LANDFALL ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA. 
      
      POTENTIAL IMPACTS
      -----------------
      
      * WIND:
      PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS 
      PORTIONS OF NORTH FLORIDA ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 75. POTENTIAL
      IMPACTS INCLUDE:
          - SOME DAMAGE TO ROOFING AND SIDING MATERIALS, ALONG WITH DAMAGE 
            TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, AND SHEDS. A FEW BUILDINGS 
            EXPERIENCING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR FAILURES. MOBILE 
            HOMES DAMAGED, ESPECIALLY IF UNANCHORED. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT 
            OBJECTS BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES. WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL 
            BE STRONGER ALONG THE BANKS OF LARGE RIVERS, SUCH AS THE SAINT 
            JOHNS AND BRUNSWICK RIVERS, ON HIGH PROFILE BRIDGES AND NEAR 
            MARSHES.
          - SEVERAL LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER 
            NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SEVERAL 
            FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
          - SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN URBAN 
            OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. A FEW BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS, AND ACCESS 
            ROUTES IMPASSABLE. WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL BE STRONGER ALONG 
            THE BANKS OF LARGE RIVERS, SUCH AS THE SAINT JOHNS AND 
            BRUNSWICK RIVERS, ON HIGH PROFILE BRIDGES AND NEAR MARSHES.
          - SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES, BUT MORE PREVALENT 
            IN AREAS WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES.
      
      * FLOODING RAIN:
      PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT 
      IMPACTS ACROSS THE SUWANNEE VALLEY, GAINESVILLE AND MARION COUNTY AREAS.     
      POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
          - MODERATE RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT SEVERAL EVACUATIONS AND 
            RESCUES.
          - RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN WITH SWIFTER 
            CURRENTS AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY 
            IN USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, 
            ARROYOS, AND DITCHES OVERFLOW.
          - FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER SOME STRUCTURES OR WEAKEN FOUNDATIONS. 
            SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE EXPANDED AREAS OF RAPID 
            INUNDATION AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND POOR DRAINAGE 
            AREAS. SOME STREETS AND PARKING LOTS TAKE ON MOVING WATER AS 
            STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS OVERFLOW. DRIVING CONDITIONS 
            BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES.
      
      PREPARE FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE 
      LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS THE SUWANNEE VALLEY, GAINESVILLE AND OCALA AREAS.
      
      * TORNADOES:
      PREPARE FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO EVENT ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND 
      SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
          - THE OCCURRENCE OF ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE EXECUTION 
            OF EMERGENCY PLANS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.
          - A FEW PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE, ALONG WITH POWER 
            AND COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTIONS.
          - LOCATIONS COULD REALIZE ROOFS PEELED OFF BUILDINGS, CHIMNEYS 
            TOPPLED, MOBILE HOMES PUSHED OFF FOUNDATIONS OR OVERTURNED, 
            LARGE TREE TOPS AND BRANCHES SNAPPED OFF, SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES 
            KNOCKED OVER, MOVING VEHICLES BLOWN OFF ROADS, AND SMALL BOATS 
            PULLED FROM MOORINGS.
      
      PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
      ----------------------------------
      
      * EVACUATIONS:
      NONE AT THIS TIME. 
      
      * OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
      NOW IS THE TIME TO CHECK YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN AND TAKE NECESSARY 
      ACTIONS TO SECURE YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. DELIBERATE EFFORTS SHOULD BE 
      UNDERWAY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. ENSURE THAT YOUR EMERGENCY 
      SUPPLIES KIT IS STOCKED AND READY.
      
      WHEN MAKING SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS DECISIONS, DO NOT FOCUS ON THE 
      EXACT FORECAST TRACK AS THERE ARE INHERENT FORECAST UNCERTAINTIES 
      WHICH MUST BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
      
      CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR 
      OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE 
      FORECAST.
      
      * ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
      - FOR INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PREPARATIONS SEE READY.GOV
      - FOR INFORMATION ON CREATING AN EMERGENCY PLAN SEE GETAGAMEPLAN.ORG
      - FOR ADDITIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION SEE REDCROSS.ORG
      
      NEXT UPDATE
      -----------
      THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
      SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE FL AROUND MIDNIGHT EDT, OR SOONER IF 
      CONDITIONS WARRANT.
      
      $$
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