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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
831 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2005

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST
FROM VERO BEACH SOUTHWARD. AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN FOR RESIDENTS OF
MARTIN...ST LUCIE...OKEECHOBEE AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTIES FOR TROPICAL
DEPRESSION TWELVE.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE WAS
ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE  76.6 WEST OR ABOUT
250 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF FLORIDA.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING ERRATICALLY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR
8 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24
HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...
MAINLY IN SQUALLS TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. LATEST AIRCRAFT
RECONNAISSANCE DATA INDICATES THAT THE DEPRESSION HAS STRENGTHENED
SLIGHTLY...AND WILL BE UPGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM KATRINA AT 11 AM.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 39 TO 73 MPH...ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 36
TO 48 HOURS. RESIDENTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE
AND KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST ADVISORIES.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
DUE TO THE FORECASTED SLOW MOVEMENT...HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS SYSTEM. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BECOME NUMEROUS ON THURSDAY WITH BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLS
POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY. PERSONS IN HIGHLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS ARE
URGED TO HAVE A PLAN TO PROTECT PROPERTY FROM RISING WATERS.

...WIND IMPACTS...
THE LATEST TRACK OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE BRINGS TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS INTO SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA THURSDAY
EVENING. THESE WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO BLOW DOWN OR TREES TO
UPROOT CAUSING POWER OUTAGES.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
THERE IS A CHANCE OF ISOLATED TORNADOES OCCURRING IN THE OUTER
RAINBANDS BEGINNING THURSDAY AND CONTINUING FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY
SATURDAY...MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
BASED ON CURRENT FORECAST TRACK AND INTENSITY...STORM SURGE VALUES OF
1 TO 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE NEAR AND TO THE NORTH OF WHERE THE CENTER
MAKES LANDFALL.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
WINDS OVER THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS WILL BEGIN INCREASING LATE
WEDNESDAY WILL LIKELY REACH TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE THURSDAY. AS
WINDS BECOME NORTHEAST AND INCREASE...SEAS WILL BUILD...ESPECIALLY IN
THE GULF STREAM...AND SMALL CRAFT SHOULD NOT VENTURE FAR FROM PORT.
INCREASING WAVES ALONG THE COAST WILL MEAN A HIGHER DANGER OF RIP
CURRENTS BEGINNING ON THURSDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE WILL BE ISSUED
AROUND NOON...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

$$

DECKER