9 AM HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT

[Josephine96]

HURRICANE STATEMENT
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-041600-

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 12 LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
900 AM EDT THU SEP 4 2003

...WATCH/WARNING INFORMATION.........................................

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

CITRUS HERNANDO
LEVY PASCO
PINELLAS HILLSBOROUGH
MANATEE SARASOTA

THIS INCLUDES THE COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO THE MOUTH OF
THE SUWANNEE RIVER.

...STORM LOCATION....................................................
AT 8 AM...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 12 WAS LOCATED ABOUT 300
MILES WEST OF TAMPA. THE DEPRESSION WAS NEARLY STATIONARY...
BUT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR EAST-NORTHEAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...TOWARD THE NORTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS
TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.

...CURRENT RADAR INFORMATION........................................
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS CONTINUING OVER LEE AND CHARLOTTE
COUNTIES. A LARGER AREA OF RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
EXTENDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND ALONG IMMEDIATE COASTAL
AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA FROM CEDAR KEY... SOUTH TO ABOUT 10
MILES WEST OF ENGLEWOOD. THE AREAS OF RAIN ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10
MPH. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE
STRONGER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AS WINDS INCREASE TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY... SO WILL THE THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES NEAR RAIN BANDS.

...RAINFALL INFORMATION.............................................
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS
WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OVER 6 INCHES. MANY LOCATIONS WILL LIKELY
EXPERIENCE HIGH STANDING WATER AS RAIN FALLS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLOODED ROADWAYS.

...RIVER FLOODING...................................................
AREAS ALONG RIVERS THAT ARE ALREADY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WILL CONTINUE
TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING. HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ON THE GULF
OF MEXICO AND BAYS WILL SLOW THE FLOW OF RIVERS ESPECIALLY NEAR THE
TIDAL INTERFACE. RESIDENTS ALONG ALL RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO BE ALERT FOR FLOODING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING RIVER FLOODING...REFER TO LOCAL
RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS.

...WIND.............................................................
TODAY...WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS BANDS OF RAIN
WITH EMBEDDED STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES.

...SURGE INFORMATION................................................
CURRENTLY GULF OF MEXICO WATER LEVELS ARE NEAR NORMAL BUT AS
SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE THIS WILL PUSH WATER LEVELS HIGHER THAN
NORMAL. WATER LEVELS ALONG THE COAST AND IN BAYS WILL RANGE UP TO 2
TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

...MARINE INFORMATION................................................
AS THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION DEVELOPS INTO A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY... SEAS WILL INCREASE AND COUPLED WITH HIGHER COASTAL
WATER LEVELS SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION MAY OCCUR.

...NEXT ISSUANCE.....................................................
THE NEXT TROPICAL DEPRESSION 12 LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RUSKIN BY NOON. FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON TD #12...SEE THE LATEST ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER.

[JCT777]

Looks like flooding rain is the biggest worry for folks in the path of TD 12/Henri. :o

[Josephine96]

How come the NWS in Melbourne has not issued a HLS?.. We here in Central Florida are gonna get effected even if it's just rain and winds that reach tropical depression force...