12pm Hurricane Local Statement

[Josephine96]

HURRICANE STATEMENT
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-041900-

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 12 LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1200 PM 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 NOON...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 12 WAS LOCATED ABOUT 280
MILES WEST OF TAMPA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH. DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL
STORM WITH A SLOW MOTION TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST.

...CURRENT RADAR INFORMATION...
DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
OVER-SPREADING WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA FROM THE GULF. RADAR ESTIMATED
RAINFALL OF ONE HALF INCH OCCURRED THIS MORNING ALONG THE COAST FROM
CLEARWATER TO CEDAR KEY. FURTHER INLAND...THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE
ALONG INTERSTATE 75 FROM PORT CHARLOTTE TO OCALA AND WILL SPREAD INTO
INTERIOR COUNTIES BY EVENING.

...RAINFALL INFORMATION...
FLOOD PRODUCING RAINS ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE SLOW MOVING NATURE OF
THIS SYSTEM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH SATURDAY WILL BE 4 TO 8
INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OVER 10 INCHES. MANY LOCATIONS WILL
EXPERIENCE HIGH STANDING WATER AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
FLOODED ROADWAYS.

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

...WIND...
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS
BANDS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OVER THE
COASTAL COUNTIES. AS WINDS INCREASE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...SO WILL THE
THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES NEAR RAIN BANDS.

...SURGE INFORMATION...
CURRENT GULF OF MEXICO WATER LEVELS ARE ABOUT ONE HALF A FOOT
ABOVE NORMAL...BUT AS SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE EXPECT WATER LEVELS
INCREASE. WATER LEVELS ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE BAYS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL LATER ON FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY.

...MARINE INFORMATION...
AS THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION DEVELOPS INTO A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY...SEAS WILL INCREASE. SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION MAY
OCCUR LATER ON FRIDAY DUE TO THE BUILDING SEAS AND HIGHER COASTAL
WATER LEVELS.

...NEXT ISSUANCE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL DEPRESSION 12 LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RUSKIN BY 3 PM. FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON TD #12...SEE THE LATEST ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER.

$$
NOAH

[dixiebreeze]

Thanks for the info Jo. "Noah" --- what a great name for a tropical storm forecaster!

[Josephine96]

ROTFLMAO... I actually just noticed that lol... I wonder if he did the report from his arc.. rotflmao...

That is too funny rotflmao..

sorry.. mid day sugar high I think lol