9 PM HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT

[Josephine96]

Note the mistake that says it's moving EAST-NORTHWEST in the Storm Info paragraph...


HURRICANE STATEMENT
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-060400-

HURRICANE HENRI LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
900 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2003

...HENRI IS BECOMING DISORGANIZED AS IT DRIFTS ERRATICALLY
OFF THE WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST...

...WATCH/WARNING INFORMATION...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

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 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HENRI CONTINUES TO
DRIFT ERRATICALLY AND WAS LOCATED ABOUT 90 STATUTE MILES WEST OF
TAMPA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
WHILE THIS DRIFT HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT TO THE SOUTH...A SLOW MOTION TO
THE EAST NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO START LATER TONIGHT. HENRI IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE ON A NORTHEAST TRACK SATURDAY.

...CURRENT RADAR INFORMATION...
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE COAST
BETWEEN VENICE AND FORT MYERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INLAND
TOWARDS HIGHLANDS COUNTY DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS WERE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS OFFSHORE THE COAST BETWEEN
VENICE AND TARPON SPRINGS. WATERSPOUTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. A FEW
BANDS OF RAIN WERE OVER EAST POLK COUNTY. MOVEMENT IS TO THE EAST
AND NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH.

...TORNADO INFORMATION...
ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS AND TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT
AS TROPICAL STORM HENRI NEARS THE COAST AND THE WIND SHEAR
INCREASES.

...RAINFALL INFORMATION...
RADAR DETECTED RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ACROSS PARTS OF
BOTH LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES DURING THE PAST HOUR...WITH OTHER
AREAS THAT ARE STILL RECEIVING RAIN GETTING ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF
INCH OF RAIN.

EARLY ESTIMATES OF RAINFALL TOTALS DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS ARE
4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE COAST FROM SARASOTA TO CAPE CORAL.

...RIVER FLOODING...
THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAIN WILL PUSH ADDITIONAL RIVERS INTO FLOOD ON
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. RESIDENTS ALONG AREA RIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR FLOODING OVER THE WEEKEND. FURTHER RIVER INFORMATION AND
FORECASTS CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT OUR WEBSITE AT
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW (CLICK ON THE HYDROLOGY LINK).

...WIND...
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR HENRI ARE 50 MPH...WITH WINDS OVER THE
GULF AWAY FROM THE CENTER OF HENRI RANGING UP TO 40 MPH NEAR THE
STRONGER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND ACROSS
THE BAYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS EVENING.
FURTHER INLAND THE WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 25 MPH.

...SURGE INFORMATION...
CURRENT GULF OF MEXICO TIDES REMAIN ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. AS
TROPICAL STORM HENRI CONTINUES TO DRIFT TOWARD THE COAST...WATER
LEVELS WILL GRADUALLY RISE FOR THE REST OF THIS EVENING. A STORM
SURGE OF 3 TO 5 FEET IS EXPECTED TO THE SOUTH OF THE CENTER AROUND
THE TIME OF LANDFALL TONIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING ALONG
PORTIONS OF THE COAST...INCLUDING AROUND TAMPA BAY. INCREASING WINDS
WILL CAUSE SEA SPAY TO WASH OVER SEA WALLS AND CAUSEWAYS.

...MARINE AND RIP CURRENT INFORMATION...
SEAS CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS EVENING AS THE TROPICAL STORM
APPROACHES THE COAST. SEAS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED
8 FEET BY TONIGHT. MINOR BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...THE
INCREASED SEAS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

...NEXT ISSUANCE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HENRI LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RUSKIN AROUND MIDNIGHT. FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HENRI...SEE THE LATEST ADVISORIES FROM THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. FOR MORE INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEBSITE
AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW (LOWER CASE).

$$
RKR

[Aquawind]

Good Point..Thats a tad confusing..

[Josephine96]

I just noticed another thing.. It has said "Hurricane Henri" on there for the past couple advisories... hmmm lol

[weatherlover427]

I don't think there is such a thing as Tropical Storm advisories ... or is there? :o

[ColdFront77]

The statement is called a "Hurricane Statement," so for some reason it is stamped "Hurricane Henri."