Hurricane Local Statement

1247 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THOSE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL THAT COULD CAUSE FLOODING LATER
TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE
DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF YOU NEED
ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS.

&&

...WINDS...

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE...BUT MAY
GUST ABOVE 30 MPH AT TIMES. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST FOR WIND INFORMATION.

...INLAND FLOODING...

THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ON THE ORDER OF
2 TO 4 INCHES...POSSIBLY HIGHER IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS. RAINBANDS
WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INLAND LATER TODAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY DUE TO THE STORM SLOWING
DOWN ONCE IT MAKES LANDFALL AND STALLING OVER THE AREA. A FLOOD
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF STATE ROAD
16 IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA AS WELL AS ALL OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

...TORNADOES...

THERE WILL BE A LOW CHANCE OF TORNADOES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT.

Wind Advisory

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/O.NEW.KJAX.WI.Y.0007.120528T0000Z-120528T2200Z/
COLUMBIA-ALACHUA-APPLING-WARE-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CITY...GAINESVILLE...BAXLEY...

WAYCROSS...BLACKSHEAR
1154 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...BECOMING
SOUTHWEST BY MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. MOTORISTS IN HIGH
PROFILES VEHICLES ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND
SUBSIDES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH
ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH OR
GREATER AT ANY TIME. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD KEEP
ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER.

&&

Flood Watch

FLZ020>025-030>033-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-280400-
/O.CON.KJAX.FA.A.0002.120527T1600Z-120529T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY-
ST JOHNS-COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-
PIERCE-BRANTLEY-INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-
INLAND CAMDEN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JASPER...LIVE OAK...LAKE CITY...

MACCLENNY...FERNANDINA BEACH...JACKSONVILLE...LAKE BUTLER...

STARKE...GREEN COVE SPRINGS...ST AUGUSTINE...DOUGLAS...

HAZLEHURST...ALMA...BAXLEY...JESUP...PEARSON...WAYCROSS...

BLACKSHEAR...NAHUNTA...BRUNSWICK...STATENVILLE...HOMERVILLE...

FOLKSTON...WOODBINE...ST MARYS
811 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

* FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING

* SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE AREA BY
TONIGHT...AFFECTING THE REGION INTO TUESDAY.

* TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS IN A FEW LOCATIONS POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

Hazardous Weather Outlook

210 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...AND THE 
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING 
COUNTIES...BAKER...NASSAU...DUVAL...CLAY...ST JOHNS...PUTNAM...

FLAGLER...UNION...BRADFORD...WAYNE...BRANTLEY...INLAND  
GLYNN...COASTAL GLYNN...CHARLTON...INLAND CAMDEN AND COASTAL CAMDEN.

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH EARLY THIS 
WEEK...

...WIND OR LAKE WIND ADVISORIES FAR INLAND TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY...

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

TROPICAL STORM BERYL WILL MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA
COAST TONIGHT...MOVING INLAND MONDAY AND WEAKENING. REFER TO THE 
TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE LOCAL 
IMPACTS.

EASTERLY SWELL AND SURF CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE AS BERYL
APPROACHES...PRODUCING A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS
WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

TROPICAL STORM BERYL WILL WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION MONDAY NIGHT
AND CONTINUE OVER THE AREA INTO TUESDAY. BERYL WILL REMAIN INLAND
BEFORE EMERGING OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS TUESDAY NIGHT. SEE THE
TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE LOCAL
IMPACTS.

A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. RIP
CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...STORM
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT
DUE TO SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.

There are currently no Special Weather Statements Waycross / Ware County, Ga, .

There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Waycross / Ware County, Ga, .