Tropical Storm Warning

548 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...

THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL.

ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 100 PERCENT. 

...WINDS...

AS TROPICAL STORM BERYL MOVES FARTHER INLAND...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST
TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE MAINLY
ALONG THE COAST.

MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. LOOSE OUTDOORS OBJECTS
WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY
BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

ELEVATED COASTAL WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST AND ADJACENT
ESTUARY SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. THE HIGHEST STORM
SURGE LEVELS WILL FOCUS ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA DUE TO ONSHORE FLOW...WITH
RISES OF 2 TO 4 FEET POSSIBLE. FARTHER SOUTH...THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA
COAST WILL EXPERIENCE WATER RISES AS HIGH AS 1 TO 3 FEET. ELEVATED
WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SAN MARCO AND RIVERSIDE...AS BERYL MOVES FARTHER WEST OF THE ST JOHNS
RIVER THIS MORNING...WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND THIS WILL PUSH
WATER NORTHWARD INTO DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE. WITH HEAVY RAINFALL
AND RIVER FLOODING IT IS LIKELY SAN MARCO AND RIVERSIDE AREAS WILL
EXPERIENCE FLOODING TODAY. DEPENDING UPON THE STRENGTH OF THE
WIND...IT IS POSSIBLE THIS FLOODING MAY APPROACH THE LEVELS DURING
TROPICAL STORM FAY. DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOOD WATERS AND STAY AWAY
FROM BULKHEADS AND DOCKS.

MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH WILL BECOME
SUBSTANTIAL IF CONDITIONS EXTEND THROUGH MULTIPLE HIGH TIDES.

SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD-PRONE AREAS MAY BE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

IN ADDITION...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF CONDITION
WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ON THE ORDER OF
4 TO 8 INCHES...POSSIBLY HIGHER IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS. RAINBANDS
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE AREA TODAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY DUE TO THE STORM SLOWING DOWN ONCE IT
MAKES LANDFALL AND STALLING OVER THE AREA. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED.

SEE THE LATEST FORECAST FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT
IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

...TORNADOES...

THERE WILL BE A LOW CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS AND TORNADOES TODAY.

Flood Warning

520 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...

EASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA...

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ORANGE PARK...LAKESIDE...

SOUTHEASTERN DUVAL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA...

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...UNF...MANDARIN...JACKSONVILLE
BEACH...DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE...ARLINGTON...

EXTREME NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA...

NORTHERN ST. JOHNS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA...

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PONTE VEDRA BEACH...PALM VALLEY...

GUANA RIVER STATE PARK...FRUIT COVE...

* UNTIL 715 AM EDT

* AT 517 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAIN BANDS
FROM TROPICAL STORM BERYL MOVING NORTH ACROSS THIS AREA. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF OVER 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT COUPLE           
OF HOURS WHICH COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING.       

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES.

ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF
CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. MAKE THE
SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR CABLE TELEVISION FOR ANY UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE
WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.

&&

LAT...LON 2996 8130 2990 8149 2983 8185 3042 8179
3042 8143

Flood Watch

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HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY-
ST JOHNS-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-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...TRENTON...

GAINESVILLE...PALATKA...PALM COAST...OCALA...DOUGLAS...

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

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

FOLKSTON...WOODBINE...ST MARYS
351 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

* THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING

* TROPICAL STORM BERYL WILL IMPACT THE AREA TODAY AND CONTINUE
AFFECTING THE REGION INTO TUESDAY.

* TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH 
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN A FEW LOCATIONS POSSIBLE. ISOLATED 
MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 12 INCHES WILL BE 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.

&&

Statement

247 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...TROPICAL STORM BERYL WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST IN THE SURF 
ZONE. LARGE BREAKERS CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND MAKE YOU 
SUSCEPTIBLE TO RIP CURRENTS. STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL 
CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...

JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

Hazardous Weather Outlook

347 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR AM...NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA...

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

TROPICAL STORM BERYL IS MOVING INLAND OVER NORTHEAST FLORIDA.

BERYL WILL WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION TONIGHT. REFER TO THE TROPICAL
STORM LOCAL STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE LOCAL IMPACTS.

EASTERLY SWELLS AND ONSHORE WINDS WILL MAINTAIN ROUGH SURF
CONDITIONS AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

TROPICAL STORM BERYL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA INTO TUESDAY AND
REMAIN INLAND BEFORE EMERGING OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS TUESDAY
NIGHT.

AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK.

RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED. PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF 
WIND DAMAGE AND FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND LOCAL 
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

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 Jacksonville, Jacksonville International Airport, .

There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Jacksonville, Jacksonville International Airport, .