Hurricane Local Statement
224 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012
...GUSTY WINDS AND SQUALLS FROM BERYL TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE DURING PASSING RAIN SQUALLS AS FLYING DEBRIS
CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY.
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...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT.
OVER LAND...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN RAIN SQUALLS OVER LAND.
HOWEVER...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL BELOW
TROPICAL STORM FORCE. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE
LOCATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING.
OVER THE LOCAL ATLANTIC...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY
FOR THE WATERS NORTH OF CAPE CANAVERAL. SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING...THOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER
WINDS AND SEAS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN ONGOING SQUALLS.
CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT.
Lake Wind Advisory
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NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-OSCEOLA-
SOUTHERN LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESBURG...ORLANDO...SANFORD...
MELBOURNE...PALM BAY...KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD...CLERMONT
1007 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY AS THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL MOVES TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME
SOUTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.
* IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AND CREATE HAZARDOUS
AND CHOPPY WATERS FOR SMALL BOATS OVER THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS
AS WELL AS INLAND LAKES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
1054 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
...FOR DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING WEATHER HAZARDS AND EXPECTED
IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL...PLEASE REFER TO
THE LATEST TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT...
.THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL WILL EXPAND
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
EMBEDDED WITHIN THE BANDS. STRONGER WIND GUSTS IN SQUALLS CAN BE
EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY FROM AROUND THE ORLANDO AREA NORTHWARD.
.HIGH WIND IMPACT...
BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS THE CENTER OF
SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL APPROACHES THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST. WEST
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS CAN BE
EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY FROM BREVARD AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES NORTHWARD
AND A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY.
.RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
WINDS AND SWELLS FROM SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL WILL GENERATE ROUGH
SURF AND A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY.
DAYTONA BEACH PATROL RECORDED AT LEAST SEVENTY RESCUES SATURDAY...
WELL AHEAD OF THE STRONGEST AND MOST TREACHEROUS SURF CONDITIONS
WHICH WILL IMPACT AREA BEACHES TODAY.
WHEN THE RIP CURRENT RISK IS HIGH...THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL
LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. ENTERING THE SURF IS NOT ADVISED.
.WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL WILL BRING INCREASING SWELLS AND WINDS TO
THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY...PRODUCING HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS.
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE ADJACENT WATERS OF
VOLUSIA COUNTY AND HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER
THE REMAINDER OF THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA WATERS DUE TO INCREASING
WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL WILL CONTINUE TO BRING IMPACTS TO PORTIONS
OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA INTO EARLY THIS WEEK. PLEASE REFER TO THE
LATEST LOCAL STATEMENTS ON BERYL FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED.
FORMAL ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT.
There are currently no Special Weather Statements Orlando / Sanford Airport, .
Shortterm Forecast
220 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012
.NOW...TROPICAL STORM BERYL STRENGTHENS AS IT APPROACHES THE
NORTH FLORIDA COAST. TROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCATED ABOUT 110 MILES
EAST OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA HAS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 60 MPH
AND A PRESENT MOVEMENT TO THE WEST AT 10 MPH. THE CURRENT TRACK OF
THIS SYSTEM WILL TAKE IT NEAR THE NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
COAST LATER THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED
FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY AND THE MARINE WATERS SOUTHWARD ALONG THE NORTH
FLORIDA COAST TO THE VOLUSIA COUNTY-BREVARD COUNTY LINE EXTENDING OUT
FROM THE COAST 60 NAUTICAL MILES.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN PLACE FOR ALL OTHER LEGS EXCEPT THE
NEAR SHORE LEG SOUTH FROM SEBASTIAN INLET THROUGH JUPITER INLET.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45
KNOTS AND SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FEET WHERE TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS
EXIST OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. FURTHER SOUTHWARD...WESTERLY WINDS
WILL BECOME 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY WITH SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FEET
IN THE ADVISORY AREAS.
OCEAN SWELLS WILL BUILD AHEAD OF BERYL AND WILL IMPACT OUR LOCAL
MARINE WATERS TODAY CREATING A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA
BEACHES ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS
THERE HAVE BEEN DOZENS OF RESCUES. IF YOU MUST ENTER THE SURF...CHECK
WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROL ON THE LATEST SURF CONDITIONS AND ALWAYS SWIM
NEAR A LIFEGUARD. THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS
OF SWIMMERS.
WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTY OVER MUCH OF THE AREA.
OVER VOLUSIA COUNTY AND NORTH BREVARD COUNTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH DURING
THE AFTERNOON.
FOR DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING WEATHER HAZARDS AND EXPECTED
IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM BERYL...PLEASE REFER TO THE
LATEST TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT.
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