Tropical Storm Warning

828 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ALERT FOR DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES IF YOU NEED TO
GO OUTDOORS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION IN THE
WINDY CONDITIONS. AVOID DRIVING OVER FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

...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. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE
THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS...

AS TROPICAL STORM BERYL MOVES FARTHER INLAND...TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS TO 50 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 1 TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE. 

MODERATE 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 TODAY.

...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 AND TONIGHT. 
A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.

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.

Statement

756 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

* 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.

&&

Flood Warning

709 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS EXTENDED THE

* 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 1115 AM EDT

* RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM BERYL CONTINUE TO SPIRAL NORTH
ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING...RESULTING IN AREAS
OF FLOODING.       

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL FLOOD CREEKS...STREAMS...STORM RETENTION PONDS 
AND LOW LYING AREAS. ADDITIONALLY...ROADS...UNDERPASSES...AND ACCESS 
TO HOUSING MAY BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. 
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 
ROAD. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 
SAFELY. ROAD WASHOUTS MAY BE COVERED BY WATER. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN 
RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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.

&&

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, Cecil Field Airport, .

There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Jacksonville, Cecil Field Airport, .