Re: Hurricane Irene outer affects in south Florida
Posted by hanna on 8/24/2011, 9:28 pm
| This is the NWS info for Ft. Laud., FL HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 545 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE OFFSHORE MARINE WATERS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY... .NEW INFORMATION... STORM INFORMATION UPDATED. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND ATLANTIC MARINE AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH FROM 20 NAUTICAL MILES OUT TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY AS WELL AS THE ATLANTIC WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF OUT TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE BISCAYNE BAY OR ANY OF THE ADJACENT LAND AREAS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.1N...LONGITUDE 74.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 420 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WEST PALM BEACH FL...OR ABOUT 390 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST OR 310 DEGREES AT 12 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 120 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE...CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH NORTHWEST APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES EAST OF PALM BEACH COUNTY THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AS A LARGE AND POWERFUL CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE. AT THIS TIME...THE MAIN CONCERN WITH HURRICANE IRENE IS SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS EXPECTED ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY EXTENDING FROM 20 NAUTICAL MILES OUT TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS. IN ADDITION...TROPICAL STORM FORCE CONDITIONS REMAIN A POSSIBILITY ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS OFFSHORE OF SOUTHEAST FLORIDA. ALONG THE COAST...THE MAIN CONCERNS WILL BE DANGEROUS SURF...RIP CURRENTS AND MODERATE TO SEVERE BEACH EROSION...PARTICULARLY ALONG COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY BEACHES. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE IN SQUALLS OVER THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST FLORIDA ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REGARDING ANY MARINE AREAS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. REGARDING ANY MARINE AREAS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI AROUND MIDNIGHT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AMZ630-FLZ068-072-074-168-172-173-252145- /O.CON.KMFL.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BISCAYNE BAY-METRO PALM BEACH-METRO BROWARD-METRO MIAMI DADE- COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 545 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2011 ...MAIN IMPACTS EXPECTED DANGEROUS SURF...RIP CURRENTS...AND MODERATE TO SEVERE BEACH EROSION... ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE INTO THE BREEZY TO WINDY RANGE FROM EARLY THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING WITH A FEW WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 TO 45 MPH. THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR THESE GUSTS WILL BE IN RAIN SQUALLS...MAINLY OVER PALM BEACH COUNTY. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... NO STORM SURGE IMPACT IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. THE MAIN IMPACTS ALONG THE AREA BEACHES WILL BE INCREASING SURF BEGINNING TONIGHT...PEAKING THURSDAY...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE HIGHEST SURF IS EXPECTED TO REACH UP TO 8 TO 11 FEET ALONG THE PALM BEACH COUNTY BEACHES AND 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE BROWARD AND MIAMI DADE COUNTY BEACHES. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MODERATE BEACH EROSION...EXCEPT LOCALLY SEVERE EROSION ALONG THE PALM BEACH COUNTY BEACHES. AS A RESULT...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE PALM BEACH COUNTY BEACHES. $$ Hazardous Weather Outlook HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 610 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2011 FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-251000- GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER- INLAND COLLIER-INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE- METRO MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH- COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE- 610 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING PALM BEACH WATERS OUT BEYOND 20 NM... ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINDER ATLANTIC WATERS... ...THUNDERSTORMS ATLANTIC WATERS AND EAST LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT RIP CURRENTS: NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF PALM BEACH, BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES. THUNDERSTORMS: THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM THE BAHAMAS EASTWARD TOWARD THE EAST SOUTH FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT AND MOVE INLAND. THE PRIMARY IMPACTS FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIGHTNING STRIKES, GUSTY WINDS, AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. WIND: SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS SHOULD INCREASE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS REACHING 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE TONIGHT. WAVE: SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY BUILD ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS TONIGHT REACHING 7 TO 9 FEET BEFORE DAY BREAK THURSDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER TO MOVE NORTHWEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN BAHAMAS THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IRENE IS A MAJOR CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE AND ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST. ALTHOUGH THE THREAT TO SOUTH FLORIDA HAS DIMINISHED, RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN SOUTH FLORIDA ARE ADVISED TO STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES AS IRENE CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE BAHAMAS. NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO PREPARE IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY PREPARED FOR THIS HURRICANE SEASON. REFER TO READYSOUTHFLORIDA.ORG AND READY.GOV FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WIDESPREAD SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. INDIVIDUAL SPOTTERS THOUGH ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HIGH WIND AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSING FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.  |
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