Tampa Bay NWS checks in with 11 p.m. statement.....

[dixiebreeze]

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE DENNIS LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1100 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2005

...HURRICANE DENNIS APPROACHING CUBA...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH FROM BONITA BEACH IN LEE COUNTY NORTHWARD TO
LONGBOAT KEY IN MANATEE COUNTY...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
CITRUS...CHARLOTTE...DESOTO...HERNANDO...HILLSBOROUGH...LEE...
LEVY...MANATEE...PASCO...PINELLAS...SARASOTA...HARDEE...
HIGHLANDS...POLK...SUMTER...

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM BONITA BEACH NORTH TO
LONGBOAT KEY.

...STORM LOCATION...
AT 11 PM EDT... THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 19.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.6 WEST OR ABOUT 530 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF THE FORT MYERS AREA. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 630 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF THE TAMPA BAY REGION.

...CURRENT RADAR INFORMATION...
A FEW SHOWERS ARE MOVING WEST ACROSS THE REGION...HOWEVER THE OUTER
RAINBANDS OF DENNIS REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF FLORIDA AND ARE CURRENTLY
EFFECTING CUBA AND JAMAICA.

...WIND IMPACTS...
DENNIS WILL MOVE NORTHWEST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO
SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY PRODUCING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THAT WILL
WEAKEN AS THE STORM CONTINUES NORTH INTO THE THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
AS DENNIS MOVES NORTHWESTWARD SATURDAY...WINDS WILL BECOME ONSHORE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AND BEGIN TO RAISE WATER LEVELS 2 TO
4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
THE CURRENT FORECAST MOVEMENT OF DENNIS WILL BRING SOME OF THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE WITH RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF PASCO...
PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...MANATEE...SARASOTA...HARDEE...CHARLOTTE
AND LEE COUNTIES AND 1 TO 3 INCHES ELSEWHERE. OUTER BANDS OF RAIN
WILL BE PASSING ACROSS THE STATE SATURDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN
AFFECTING COASTAL COUNTIES SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING. IN POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS...SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE...AND SOME MAIN
THOROUGHFARES MAY BE CLOSED. SOME SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL
SURPASS BANK FULL. LARGER RIVERS WILL RISE.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
AS DENNIS MOVES NORTH THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WINDS AND
SEAS WILL INCREASE GREATLY OVER THE GULF MAKING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. MARINERS SHOULD POSTPONE
TRAVEL UNTIL AFTER DENNIS MOVES INLAND AND WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
THE PRIMARY AREA FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IN TROPICAL SYSTEMS IS THE
RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF THE STORM. AS DENNIS MOVES NORTHWESTWARD
OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO... THAT PART OF THE STORM WILL AFFECT
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THEREFORE INCREASING THE TORNADO
THREAT FOR THE AREA.

...SHELTER AND ROAD STATUS...
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR SHELTER AND
ROAD STATUS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AND SECURE YOUR PROPERTY.
FOR SOME SUGGESTIONS ON PREPARING FOR THE STORM SEE OUR LATEST
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT.

$$

PRC

[scogor]

Dixie, thanks for posting that. What's the link to get the Tampa Bay NWS discussions? Can't believe I have to leave you all again this weekend!! Seems as if I have managed to "get out of Dodge" for all of the big storms last year and now we will be worrying about you and all of the other members of this board while we track the storm from NYC.
Stay safe and dry. I can only imagine what track I will be looking at when I log on tomorrow a.m. before heading to the airport.

[dixiebreeze]

Scogor, just go to the NHC site and click on local hurricane statements. It will take you to the Tampa Bay site. Have a good trip!