More on Charley's current status.  I have been
fretting over JerzeeMary (Mary Klindt, formerly of
this list, whose husband Steve heads a museum in
Tampa), and list member Teri Nolinske, a newly placed
VP at Tampa's MOSI.

--- [log in to unmask] wrote:

> Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 18:44:38 -0000
> From: [log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Hurricane Local Statement - USA
>
> Breaking News from Bay News 9
>
> 315
> WTUS82 KTBW 131841
> HLSTBW
>
> FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-131930-
>
>
> BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
> HURRICANE CHARLEY LOCAL STATEMENT
> NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
> 205 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004
>
> ...CHARLEY STRENGTHENS TO CATEGORY FOUR WITH WINDS
> AROUND 145 MPH...
>
> ...CHARLEY CHANGES DIRECTION AND NOW HEADED FOR PORT
> CHARLOTTE...
>
> ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE CHARLEY WILL BE A
> SIGNIFICANT THREAT
> TO THE WESTERN FLORIDA PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON AND
> TONIGHT...
>
> ...HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE
> WEST CENTRAL AND
> SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL AREA...
>
> ...AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
> INLAND COUNTIES
> OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
>
> ...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WEST
> CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
> FLORIDA THROUGH SATURDAY...
>
> ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WEST
> CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
> FLORIDA THROUGH 2 AM...
>
> A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE
> FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN
> WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA:
>
> CHARLOTTE                        CITRUS
> DE SOTO                          HARDEE
> HERNANDO                         HIGHLANDS
> HILLSBOROUGH                     LEE
> LEVY                             MANATEE
> PASCO                            PINELLAS
> POLK                             SARASOTA
> SUMTER
>
> INCLUDING...
> THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO THE MOUTH OF
> THE SUWANNEE
> RIVER...CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND TAMPA BAY.
>
> AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
> THE FOLLOWING
> COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA:
>
> HARDEE
> HIGHLANDS
> POLK
> SUMTER
>
> ...STORM LOCATION...
> AT 2PM EDT...THE EYE OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS
> LOCATED NEAR
> LATITUDE 26.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.4 WEST OR ABOUT
> 60 MILES SOUTHWEST
> OF FORT MYERS FLORIDA...90 MILES SOUTH OF
> SARASOTA...OR 130 MILES
> SOUTH OF TAMPA. CHARLEY WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH
> NORTHEAST NEAR 20
> MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO
> AROUND 145 MPH WITH
> HIGHER GUSTS...AND SOME FLUXUATION IN STRENGTH IS
> EXPECTED THIS
> AFTERNOON. CHARLEY HAS BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE.
> MINIMUM CENTRAL
> PRESSURE WAS 954 MB...OR 28.17 INCHES.
>
> ...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
> WITH CHARLEY BECOMING A MAJOR HURRICANE...THE THREAT
> OF A RAPIDLY
> DEVELOPING STORM SURGE IN THE STORM'S SOUTHERN
> SEMICIRCLE IS GREAT.
> ALSO...CHARLEY HAS TAKEN A TURN TO THE NORTHEAST AND
> WILL MAKE
> LANDFALL NEAR PORT CHARLOTTE...DIRECTLY AFFECTING
> CAPTIVA AND SANIBEL
> ISLANDS. CURRENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST THE HIGHEST
> SURGE WILL OCCUR
> FROM EXTREME SOUTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY DOWN TO LEE
> COUNTY.
>
> A STORM SURGE OF 10 TO 15 FEET IS POSSIBLE TO THE
> SOUTH OF WHERE
> CHARLEY MAKES LANDFALL.  A STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 7
> FEET IS POSSIBLE
> NORTH OF WHERE CHARLEY MOVES ONSHORE AS THE WINDS
> COME AROUND TO THE
> WEST BEHIND THE STORM.
>
> ...WIND IMPACTS...
> TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING NOW IN
> SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
> AND WILL BE LASTING AROUND 11 HOURS...CENTRAL WEST
> FLORIDA
> FROM AROUND 3 PM AND LASTING FOR APPROXIMATELY 12
> HOURS...AND THE
> NATURE COAST FROM AROUND 5 PM AND ONLY LASTING FOR
> APPROXIMATELY 3
> HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND GUSTS WILL
> GENERALLY LAST 2 TO 4
> HOURS WITH STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE COAST. THESE
> TIMES AND
> STRENGTHENS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITH ANY FUTURE TRACK
> OR SPEED
> ADJUSTMENTS.
>
> CHARLEY IS NOW A VERY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR
> HURRICANE...WITH
> WINDS IN THE INNER EYEWALL UP TO 145 MPH WITH HIGHER
> GUSTS.
> HOWEVER...NO MATTER WHERE THE CENTER
> CROSSES...CURRENT
> FORECAST DATA SUGGEST TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF
> AT LEAST 40 MPH
> WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
> FLORIDA THIS
> AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.
>
> ...VERY DANGEROUS WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD
> DAMAGE...
> ...DESTRUCTION OF MOBILE HOMES NEAR THE CENTER OF
> THE STORM IS
> POSSIBLE...
>
> ...STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...
> THE MAJORITY OF MOBILE HOMES WILL BE SEVERELY
> DAMAGED OR DESTROYED
> NEAR WHERE THE STORM MAKES LANDFALL.  HOUSES OF POOR
> TO AVERAGE
> CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT
> DAMAGE...INCLUDING PARTIAL WALL
> COLLAPSE AND ROOFS BEING LIFTED OFF. MANY WILL BE
> UNINHABITABLE. WELL
> CONSTRUCTED HOUSES WILL INCUR MINOR DAMAGE TO
> SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS...AS WELL AS BLOWN OUT
> WINDOWS.
>
> MINOR TO MAJOR ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED AT
> INDUSTRIAL
> PARKS...ESPECIALLY TO THOSE BUILDINGS WITH LIGHT
> WEIGHT STEEL AND
> ALUMINUM COVERINGS. OLDER LOW RISING APARTMENT ROOFS
> MAY ALSO BE TORN
> OFF...AS WELL AS RECEIVING SIDING AND SHINGLE
> DAMAGE. MUCH OF THE
> GLASS IN HIGH RISE OFFICE BUILDINGS WILL BE BLOWN
> OUT. AIRBORNE
> DEBRIS WILL CAUSE DAMAGE...INJURY...AND POSSIBLE
> FATALITIES.
>
> ...NATURAL DAMAGE...
> ALL TREES WITH ROTTING BASES WILL BECOME UPROOTED OR
> SNAP. NEARLY ALL
> LARGE BRANCHES WILL SNAP...AND MAJOR DAMAGE CAN BE
> EXPECTED TO
> CITRUS GROVES...INCLUDING NUMEROUS UPROOTED
> TREES...MOST COMMON WHERE
> THE GROUND IS SATURATED.
>
> RESIDENTS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD RUSH TO
> COMPLETION PREPARATIONS
> TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY...THEN MOVE TO A PLACE OF
> SAFETY.
>
> IN RURAL LOCATIONS...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL
> SURPASS BANK
> FULL FOR MORE THAN 6 HOURS.
>
> URBAN AREAS WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AS
> RAINFALL OF 4 TO 8
> INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE STORM SURGE
> WILL LIMIT
> EVACUATION OF THE WATER.
>
> HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE RIVERS TO SWELL LONG AFTER THE
> STORM PASSES.
> PERSONS LIVING ALONG RIVERS SHOULD MONITOR EVENTS
> THROUGH EARLY NEXT
> WEEK.
>
> THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE TAMPA
> BAY AREA FORECAST
> OFFICE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 2 PM EDT.
>
> STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER
> INFORMATION ON THIS
> DANGEROUS HURRICANE. HEED ALL EVACUATION ORDERS FROM
> LAW ENFORCEMENT
> OR MILITARY PERSONNEL.
>
>
> LINHARES
>
>
>
> AFFECTED COUNTIES:
> IN FLORIDA: CHARLOTTE, CITRUS, DESOTO, HARDEE,
> HERNANDO, HIGHLANDS, HILLSBOROUGH, LEE, LEVY,
> MANATEE, PASCO, PINELLAS, POLK, SARASOTA, SUMTER.
>
>
>
>
> Watch BN9 for more.
>
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>


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