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WTUS82 KMFL 281759 AAA  
TCVMFL  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
IDALIA LOCAL WATCH/WARNING STATEMENT/INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 8A...UPDATED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL102023  
159 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2023  
 
FLZ070-290200-  
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INLAND COLLIER COUNTY-  
159 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- GOLDEN GATE  
- IMMOKALEE  
- AVE MARIA  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD BE  
COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED  
MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT.  
- MANY LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR  
UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES  
ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SOME FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN  
OVER.  
- A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN  
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING  
CONDITIONS ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- NO STORM SURGE INUNDATION FORECAST  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: LITTLE TO NO STORM  
SURGE FLOODING  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: THERE IS LITTLE TO NO THREAT OF STORM SURGE FLOODING.  
ROUGH SURF, COASTAL EROSION, AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP  
CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS FOR STORM SURGE FLOODING  
ARE NEEDED.  
- ACT: FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS. MONITOR  
FORECASTS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM STORM SURGE FLOODING.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 1-3 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
LOCALIZED FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- LOCALIZED RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT A FEW EVACUATIONS.  
- DITCHES AND CANALS MAY QUICKLY RISE WITH SWIFT CURRENTS.  
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER A FEW STRUCTURES, ESPECIALLY IN  
USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. A FEW PLACES WHERE RAPID PONDING  
OF WATER OCCURS AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND POOR  
DRAINAGE AREAS. SEVERAL STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS  
BECOME NEAR-FULL AND BEGIN TO OVERFLOW. SOME BRIEF ROAD AND  
BRIDGE CLOSURES.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS UNFAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: TORNADOES NOT EXPECTED  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: TORNADOES ARE NOT EXPECTED. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL OCCUR.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS NEEDED TO PROTECT  
AGAINST TORNADOES AT THIS TIME. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST  
TORNADO SITUATION.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR CHANGES IN THE FORECAST.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MFL  
- WWW.COLLIERGOV.NET  
- FOR STORM INFORMATION CALL 2-1-1  
 

 
 
FLZ069-290200-  
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/O.CON.KMFL.TR.W.1010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY-  
159 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
   
..STORM SURGE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- NAPLES  
- MARCO ISLAND  
- EVERGLADES CITY  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD BE  
COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED  
MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT.  
- MANY LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR  
UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES  
ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SOME FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN  
OVER.  
- A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN  
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING  
CONDITIONS ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 2-4 FEET  
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS  
- WINDOW OF CONCERN: TUESDAY MORNING UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM  
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE FLOODING OF  
GREATER THAN 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: EVACUATION EFFORTS AND FLOOD PREPARATIONS SHOULD  
SOON BE BROUGHT TO COMPLETION BEFORE CONDITIONS BECOME  
UNSAFE.  
- ACT: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF EVACUATION ORDERS ARE GIVEN FOR  
YOUR AREA TO AVOID BEING CUT OFF FROM EMERGENCY SERVICES OR  
NEEDLESSLY RISK LIVES.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- AREAS OF INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING ACCENTUATED  
BY WAVES. DAMAGE TO SEVERAL BUILDINGS, MAINLY NEAR THE  
COAST.  
- SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY ROADS  
BECOME WEAKENED OR WASHED OUT, ESPECIALLY IN USUALLY  
VULNERABLE LOW SPOTS.  
- MAJOR BEACH EROSION WITH HEAVY SURF BREACHING DUNES. STRONG  
AND NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS.  
- MODERATE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS.  
SEVERAL SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS, ESPECIALLY  
IN UNPROTECTED ANCHORAGES.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 1-3 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
LOCALIZED FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- LOCALIZED RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT A FEW EVACUATIONS.  
- DITCHES AND CANALS MAY QUICKLY RISE WITH SWIFT CURRENTS.  
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER A FEW STRUCTURES, ESPECIALLY IN  
USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. A FEW PLACES WHERE RAPID PONDING  
OF WATER OCCURS AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND POOR  
DRAINAGE AREAS. SEVERAL STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS  
BECOME NEAR-FULL AND BEGIN TO OVERFLOW. SOME BRIEF ROAD AND  
BRIDGE CLOSURES.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS UNFAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: TORNADOES NOT EXPECTED  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: TORNADOES ARE NOT EXPECTED. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL OCCUR.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS NEEDED TO PROTECT  
AGAINST TORNADOES AT THIS TIME. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST  
TORNADO SITUATION.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR CHANGES IN THE FORECAST.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MFL  
- WWW.COLLIERGOV.NET  
- FOR STORM INFORMATION CALL 2-1-1  
 

 
 
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