WTUS82 KTAE 100910 HLSTAE ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-101715- Hurricane Milton Local Statement Advisory Number 21 National Weather Service Tallahassee FL AL142024 510 AM EDT Thu Oct 10 2024 /410 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024/ This product covers eastern Florida panhandle, Florida Big Bend, southeastern Alabama and southwestern Georgia **MILTON MOVING OFF THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA. GUSTY WINDS COULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON** NEW INFORMATION --------------- * CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS: - All watches and warnings have been canceled * CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS: - None * STORM INFORMATION: - About 330 miles east-southeast of Panama City or about 260 miles east-southeast of Tallahassee - 28.5N 80.5W - Storm Intensity 85 mph - Movement Northeast or 55 degrees at 18 mph SITUATION OVERVIEW ------------------ ...MILTON MOVING OFF THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA. GUSTY WINDS COULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON... At 5 AM EDT, Hurricane Milton is moving off the east-central coast of the FL Peninsula near Cape Canaveral as a category 1 hurricane. Milton will continue to move east through the remainder of the day. Milton remains a very large system with strong winds on the north side of the system. As Milton moves off the coast, all tropical warnings will be cancelled and replaced with a wind advisory across the FL Big Bend and south-central GA through this afternoon. Dangerous marine conditions will continue with building waves and strong winds persisting into Thursday afternoon or evening. This will result in high surf at all area beaches through Thursday along with deadly rip currents along all area beaches for the rest of the week. POTENTIAL IMPACTS ----------------- * WIND: Little to no additional wind impacts expected. Elsewhere across eastern Florida panhandle, Florida Big Bend, southeastern Alabama and southwestern Georgia, little to no impact is anticipated. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS ---------------------------------- * ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION: - For information on appropriate preparations see ready.gov - For additional disaster preparedness information see redcross.org NEXT UPDATE ----------- As it pertains to this event...this will be the last local statement issued by the National Weather Service in Tallahassee FL regarding the effects of tropical cyclone hazards upon the area. $$