An advisory states details relative to the location, intensity, and direction of travel and speed of a tropical storm or hurricane. A weather bulletin is a public release from the National Hurricane Center during periods between advisories, which announce the latest details on the tropical storm or hurricane. The voluntary notice is usually issued by the Emergency Operations Center. The notice recommends and encourages persons living in the affected area to evacuate and move to areas of safety. The governing body issues the mandatory evacuation notice, which, in most cases, is the County Commission.
State law requires that persons in the mandatory evacuation area comply with the notice once given.
They will instead take the names, ages, and sex of those remaining and the names, addresses and phone numbers of next of kin to aid in identification and notification after the passage of the storm. A violent storm originating over tropical waters with winds near its center reaching 74 mph and higher. In size, the storm may range from 50 to 1,000 miles in diameter. An advance statement issued by the National Hurricane Center indicating that a hurricane is near and that attention should be given to subsequent advisories. It implies the possibility of dangerous conditions within 24 to 48 hours.