[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Thu Oct 16 03:41:56 CDT 2008
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE OMAR INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
441 AM AST THU OCT 16 2008
...OMAR RACING NORTHEASTWARD AND AWAY FROM THE LOCAL AREA...
.AT 300 AM AST...0700Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE OMAR WAS LOCATED BY
RADAR AND RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT NEAR LATITUDE 18.5 NORTH...
LONGITUDE 63.8 WEST OR ABOUT 55 MILES..90 KM...NORTHWEST OF ST.
MARTIN...OR ABOUT 75 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF ST THOMAS...OR ABOUT
80 MILES NORTHEAST OF ST CROIX
OMAR IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CORE OF OMAR WILL BE MOVING
AWAY FROM THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS.
REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR
125 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. OMAR IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE
ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE
POSSIBLE TODAY.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE HURRICANE
HUNTER WAS 959 MB...28.32 INCHES.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED
MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE LOCAL
ISLANDS THROUGH TODAY. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING
FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.
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SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
441 AM AST THU OCT 16 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELED...
...HURRICANE WATCH IS CANCELED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS CANCELED...STORM INFORMATION...LOCATION AND INTENSITY
UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
PUERTO RICO.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL LOCAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION EARLY
THIS MORNING.
...WINDS...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THIS MORNING.
...INLAND FLOODING...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TODAY. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THESE
AREAS.
$$
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NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-
441 AM AST THU OCT 16 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELED...
...HURRICANE WATCH IS CANCELED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS CANCELED...STORM INFORMATION...LOCATION AND INTENSITY
UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
PUERTO RICO.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL LOCAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION EARLY
THIS MORNING.
...WINDS...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THIS MORNING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THESE
AREAS.
$$
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COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
441 AM AST THU OCT 16 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELED...
...HURRICANE WATCH IS CANCELED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS CANCELED...STORM INFORMATION...LOCATION AND INTENSITY
UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINE INTERESTS ACROSS THESE AREAS SHOULD NOT VENTURE FAR FROM
PORT...UNTIL CONDITIONS START TO IMPROVE LATER THIS MORNING. HIGH
SEAS AND LARGE WAVE ACTION WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING ALONG
THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST COASTS OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...CULEBRA
AND VIEQUES...AS WELL AS EAST AND SOUTHEASTERN PUERTO RICO.
...WINDS...
ANY LEFTOVER TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...MAINLY IN GUSTS...WILL
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THIS MORNING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THESE
AREAS.
$$
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MONA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
441 AM AST THU OCT 16 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
WARNINGS CANCELED...STORM INFORMATION...LOCATION AND INTENSITY
UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINE INTERESTS ACROSS THESE AREAS SHOULD NOT VENTURE FAR FROM
PORT...UNTIL CONDITIONS START TO IMPROVE LATER THIS MORNING.
...WINDS...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THIS MORNING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THESE
AREAS.
$$
VIZ002-170845-
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ST CROIX-
441 AM AST THU OCT 16 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION...LOCATION AND INTENSITY UPDATED.
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AST THURSDAY.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
VIRGIN ISLANDS.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.
FLASH FLOOD WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL RESIDENTS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS
UNTIL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS DIMINISH. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
WILL PERSIST LOCALLY THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINS IN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEST PART OF OMAR...WILL
OCCASIONALLY AFFECT ST CROIX. THIS WILL EXACERBATE THE FLOOD
PROBLEMS ACROSS THE ISLAND...KEEPING ROADS IMPASSABLE AND CAUSING
SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING OF DRY GUTS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AS
WELL AS LAND AND MUDSLIDES. RESIDENTS OF FLOOD PRONE AND HIGHLY
VULNERABLE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN IN SAFE SHELTER UNTIL LATER THIS
MORNING...AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES GIVE THE ALL CLEAR MESSAGE.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE HIGH SEAS GENERATED AS THE EYE OF OMAR MOVED NEAR ST CROIX
...WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY HIGH POUNDING SURF ALONG THE REEF
LINES AND BEACHES OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ST CROIX. THE COMBINATION
OF ELEVATED TIDES...AND THE RUN UP OF THESE VERY LARGE WAVES ALONG
THE BEACHES AND SHORE LINES...IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
COASTAL FLOODING ACROSS LARGE PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ST CROIX EARLY
THIS MORNING. WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL
ALONG THESE COAST LINES THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WERE OCCURRING ACROSS THE
LOCAL ISLANDS WITH WIND GUSTS ABOVE 50 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH
FURTHER AS OMAR PULLS AWAY FROM THE LOCAL AREA.
...INLAND FLOODING...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TODAY. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING IS
STILL EXPECTED.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE IS EXPECTED TO BE ISSUED AROUND 6 AM AST.
$$
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CULEBRA-VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
441 AM AST THU OCT 16 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION...LOCATION...INTENSITY.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL RESIDENTS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS
UNTIL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS DIMINISH. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
WILL PERSIST LOCALLY THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WERE OCCURRING ACROSS
THE LOCAL ISLANDS WITH WIND GUSTS ABOVE 45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL
DIMINISH FURTHER AS OMAR PULLS AWAY FROM THE LOCAL AREA.
...INLAND FLOODING...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TODAY. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE IS EXPECTED TO BE ISSUED AROUND 6 AM AST.
$$
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ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN USVI AND CULEBRA OUT 10 NM-
ANEGADA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN USVI VIEQUES AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO
OUT 10 NM-CARIBBEAN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO FROM 10 NM TO 17N-
441 AM AST THU OCT 16 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION...LOCATION...AND INTENSITY UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINE INTERESTS ACROSS THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL
THE HURRICANE WARNING IS DISCONTINUED AND CONDITIONS START
TO IMPROVE LATER TODAY. HIGH SEAS AND LARGE WAVE ACTION WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING ACROSS THE PASSAGE AS OMAR PULLS AWAY.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...WITH LOCAL HURRICANE GUSTS
CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREAS...BUT WILL DIMINISHING AS HURRICANE
OMAR PULLS FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE IS EXPECTED TO BE ISSUED AROUND 6 AM AST.
$$
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