[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

Fri Sep 5 11:18:47 CDT 2008

WTUS81 KOKX 051617
HLSOKX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
1217 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...TROPICAL STORM HANNA TO IMPACT THE TRI-STATE REGION THIS
WEEKEND...

.AT 11 AM EDT...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF
SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY TO WATCH HILL RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING LONG
ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN
36 HOURS.

AT 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.2 WEST OR ABOUT 110
MILES...EAST OF DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA AND ABOUT 375 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH. A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTH IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR THE
SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ONLY
SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST PRIOR TO LANDFALL...ALTHOUGH IT
IS STILL POSSIBLE FOR HANNA TO BECOME A HURRICANE. WEAKENING IS
EXPECTED AFTER LANDFALL.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB...28.94 INCHES.

CTZ009>012-NJZ005-006-011-NYZ071>081-052330-
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SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
1217 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN
COASTAL SECTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...SOUTHEAST NEW
YORK...INCLUDING ALL OF NEW YORK CITY AND LONG ISLAND...AND
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ANOTHER THREAT A TROPICAL STORM CAN POSE IS TO THE BOATING
COMMUNITY. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL THE
TROPICAL STORM THREAT HAS PASSED. BOAT OWNERS AND MARINA OPERATORS
IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD PREPARE QUICKLY FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS.

HOME OWNERS ARE URGED TO SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. GARBAGE
CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE CAN EASILY BECOME PROJECTILES WITH THE
ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS
ARE URGED TO STOCK UP ON BATTERIES...FLASHLIGHTS...DRINKING WATER
AND NON-PERISHABLE FOODS. PEOPLE ARE ALSO URGED TO REMAIN INDOORS
DURING THE STORM AS THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN AND GUTSY WINDS
WILL RESULT IN LOOSE SOIL AND THE THREAT OF DOWNED TREES...LARGE
TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS IS EXPECTED AS HANNA PASSES JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF LONG
ISLAND SATURDAY NIGHT. WE CURRENTLY ARE IN A PERIOD OF NEAP
TIDES...WHICH RESULTS IN LOW ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. AS A
RESULT...SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME. HOWEVER...HIGH SEAS AND ROUGH SURF COULD RESULT IN SLIGHTLY
HIGHER WATER LEVELS...AND SOME SPLASH OVER...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE
TIME OF HIGH TIDE.

THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ARE AS FOLLOWS...

AT SANDY HOOK...
HIGH TIDE IS AT 1249 AM AND 115 PM SATURDAY...AND AT 139 AM
SUNDAY.

AT THE BATTERY...
HIGH TIDE IS AT 1235 AM AND 101 PM SATURDAY...AND AT 125 AM
SUNDAY.

AT EAST ROCKAWAY INLET...
HIGH TIDE IS AT 1242 AM AND 108 PM SATURDAY...AND AT 132 AM
SUNDAY.

AT JONES INLET...
HIGH TIDE IS AT 1229 AM AND 1255 PM SATURDAY...AND AT 119 AM
SUNDAY.

AT SHINNECOCK INLET...
HIGH TIDE IS AT 1249 AM AND 115 PM SATURDAY...AND AT 139 AM
SUNDAY.

AT MONTAUK POINT...
HIGH TIDE IS AT 200 AM AND 234 PM SATURDAY...AND AT 257 AM
SUNDAY.

AT BRIDGEPORT CT...
HIGH TIDE IS AT 424 AM AND 440 PM SATURDAY...AND AT 518 AM
SUNDAY.

AT NEW HAVEN CT...
HIGH TIDE IS AT 423 AM AND 439 PM SATURDAY...AND AT 517 AM
SUNDAY.

AT NEW LONDON CT...
HIGH TIDE IS AT 232 AM AND 300 PM SATURDAY...AND AT 332 AM
SUNDAY.

...WINDS...

AT THE POINT OF CLOSEST APPROACH OVER EASTERN LONG ISLAND AND FAR
SOUTHEAST CONNECTICUT...HANNA IS EXPECTED TO HAVE SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...MAINLY EAST OF THE CENTER. IF
THE STORM MOVES AS FORECAST...RAIN BANDS NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER
WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

...INLAND FLOODING...

HANNA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7
INCHES ACROSS THE REGION. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WHERE RAIN
BANDS ARE THE MOST PERSISTENT. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WILL LIKELY
RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS...STREAMS AND
CREEKS...AS WELL AS MODERATE FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POOR DRAINAGE
AND URBAN AREAS.

BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR.
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER ANY FLOODING
WHILE DRIVING...TURN AROUND.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE EAST OF THE TRACK OF HANNA.
THIS WILL KEEP THE THREAT OF TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS MAINLY
OVER THE OCEAN WATERS...AND POSSIBLY THE TWIN FORKS OF LONG
ISLAND.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED SHORTLY AFTER 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

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NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-
PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
1217 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IN EFFECT...

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN
INTERIOR SECTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...SOUTHEAST NEW
YORK...AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HOME OWNERS ARE URGED TO SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. GARBAGE
CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE CAN EASILY BECOME PROJECTILES WITH THE
ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS
ARE URGED TO STOCK UP ON BATTERIES...FLASHLIGHTS...DRINKING WATER
AND NON-PERISHABLE FOODS. PEOPLE ARE ALSO URGED TO REMAIN INDOORS
DURING THE STORM AS THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN AND GUTSY WINDS
WILL RESULT IN LOOSE SOIL AND THE THREAT OF DOWNED TREES...LARGE
TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.

...WINDS...

AT THE POINT OF CLOSEST APPROACH OVER EASTERN LONG ISLAND AND FAR
SOUTHEAST CONNECTICUT...HANNA IS EXPECTED TO HAVE SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...MAINLY EAST OF THE CENTER. IF
THE STORM MOVES AS FORECAST...RAIN BANDS NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER
WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.

...INLAND FLOODING...

HANNA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7
INCHES ACROSS THE REGION. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WHERE RAIN
BANDS ARE THE MOST PERSISTENT. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WILL LIKELY
RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS...STREAMS AND
CREEKS...AS WELL AS MODERATE FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POOR DRAINAGE
AND URBAN AREAS.

BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR.
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER ANY FLOODING
WHILE DRIVING...TURN AROUND.

...TORNADOES...
TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE EAST OF THE TRACK OF HANNA. AT THIS
TIME...THIS WOULD KEEP THE GREATEST RISK OF TORNADOES TO OUR SOUTH
AND EAST.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED SHORTLY AFTER 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

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LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
NEW YORK HARBOR-PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS-
SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY-
MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM-
FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM-
SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM-
1217 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY MARINERS IN OR
WITH INTERESTS IN THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO WATCH
HILL RI OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING NEW YORK HARBOR...LONG ISLAND SOUND
AND THE SOUTH SHORE AND EAST END BAYS OF LONG ISLAND.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ONE OF THE BIGGEST THREATS A TROPICAL STORM CAN POSE IS TO THE
BOATING COMMUNITY. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL
THE TROPICAL STORM THREAT HAS PASSED. BOAT OWNERS AND MARINA
OPERATORS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD PREPARE QUICKLY FOR TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS.