[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ANA LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
746 PM AST SAT AUG 15 2009

...TROPICAL STORM ANA TO IMPACT THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND PUERTO RICO BY MONDAY EVENING...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO
RICO.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
AT THIS TIME...THERE ARE NO TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS
IN EFFECT FOR OUR AREA. HOWEVER...AS THIS EVENT CONTINUES TO UNFOLD
...THE ISSUANCE OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR THE LOCAL AREA MAY BE
REQUIRED LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 14.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 50.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 730 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.. THIS IS ABOUT 975 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAINT CROIX OR ABOUT 1080 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST
OF SAN JUAN. ANA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 17 MPH AND MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
AT THE PRESENT MOMENT...TROPICAL STORM ANA IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY
INTENSIFY DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS AS IT MOVES TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST
CARIBBEAN. AT THIS TIME...IT IS TOO EARLY TO PROVIDE EXACT
WIND...RAINFALL...AND SURGE FORECAST VALUES FOR SPECIFIC
LOCATIONS. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
DAMAGING WINDS AND FLASH FLOODING SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EVEN BEFORE THE ISSUANCE OF WATCHES OR WARNINGS...IT MAY BECOME
NECESSARY FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO ACTIVATE THEIR TROPICAL
CYCLONE EMERGENCY PLANS. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE YOUR FAVORITE
MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

THIS IS A GOOD TIME FOR RESIDENTS TO GO OVER THEIR HURRICANE
DISASTER PLAN. VISITORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHECK WITH HOTEL
MANAGEMENT OR WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS REGARDING ANY ACTIONS THEY
SHOULD TAKE.

DO NOT FOCUS ON THE SKINNY BLACK LINE.

A TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE IS NOT A POINT ON A MAP...THE
DANGEROUS EFFECTS OF A STORM CAN EXTEND SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES
AWAY FROM THE CENTER. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE CONE OF
UNCERTAINTY...YOU COULD STILL EXPERIENCE HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY
RAINFALL...SERIOUSLY IMPACTING LIFE AND PROPERTY.

THE FOLLOWING ARE SUGGESTED ACTIONS THAT CAN BE TAKEN AT THIS
TIME...

CHECK BATTERIES FOR RADIOS AND FLASHLIGHTS. STOCK UP ON DRINKING
WATER AND CANNED OR DRIED FOOD.  ENSURE YOU HAVE A MANUAL CAN
OPENER.

HAVE ENOUGH FOOD AND WATER FOR AT LEAST THREE TO FIVE DAYS PER
PERSON. GATHER MEDICINES...TOILETRIES...AND FIRST AID SUPPLIES.

HAVE A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF CASH ON HAND SINCE CREDIT CARDS AND
AUTOMATED CASH MACHINES DO NOT WORK WITHOUT POWER.

CHECK FUEL LEVELS ON AUTOMOBILES...GENERATORS...AND CHAIN SAWS.

IF YOU NEED TO MAKE A TRIP TO THE HARDWARE STORE...THE GROCERY
STORE...OR THE GAS STATION...DO SO AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

PLEASE VISIT WWW.READY.GOV FOR A MORE COMPLETE LIST OF ITEMS TO
INCLUDE IN AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS KIT.

DETERMINE WHERE YOU SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IF THE STORM APPROACHES
YOUR AREA. CONSIDER WHETHER YOU LIVE IN A POTENTIAL EVACUATION
ZONE. LEARN THE LOCATIONS OF OFFICIAL SHELTERS. IN ALL
CASES...HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY
ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED.

MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR UNSAFE
CONDITIONS. CONSIDER EARLY STEPS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT. IF SMALL
CRAFT MUST GO OUT AND CURRENT CONDITIONS ALLOW...DO NOT VENTURE
FAR FROM PORT AND DO NOT STAY OUT VERY LONG. RETURN TO PORT
QUICKLY IF A WATCH OR WARNING IS ISSUED.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

AMZ710-712-715-722-725-732-735-741-742-745-PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-
170000-
/O.COR.TJSJ.HU.S.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
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-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
MONA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
746 PM AST SAT AUG 15 2009

...TROPICAL STORM ANA TO IMPACT THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND PUERTO RICO BY MONDAY EVENING...

...NEW INFORMATION...
NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EVERYONE IS STRONGLY URGED TO STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST FORECAST.
DO NOT GET CAUGHT OFF GUARD AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF WATCHES
OR WARNINGS BECOME NECESSARY FOR YOUR AREA.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD NOT VENTURE TOO FAR FROM PORT. TAKE EARLY
STEPS TO SECURE YOUR CRAFT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 40 TO 50
PERCENT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN AROUND
MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...VIEQUES AND CULEBRA
AND AROUND MONDAY EVENING FOR PUERTO RICO.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE LIKELY TO BE ISSUED LATER
TONIGHT AND OR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. AS TROPICAL STORM ANA MOVES
CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE.
THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM EARLY
MONDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

...MARINE...
SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EARLY MONDAY ACROSS THE EASTERN
ATLANTIC WATERS AND SPREAD WESTWARD ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA
MONDAY EVENING. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET MONDAY
INTO MONDAY EVENING.

$$

RM




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