[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
838 AM AST MON AUG 17 2009

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA IS RACING WEST THROUGH THE LOCAL CARIBBEAN
WATERS AND COULD DISSIPATE LATER TODAY...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS ACROSS PUERTO
RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 16.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 64.8 WEST...OR ABOUT
70 MILES SOUTH OF ST. CROIX. THIS IS ABOUT 140 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PR. STORM MOTION WAS WEST-NORTHWEST AT 28
MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 35 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA IS MOVING RAPIDLY WESTWARD THIS
MORNING...BRINGING LOCALIZED FLOODING ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN
HALF OF PUERTO RICO AS WELL AS ACROSS THE SMALLER ISLANDS SURROUNDING
PUERTO RICO. THE HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING ARE ALL EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA
THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AS ANA EXITS THE REGION.

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

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AROUND 12 PM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

PRZ001>013-181245-
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SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
838 AM AST MON AUG 17 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE POSITION OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA HAS BEEN UPDATED.

...WINDS...
WHILE SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT
EXPECTED...STRONG AND DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH
INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS...RESULTING IN LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN
URBANIZED AREAS.

...TORNADOES...
TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIER RAIN
BANDS AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA TRACKS RAPIDLY WESTWARD.

$$

VIZ001-002-181245-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.A.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
838 AM AST MON AUG 17 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE POSITION OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA HAS BEEN UPDATED.

...WINDS...
WHILE SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT
EXPECTED...STRONG AND DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH
INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS...RESULTING IN LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN
URBANIZED AREAS.

...TORNADOES...
TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIER RAIN
BANDS AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA TRACKS RAPIDLY WESTWARD.

$$

AMZ710-712-715-722-725-732-735-741-742-745-181245-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.A.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-
838 AM AST MON AUG 17 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE POSITION OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA HAS BEEN UPDATED.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE CARIBBEAN
WATERS WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS AS TROPICAL
DEPRESSION ANA MOVES ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA. WINDS IN THE ATLANTIC
WATERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 10 TO 20 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40
KNOTS IN PASSING THUNDERSTORMS. IN ADDITION...WATERSPOUTS WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

...MARINE...
SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 6 TO 10 FEET OVER THE WATERS
SURROUNDING THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND
INCREASE RAPIDLY IN THE CARIBBEAN WATERS LATER TODAY. SEAS IN THE
ATLANTIC WILL LIKELY REACH 6 TO 8 FEET.

$$




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