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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE BILL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
907 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...BILL MOVING NORTHWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND
MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR CAPE COD...NANTUCKET AND
MARTHAS VINEYARD AND THE ADJACENT MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BILL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 34.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 68.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 235 MILES
WEST-NORTHWEST OF BERMUDA. THIS IS ABOUT 610 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
NANTUCKET MA. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH...OR 360 DEGREES...AT 22 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 105 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE BILL WILL MAKE ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO CAPE COD LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WHILE SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE OUTER CAPE AND NANTUCKET...THE WIND
THREAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE SECOND TO THE THREAT OF HIGH...ROUGH SEAS
ON THE COASTAL WATERS.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF
DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE
TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND
MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A
BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING
IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND
CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT
SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION.
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL
PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO THE
DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER
DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TAUNTON AROUND 2 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

ANZ231>234-254-255-231315-
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CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
907 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

..NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR CAPE COD BAY...NANTUCKET AND
VINEYARD SOUNDS...BUZZARDS BAY...AS WELL AS THE COASTAL WATERS EAST
OF CAPE COD AND SOUTH OF NANTUCKET AND THE VINEYARD.  SOME
STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TODAY...FOLLOWED BY WEAKENING TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY AS THE CENTER OF BILL MOVES NORTH OF THE GULF STREAM.

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

OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE
THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE
ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME. ALSO...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 30 TO
50 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST
FORECAST.

...WINDS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE BILL APPROACHES...
STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR
THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT.

...MARINE...
SWELLS FROM HURRICANE BILL ARE ALREADY BUILDING INTO THE COASTAL
WATERS. AS HURRICANE BILL APPROACHES...THE SWELL AND SEAS WILL
CONTINUE TO BUILD. 12 TO 18 FOOT SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTER
WATERS SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET.

$$

MAZ022>024-231315-
/O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
907 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

..NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR CAPE COD...NANTUCKET AND
MARTHAS VINEYARD. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TODAY...FOLLOWED BY
WEAKENING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THE CENTER OF BILL MOVES NORTH OF THE
GULF STREAM.

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

OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE
THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE
ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
25 TO 35 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE
LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE BILL APPROACHES...
STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR
THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT.

MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE
LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...
AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS
MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL
BE POSSIBLE.


...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A STORM SURGE UP TO 1 FOOT IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EAST
COASTS OF CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. WHILE NO COASTAL FLOODING IS
EXPECTED WITH BILL...SOME MINOR SPLASH-OVER IS POSSIBLE DURING THE
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON HIGH TIDES.

$$

BELK





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