[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS81 KBOX 221815
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE BILL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
215 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...HURRICANE 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 SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS
AND ADJACENT MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BILL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 36.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 68.8 WEST...OR ABOUT 370 MILES
SOUTH OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH...OR
355 DEGREES...AT 23 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE BILL WILL MAKE ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO CAPE COD LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. EVEN SO...BILL SHOULD PASS
ABOUT 150 MILES EAST OF NANTUCKET. THE WIND THREAT IS CONSIDERED TO
BE SECONDARY TO THE THREAT OF HIGH...ROUGH SEAS ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS
AND RHODE ISLAND ARE ALSO PRESENT.

.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 5 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

ANZ231>234-254-255-231815-
/O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
215 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OF HURRICANE BILL WERE STARTING TO MOVE
NORTH INTO THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. THESE RAIN
BANDS SHOULD REACH CAPE COD BAY AND BUZZARDS BAY BY 5 PM EDT.

...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
LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 40 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL
DOWNWARD 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 CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS. 12 TO 18 FOOT SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS
SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET.

$$

MAZ022>024-231815-
/O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
215 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OF HURRICANE BILL WERE STARTING TO MOVE NORTH
INTO SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. LIGHT RAIN HAS ALREADY BEGUN AT 2 PM
EDT ACROSS NANTUCKET. THESE RAIN BANDS SHOULD REACH APPROACH THE CAPE
COD CANAL TOWARD 5 PM EDT.

...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
UP TO 26 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.

...RIP CURRENTS...
HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE RHODE
ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS INTO SUNDAY. LARGE BREAKERS WILL ALSO MAKE
STANDING NEAR OCEAN ON ROCKS...JETTIES OR LOW PIERS VERY DANGEROUS.
THOSE STILL ALONG THE COAST SHOULD HEED LOCAL AUTHORITIES REGARDING
SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS AND BEACH CLOSURES.

$$

BELK




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