[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE BILL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1118 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...BILL NOW MOVING TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED
ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS ACROSS SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS AND THE 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 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BILL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
39.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 67.8 WEST...OR ABOUT 195 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
NANTUCKET. BILL WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 85 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE BILL WILL MAKE ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET AND CAPE
COD OVERNIGHT. BILL SHOULD PASS 150 TO 175 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.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TAUNTON BY 3 AM EDT.

ANZ231>234-254-255-240330-
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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-
1118 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM...SEVERAL RAIN BANDS WERE MOVING WESTWARD INTO SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND AND THE COASTAL WATERS. BRIEFLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE
WITHIN THESE RAIN BANDS OVERNIGHT.

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

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT THIS TIME.

&&

...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 50 PERCENT ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL
WATERS.

...WINDS...
AT 11 PM...NANTUCKET SHOALS BUOY...LOCATED 54 NAUTICAL MILES
SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET...REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO 37 KNOTS.

THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE BILL APPROACHES...
STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE.

...MARINE...
AT 11 PM...NANTUCKET SHOALS BUOY...LOCATED 54 NAUTICAL MILES
SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET...REPORTED 25 FOOT SEAS. SWELLS FROM HURRICANE
BILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. SEAS UP TO 20 FEET
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET.

$$

MAZ022>024-240330-
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BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
1118 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM...SEVERAL RAIN BANDS WERE MOVING ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE
ISLANDS. THESE WERE ROTATING WESTWARD. BRIEFLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS
POSSIBLE WITHIN THESE RAIN BANDS OVERNIGHT.

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

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT THIS TIME.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS NO CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN
OR EQUAL TO 40 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
AS OF 11 PM...NANTUCKET AIRPORT REPORTED A GUST TO 28 MPH. A SKYWARN
SPOTTER REPORTED A GUST TO 35 MPH ON CISCO BEACH ON NANTUCKET. NANTUCKET
SHOALS BUOY...LOCATED 54 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET...REPORTED
A GUST TO 37 KNOTS /43 MPH/ AT 10 PM.

THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THESE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MINOR
DAMAGE.

HOWEVER...IF HURRICANE BILL SHIFTS FARTHER TO THE EAST WINDS MAY NOT
REACH THESE VALUES ON THE CAPE AND ISLANDS.

...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...SPLASHOVER IS EXPECTED NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

...RIP CURRENTS...
HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL PERSIST ON OCEAN BEACHES
THROUGH SUNDAY. LARGE BREAKERS WILL MAKE STANDING NEAR THE OCEAN ON
ROCKS...JETTIES OR LOW PIERS VERY DANGEROUS. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS
OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES REGARDING SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS AND BEACH
CLOSURES.

$$

JWD/GAF



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