[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE BILL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
219 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009

...BILL PASSING WELL SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET...

.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 THE COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS
FROM WOODS HOLE TO SAGAMORE BEACH...INCLUDING THE ISLANDS OF MARTHAS
VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET...AS WELL AS THE SURROUNDING COASTAL WATERS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BILL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
40.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 67.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
NANTUCKET. BILL WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 85 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE BILL WILL MAKE ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET AND CAPE
COD IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. THE WIND THREAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE
SECONDARY TO THE THREAT OF DANGEROUSLY HIGH SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TAUNTON BY 6 AM EDT.

ANZ231>234-254-255-240630-
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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-
219 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM...BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS ON THE FRINGES OF BILL WERE
MOVING ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. BRIEFLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE
EXPECTED UNTIL DAYBREAK. THE STRONGEST WINDS...NEAR 35 KNOTS...WILL
OCCUR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

...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...
NANTUCKET SHOALS BUOY...LOCATED 54 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF
NANTUCKET...REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 37
KNOTS AT 2 AM.

THE STRONGEST WINDS...NEAR 35 KNOTS...WILL OCCUR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF HOURS.

...MARINE...
NANTUCKET SHOALS BUOY...LOCATED 54 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF
NANTUCKET...REPORTED 25 FOOT SEAS AT 2 AM. SEAS UP TO 20 FEET ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET.

$$

MAZ022>024-240630-
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BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
219 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM...BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS ON THE FRINGES OF BILL WERE
MOVING ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. BRIEFLY
HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED UNTIL DAYBREAK. THE STRONGEST
WINDS...NEAR 40 MPH...WILL OCCUR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

...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...
A SKYWARN SPOTTER REPORTED A GUST TO 35 MPH ON CISCO BEACH ON
NANTUCKET JUST AFTER 11 PM SATURDAY. NANTUCKET AIRPORT REPORTED A
PEAK WIND GUST OF 31 MPH AROUND 1115 PM SATURDAY. NANTUCKET SHOALS
BUOY...LOCATED 54 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET...REPORTED
SEVERAL GUSTS TO 43 MPH...LAST OCCURRING AT 2 AM.

THE STRONGEST WINDS...NEAR 40 MPH...WILL OCCUR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF HOURS.

...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...HIGH SURF WILL CREATE SPLASHOVER 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







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