[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS81 KBOX 281532
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DANNY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1132 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009

...TROPICAL STORM DANNY WILL LIKELY AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE
COASTAL WATERS...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT OFFERS GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
MARINERS...AS WELL AS OTHER MARINE INTERESTS...ALONG THE OUTER
COASTAL WATERS OF MASSACHUSETTS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET
AND EAST OF CAPE COD.

A WATCH MEANS THAT THE STATED CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE
NEXT 36 HOURS FOR THE SPECIFIED AREAS. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST
PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL
HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DANNY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.5 WEST...OR ABOUT
350 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA. THIS IS ABOUT
830 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MA.
STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST OR 325 DEGREES AT 10 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM DANNY IS FORECAST TO TRACK CLOSE TO NANTUCKET
SATURDAY EVENING. BASED ON THIS TRACK...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE WATERS SOUTH AND EAST OF NANTUCKET SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH SEAS BUILDING UP TO 15 FEET SATURDAY
NIGHT.

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

IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND
THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE
EVENTS. FOR THE MARINE WATERS...TROPICAL CYCLONE CONDITIONS ARE
ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH WIND AND DANGEROUS SEAS. TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE
COMPRISED OF HURRICANES...TROPICAL STORMS... AND TROPICAL
DEPRESSIONS. HURRICANES HAVE WINDS OF 74 MPH OR HIGHER...WHICH
EQUATES TO 64 KNOTS OR HIGHER. TROPICAL STORMS HAVE WINDS OF 39 TO 73
MPH...WHICH EQUATES TO 34 TO 63 KNOTS. TROPICAL DEPRESSIONS HAVE
WINDS OF LESS THAN 39 MPH OR 33 KNOTS.

HEAVY RAIN...TORNADOES...AND WATERSPOUTS ACCOMPANY TROPICAL
CYCLONES.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TAUNTON AROUND 6 PM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ANZ254-255-291545-
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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-
1132 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM
PROVINCETOWN TO CHATHAM TO NANTUCKET AND SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD TO
NANTUCKET. TROPICAL STORM DANNY IS CURRENTLY A MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM
BUT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A LITTLE STRENGTHENING THROUGH
TONIGHT. BEYOND THAT...THE TROPICAL STORM WILL BE MOVING INTO AN
UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR FURTHER INTENSIFICATION.

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST
STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...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 40 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE THE
LAST FORECAST. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM DANNY APPROACHES...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST
IS FOR MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM LATE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON TO SATURDAY NIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

...MARINE...
AS TROPICAL STORM DANNY APPROACHES...SEAS WILL BUILD DURING SATURDAY
AND MAY REACH 15 TO 20 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT SOUTH AND EAST OF
NANTUCKET.

$$

KJC





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