[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ERIKA LOCAL STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
903 AM AST WED SEP 2 2009

...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS SLOWLY APPROACHING THE NORTHERN
LEEWARD ISLANDS...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR RESIDENTS ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
AND PUERTO RICO.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THERE ARE NO TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR
OUR AREA...HOWEVER PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AS THEY ARE IN THE CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
FOR THIS STORM...AND WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BECOME NECESSARY
LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT...AS THIS STORM CONTINUES IT TRACK WEST OR
WEST NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM AST...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA WAS LOCATED AT LATITUDE 16.5
NORTH...LONGITUDE 59.5 WEST...OR ABOUT 160 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
THE LEEWARD ISLANDS...OR ABOUT 350 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ST CROIX. ERIKA
HAS BEEN MOVING GENERALLY WESTWARD NEAR 7 MPH AND A WEST NORTHWEST
MOTION AT A SLIGHTLY FASTER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE
NEXT DAY OR TWO. ERIKA IS EXPECTED TO PASS JUST NORTHEAST OF THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO FRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE
CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TODAY ALTHOUGH SOME RESTRENGTHENING
IS POSSIBLE TOMORROW.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHILE THE CURRENT TRACK OF TROPICAL STORM ERIKA REMAINS JUST
NORTH OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS...RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS SHOULD REMAIN
ALERT TO THE DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION AS PUERTO RICO AND THE
NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS REMAIN IN THE CONE OF UNCERTAINTY AND
WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BECOME NECESSARY LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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

REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT TROPICAL STORM ERIKA TRACKS NORTH OF
THE LOCAL ISLANDS...INCREASED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS
EXPECTED ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS ON THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN
A FLOOD PRONE AREA...YOU SHOULD FIND OUT WHICH LOCAL SHELTER WOULD
BE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN CASE OF FLOODING.

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THROUGH YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET.

IN ADDITION...MARINERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST COASTAL
WATERS FORECAST AS INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

NOW IS THE TIME TO ENSURE THAT YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPAREDNESS
KITS ARE IN ORDER AND READY TO GO IN CASE DISASTER STRIKES.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN USVI AND CULEBRA OUT 10 NM-
ANEGADA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN USVI VIEQUES AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO
OUT 10 NM-CARIBBEAN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO FROM 10 NM TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
MONA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
903 AM AST WED SEP 2 2009

...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS APPROACHING THE NORTHERN LEEWARD
ISLANDS...

...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM STATUS...POSITION AND SPEED.

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

EVEN IF TROPICAL STORM ERIKA TRACKS JUST NORTH OF THE LOCAL
ISLANDS...INCREASED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED
LATER ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY LINGERING THROUGH THE
FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH
FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...YOU SHOULD FIND OUT
WHICH LOCAL SHELTER WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN CASE OF FLOODING.

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THROUGH YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET.

IN ADDITION...MARINERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST COASTAL
WATERS FORECAST AS INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS LATER THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NOW IS THE TIME TO ENSURE THAT YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPAREDNESS
KITS ARE IN ORDER AND READY TO GO IN CASE DISASTER STRIKES.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THE FRINGES OF TROPICAL STORM
ERIKA AS IT PASSES BY JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS
LATER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH GREATER AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF BOTH TRACK AND TIMING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY VARY...BUT COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER IF
ERIKA TRACKS CLOSER TO THE LOCAL ISLANDS. THIS RAINFALL WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING. RESIDENTS ARE URGED
TO MAINTAIN VIGILANCE AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA.

...MARINE...
ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA BRINGS INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS
BEGINNING BY TONIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK LATE THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY...BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

$$

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