[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ERIKA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1238 PM AST WED SEP 2 2009

...ERIKA APPROACHING THE 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 THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO 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 TO TRACK WEST TO WEST
NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM AST...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR
LATITUDE 16.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 60.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 100 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. ERIKA HAS BEEN MOVING
GENERALLY WEST NEAR 10 MPH AND A WEST NORTHWEST MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TODAY. THAT SAID...ERIKA IS EXPECTED TO
PASS NEAR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS THURSDAY NIGHT AND JUST
NORTHEAST OF PUERTO RICO BY FRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
DECREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN
STRENGTH IS FORECAST TODAY.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE CURRENT TRACK OF TROPICAL STORM ERIKA HAS BEEN ADJUSTED
CLOSER TO THE LOCAL ISLANDS. THIS MEANS THAT THE THREAT FOR
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL HAS INCREASED. BANDS OF MOISTURE ASSOCIATED
WITH THE SYSTEM WILL START AFFECTING THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS LATER
TODAY EVEN THOUGH THE STORM CENTER ITSELF IS STILL FAR AWAY.
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.

AMZ710-712-715-722-725-732-735-741-742-745-PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-
031645-
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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-
1238 PM AST WED SEP 2 2009

...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA CONTINUES TO APPROACH 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 THE LOCAL ISLANDS LATER THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS APPROACHING 8 INCHES IN SOME
AREAS. 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.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE...HOWEVER THE LATEST FORECAST IS
FOR WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE.

$$


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