[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ERIKA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1215 PM AST THU SEP 3 2009

...NEW TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERIKA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 16.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 63.5 WEST. THIS PLACES THE
STORM AT ROUGHLY 100 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST. CROIX OR ABOUT
200 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN. STORM INTENSITY REMAINS AT
40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ERIKA REMAINS POORLY ORGANIZED...BUT IS CONTINUING
TO MAINTAIN ITS STRENGTH. CURRENT ESTIMATES PUT THE STORM AT
ROUGHLY 40 MPH WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FAR FROM
THE CENTER. SINCE THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY TO THE
WEST NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH...ERIKA WILL LIKELY IMPACT LAND THROUGH
SATURDAY. AS A RESULT...MAJOR FLOODING IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.

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

TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE LATEST TRACK OF ERIKA...INCREASING
SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY...WITH INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINS AND 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.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AROUND 3 PM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-041615-
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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-
1215 PM AST THU SEP 3 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
WARNING INFORMATION...STORM INFORMATION...SITUATIONAL
OVERVIEW...AND IMPACT STATEMENTS.

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

TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE LATEST TRACK OF ERIKA...INCREASING
SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY...WITH INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINS AND 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.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA APPROACHES...WINDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW
SUSTAINED TROPICAL FORCE WIND SPEEDS IN GENERAL. LOCATIONS WITHIN
THE HIGHER TERRAIN MAY EXPERIENCE STRONGER WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40
MPH AS THE STORM PASSES OVER THE ISLANDS. IN ADDITION...BRIEF...GUSTY
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH SQUALLS THAT ARE EXPECTED WITH THE
STORM.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER MANY AREAS OF
PUERTO RICO...AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE
SYSTEM SLOWLY PUSHES TO THE WEST NORTHWEST. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN
EXCESS OF 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. AS A
RESULT OF THE POTENTIAL FOR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL...A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA.

$$

AMZ710-712-715-722-725-732-735-741-742-745-041615-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
1215 PM AST THU SEP 3 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
WARNING INFORMATION...STORM INFORMATION...SITUATIONAL
OVERVIEW...AND IMPACT STATEMENTS.

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

TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE LATEST TRACK OF ERIKA...INCREASING
SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY...WITH INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINS AND 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.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA APPROACHES...WINDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW
SUSTAINED TROPICAL FORCE WIND SPEEDS THROUGH THE EVENING SINCE THE
WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH ERIKA REMAINS ALONG THE EAST AND
NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE STORM. BRIEF...GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH
SQUALLS THAT ARE EXPECTED WITH THE STORM...HOWEVER AS THE STORM
PASSES THROUGH THE AREA...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE DURING
THE DAY ON FRIDAY AS THE EAST SIDE OF THE STORM BEGINS TO AFFECT
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 TODAY. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK LATE TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY...BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING OVER THE UPCOMING LABOR DAY
WEEKEND.

$$




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