[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1027 AM AST TUE AUG 31 2010

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT OFFERS GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
MARINERS...AS WELL AS OTHER MARINE INTERESTS...ALONG ALL COASTAL
WATER LEGS OF PUERTO RIO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL
WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF PUERTO RIO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL
WATERS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.
PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN
EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 9 AM AST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 21.0N...LONGITUDE 67.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 180 MILES NORTH
OF AGUADILLA PR. THE STORM WAS MOVING WEST NORTHWEST OR 300
DEGREES AT 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 135 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE EARL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION BUT
OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS. SHOWERS WILL BE MORE SCATTERED TODAY WITH
LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE OFFSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS.
WARNINGS MAY BE DISCONTINUED LATER TODAY.

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AROUND 1230 PM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ710-311830-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
1027 AM AST TUE AUG 31 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
WINDS AND SEAS SECTION HAS BEEN UPDATED.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS... ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOCAL
OFFSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS TODAY AS HURRICANE EARL CONTINUES TO
TRACK WEST NORTHWESTWARD AND AWAY FROM THE LOCAL REGION. IN
ADDITION... EXTREMELY ROUGH SEAS...AS HIGH AS 20 FEET...ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LOCAL
OFFSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS.

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