[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...ISOLATED AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS PUERTO RICO...

.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 RICO 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 3 PM AST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 21.5N...LONGITUDE 68.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 230 MILES
NORTH-NORTHWEST OF AGUADILLA PR. THE STORM MOTION WAS TO THE WEST
NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE
NEAR 135 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WINDS ACROSS THE OFFSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH
THIS AFTERNOON BUT GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE STILL
OCCURRING IN A LARGE BAND ROTATING AROUND THE STORM. SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. ALL WATCHES AND WARNINGS WILL
LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER THIS EVENING.

.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 630 PM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ710-011930-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
320 PM 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 45 KNOTS ARE STILL
OCCURRING IN A LARGE RAIN BAND ASSOCIATED TO HURRICANE EARL. SEAS
UP TO 15 FEET ARE STILL BEING REPORTED AT BUOY 41043 ABOUT 180
NAUTICAL MILES NORTH OF ST. THOMAS.

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