[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE TOMAS LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
545 PM AST SAT OCT 30 2010

...HURRICANE TOMAS TO BRING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS TO THE LOCAL
OFF SHORE CARIBBEAN WATERS AND EXTREME SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MONA
AND ANEGADA PASSAGES SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL
WATERS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...AT 5 PM AST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE TOMAS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.5N...LONGITUDE 61.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 400
NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF PONCE PR...OR ABOUT 310 NAUTICAL
MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAINT CROIX VI. PRESENT MOVEMENT WAS TO THE
WEST NORTHWEST AT 9 KNOTS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 KNOTS.


.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE TOMAS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE WEST NORTHWEST ACROSS
THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS...BRINGING SQUALLY
WEATHER WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS LIKELY ACROSS THE EXTREME
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LOCAL CARIBBEAN WATERS. IN ADDITION...
ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE ASSOCIATED
RAIN BANDS.

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CLOSELY
MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.


&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AROUND 830 PM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ722-732-741-312145-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.TR.W.0002.101030T2145Z-000000T0000Z/
ANEGADA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
CARIBBEAN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO FROM 10 NM TO 17N-
MONA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
545 PM AST SAT OCT 30 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
NEW WARNINGS ISSUED.

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 57
PERCENT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. MAXIMUM SEAS OF 14 TO 18 FEET ARE EXPECTED.

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