[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...HURRICANE TOMAS EXPECTED TO BRING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS TO
THE LOCAL OFF SHORE CARIBBEAN WATERS AND THE 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
THE LOCAL OFFSHORE CARIBBEAN WATERS AND THE EXTREME SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM AST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE TOMAS WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 13.5N AND LONGITUDE 61.7W. THIS IS ABOUT 290 NAUTICAL
MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAINT CROIX...OR ABOUT 380 NAUTICAL MILES
SOUTHEAST OF PONCE. TOMAS IS CURRENTLY MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 8 KNOTS...WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 80
KNOTS.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE TOMAS WILL CONTINUE TRACK WEST NORTHWEST ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN WATERS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BRINGING
SQUALLY WEATHER WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS LIKELY ACROSS THE
EXTREME SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LOCAL CARIBBEAN WATERS AND
PASSAGES. 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 1100 PM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ722-732-741-010030-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ANEGADA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
CARIBBEAN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO FROM 10 NM TO 17N-
MONA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
829 PM AST SAT OCT 30 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
NONE.

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME REMAINS NEAR
57 PERCENT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. IN ADDITION...MAXIMUM SEAS OF 14 TO 18
FEET ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
LOCAL CARIBBEAN WATERS AND PASSAGES.

$$

SR

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