[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE TOMAS LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
545 AM AST SUN OCT 31 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 THIS 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 5 AM AST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE TOMAS WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 14.0N AND LONGITUDE 62.9W. THIS IS ABOUT 250 NAUTICAL
MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAINT CROIX...OR ABOUT 321 NAUTICAL MILES
SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN. TOMAS IS CURRENTLY MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 7 KNOTS...WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 87
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.

.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 8 AM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ722-732-741-010945-
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ANEGADA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
CARIBBEAN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO FROM 10 NM TO 17N-
MONA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
545 AM AST SUN OCT 31 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS.

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO 7 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 66 PERCENT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE TOMAS APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN
THE 25 TO 35 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50. IN ADDITION...MAXIMUM
SEAS OF 14 TO 18 FEET ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE LOCAL CARIBBEAN WATERS AND PASSAGES.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...

ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE ASSOCIATED
RAIN BANDS.

$$

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