[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
512 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

...HURRICANE EARL APPROACHING SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND
MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
BARNSTABLE MA...DUKES MA AND NANTUCKET MA.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
EASTERN ESSEX MA...SUFFOLK MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN
PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI...
WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.3N...LONGITUDE 73.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 1050 MILES SOUTH
OF NANTUCKET MA. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 17 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 135 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
MAJOR HURRICANE EARL CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWEST TOWARD THE
CAROLINA COAST. EARL IS THEN EXPECTED TO TURN NORTH THURSDAY
NIGHT...BEFORE PASSING BY SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND LATE FRIDAY INTO
FRIDAY NIGHT.


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

FOR INLAND LOCATIONS...TROPICAL CYCLONE CONDITIONS ARE ASSOCIATED
WITH HIGH WIND...BUT FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS AND PLACES PRONE TO
COASTAL FLOODING...THEY ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH HIGH WIND AND
STORM SURGE. FOR THE MARINE WATERS...TROPICAL CYCLONE CONDITIONS
ARE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH WIND AND DANGEROUS SEAS. TROPICAL
CYCLONES ARE COMPRISED OF HURRICANES...TROPICAL STORMS...AND
TROPICAL DEPRESSIONS. HURRICANES HAVE WINDS OF 74 MPH OR
HIGHER...WHICH EQUATES TO 64 KNOTS OR HIGHER. TROPICAL STORMS HAVE
WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...WHICH EQUATES TO 34 TO 63 KNOTS. TROPICAL
DEPRESSIONS HAVE WINDS OF LESS THAN 39 MPH OR 33 KNOTS.

HEAVY RAIN...TORNADOES...AND WATERSPOUTS ACCOMPANY TROPICAL
CYCLONES. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT THE STATED CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS FOR THE SPECIFIED AREAS. A
TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT THE STATED CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS FOR THE SPECIFIED AREAS. IN ORDER TO MAKE
THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE TERMINOLOGY
AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE EVENTS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TAUNTON SHORTLY. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS
REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR
POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA.

ANZ231-232-254-255-022115-
/O.NEW.KBOX.HU.A.0001.100901T2112Z-000000T0000Z/
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
512 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A HURRICANE WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT
WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.

$$

MAZ022>024-022115-
/O.NEW.KBOX.HU.A.1007.100901T2112Z-000000T0000Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
512 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A HURRICANE WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT
WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.

$$

MAZ007-015-016-019>021-RIZ002-004>008-022115-
/O.NEW.KBOX.TR.A.1007.100901T2112Z-000000T0000Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
512 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED
STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.

$$

ANZ230-233>237-250-251-256-022115-
/O.NEW.KBOX.TR.A.0001.100901T2112Z-000000T0000Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-
NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
512 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED
STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.

$$






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