[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
816 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

...EARL STRENGTHENS A LITTLE MORE...NEW WARNINGS AND WATCHES
ISSUED...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF NORTHERN AND DOWNEAST MAINE...
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON TO EASTPORT OUT 60 NM.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
COASTAL HANCOCK...COASTAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
ALL OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON TO EASTPORT OUT
60 NM.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.3N...LONGITUDE 74.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 1080 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF STONINGTON ME...OR ABOUT 1160 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF EASTPORT ME. STORM MOTION WAS NNW OR
330 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 145 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE EARL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE NORTH ALONG THE EAST COAST
OF THE UNITED STATES. EARL WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF MAINE LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT AND CROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. SOME WEAKENING IS
EXPECTED TO OCCUR. HOWEVER...EARL WILL STILL CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION FOR MANY AREAS ALONG THE DOWNEAST COAST AND COASTAL
WATERS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 POSSIBLE IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE
EVENTS.
&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CARIBOU AT 11 AM EDT. IT WILL PROVIDE UPDATED INFORMATION
REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR
POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA.

MEZ029-030-031230-
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COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
816 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED
STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/CARIBOU


...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.
LISTEN TO LOCAL OFFICIALS WITH REGARD TO ACTIONS THAT MAY NEED TO
BE TAKEN.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 45 PERCENT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY TO
BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE EARL MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS FROM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING TO LATE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. THERE REMAINS A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST MINOR
TO LOCALLY MODERATE DAMAGE SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE AREA.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
FORTUNATELY THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY IS MINIMAL
FOR MONTH. HIGH TIDE SATURDAY MORNING AROUND 7:17 AM. PRIMARY
CONCERN WILL BE WAVE RUN-UP AND SETUP ON EXPOSED BEACHES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
MOST LOCATIONS WILL RECEIVE ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN FRIDAY
NIGHT TROUGH SATURDAY. SOME LOCAL AREAS MAY RECEIVE HIGHER
AMOUNTS. SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL BE ON THE RISE.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...

OF PARTICULAR CONCERN ALONG THE MAINE COAST ARE THE LARGE WAVES FROM
HURRICANE EARL THAT WILL PRODUCE VERY HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. THE HIGH
SURF WILL LIKELY RESULT IN BEACH EROSION...AND DANGEROUS WAVE
BREAKING ACTION ALONG ROCKY COASTLINES IN SOME LOCATIONS.

THOSE ONSHORE SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN NEAR THE WATER. LARGE BREAKING
WAVE CONDITIONS MAY COME IN UNPREDICTABLE PERIODS AND TAKE PEOPLE
NEAR THE WATERS EDGE BY SURPRISE IF THEY VENTURE TOO CLOSE TO THE
WATERS EDGE. TIDAL CYCLES CAN ALSO AFFECT WATER LEVELS IN VERY SHORT
PERIODS. MARINE RECREATION INTERESTS ALSO SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT IN
THESE CONDITIONS. DO NOT APPROACH THE SHORELINE OR SHOALING AREAS IF
LARGE WAVES ARE BREAKING.


$$

ANZ050>052-031230-
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COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT ME TO SCHOODIC POINT ME OUT 25 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM-
INTRACOASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME-
816 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED
STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/CARIBOU

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE
BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. THE TIME TO PREPARE IS
NOW.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 3 TO
8 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT
THIS TIME IS UP TO 51 PERCENT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE MOST
LIKELY TO BEGIN FRIDAY NIGHT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE EARL MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. SEAS ARE
EXPECTED TO TOP OUT BETWEEN 10 AND 15 FEET.

$$





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