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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
549 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...CENTER OF EARL PASSES EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS...

.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 EASTERN MAINE...
COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO EASTPORT ME OUT 25 NM.

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

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
ALL OF COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO EASTPORT ME OUT
25 NM.

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...INTERIOR HANCOCK...CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN
WASHINGTON.

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK...CENTRAL
PENOBSCOT AND SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED
HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 35.3N...LONGITUDE 74.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 675 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST OF STONINGTON ME...OR ABOUT 760 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF
EASTPORT ME. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 105 MPH.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF
DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS
VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...
DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS
ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL
CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR
SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE
POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL
WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND
WELL SECURED. FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...CONTINUE WITH YOUR
PREPARATIONS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. CLOSELY MONITOR
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM
INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR
ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...PLEASE
REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION
AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CARIBOU AROUND 11 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

MEZ006-011-041000-
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SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-
549 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...EARL TO AFFECT PARTS OF EASTERN MAINE...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE EARL IS CURRENTLY LOCATED OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST.
EARL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE UP THE EAST COAST REACHING A POSITION OFF
CAPE COD AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THEN REACHING THE WESTERN TIP OF
NOVA SCOTIA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. EARL WILL THEN MOVE NORTHEAST
INTO THE MARITIMES SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. HOWEVER...AN UNLIKELY
SHIFT OF EARL FURTHER TO THE WEST WOULD LEAD TO A GREATER THREAT
OF INCREASED WIND AND ASSOCIATED DAMAGE.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE
LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THE INTERACTION BETWEEN EARL AND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAIN ACROSS THE
AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. AT THIS TIME MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL
STREAMS AND SOME PONDING IN LOW LYING APPEARS POSSIBLE AS A
RESULT OF THE RAIN. HOWEVER...IF A BAND OF HEAVIER RAIN REMAINS
OVER AN AREA LONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL...
MORE SERIOUS FLOODING COULD BE POSSIBLE.

$$

MEZ029-030-041000-
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COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
549 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE EARL IS CURRENTLY LOCATED OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST.
EARL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE UP THE EAST COAST REACHING A POSITION OFF
CAPE COD AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THEN REACHING THE WESTERN TIP OF
NOVA SCOTIA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. EARL WILL THEN MOVE NORTHEAST
INTO THE MARITIMES SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

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

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED OR NEAR COMPLETION. SECURE LOOSE
OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. STRONGLY CONSIDER
EVACUATING IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...AND DO SO IF ORDERED BY
LOCAL OFFICIALS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO 8 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 64 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A
SLIGHTLY UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK
BETWEEN 4 AM SATURDAY MORNING AND NOONTIME SATURDAY. THE HIGHEST
WIND SPEEDS WILL BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE AND OUTER
ISLANDS WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PREPARE
FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE DAMAGE AND
POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
BREAKING WAVES WILL PEAK ON SATURDAY AT 10 TO 15 FEET. STORM
SURGE WILL ALSO PEAK AT THIS TIME AT 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA
LEVEL ALONG THE COAST AND IN AREAS PRONE TO SURGE. THE SURGE
COMBINED WITH LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL CAUSE MINOR BEACH EROSION
AND OVER WASH.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THE INTERACTION BETWEEN EARL AND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAIN ACROSS THE
AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. AT THIS TIME MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL
STREAMS AND SOME PONDING IN LOW LYING APPEARS POSSIBLE AS A
RESULT OF THE RAIN. HOWEVER...IF A BAND OF HEAVIER RAIN REMAINS
OVER AN AREA LONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL...
MORE SERIOUS FLOODING COULD BE POSSIBLE.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
SEAS FROM HURRICANE EARL ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 15 TO 20 FEET ON
SATURDAY RESULTING IN DANGEROUS SPLASH OVER AND POTENTIAL
FLOODING OF SOME COASTAL ROADS. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS
AND HIGHS SEAS ALONG THE COAST WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS HIGH
SURF. THE HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCING OVER-TOPPING WAVES
ALONG THE SHORELINE AND RIP CURRENTS. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN
AWAY FROM ROCKS...SEA WALLS OR JETTIES. THE SIZE OF THE INCOMING
WAVES WILL VARY GREATLY OVER SHORT PERIODS OF TIME AND YOU CAN BE
UNEXPECTEDLY WASHED INTO THE OCEAN...LARGE WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO
CAUSE RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG BUT NARROW CURRENTS
OF WATER FLOWING FROM THE BEACH TO THE SURF ZONE. IT CAN RAPIDLY
CARRY A SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER AND EXHAUST AN INDIVIDUAL
TRYING TO SWIM AGAINST IT.

$$

MEZ016-017-032-041000-
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INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
549 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE EARL IS CURRENTLY LOCATED OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST.
EARL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE UP THE EAST COAST REACHING A POSITION OFF
CAPE COD AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THEN REACHING THE WESTERN TIP OF
NOVA SCOTIA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. EARL WILL THEN MOVE NORTHEAST
INTO THE MARITIMES SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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. STRONGLY CONSIDER EVACUATING IF YOU LIVE IN A
MOBILE HOME...AND DO SO IF ORDERED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LOW. ALSO...THE
CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 60
PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A SLIGHTLY UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST
FORECAST. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN
TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

...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 SATURDAY MORNING TO EARLY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AT
LEAST MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE DAMAGE SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE AREA.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THE INTERACTION BETWEEN EARL AND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAIN ACROSS THE
AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. AT THIS TIME MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL
STREAMS AND SOME PONDING IN LOW LYING APPEARS POSSIBLE AS A
RESULT OF THE RAIN. HOWEVER...IF A BAND OF HEAVIER RAIN REMAINS
OVER AN AREA LONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL...
MORE SERIOUS FLOODING COULD BE POSSIBLE.

$$

ANZ050>052-041000-
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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-
549 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE EARL IS CURRENTLY LOCATED OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST.
EARL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE UP THE EAST COAST REACHING A POSITION OFF
CAPE COD AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THEN REACHING THE WESTERN TIP OF
NOVA SCOTIA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. EARL WILL THEN MOVE NORTHEAST
INTO THE MARITIMES SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD SECURE THEIR
CRAFTS IMMEDIATELY.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 3 TO
12 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT
THIS TIME IS UP TO 72 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL
UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK
BETWEEN 4 AM SATURDAY MORNING AND NOONTIME SATURDAY WITH SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS. SEAS WILL RAPIDLY BUILD FRIDAY NIGHT
REACHING 15 TO 20 FT ON SATURDAY. SEAS WILL THEN START TO SUBSIDE
SATURDAY NIGHT.

$$

MEZ015-041000-
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SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-
549 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...EARL TO AFFECT PARTS OF DOWNEAST MAINE...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE EARL IS CURRENTLY LOCATED OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST.
EARL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE UP THE EAST COAST REACHING A POSITION OFF
CAPE COD AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THEN REACHING THE WESTERN TIP OF
NOVA SCOTIA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. EARL WILL THEN MOVE NORTHEAST
INTO THE MARITIMES SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. HOWEVER...AN UNLIKELY
SHIFT OF EARL FURTHER TO THE WEST WOULD LEAD TO A GREATER THREAT
OF INCREASED WIND AND ASSOCIATED DAMAGE.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE
LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THE INTERACTION BETWEEN EARL AND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAIN ACROSS THE
AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. AT THIS TIME MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL
STREAMS AND SOME PONDING IN LOW LYING APPEARS POSSIBLE AS A
RESULT OF THE RAIN. HOWEVER...IF A BAND OF HEAVIER RAIN REMAINS
OVER AN AREA LONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL...
MORE SERIOUS FLOODING COULD BE POSSIBLE.

$$

KHW


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