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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1137 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HURRICANE EARL CONTINUES TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST...WEATHER
CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE IN THE OUTER BANKS LATER THIS MORNING...

.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 CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
COASTAL HANCOCK...COASTAL WASHINGTON.

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

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...CENTRAL WASHINGTON.

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...INTERIOR HANCOCK...NORTHERN
WASHINGTON...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A
CONCERN.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 36.2N...LONGITUDE 73.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 610 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF STONINGTON ME...OR ABOUT 690 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF EASTPORT ME.
STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 18 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 105 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
IT IS VITAL THAT YOU DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. TO
DO SO COULD RESULT IN BAD DECISIONS AND PLACE YOU OR THOSE YOU
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR AT GREATER RISK. HURRICANE EARL HAS BEGUN TO
TRACK NORTHEAST AND CONTINUES ALONG THE CURRENT PROJECTED TRACK.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION
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 5 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-
1137 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...EARL CONTINUES TO TRACK TOWARDS NOVA SCOTIA. THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR
EAST-CENTRAL MAINE HAS BEEN CANCELED...

...WINDS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN AFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTH-CENTRAL MAINE...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT
CIRCUMSTANCES...HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS MAY OCCUR EARLY TOMORROW
MORNING. WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.

THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED.

...INLAND FLOODING...
EARL WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAIN ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL BE GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS. AT THIS TIME LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN THE NORMALLY
PRONE AREAS...OR IF A BAND OF HEAVIER RAIN REMAINS OVER AN AREA
LONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL... MORE SERIOUS
FLOODING COULD BE POSSIBLE.

$$

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COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
1137 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE EARL IS CURRENTLY LOCATED OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST
AND HAS BEGUN TO TRACK NORTHEAST. 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...

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO 10 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 71 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A
GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS
POSSIBLE AT TIMES. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY
MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL
DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF
AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND
AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED
DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF
HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS
WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.

...STORM SURGE AND OTHER COASTAL HAZARDS...
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 ARE 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.

...INLAND FLOODING...
EARL WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAIN ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL BE GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS. AT THIS TIME LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN THE NORMALLY
PRONE AREAS...OR IF A BAND OF HEAVIER RAIN REMAINS OVER AN AREA
LONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL... MORE SERIOUS
FLOODING COULD BE POSSIBLE.

$$

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CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
1137 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
AND HAS BEGUN TO TRACK NORTHEAST. 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...

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 LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO 8 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 67 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A
GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.

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


...INLAND FLOODING...
EARL WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAIN ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL BE GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS. AT THIS TIME LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN THE NORMALLY
PRONE AREAS...OR IF A BAND OF HEAVIER RAIN REMAINS OVER AN AREA
LONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL... MORE SERIOUS
FLOODING COULD BE POSSIBLE.

$$

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INTERIOR HANCOCK-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
1137 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE EARL IS CURRENTLY LOCATED OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST
AND HAS BEGUN TO TRACK NORTHEAST. 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.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT. SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK CONTINUES...TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE NOT LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. GUSTY
WINDS MAY OCCUR EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE
SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.

THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED.

...INLAND FLOODING...
TS EARL WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAIN ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL BE GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS. AT THIS TIME LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN THE NORMALLY
PRONE AREAS...OR IF A BAND OF HEAVIER RAIN REMAINS OVER AN AREA
LONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL... MORE SERIOUS
FLOODING COULD BE POSSIBLE.

$$

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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-
1137 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE EARL IS CURRENTLY LOCATED OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST
AND HAS BEGUN TO TRACK NORTHEAST. 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...

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS  UP TO
14 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT
THIS TIME IS UP TO 78 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL
STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
60 KNOTS. SEAS WILL RAPIDLY BUILD FRIDAY NIGHT REACHING 15 TO 20
FT ON SATURDAY. SEAS WILL THEN START TO SUBSIDE SATURDAY NIGHT.

$$

RLN




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