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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1245 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HURRICANE EARL MOVING NORTHWARD OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA
COAST...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
BARNSTABLE MA...DUKES MA AND NANTUCKET MA.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS
OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA AND
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI...
WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI.

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA.

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

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT
BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 36.8N...LONGITUDE 73.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 350 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MA. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH-NORTHEAST
OR 30 DEGREES AT 21 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE EARL HAS WEAKENED TO A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE AND IS
MOVING NORTH OFF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. EARL
IS EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHEAST TODAY AND PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF
NANTUCKET TONIGHT. WHILE EARL HAS WEAKENED...IT IS STILL EXPECTED
TO BE A LARGE HURRICANE AS IT PASSES SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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. 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.

ALL PREPARATIONS AND REQUIRED TRAVEL FOR HURRICANE EARLY SHOULD
BE COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANES AFFECTING
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OFTEN ACCELERATE AS THEY APPROACH...MAKING
IT EASIER TO RUN OUT OF TIME TO PREPARE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TAUNTON AROUND 7 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

ANZ231-232-254-255-041645-
/O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-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-
1245 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED ALL SECTIONS.

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. ALL PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED
BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ALL SMALL CRAFT ALREADY ON THE WATERS
SHOULD HEAD FOR SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. ALL SMALL CRAFT IN PORT
SHOULD REMAIN THERE.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS LATE THIS EVENING.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO LAST FOR A FEW HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO
BE IN THE 45 TO 65 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS.

THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR THIS EVENING INTO THE
PREDAWN HOURS OF SATURDAY AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST
APPROACH TO NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY
MORNING.

SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TODAY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS EARL
APPROACHES. DANGEROUS SEAS UP TO 20 ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS
THE OCEAN WATERS EAST OF NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD. SEAS WILL REMAIN
TURBULENT SATURDAY AFTER EARL PASSES WITH SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF
10 TO 15 FT ACROSS THE WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET.

$$

MAZ022>024-041645-
/O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
1245 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED ALL SECTIONS.

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

MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO
COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING
SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS.

IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING
STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS
ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME.
REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO
CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER.

IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND
KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL
APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER
BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND
FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT.

ALL PREPARATIONS AND REQUIRED TRAVEL FOR HURRICANE EARLY SHOULD
BE COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANES AFFECTING
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OFTEN ACCELERATE AS THEY APPROACH...MAKING
IT EASIER TO RUN OUT OF TIME TO PREPARE.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED
AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES.

MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD LATE TODAY INTO
TONIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE
FLOODING ALONG WITH ISOLATED SMALL STREAM FLOODING.

THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS TRACK DEPENDENT AND COULD SHIFT
DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF EARL.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE CONFINED TO NANTUCKET AND THE OUTER
CAPE.  WIND SHOULD RAPIDLY DIMINISH TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING.

MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES...
ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS.
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.

GIVEN TREES REMAIN FULLY-LEAVED...COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...
WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING OR UPROOTING
TREES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS WHERE SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

...RIP CURRENTS...
THE WORST OF THE HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
TODAY AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH. EARL WILL EXIT
INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SATURDAY...HOWEVER THE SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND OCEAN WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY TURBULENT INTO THIS WEEKEND
DESPITE IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THEREFORE EXPECT HIGH SURF
AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO PERSIST INTO AT LEAST SATURDAY...
THEN SLOWLY EASE SUNDAY AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY. BEACH-GOERS SHOULD
CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROLS AND LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE
WATER. SOME SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. THE MOST
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT SOUTH AND EAST FACING
OCEAN EXPOSED BEACHES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
WITH THE PRESENT TRACK PROJECTION AND TIMING...STORM SURGE
FLOODING IS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS COAST AS
HURRICANE EARL ARRIVES CLOSER TO THE TIME OF LOW TIDE JUST AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FEET MAY CAUSE MINOR
FLOODING ALONG VULNERABLE PORTIONS OF THE NANTUCKET...CHATHAM
AND MARTHAS VINEYARD SHORELINE DURING THE HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING.

MINOR STORM SURGE FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE FOR WELLFLEET AND
PROVINCETOWN HARBORS AFTER EARL PASSES TONIGHT.

$$

MAZ019>021-RIZ002-004>008-041645-
/O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
1245 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED ALL SECTIONS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.

ALL PREPARATIONS AND REQUIRED TRAVEL FOR HURRICANE EARLY SHOULD
BE COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANES AFFECTING
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OFTEN ACCELERATE AS THEY APPROACH...MAKING
IT EASIER TO RUN OUT OF TIME TO PREPARE.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

AROUND THE I-95 CORRIDOR IN RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS 1 TO 3
INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY. HOWEVER...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT
A BAND OF HEAVIER RAIN COULD PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN THAT
SAME AREA.

MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD LATE TODAY INTO
TONIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE URBAN AND POOR
DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH ISOLATED SMALL STREAM FLOODING. A
FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR SOUTHEAST AND COASTAL
MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND.

THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS TRACK DEPENDENT AND COULD SHIFT
DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF EARL.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE TOWARD THE CAPE COD CANAL AND OCCUR THIS
EVENING INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS...THEN RAPIDLY DIMINISH TOWARD
SATURDAY MORNING.

MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD
MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR
FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND.  NEWLY PLANTED OR
YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY.
GIVEN TREES REMAIN FULLY-LEAVED...COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...
WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING OR UPROOTING
TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

...RIP CURRENTS...
THE WORST OF THE HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
TODAY AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH. EARL WILL EXIT
INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SATURDAY...HOWEVER THE SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND OCEAN WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY TURBULENT INTO THIS WEEKEND
DESPITE IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THEREFORE EXPECT HIGH SURF
AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO PERSIST INTO AT LEAST SATURDAY AND
THEN SLOWLY EASE SUNDAY AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY. BEACH-GOERS SHOULD
CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROLS AND LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE
WATER. SOME SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. THE MOST
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT SOUTH AND EAST FACING
OCEAN EXPOSED BEACHES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
WITH THE PRESENT TRACK PROJECTION AND TIMING...STORM SURGE
FLOODING IS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS OR RHODE
ISLAND COASTS AS HURRICANE EARL ARRIVES CLOSER TO THE TIME OF LOW
TIDE JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A STORM SURGE UP TO 2 FEET MAY
CAUSE SPLASHOVER DURING THE HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING.

$$

ANZ233>237-250-251-256-041645-
/O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
1245 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED ALL SECTIONS.

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

OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
BEFORE THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH CAN CAUSE
OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...
STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR
THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT.

THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR THIS EVENING INTO THE
PREDAWN HOURS OF SATURDAY AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST
APPROACH TO NANTUCKET...PASSING WITHIN 100 MILES TO THE EAST.
WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY MORNING.

SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TODAY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS EARL
APPROACHES. DANGEROUS SEAS UP TO 20 ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS
THE OCEAN WATERS...ESPECIALLY EAST OF NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD.
SEAS WILL REMAIN TURBULENT SATURDAY AFTER EARL PASSES WITH
SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 5 TO 10 FT.

$$

MAZ017-018-041000-
/O.CON.KBOX.TI.W.0001.100903T2200Z-100904T1000Z/
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
1245 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM EDT SATURDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED ALL SECTIONS.

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

OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
BEFORE THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH CAN CAUSE
OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

ALL PREPARATIONS AND REQUIRED TRAVEL FOR HURRICANE EARLY SHOULD
BE COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANES AFFECTING
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OFTEN ACCELERATE AS THEY APPROACH...MAKING
IT EASIER TO RUN OUT OF TIME TO PREPARE.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
RAIN ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. IN
ADDITION...AROUND THE I-95 CORRIDOR IN MASSACHUSETTS 1 TO 3 INCHES
OF RAIN IS LIKELY. HOWEVER...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT A
BAND OF HEAVIER RAIN COULD PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN THAT
SAME AREA.

MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD LATE TODAY INTO
TONIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE URBAN AND POOR
DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH ISOLATED SMALL STREAM FLOODING. A
FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR SOUTHEAST AND COASTAL
MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...AS WELL AS
RHODE ISLAND.

THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS TRACK DEPENDENT AND COULD SHIFT
DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF EARL.

...WINDS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...MAINLY TONIGHT. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE EARL
APPROACHES...STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO
CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE
READY TO ACT.

MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD
MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR
FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND.  NEWLY PLANTED OR
YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY.
GIVEN TREES REMAIN FULLY-LEAVED...COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...
WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING OR UPROOTING
TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

$$


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