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

...HURRICANE EARL CONTINUES TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AND WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE TONIGHT...

.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.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 38.2N...LONGITUDE 71.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 440 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF STONINGTON ME...OR ABOUT 520 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF EASTPORT ME. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 35 DEGREES
AT 22 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.


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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF PROPERTY. 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. 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.


&&

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

MEZ029-030-042115-
/O.CON.KCAR.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
508 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE EARL IS CURRENTLY LOCATED WELL OFF THE NEW JERSEY 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.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY LOW.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP
TO 60 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE
LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY. 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
OVERWASH.

...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.

...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.

$$

MEZ017-032215-
/O.CAN.KCAR.TI.A.0001.000000T0000Z-100904T2200Z/
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
508 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT FOR CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
ARE NOT LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES, HOWEVER, GUSTY WINDS
MAY OCCUR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

$$

MEZ016-032-032215-
/O.CAN.KCAR.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INTERIOR HANCOCK-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
508 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...TROPICAL STORM EARL WILL TRACK WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT FOR INTERIOR HANCOCK AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT LIKELY UNDER PRESENT
CIRCUMSTANCES, HOWEVER, GUSTY WINDS MAY OCCUR EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING.


$$

ANZ050>052-042115-
/O.CON.KCAR.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
508 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE EARL IS CURRENTLY LOCATED WELL OFF THE NEW JERSEY 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 LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO 7 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 75 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 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. SEAS WILL RAPIDLY BUILD TONIGHT REACHING 15 TO 20 FT ON
SATURDAY. SEAS WILL THEN START TO SUBSIDE SATURDAY NIGHT.

$$

FOSTER




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