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

...HURRICANE EARL STARTING TO IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...

.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 COASTAL WATERS.

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

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA.

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

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.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 38.2N...LONGITUDE 71.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 230 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MA. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHEAST OR
35 DEGREES AT 22 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE EARL IS STILL A LARGE CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE THIS
EVENING. EARL HAS ALREADY TURNED TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND WILL
PASS BY SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TAUNTON AROUND 1 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

ANZ231-232-254-255-042200-
/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-
550 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WINDS AND SEAS AND PRECAUTIONS SECTIONS.

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

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 EARLY THIS EVENING 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...PASSING WITHIN 100 MILES OF THE ISLAND.
WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY MORNING.

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

$$

MAZ022>024-042200-
/O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
550 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WINDS...INLAND FLOODING...RIP CURRENTS AND STORM SURGE
SECTIONS.

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

AS HURRICANE EARL STARTS TO IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...IT IS
VERY TEMPTING TO HEAD TOWARD THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE ROUGH SEAS
AND STRONGER WINDS . THIS CAN PLACE YOU...AND OTHERS WITH YOU...
IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. THE ARRIVAL OF EARL WILL RESULT
IN LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST. THESE BREAKING WAVES
WILL SERIOUSLY INJURE YOU IF YOU ARE STRUCK...OR WORSE PULL YOU
OUT TO SEA. WATCHING FROM ROCK WALLS OR JETTIES IS ESPECIALLY
DANGEROUS.

WIND CAN INCREASE DRAMATICALLY AND SUDDENLY...PLACING YOU AT RISK
OF BEING STRUCK BY FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

...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 80 MPH
POSSIBLE.

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. 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.

...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


THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. IN THAT AREA...
2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO
6 INCHES.

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

...RIP CURRENTS...
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...A STORM SURGE UP
TO 2 FEET IS EXPECTED. STORM SURGE FLOODING IS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN
ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS OR RHODE ISLAND COASTS...AS EARL PASSES
DURING LOW TIDE. HOWEVER...SOME SPLASHOVER IS POSSIBLE DURING THE
HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING. THE ROUGH SURF WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SOME
BEACH EROSION AS WELL ALONG OCEAN-EXPOSED BEACHES.

$$

MAZ019>021-RIZ002-004>008-042200-
/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-
550 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED INLAND FLOODING...WINDS...RIP CURRENTS AND STORM SURGE
SECTIONS.

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

AS HURRICANE EARL STARTS TO IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...IT IS
VERY TEMPTING TO HEAD TOWARD THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE ROUGH SEAS
AND STRONGER WINDS . THIS CAN PLACE YOU...AND OTHERS WITH YOU...
IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. THE ARRIVAL OF EARL WILL RESULT
IN LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST. THESE BREAKING WAVES
WILL SERIOUSLY INJURE YOU IF YOU ARE STRUCK...OR WORSE PULL YOU
OUT TO SEA. WATCHING FROM ROCK WALLS OR JETTIES IS ESPECIALLY
DANGEROUS.

WIND CAN INCREASE DRAMATICALLY AND SUDDENLY...PLACING YOU AT RISK
OF BEING STRUCK BY FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

...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. IN THAT AREA...2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE.  ELSEWHERE
ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...1 TO 3 INCHES OF
RAIN IS LIKELY. HOWEVER...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT A SWATH 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 THIS EVENING INTO
TONIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE URBAN AND POOR
DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH ISOLATED SMALL STREAM FLOODING.

...WINDS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 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. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY
MORNING. 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...
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...A STORM SURGE UP
TO 2 FEET IS EXPECTED. STORM SURGE FLOODING IS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN
ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS OR RHODE ISLAND COASTS...AS EARL PASSES
DURING LOW TIDE. HOWEVER...SOME SPLASHOVER IS POSSIBLE DURING THE
HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING. THE ROUGH SURF WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SOME
BEACH EROSION AS WELL ALONG OCEAN-EXPOSED BEACHES.

$$

ANZ233>237-250-251-256-042200-
/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-
550 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WINDS AND SEAS SECTION.

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

ALL SMALL CRAFT ALREADY ON THE WATERS SHOULD HEAD FOR SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY. ALL SMALL CRAFT IN PORT SHOULD REMAIN THERE.

&&

...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 OF THE ISLAND.
WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY MORNING.

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

$$

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

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED INLAND FLOODING AND WINDS SECTION.

...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 SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.
IN THAT AREA...2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED
AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES.

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

...WINDS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 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. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY
MORNING. 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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