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

...HURRICANE EARLY IMPACTING CAPE AND ISLANDS...

.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 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 39.1N...LONGITUDE 70.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 150 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MA. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 40
DEGREES AT 23 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE EARL HAS WEAKENED TO A MINIMAL CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE BUT
IS STILL A LARGE STORM. EARL IS MOVING NORTHEAST AND WILL PASS 50
TO 100 MILES SOUTH AND EAST OF NANTUCKET AROUND OR JUST AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

&&

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

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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-
849 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED PROBABILITY AND WINDS AND SEAS 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.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO 18 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 98 PERCENT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 KT ARE NOW AFFECTING THE
COASTAL WATERS SURROUNDING CAPE COD. BRIEF HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS
ARE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS LATER TONIGHT SOUTH AND EAST OF
NANTUCKET.  MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50
KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS...MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF
NANTUCKET.

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

SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TONIGHT. 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>024-050100-
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BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
849 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED PROBABILITY...WINDS AND STORM SURGE SECTIONS.

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

IT IS VERY TEMPTING TO HEAD TOWARD THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE ROUGH
SEAS AND STRONGER WINDS BUT THIS CAN PLACE YOU...AND OTHERS 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.

&&

...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 94 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
WIND GUSTS ARE NEAR TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH OVER THE OUTER CAPE
AND ISLANDS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH
RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE HIGHEST GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
OVER NANTUCKET.

THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS 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 SO SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A STORM SURGE AROUND 1 FOOT ACCOMPANIED THE EVENING HIGH TIDE
ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST. A SURGE UP TO 2 FEET IS
EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING WITH 2 TO 4 FEET POSSIBLE AT WELLFLEET
AND PROVINCETOWN HARBORS AFTER MIDNIGHT BUT THIS WILL COINCIDE
WITH LOW TIDE SO COASTAL FLOODING NOT EXPECTED. AT WORST...SOME
SPLASHOVER IS POSSIBLE FROM LARGE BREAKERS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RODE ISLAND AND EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS. 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...INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. IN THAT AREA... 2
TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6
INCHES. 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.

...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.

$$

MAZ019>021-RIZ002-004>008-050100-
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EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
849 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED PROBABILITY...WINDS AND STORM SURGE SECTIONS.

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

IT IS VERY TEMPTING TO HEAD TOWARD THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE ROUGH
SEAS AND STRONGER WINDS . THIS CAN PLACE YOU...AND OTHERS 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.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 63 PERCENT.

...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...MAINLY NEAR THE CAPE COD
CANAL.

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

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A STORM SURGE AROUND 1 FOOT ACCOMPANIED THE EVENING HIGH TIDE
ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST. A SURGE UP TO 2 FEET IS
EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING BUT THIS WILL COINCIDE WITH LOW TIDE
SO COASTAL FLOODING NOT EXPECTED. AT WORST...SOME SPLASHOVER IS
POSSIBLE FROM LARGE BREAKERS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RODE ISLAND AND EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS. 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...INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. IN THAT AREA... 2
TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6
INCHES. 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.

...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.

$$

ANZ233>237-250-251-256-050100-
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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-
849 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED PROBABILITY AND WINDS AND SEAS 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.

&&

...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 91 PERCENT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 50 KNOTS.
THE STRONGEST GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE WATERS
ADJACENT TO CAPE COD.

THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS AS
HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET. WINDS
WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY MORNING.

SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TONIGHT. DANGEROUS SEAS 15 TO 20 FEET
ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS THE OCEAN WATERS SOUTH OF BLOCK
ISLAND. SEAS WILL REMAIN TURBULENT SATURDAY AFTER EARL PASSES
WITH SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 5 TO 10 FEET.

$$

MAZ017-018-041000-
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NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
849 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED PROBABILITY AND WINDS SECTIONS.

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 56 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM 10 PM
INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST
APPROACH TO NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY
MORNING.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RODE ISLAND AND EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS. 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...INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. IN THAT AREA... 2
TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6
INCHES. 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.

$$





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