[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS81 KGYX 040656
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM EARL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
256 AM EDT SAT SEP 4 2010

...TROPICAL STORM EARL WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND ACCELERATE AS
IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE THIS MORNING...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT OFFERS GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
MARINERS...AS WELL AS OTHER MARINE INTERESTS...ALONG ALL COASTAL
WATER LEGS OF COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO MERRIMACK
RIVER MA.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR
MAINLAND NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE AS WELL AS MARINE
INTERESTS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO
MERRIMACK RIVER MA.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 40.6N...LONGITUDE 68.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 230 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PORTLAND ME. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 50 DEGREES
AT 30 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM EARL IS MOVING RAPIDLY THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE.
EARL WILL REACH NOVA SCOTIA CANADA BY THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK
RIVER MA TO STONINGTON ME INCLUDING PENOBSCOT BAY AND CASCO BAY.

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

MARINERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST BEFORE
MAKING ANY DEFINITE PLANS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE FINAL HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT.

ANZ150>152-154-040800-
/O.CAN.KGYX.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-PENOBSCOT BAY-
PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM-
CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM-
256 AM EDT SAT SEP 4 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

ANZ153-040800-
/O.CAN.KGYX.HU.S.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CASCO BAY-
256 AM EDT SAT SEP 4 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...

&&


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