[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM EMILY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
646 AM AST TUE AUG 2 2011

...EMILY CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN
STRENGTH...

.NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION...SITUATION OVERVIEW...WINDS AND SEAS...STORM
SURGE...STORM TIDE SECTIONS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY...NORTHEAST...SOUTHEAST...EASTERN
INTERIOR...NORTH CENTRAL...CENTRAL INTERIOR...PONCE AND
VICINITY...NORTHWEST...WESTERN INTERIOR...MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY...
SOUTHWEST...CULEBRA AND VIEQUES.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS...ST CROIX.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 6 AM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EMILY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 15.5N...LONGITUDE 64.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 240 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF PONCE PR...OR ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
SAINT CROIX VI. STORM MOTION WAS W OR 280 DEGREES AT 16 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM EMILY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE WEST AROUND
15 MPH AND PASS ABOUT 85 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST FROM PONCE AND
AGUADILLA LATE THIS EVENING. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CORE OF
EMILY WILL STAY OVER THE CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS BUT OUTER RAIN
BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ONSHORE ACROSS PUERTO RICO TODAY AND
TONIGHT. THESE RAINBANDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL
DOWNPOURS WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...STREETS
AND LOW LYING AREAS. LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO FIVE
ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST AND THE EASTERN THIRD OF
PUERTO RICO. THESE RAINBANDS MAY ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED WITH GUSTS
OF 20 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES.

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

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 SAN JUAN AROUND 930 AM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ710-712-715-722-725-732-735-741-742-745-PRZ001>013-021700-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.1005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN USVI AND CULEBRA OUT 10 NM-
ANEGADA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN USVI VIEQUES AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO
OUT 10 NM-CARIBBEAN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO FROM 10 NM TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
MONA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
646 AM AST TUE AUG 2 2011

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED MAINLY WITHIN RAIN BANDS. THIS COULD CAUSE SOME TREE
LIMBS AND BRANCHES TO FALL OFF AND CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.

SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN
WATERS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS IS EXPECTED TO
BE MINOR. TOTAL WATER RISES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED. IN
ADDITION TO ABOVE NORMAL TIDES...HIGH SURF...AND STRONG RIP
CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF ALONG THE SOUTH AND NORTH COASTS
OF PUERTO RICO WILL LIKELY APPROACH 10 FEET TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. WAVE ACTION SURGING UPON THE COASTLINE AND HIGHER THAN
NORMAL WATER LEVELS MAY POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY AND
PRODUCE MINOR BEACH EROSION.

$$

VIZ001-002-021700-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.A.1005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
646 AM AST TUE AUG 2 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS IS EXPECTED TO
BE MINOR. TOTAL WATER RISES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED. IN
ADDITION TO ABOVE NORMAL TIDES...HIGH SURF...AND STRONG RIP
CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF ALONG THE SOUTH AND NORTH COASTS
OF PUERTO RICO WILL LIKELY APPROACH 10 FEET TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. WAVE ACTION SURGING UPON THE COASTLINE AND HIGHER THAN
NORMAL WATER LEVELS MAY POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY AND
PRODUCE MINOR BEACH EROSION.

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