[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
230 AM AST SUN AUG 21 2011

...CENTER OF IRENE REDEVELOPS FARTHER NORTH...STORM STILL
EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARD THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO
RICO...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION.

.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 IN EFFECT FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND PUERTO RICO.

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

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 16.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 60.4 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 400
MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PR...OR ABOUT 430 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PONCE PR...OR ABOUT 310 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
SAINT CROIX. STORM MOTION WAS WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 22 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE CURRENT TRACK OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE CONTINUES TOWARDS THE
WEST AND IT REPRESENTS A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE LOCAL AREA...SINCE
THE STORM CENTER IS FORECAST TO PASS SOUTH OF SAINT CROIX AND VERY
CLOSE TO THE SOUTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO. THIS IMPLIES AN IMMINENT
RISK FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND FREQUENT BANDS OF INTENSE
RAINFALL WITH WIND GUSTS APPROACHING NEAR HURRICANE FORCE AS THE
SYSTEM APPROACHES. BANDS OF MOISTURE WELL AHEAD OF THE MAIN
CIRCULATION ARE ALREADY AFFECTING SAINT CROIX AND WILL CONTINUE TO
PROPAGATE WESTWARD ACROSS THE REST OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
VIEQUES AND CULEBRA THIS MORNING...AND THEN CONTINUING TO PUERTO
RICO LATER TODAY.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF
DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS
VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING.

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 BEFORE LEAVING IT. 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.

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 600 AM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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220630-
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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-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
230 AM AST SUN AUG 21 2011

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

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35
TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH OR GREATER. EAST SWELLS WILL
BEGIN TO AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BUILD
SIGNIFICANTLY BY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. COMBINED SEAS OF
8 TO 14 FEET ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAIN BANDS WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN
AFFECTING THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...CULEBRA AND VIEQUES THIS
MORNING...AND PUERTO RICO BY THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN FAVORED AREAS. THIS RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN
RAPID RISES OF LOCAL STREAMS...RIVERS AND GUTS. MUDSLIDES AND
DEBRIS FLOW ARE ANTICIPATED IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS IS CURRENTLY
EXPECTED TO BE LOW. THE STORM SURGE IS FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 1 TO
3 FEET. THIS SURGE WILL ADD TO THE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...CREATING
ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. THUS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A SHORT PERIOD
OF INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS UNTIL THE ONSHORE WINDS SUBSIDE.

IN ADDITION TO ABOVE NORMAL TIDES...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND
STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS
AND HAZARDOUS SURF COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION...
AND POSSIBLY COASTAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADS.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR ACROSS THE LOCAL
ISLANDS IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS...AS THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
IRENE APPROACHES THE LOCAL AREA AND THEN PASSES SOUTH OF THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON...AND PUERTO RICO TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY. REMEMBER...TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP MANY MILES AWAY FROM THE
TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER OF CIRCULATION.

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