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

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SPREADING OVER EASTERN PUERTO
RICO...

.NEW INFORMATION...
ALL 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 HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO INCLUDING CULEBRA
AND VIEQUES.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL
OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ANEGADA PASSAGE.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS
THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 17.8N...LONGITUDE 64.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 80 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PR...OR ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH OF SAINT
THOMAS VI. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 15 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...

TROPICAL STORM IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST NORTHWEST AROUND
15 MPH AND MOVE ACROSS PUERTO RICO OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE MONA
CHANNEL MONDAY MORNING. ON THIS TRACK...THE CORE OF IRENE WILL
BRING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS. HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL
STREAMS AND RIVERS. ISOLATED BRIEF TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE EMBEDDED
WITHIN RAINBANDS AND NEAR THE CORE OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE.

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

DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT
VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY
LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS
INJURY.

HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK
COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.

FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT...
AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO
MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY
DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS...
AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AROUND 1230 AM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ710-712-715-725-732-735-741-742-745-PRZ001>013-230145-
/O.CON.TJSJ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-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-
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-
932 PM AST SUN AUG 21 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

ALL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD HAVE ALREADY
BEEN COMPLETED.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS NEAR 100
PERCENT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ALREADY IMPACTING EASTERN PUERTO
RICO AND WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD WESTWARD AS IRENE CONTINUES TO
MOVE TO THE WEST NORTHWEST. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE
50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE
EXPECTED. SEAS OF 8 TO 14 FEET ARE ALREADY OCCURRING ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS. THIS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS AND
RIP CURRENTS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH IRENE ARE ALREADY IMPACTING EASTERN
PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S VIRGIN ISLANDS. THESE WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE ACROSS THE REST OF PUERTO RICO OVERNIGHT AS IRENE MOVES
ACROSS PUERTO RICO. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STRONG
TOPOGRAPHICAL FORCING.


...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE IS CURRENTLY
EXPECTED TO BE MODERATE. THE STORM SURGE IS FORECAST TO RANGE FROM
2 TO 4 FEET. THIS SURGE WILL ADD TO THE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
CREATING ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. THUS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A
A PERIOD OF INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS UNTIL THE ONSHORE WINDS
SUBSIDE.



$$

VIZ001-002-230145-
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ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
932 PM AST SUN AUG 21 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

ALL PREPARATIONS SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE NIGHT.


...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE 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.

RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH IRENE ARE ALREADY IMPACTING U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THAT
WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF GUTS AND URBAN AREAS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE IS CURRENTLY
EXPECTED TO BE MODERATE. THE STORM SURGE IS FORECAST TO RANGE FROM
2 TO 4 FEET. THIS SURGE WILL ADD TO THE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
CREATING ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. THUS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A
A PERIOD OF INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS UNTIL THE ONSHORE WINDS
SUBSIDE.



$$

AMZ722-230145-
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ANEGADA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
932 PM AST SUN AUG 21 2011

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

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
TO 55 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT.



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