[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1159 PM EDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS
OFF SOUTHEAST FLORIDA. THERE IS NO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR LAND AREAS
ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. THERE IS NO WATCH IN EFFECT ANYWHERE
ACROSS MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT OFFERS GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
MARINERS...AS WELL AS OTHER MARINE INTERESTS...FOR PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTH FLORIDA WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
ATLANTIC WATERS OFF SOUTHEAST FLORIDA FROM JUPITER INLET TO OCEAN
REEF OUT TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS...NOT INCLUDING
BISCAYNE BAY AND THE ADJACENT LAND AREAS.

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...METRO PALM BEACH...METRO BROWARD...
METRO MIAMI DADE...COASTAL PALM BEACH...COASTAL BROWARD AND
COASTAL MIAMI DADE...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE
STILL A CONCERN ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 21.3N...LONGITUDE 72.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 610 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF WEST PALM BEACH FL. STORM MOTION WAS WEST NORTHWEST
OR 295 DEGREES AT 9 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 90 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE IRENE...APPROACHING THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...IS
FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE BAHAMAS ON WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. IRENE IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A FEW HUNDRED MILES EAST OF
SOUTH FLORIDA...WHILE STRENGTHENING INTO A LARGE AND POWERFUL
CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE.

AT THIS TIME...THE MAIN CONCERN WITH HURRICANE IRENE IS THE
POSSIBILITY OF DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
COASTAL WATERS OF PALM BEACH...BROWARD AND MIAMI DADE COUNTIES.
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THESE AREAS FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS. ALONG THE COAST THE
MAIN CONCERNS ARE HIGH SURF...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND POSSIBLE
SEVERE BEACH EROSION...PARTICULARLY ALONG COASTAL PALM BEACH
COUNTY.

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. CLOSELY
MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST IN CASE WARNINGS BECOME NECESSARY.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MIAMI AROUND 5 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ650-651-670-671-250400-
/O.CON.KMFL.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-
1159 PM EDT TUE AUG 23 2011

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. SEAS ARE
FORECAST TO BUILD TO 10 TO 15 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM THURSDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

$$

AMZ630-FLZ068-072-074-168-172-173-250400-
/O.CON.KMFL.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BISCAYNE BAY-METRO PALM BEACH-METRO BROWARD-METRO MIAMI DADE-
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
1159 PM EDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BEACH EROSION
POSSIBLE...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED.

SHOWERS AND OCCASIONAL SQUALLS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST
FLORIDA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE
IRENE MOVES OVER THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS. AT THE PRESENT TIME, GUSTS
OF 35 TO 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEAST FLORIDA,
WITH THE GREATEST CHANCE OF STRONGER WIND GUSTS ACROSS PALM BEACH
COUNTY.

$$

GREGORIA

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