[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
209 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED POSITION OF HURRICANE IRENE AT 2 AM.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON
METROPOLITAN AREA...SOUTHERN MARYLAND...AND THE MARYLAND PORTION
OF THE CHESAPEAKE AND TIDAL POTOMAC.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...NORTHERN BALTIMORE...HARFORD...
MONTGOMERY...HOWARD...SOUTHERN BALTIMORE...PRINCE GEORGES...ANNE
ARUNDEL...CHARLES...ST. MARYS...CALVERT...PRINCE
WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ARLINGTON/FALLS
CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA...STAFFORD...SPOTSYLVANIA AND KING GEORGE.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL
OF MARYLAND PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE TIDAL POTOMAC
RIVER.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.7N...LONGITUDE 77.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 700 MILES SOUTH
OF WASHINGTON DC...OR ABOUT 730 MILES SOUTH OF BALTIMORE MD.
STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS
115 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE IRENE IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA LATE SATURDAY
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN
FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED
THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE
ISSUED.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A
BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE
IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...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.

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 YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON AROUND 6 AM...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

DCZ001-MDZ009-010-013-016-VAZ052>057-270615-
/O.CON.KLWX.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-PRINCE GEORGES-CHARLES-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-
209 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

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

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

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.
STRONGLY CONSIDER EVACUATING IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...AND DO
SO IF ORDERED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 60 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE
LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START
AS EARLY AS SATURDAY EVENING.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS FROM EARLY SATURDAY EVENING TO LATE SUNDAY
MORNING.

A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST MINOR
TO LOCALLY MODERATE DAMAGE SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE AREA.

...INLAND FLOODING...
FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY.

LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE
READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT. THIS COULD RESULT IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AT THE TIME OF
HIGH TIDE.

$$

MDZ006-007-011-014-017-018-270615-
/O.CON.KLWX.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-ANNE ARUNDEL-
ST. MARYS-CALVERT-
209 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

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

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

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.
STRONGLY CONSIDER EVACUATING IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...AND DO
SO IF ORDERED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN 10
PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS
TIME IS UP TO 70 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND
SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.

THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS
SATURDAY EVENING.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST MINOR
TO LOCALLY MODERATE DAMAGE SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE AREA.

...INLAND FLOODING...
FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY.

LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE
READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT. THIS COULD RESULT IN MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING AT
THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE.

$$

ANZ535-536-270615-
/O.CON.KLWX.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD-
209 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

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

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE
BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 60 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE
THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD
START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR STRONG
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT TO SUNDAY
MORNING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO
BEGIN AFFECTING THE AREA EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.


$$

ANZ530>534-537>543-270615-
/O.CON.KLWX.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR-
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-EASTERN BAY-
CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER-
PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD-
TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH
ISLAND-
209 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

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

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE
BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS AROUND 10 PERCENT.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP
TO 80 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE
LAST FORECAST.

THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR STRONG
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM EARLY SATURDAY EVENING TO LATE
SUNDAY MORNING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST
TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE AREA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.


$$





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