[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
533 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...HURRICANE IRENE WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BEGINNING
SATURDAY NIGHT...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A HURRICANE WARNING AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TROPICAL
STORM WATCH HAVE NOW BEEN ISSUED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND
MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...BARNSTABLE MA...
DUKES MA...NANTUCKET MA...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT
RI...BRISTOL RI...WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT...WINDHAM CT...WESTERN
FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE
MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN NORFOLK
MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SUFFOLK MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI AND WESTERN KENT
RI.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL
HILLSBOROUGH NH.

A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED
AREAS.

ALL PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD ALREADY HAVE
PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED
AREAS.

ALL PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREAS SHOULD REVIEW THEIR PREPAREDNESS
PLAN AND BE READY TO IMPLEMENT IT SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED FOR
THEIR AREA.

IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND
THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE
EVENTS.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN
EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.7N...LONGITUDE 77.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 770 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MA...OR ABOUT 750 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF
HARTFORD CT. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
A HURRICANE WARNING AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TROPICAL
STORM WATCH HAVE NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL
FOLLOW SHORTLY.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH OR WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE
PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN SPECIFIC TO
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

FOR THOSE NEARBY...REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN AND
BECOME READY TO ACT IF A WATCH OR A WARNING IS LATER ISSUED FOR
YOUR AREA.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION
FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

MARINERS ARE URGED TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO RETURN
TO PORT...SEEK SAFE HARBOR...AND SECURE THEIR CRAFT. NOW IS THE
TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN
FOR TROPICAL SYSTEMS. MONITOR WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR CHANGES TO
THE LATEST FORECAST AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL
OFFICIALS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TAUNTON SHORTLY. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS
REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR
POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA.

MAZ020>024-RIZ002-004>008-272145-
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SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
533 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT...

$$

MAZ007-015-016-019-272145-
/O.UPG.KBOX.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.TR.W.1009.110826T2133Z-000000T0000Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
533 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-RIZ001-003-272145-
/O.UPG.KBOX.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.TR.W.1009.110826T2133Z-000000T0000Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
WESTERN KENT RI-
533 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

$$

ANZ231>237-254>256-272145-
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/O.NEW.KBOX.HU.W.1009.110826T2133Z-000000T0000Z/
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
533 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT...

$$

NHZ011-012-015-272145-
/O.NEW.KBOX.TR.A.1009.110826T2133Z-000000T0000Z/
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
533 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

$$

ANZ230-250-251-272145-
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/O.NEW.KBOX.TR.W.1009.110826T2133Z-000000T0000Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
533 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

$$






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