[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
607 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...LARGE HURRICANE IRENE HEADING TOWARD THE EAST COAST OF THE
UNITED STATES...HURRICANE WARNING EXTENDED NORTHWARD INTO
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...

.NEW INFORMATION...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
MAINE AND ALL OF NEW HAMPSHIRE INCLUDING THE COASTAL WATERS...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN
MAINE AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
NORTHERN OXFORD...NORTHERN FRANKLIN...CENTRAL SOMERSET...SOUTHERN
OXFORD...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN...SOUTHERN SOMERSET...INTERIOR YORK...
INTERIOR CUMBERLAND...ANDROSCOGGIN...KENNEBEC...INTERIOR WALDO...
COASTAL YORK...COASTAL CUMBERLAND...SAGADAHOC...LINCOLN...KNOX...
COASTAL WALDO...NORTHERN COOS...SOUTHERN COOS...NORTHERN
GRAFTON...NORTHERN CARROLL...SOUTHERN GRAFTON...SOUTHERN
CARROLL...SULLIVAN...MERRIMACK...BELKNAP...STRAFFORD...INTERIOR
ROCKINGHAM AND COASTAL ROCKINGHAM.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER
MA.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN
AND SOUTHERN MAINE. 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 910 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PORTLAND ME. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES
AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
IRENE IS CURRENTLY 265 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF CAPE HATTERAS
NORTH CAROLINA AND MOVING NORTH AT 14 MPH...THIS TRACK IS FORECAST
TO CONTINUE. IT IS CURRENTLY A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE.  IT IS TOO
EARLY TO PROVIDE EXACT WIND AND SURGE FORECAST VALUES FOR SPECIFIC
LOCATIONS. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AT
LEAST MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE DAMAGE SOMEWHERE WITHIN NEW
HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE.

.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 GRAY AROUND 9 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-270215-
/O.CON.KGYX.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK-
INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-
COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-
COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-
NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-
MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-
COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
607 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
MAINE AND ALL OF NEW HAMPSHIRE...

...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 62 PERCENT. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD
START AS EARLY AS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED
STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE
FORECAST AREA TO BE CAUSED BY HURRICANE IRENE. MUCH DEPENDS ON
THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT
APPROACHES THE COAST. ACCORDING TO THE LATEST SURGE GUIDANCE STORM
SURGE IS EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 2 FEET AND MAY OCCUR FOR THE TIME OF
THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE SUNDAY NIGHT. THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH
TIDE OF 10.9 FEET WILL OCCUR AT 11:11 PM SUNDAY. THIS MAY CAUSE
COASTAL FLOODING.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS 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.

POTENTIAL STORM TOTALS OF RAINFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE MID COAST AND SOUTHERN MAINE AREAS WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES
OF RAIN POSSIBLE WEST OF IRENES TRACK ACROSS THE WESTERN MAINE
MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
ACROSS THE AREA ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

THIS HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE SHARP RISES ON RIVERS AND
STREAMS. FLOODING OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALSO
POSSIBLE.


$$

ANZ150>154-270215-
/O.CON.KGYX.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-PENOBSCOT BAY-
PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM-CASCO BAY-
CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM-
607 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
MAINE AND ALL OF NEW HAMPSHIRE INCLUDING THE COASTAL WATERS...

...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. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD
START AS EARLY AS SUNDAY 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 SUNDAY EVENING TO LATE
SUNDAY EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST
TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE AREA LATE SUNDAY MORNING.
SEAS WILL INCREASE TO UPWARDS OF 25 FEET LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT OVER THE OUTER WATERS AND 15 FEET IN THE BAYS BY SUNDAY EVENING.

$$






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