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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
948 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO THIS
EVENING...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION AND STORM SURGE SECTIONS.

.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 CONTINUES 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 CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES 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...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH...WESTERN AND CENTRAL
HILLSBOROUGH NH...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI AND WESTERN KENT RI.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
AND MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE LISTEN
CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR
AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 9 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 40.7N...LONGITUDE 74.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST OF HARTFORD CT. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT
25 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
IRENE IS NOW A STRONG TROPICAL STORM AND CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH-
NORTHEAST AND WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. THE
HURRICANE WARNINGS WILL BE TRANSITIONED TO TROPICAL STORM
WARNINGS AT 11 AM EDT.

BASED ON THE LATEST INFORMATION...PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
CAN STILL EXPECT A PERIOD OF STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY
RAINFALL...COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTH COAST...AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES NEAR THE SOUTH COAST.

IRENE IS STILL A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. YOU WILL NOT NEED TO BE
CLOSE TO THE CENTER OF IRENE TO EXPERIENCE STRONG TO DAMAGING
WINDS AS IT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. WIDESPREAD
DAMAGE IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH NUMEROUS
DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES.

THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR A WIDESPREAD 5 TO 10 INCHES OF
RAINFALL ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH THE HIGHEST
AMOUNTS ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. FARTHER EAST...
A WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED. A FLOOD WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT
IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

THERE IS A THREAT OF ISOLATED...WEAK TORNADOES WITH HURRICANE
IRENE ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND THE ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS WHERE A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS
OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT THIS MORNING.

&&


.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 TAUNTON AROUND 1 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

MAZ020>024-RIZ002-004>008-291400-
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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-
948 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO
FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING.

DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. SOME HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO
SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE
ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME
AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME
POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE
SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS MORNINGS HIGH TIDE IN LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS. THE GREATER
CONCERN...PARTICULARLY FOR THE UPPER REACHES OF BUZZARDS AND
NARRAGANSETT BAYS...IS THIS EVENINGS HIGH TIDE WHEN WATER LEVELS
COULD REACH 3 TO 5 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.

LARGE OFFSHORE WAVES UP TO 30 FEET WILL RESULT IN POWERFUL
BREAKERS NEAR SHORE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BEACH EROSION AND POSE A
SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO BYSTANDERS NEAR THE SHORE. THOSE VENTURING
OUT ONTO LOW PIERS AND JETTIES THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON TO
OBSERVE THE WAVES WILL BE PLACING THEMSELVES IN HARMS WAY. LARGE
BREAKING WAVES CAN DEVELOP WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD EASILY SWEEP
BYSTANDERS OUT TO SEA OR KNOCK THEM INTO THE OCEAN...CAUSING
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

$$

MAZ007-015-016-019-291400-
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EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
948 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. SOME HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO
SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE
ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME
AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME
POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE
SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
WATER LEVELS COULD REACH 1 TO 2 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL DURING THE
TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE THIS EVENING AT LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS.

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001-
003-291400-
/O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-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-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
948 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO
FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. SOME HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO
SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE
ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME
AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME
POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE
SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED.

$$

ANZ231>237-254>256-291400-
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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-
948 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO
FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THIS MORNING ACROSS
THE OPEN COASTAL WATERS...WITH ROUGH SEAS OF 4 TO 8 FEET IN THE
MORE SHELTERED SOUTH COASTAL BAYS AND SOUNDS.

$$

ANZ230-250-251-291400-
/O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
948 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST
TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 13 TO 18 FEET ACROSS THE OUTER
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF MASSACHUSETTS BY THIS AFTERNOON.

$$






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