[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
229 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...IRENE MOVING AWAY WITH WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN ITS WAKE...

.NEW INFORMATION...
NEW STORM INFORMATION.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING CANCELLED FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE.
NEW STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE INFORMATION IN THE LAND SUB-
SECTION.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF PHILADELPHIA QUAD STATE
REGION...NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...SUSSEX...
WARREN...MORRIS...HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MIDDLESEX...WESTERN
MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH...MERCER...SALEM...GLOUCESTER...
CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...CUMBERLAND...
ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY...COASTAL
ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...CARBON...
MONROE...BERKS...LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY...
BUCKS...DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 42.2N...LONGITUDE 73.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 130 MILES
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF SANDY HOOK NJ. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR
20 DEGREES AT 26 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT AWAY FROM OUR AREA.
THE STORM BROUGHT LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH
DANGEROUS FLOODING...AND SOME MODERATE TO SEVERE COASTAL FLOODING.

A TOTAL 4 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL FELL OVER THE AREA WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS. HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND ANY ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL WILL BE LIGHT. MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING AROUND THE
REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BE HANDLED BY WARNINGS. IF YOU ARE IN A
SAFE LOCATION...THEN PLEASE REMAIN THERE. IF FLOODING THREATENS
YOU...THEN PLEASE MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF POWER OUTAGES HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS THE
REGION.

MAJOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA HAVE
SUSPENDED OPERATIONS. A NUMBER OF BRIDGES ARE CLOSED. PLEASE
MONITOR MEDIA BROADCASTS REGARDING THE STATUS OF TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEMS AND SHELTERS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 6 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

DEZ001>004-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-
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NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-SUSSEX-WARREN-
MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
229 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
NEW STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE INFORMATION.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED AS IRENE MOVES AWAY.
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES.
RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS
AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY
PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED
PROPERLY. ISOLATED ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AT MOST...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE
MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. THE ROBUST WESTERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE WATER
TO PILE ALONG THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...BUT CHESAPEAKE BAY
GENERALLY WILL DRAIN. HIGH TIDE OCCURS THERE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND THIS EVENING.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
BEACH EROSION AND HIGH WAVES WILL SUBSIDE GRADUALLY ALONG THE
ATLANTIC COAST...DELAWARE BAY AND RARITAN BAY.

...RIP CURRENTS...
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. DO
NOT ENTER THE SURF.

$$

MDZ008-012-015-019-020-281930-
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CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-
229 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

ANZ430-431-450>455-282300-
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DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-
229 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
NONE.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BE 8 TO 14 FEET OVER
THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND 4 TO 9 FEET OVER DELAWARE BAY WITH HIGHER
SEAS AT THE MOUTH OF THE BAY.

$$

ANZ470-282300-
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WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM-
229 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
NONE.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BE 11 TO 18 FEET.

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