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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
521 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...CENTER OF IRENE NEARING NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND...

.NEW INFORMATION...
NO CHANGES AT THIS TIME.

.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 WARNING CONTINUES 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 WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER
MA.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF 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 TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 42.7N...LONGITUDE 72.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 140 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF PORTLAND ME...OR ABOUT 110 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST
OF PORTSMOUTH NH. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 26 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS OF
NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE INTO THIS EVENING...AS TROPICAL
STORM IRENE TRACKS NORTH TO NORTHEAST THROUGH CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND.
WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH WILL CONTINUE FROM THE SOUTHEAST
INTO THE EVENING.

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

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 LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN GRAY AROUND MIDNIGHT EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

MEZ007>009-012-013-NHZ001>009-290430-
/O.CON.KGYX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-
NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-
SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-
521 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

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

GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO
BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN
AROUND. BE ALERT FOR FALLEN TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 98 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE
THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AT TIMES ARE EXPECTED. MAXIMUM WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 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. POWER
OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED.

...INLAND FLOODING...
SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR. BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST STORM TRACK...4 TO 9
INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED IN INTERIOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE
WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF MAINE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF OVER 10
INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY ON TRIBUTARIES IN THE
CONNECTICUT AND UPPER MERRIMACK BASINS.



$$

MEZ014-018>028-NHZ010-013-014-290430-
/O.CON.KGYX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-
KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-
LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-
COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
521 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

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

GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO
BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN
AROUND. BE ALERT FOR FALLEN TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 98 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL
STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING.
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 60 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. POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ACCORDING TO THE LATEST SURGE FORECAST...A 1 TO 2 FOOT SURGE MAY
OCCUR AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SUNDAY NIGHT. THE TIME OF
ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE WILL BE AT 1111 PM WITH A HEIGHT OF
10.9 FEET. THIS COMBINED WITH HIGH WAVE ACTION IS LIKELY TO CAUSE
BEACH EROSION AND SPLASH OVER. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE.

REMEMBER SURGE WATERS OFTEN ARRIVE WELL BEFORE THE CORE WINDS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR. BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST STORM TRACK...2 TO 5
INCHES OF RAIN. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS.



$$

ANZ150>154-290430-
/O.CON.KGYX.TR.W.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-
521 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED
SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 92 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE
THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35
TO 45 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
TO 20 TO 25 FEET IN THE OPEN WATERS BY THIS EVENING...AND
10 TO 15 FEET IN THE BAYS. THE SEAS WILL START TO DIMINISH MONDAY
MORNING.



$$






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