[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...TROPICAL STORM IRENE IS NOW LOCATED NEAR THE SOUTHEAST VERMONT...
   SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE BORDER...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO DOWNEAST AND
EAST CENTRAL MAINE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE...
COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO EASTPORT ME OUT 25 NM.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK...NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK...NORTHERN SOMERSET...
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS...NORTHERN PENOBSCOT...SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK...
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS...CENTRAL PENOBSCOT...SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT...
INTERIOR HANCOCK...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...COASTAL HANCOCK...COASTAL
WASHINGTON...SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO EASTPORT ME OUT
25 NM.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN 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 NEAR THE SOUTHEAST VERMONT...
SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE BORDER. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES
AT 26 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
IRENE WILL CONTINUE ON A NORTH...NORTHEAST TRACK INTO WESTERN MAINE
LATER TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE NORTH OF THE STATE ON MONDAY.

THE PRIMARY CONCERN CONTINUE TO BE STRONG WIND GUSTS TONIGHT WHICH
WILL DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND RESULT IN SOME STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE. ALONG THE COAST A 1 TO 2 FOOT STORM SURGE CAN BE EXPECTED.
THIS WILL BE COMPOUNDED BY LARGE BREAKING WAVES WHICH COULD ADD AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 FEET OF RUNUP ONTO BEACHES EXPOSED TO THE OPEN
OCEAN.

.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 CARIBOU AROUND 1130 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

MEZ001>006-010-011-031-032-292200-
/O.CON.KCAR.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
553 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR THIS STORM SHOULD HAVE LONG BEEN COMPLETED.
YOU SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS IN A SAFE SHELTER FOR THE DURATION OF
THIS STORM.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 80
PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM IRENE CONTINUES TO APPROACH...SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH.
MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FLOOD WARNINGS FOR LATEST INFORMATION. BE READY TO ACT IF
YOU OBSERVE FLOODING.

$$

MEZ015>017-029-030-292200-
/O.CON.KCAR.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
553 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR THIS STORM SHOULD HAVE LONG BEEN COMPLETED.
YOU SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS IN A SAFE SHELTER FOR THE DURATION OF
THIS STORM.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS A 90 PERCENT CHANCE OF OBSERVING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.
THIS REPRESENTS A UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS...
MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 TO 65 MPH WILL
CONTINUE WELL INTO THE NIGHT. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE
HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS. NUMEROUS POWER
OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS IS EXPECTED
TO BE MINIMAL. BASED ON THE CURRENT TRACK OF IRENE A 2 FOOT STORM
SURGE IS POSSIBLE. ALONG BEACHES EXPOSED TO THE OPEN OCEAN AN
ADDITIONAL RUNUP OF 1.5 FEET IS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LARGE INCOMING
WAVES. HIGH TIDE TONIGHT IS OF GREATEST CONCERN. AT BAR HARBOR AN
ASTRONOMICAL TIDE OF 12.5 FEET WILL OCCUR AT 10:52 PM THIS EVENING.
AN ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE OF 20.9 FEET WILL OCCUR AT 11:03 PM IN
EASTPORT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FLOOD WARNINGS FOR LATEST INFORMATION. BE READY TO ACT IF
YOU OBSERVE FLOODING.

$$

ANZ050>052-292200-
/O.CON.KCAR.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT ME TO SCHOODIC POINT ME OUT 25 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM-
INTRACOASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT ME TO STONINGTON ME-
553 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 REMAIN IN PORT FOR
THE DURATION OF THE STORM.

&&

...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 90 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS AN UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST
FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS RANGE WITH
GUSTS UP TO 55 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO THE EVENING...WITH
SEAS EXPECTED TO EXCEED 20 FEET.

$$

VJN


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