[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS81 KBOX 290026
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
826 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION...WIND...AND TIDE 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 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...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...BARNSTABLE MA...DUKES MA...NANTUCKET MA...
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH...
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WESTERN KENT RI...EASTERN KENT RI...
BRISTOL RI...WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 44.1N...LONGITUDE 72.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 130 MILES
NORTH-NORTHWEST OF BOSTON MA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 25 DEGREES
AT 26 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
IRENE REMAINS A TROPICAL STORM AND CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH-
NORTHEAST. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND STORM TIDES WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO THIS EVENING.

BASED ON THE LATEST INFORMATION...PEOPLE ALONG THE SOUTH COAST CAN
EXPECT STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING
AS WELL AS COASTAL FLOODING WITH THE ONGOING HIGH TIDE. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH EARLY TONIGHT.

DESPITE ONLY LINGERING SHOWERS THIS EVENING MANY RIVERS AND
STREAMS CONTINUE TO RISE RAPIDLY WITH SOME WELL OUT OF THEIR
BANKS. AS A RESULT...NUMEROUS FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT. REFER
TO FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.  LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING OCCURS. REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FORECASTS FOR MORE
DETAILED INFORMATION ON AREA RIVERS.

&&

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

AFTER THE STORM...OBEY ALL POSTED ROAD CLOSURES AND DO NOT GO
SIGHTSEEING IN AREAS OF DAMAGE OR FLOODING. FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF
LOCAL OFFICIALS.

FOR OCEAN COMMUNITIES...LARGE OFFSHORE WAVES UP TO 25 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 EVENING
AND MONDAY 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.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TAUNTON AROUND 1 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

MAZ020>024-RIZ002-004>008-300030-
/O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
826 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL
CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL MINOR TO MODERATE WIND
DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS EVENINGS HIGH TIDE FOR THE UPPER REACHES OF BUZZARDS AND
NARRAGANSETT BAYS.

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001-003-300030-
/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-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-
WESTERN KENT RI-
826 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

$$

ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-300030-
/O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-
BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
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-
826 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. VERY LARGE AND DANGEROUS SEAS
OF 20 TO 30 FEET WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE OCEAN WATERS SOUTH OF NEW
ENGLAND...WITH SEAS 12 TO 18 FT ACROSS THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
WATERS.

$$

RLG




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