[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM MARIA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1042 PM AST WED SEP 7 2011

...MARIA RACING WESTWARD ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC...

.NEW INFORMATION...
ALL SECTIONS ARE NEW.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN
VIEQUES...CULEBRA...U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THEIR ADJACENT COASTAL
WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NONE IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME BUT TROPICAL STORM WATCHES MAY BE
REQUIRED LATE THURSDAY.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARIA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 13.4N...LONGITUDE 46.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 1490 MILES EAST
OF SAN JUAN PR...OR ABOUT 1420 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAINT
THOMAS VI. STORM MOTION WAS W OR 275 DEGREES AT 23 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM MARIA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE QUICKLY TO THE WEST OR
WEST NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...MARIA WILL BE PASSING VERY NEAR THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
LATE SATURDAY. THERE IS A GENERAL CONCERN FOR THE POSSIBILITY FOR
MINOR WIND DAMAGE PRIMARILY TO WEAKENED TREES AND LOOSE OBJECTS
AND ALSO FLASH FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS...GUTS AND LOW LYING AREAS.


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

THIS IS A GOOD TIME FOR RESIDENTS TO GO OVER THEIR HURRICANE
DISASTER PLAN. VISITORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHECK WITH HOTEL
MANAGEMENT OR WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS REGARDING ANY ACTIONS THEY
SHOULD TAKE.

THE FOLLOWING ARE SUGGESTED ACTIONS THAT CAN BE TAKEN AT THIS
TIME...
- CHECK BATTERIES FOR RADIOS AND FLASHLIGHTS.
- STOCK UP ON DRINKING WATER AND CANNED OR DRIED FOOD.
- ENSURE YOU HAVE A MANUAL CAN OPENER.
- HAVE ENOUGH FOR AT LEAST THREE TO FIVE DAYS PER PERSON.
- GATHER MEDICINES...TOILETRIES...AND FIRST AID SUPPLIES.
- HAVE A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF CASH ON HAND SINCE CREDIT CARDS AND
 AUTOMATED CASH MACHINES DO NOT WORK WITHOUT POWER.
- CHECK FUEL LEVELS ON AUTOMOBILES...GENERATORS...AND CHAIN SAWS.
- IF YOU NEED TO MAKE A TRIP TO THE HARDWARE STORE...THE GROCERY
 STORE...OR THE GAS STATION...DO SO AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
- DETERMINE WHERE YOU SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IF THE STORM APPROACHES
 YOUR AREA.
- CONSIDER WHETHER YOU LIVE IN A POTENTIAL EVACUATION ZONE. IF
 SO...IDENTIFY PRESCRIBED EVACUATION ROUTES WHICH LEAD OUT OF
THE THREATENED AREAS. - LEARN THE LOCATIONS OF OFFICIAL SHELTERS.

PLEASE VISIT WWW.READY.GOV FOR A MORE COMPLETE LIST OF ITEMS TO
INCLUDE IN AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS KIT.

IN ALL CASES...HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH
ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED.

MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR UNSAFE
CONDITIONS. CONSIDER EARLY STEPS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT. IF
SMALL CRAFT MUST GO OUT AND CURRENT CONDITIONS ALLOW...DO NOT
VENTURE FAR FROM PORT AND DO NOT STAY OUT VERY LONG. RETURN TO
PORT QUICKLY IF A WATCH OR WARNING IS ISSUED.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

AMZ710-715-722-725-732-PRZ012-013-VIZ001-002-090245-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.HU.S.1014.110908T0242Z-000000T0000Z/
ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN USVI AND CULEBRA OUT 10 NM-
ANEGADA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN USVI VIEQUES AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO
OUT 10 NM-CARIBBEAN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO FROM 10 NM TO 17N-
CULEBRA-VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
1042 PM AST WED SEP 7 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WATCHES MAY BE REQUIRED THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

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