[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM MARIA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
600 AM AST SUN SEP 11 2011

...MARIA EXPECTED TO MOVE GRADUALLY AWAY FROM THE FORECAST AREA
TODAY...

.NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION HAS BEEN UPDATED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT OFFERS GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
MARINERS...AS WELL AS OTHER MARINE INTERESTS...ALONG ALL COASTAL
WATER LEGS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL
WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL
WATERS.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARIA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 19.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 63.7 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 160 MILES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PR...OR ABOUT 90 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST
OF SAINT THOMAS. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 13 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM MARIA NORTH OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS WILL
TRACK NORTHWEST AROUND 11 KNOTS OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ON THIS
TRACK...THE CORE OF MARIA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS
NORTH OF ANEGADA ISLAND THIS MORNING AND TO THE NORTH OF LATITUDE
20 NORTH TONIGHT.

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

MARINERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. 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 SAN JUAN AROUND 900 AM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ710-121000-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.1014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
600 AM AST SUN SEP 11 2011

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED
NORTH OF 19 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 66 DEGREES WEST.
ELSEWHERE...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. 8 TO 12 FOOT SEAS ARE OCCURRING ACROSS THE
ATLANTIC WATERS BEYOND 10 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST OF THE
VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE
TONIGHT.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE CORE OF TROPICAL STORM MARIA
AND IN OUTER RAINBANDS.

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