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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
540 PM AST WED AUG 22 2012

...CENTER OF ISAAC MOVING THROUGH THE LEEWARD ISLANDS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION SECTION UPDATED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL
PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE
WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS
THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 16.0N...LONGITUDE 61.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 360 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PR...OR ABOUT 260 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST
OF SAINT CROIX VI. STORM MOTION WAS W OR 280 DEGREES AT 22 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
A GENERAL CONCERN CONTINUES TO BE THE POSSIBILITY OF WIND DAMAGE
AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH FLOODING ACROSS MANY SECTIONS OF PUERTO
RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. IN ADDITION...IT IS BECOMING
MORE PROBABLE THAT A STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS
MUCH AS 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IN PUERTO RICO AND
THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. NEAR THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF
DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS
VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE
PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL
PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO
ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY
FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AROUND 900 PM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
540 PM AST WED AUG 22 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

FINAL ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED
BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. COVER WINDOWS AND DOORS WITH
SHUTTERS OR PLYWOOD. MOVE PATIO FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR
OBJECTS INSIDE. BRACE ALL EXTERIOR DOORS...INCLUDING GARAGE DOORS.

COMPLY WITH ANY EVACUATION ORDERS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. IF YOU
LIVE IN A POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER. IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS...OR YOU LIVE IN
A SURGE ZONE OR ANY LOCATION PRONE TO FLOODING...EVACUATE TO A
DESIGNATED SHELTER OR RIDE OUT THE STORM IN THE STURDY HOME OF
FAMILY OR FRIENDS OUTSIDE OF EVACUATION ZONES.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO 7 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 68 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A
GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.


...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING OVER
PORTIONS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON
REACH EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
CURRENTLY FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.

DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE
CONSTRUCTION WILL SEE SOME DAMAGE. SOME WINDOWS WILL BE BLOWN
OUT. UNFASTENED HOME ITEMS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT CAN EASILY
BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE
INJURY. ELECTRIC POLES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF
HEALTHY TREES MAY BE SNAPPED AND WEAKENED. SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED
TREES MAY BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS
SATURATED...OR SNAPPED. POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT ENTIRE
NEIGHBORHOODS...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WITH NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES
AND POWER LINES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

RAINBANDS WITH EMBEDDED TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL
STORM ISAAC WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND
PUERTO RICO THIS EVENING BECOMING MORE FREQUENT BY THURSDAY
MORNING. THESE RAINBANDS WILL EVENTUALLY GENERATE ENOUGH RUNOFF
TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RIVER RISES ON AREA RIVERS...STREAMS AND
GUTS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AVERAGING THREE INCHES WITH LOCALIZED
HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
ISLANDS. MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN AREAS
OF STEEP TERRAIN.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS DEPEND ON
THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT
APPROACHES THE COAST. AT THIS TIME...THE STORM SURGE IS FORECAST
TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 FEET...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER LEVELS IN
SOUTHWEST PUERTO RICO AND SAINT CROIX ON THURSDAY. REMEMBER...
STORM SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED WITH HIGH SEAS.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS...AS THE CENTER OF TROPICAL
STORM ISAAC APPROACHES THE LOCAL AREA AND THEN PASSES CLOSE TO
PUERTO RICO...AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS THURSDAY. REMEMBER...
TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP MANY MILES AWAY FROM THE TROPICAL CYCLONE
CENTER OF CIRCULATION.

$$

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ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
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-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
MONA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
540 PM AST WED AUG 22 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO 8 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 75 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A
GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THURSDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
KNOTS. HIGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL WATERS THIS EVENING
AND WILL BUILD SIGNIFICANTLY BY EARLY THURSDAY. COMBINED SEAS ACROSS
THE REGIONAL WATERS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 14 TO 18 FEET OR GREATER.

...WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS...AS THE CENTER
OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES THE REGION AND THEN PASSES
ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS OF PUERTO RICO...AND THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS EARLY THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. REMEMBER...WATERSPOUTS CAN
DEVELOP MANY MILES AWAY FROM THE TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER OF
CIRCULATION.

$$





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