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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
746 PM AST THU AUG 23 2012

...ISAAC CONTINUING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...

.NEW INFORMATION...
POSITION AND MOVEMENT.

.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 CONTINUES FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING 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 6 PM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 16.0N...LONGITUDE 67.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 180 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SAN JUAN PR...OR ABOUT 140 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PONCE PR. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 285 DEGREES
AT 16 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE PRIMARY CONCERNS CONTINUE TO BE THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY
RAINFALL...FLOODING AND SOME WIND DAMAGE ACROSS PORTIONS OF PUERTO
RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. ALSO WATER LEVELS HAVE RISEN TO
ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL AND 2 FOOT ABOVE LOW TIDE LEVEL...SO
THAT IN YABUCOA AT LEAST ONE ROAD HAD TO BE CLOSED. EXPECT THAT
SIMILAR SURGES WILL BE SEEN IN SOUTHWEST PUERTO RICO AS WELL.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 SAN JUAN AROUND 9:30 PM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-240600-
/O.COR.TJSJ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
746 PM AST THU AUG 23 2012

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

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

ALL PREPARATION SHOULD NOW HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO COMPLETION.
OUTDOOR WORK COULD BE HAZARDOUS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS NO CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
LESS THAN 43 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL DOWNWARD TREND
SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS...
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 50-55 MPH.

...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.

RAIN BANDS WITH EMBEDDED TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS ASSOCIATED WITH
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO THIS EVENING AND ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME
MORE FREQUENT TONIGHT. RAIN BANDS WILL EVENTUALLY GENERATE ENOUGH
RUNOFF TO CAUSE RAPID RIVER RISES ON AREA RIVERS...STREAMS AND
GUTS. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH
LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 8 INCHES. MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS 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
PASSES BY THE COAST. AT THIS TIME...THE STORM SURGE IS FORECAST
TO BE ABOUT 1 FOOT...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER LEVELS IN SOUTHWEST
PUERTO RICO TONIGHT. REMEMBER...STORM SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED
WITH HIGH SEAS. BREAKERS OF 20 FEET HAVE OCCURRED IN SAINT JOHN
AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF PUERTO
RICO AND MONA ISLAND.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL MOST LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA TONIGHT IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS. REMEMBER...TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP MANY MILES AWAY FROM THE TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER OF
CIRCULATION.

$$

AMZ710-712-715-722-725-732-735-741-742-745-240600-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
746 PM AST THU AUG 23 2012

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

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

ALL PREPARATION SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE. OUTSIDE WORK...ESPECIALLY
ON OR IN MASTS WOULD BE DANGEROUS DUE TO LIGHTNING AND HIGH WINDS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS NO CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
BUT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN THE
SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE LOCAL WATERS. THIS REPRESENTS AN INCREASE
FROM THE PREVIOUS FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING IN THE
SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF OUR CARIBBEAN WATERS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO 35 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS.
SEAS OF UP TO 13 FEET MAY BE EXPERIENCED. LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS
WILL GENERATE EVEN ROUGHER SEAS.

...WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS...AS THE CENTER OF TROPICAL
STORM ISAAC MOVES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WATERS TONIGHT.
REMEMBER...WATERSPOUTS CAN DEVELOP MANY MILES AWAY FROM THE
TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER OF CIRCULATION.

$$

SNELL/MARTINEZ




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