[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1221 PM AST MON JUL 8 2013

...CHANTAL STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED.

.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 WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
ALL PUERTO RICO CULEBRA AND VIEQUES.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 10.9N...LONGITUDE 51.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 1080 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PR...OR ABOUT 1020 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAINT THOMAS VI. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR
285 DEGREES AT 25 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING WEST-
NORTHWEST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...RAIN
AND SQUALLS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND
EASTERN PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING VIEQUES AND CULEBRA LATE TUESDAY AND THEN
CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN
FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A
BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE
IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR.

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

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AROUND 330 PM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

PRZ001>013-090030-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.A.1003.000000T0000Z-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-
1221 PM AST MON JUL 8 2013

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 48 PERCENT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER PUERTO
RICO...CULEBRA...AND VIEQUES WITH MAXIMUM AMMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED WITH CHANTAL...WAVE RUN-
UP ALONG THE SOUTH AND EAST COASTS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS SHOULD
RESULT IN TIDES OF ONE TO THREE FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS RAIN BANDS
ASSOCIATED WITH CHANTAL MOVES OVER THE LOCAL AREA...LATE TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY.

$$

AMZ722-732-735-741-742-745-090030-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.A.1003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ANEGADA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
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-
1221 PM AST MON JUL 8 2013

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE
BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...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 61 PERCENT.
THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS
TUESDAY EVENING.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING TO EARLY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

AS TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO
BE IN THE 25 TO 35 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS WILL
BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT...INCREASING NEAR 12 FEET BY
WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE IN RAIN BANDS.

$$





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