[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
104 PM AST TUE JUL 9 2013

...WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS EVENING AS CHANTAL MOVES
OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN...

.NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION 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...
MAINLAND PUERTO RICO.

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

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
CULEBRA...VIEQUES...ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS AND ST
CROIX.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS 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.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 12 PM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.4N...LONGITUDE 61.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 420 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF PONCE PR...OR ABOUT 320 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAINT
CROIX VI. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 29 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE THIS EVENING AS TROPICAL
STORM CHANTAL MOVES CLOSER TO OUR LOCAL FORECAST AREA. THE OUTER
RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED TO CHANTAL WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE LOCAL
REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE RAIN BANDS WILL BECOME MORE
FREQUENT AND MORE INTENSE AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES.

.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.

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 LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AROUND 3:30 PM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

PRZ001>011-100115-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.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-
104 PM AST TUE JUL 9 2013

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

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.


&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 74
PERCENT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. RAINFALL
TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER MAINLAND PUERTO RICO
WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES POSSIBLE.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
60 MPH.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
WAVE RUN-UP ALONG THE SOUTH AND EAST COASTS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS
COULD RESULT IN TIDES OF ONE TO THREE FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY OVER SOUTHEAST PUERTO
RICO AS RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH CHANTAL MOVE OVER THE LOCAL
AREA THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY.

$$

PRZ012-013-VIZ001-002-100115-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.A.1003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CULEBRA-VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
104 PM AST TUE JUL 9 2013

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

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

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.
STRONGLY CONSIDER EVACUATING IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...AND DO
SO IF ORDERED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 30
PERCENT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER CULEBRA...VIEQUES WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS
OF 6 INCHES POSSIBLE.

...WINDS...
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 LATE THIS EVENING TO WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
WAVE RUN-UP ALONG THE SOUTH AND EAST COASTS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS
COULD RESULT IN TIDES OF ONE TO THREE FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH
CHANTAL MOVE OVER THE LOCAL AREA THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY.

$$

AMZ732-735-741-742-745-100115-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.1003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
104 PM AST TUE JUL 9 2013

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING 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 TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS
THAN OR EQUAL TO 90 PERCENT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
70 KNOTS.

...WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED
WITH CHANTAL MOVE OVER THE LOCAL WATERS THIS EVENING INTO
WEDNESDAY.

$$

AMZ722-725-100115-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.A.1003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ANEGADA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN USVI VIEQUES AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO
OUT 10 NM-
104 PM AST TUE JUL 9 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 TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS
THAN OR EQUAL TO 45 PERCENT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
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.

...WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED
WITH CHANTAL MOVE OVER THE LOCAL AREA THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

$$




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