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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM BERTHA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
908 AM AST FRI AUG 1 2014

...HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT ABOUT TO INVESTIGATE BERTHA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
NEW POSITION HAS BEEN UPDATED.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
ALL OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING VIEQUES AND CULEBRA...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.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 13.6N...LONGITUDE 57.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 650 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PONCE PR...OR ABOUT 540 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
SAINT CROIX VI. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 20 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE WEST NORTHWESTWARD
AROUND 20 MPH DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS PASSING SOUTH OF PONCE
LATE SATURDAY. RAINS WILL OVERSPREAD THE VIRGIN ISLANDS LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT AND REACH EASTERN PUERTO RICO AROUND DAYBREAK
SATURDAY. RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE CAYEY AND
LUQUILLO MOUNTAIN RANGES. GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLS AND RAIN BANDS. ISOLATED
TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHEAST
PUERTO RICO...VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS ONCE
THE WINDS SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST.

.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 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 1230 PM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-012115-
/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-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
908 AM AST FRI AUG 1 2014

...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 HIGHEST PROBABILITIES OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
OVER THE CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS AND ARE BETWEEN 50 TO 55
PERCENT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL...BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO
3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF
PUERTO RICO...AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE SOUTHERN AND
SOUTHEASTERN SLOPES OF PUERTO RICO AS THE STORM MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM BERTHA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST WITH ANY RAIN BANDS.

$$

AMZ710-712-715-722-725-732-735-741-742-745-012115-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.1003.000000T0000Z-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-
908 AM AST FRI AUG 1 2014

...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 CONDITIONS...

THE HIGHEST PROBABILITIES OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OVER
THE CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS AND ARE BETWEEN 45 TO 55 PERCENT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...

AS TROPICAL STORM BERTHA MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE
ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLS AND IN RAIN BANDS. SEAS 9 TO
11 FEET ARE EXPECTED.

...WATERSPOUTS...
WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS
WINDS SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST WITH ANY RAIN BANDS.

$$




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