[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...BERTHA CONTINUES TO MOVE RAPIDLY WEST NORTHWEST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED POSITION OF THE STORM.

.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...

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 5 PM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.9N...LONGITUDE 61.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 400 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PR...OR ABOUT 310 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAINT
CROIX VI. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 24 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE WEST NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS PASSING SOUTH OF PONCE LATE AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY.
RAINS WILL OVERSPREAD THE VIRGIN ISLANDS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
AND REACH EASTERN PUERTO RICO AROUND DAYBREAK SATURDAY. RAIN...HEAVY
AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT BRINGING 1 TO 3 INCHES
WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH
ISOLATED ACCUMULATED MAXIMUM TOTALS OF 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS PUERTO RICO...WITH THE HEAVIEST TOTALS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE ISLAND. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE
OVER PUERTO RICO...THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY.

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

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.

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

PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-020700-
/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-
648 PM 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...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 58 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A SLIGHT UPWARD TREND SINCE
THE LAST FORECAST.

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

DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED! HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE
CONSTRUCTION WILL SEE SOME DAMAGE. UNFASTENED HOME ITEMS OF
LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN. LOCAL POWER
OUTAGES WILL AFFECT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF
HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED AND WEAKENED.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A WEAK SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS EXPECTED ON SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST
FACING COASTS.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RIVERS AND GUTS WILL BE FLOODED DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN. STAY
TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS IF YOU LIVE
IN A VULNERABLE AREA.

...TORNADOES...
A FEW TORNADOES WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE POSSIBLE.

$$

AMZ710-712-715-722-725-732-735-741-742-745-020700-
/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-
648 PM 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/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 65 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL
UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM BERTHA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING IN THE
SOUTHEASTERN-MOST WATERS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO
35 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
BETWEEN 9 AND 14 FEET NEAR THE TRACK OF BERTHA.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE LOCAL WATERS ESPECIALLY TO THE
NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF BERTHA.

$$

SNELL/NEGRON



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