[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM BERTHA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
212 AM AST SAT AUG 2 2014

...BERTHA CONTINUES MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE
NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA TOWARD THE LOCAL AREA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM POSITION.

.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 11 PM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 15.8N...LONGITUDE 64.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 225 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PR...OR ABOUT 140 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF
SAINT CROIX IN THE USVI. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 22
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 SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. 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 5
INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. RAINFALL TOTALS
OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED ACCUMULATED MAXIMUM TOTALS OF 8
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 6 AM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-021215-
/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-
212 AM AST SAT AUG 2 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.

&&

...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
UP TO 74 PERCENT.

...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. SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES
WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED...OR
SNAPPED. POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS...ESPECIALLY
IN AREAS WITH NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

...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.

$$

AMZ710-712-715-722-725-732-735-741-742-745-021215-
/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-
212 AM AST SAT AUG 2 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 NO CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 86 PERCENT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM BERTHA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SATURDAY MORNING. 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.

$$


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