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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE ARTHUR LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
951 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014

...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS REPORTED IN NANTUCKET AND NANTUCKET
SOUND AS OF 9 TO 930 PM...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS LIKELY ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS SOUTH
AND EAST OF NANTUCKET...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WERE REPORTED ON NANTUCKET AT 9 PM.
THE COMBINATION OF HIGH TIDE AND RAINFALL WAS CAUSING FLOODING ON
SOME STREETS IN NANTUCKET THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
WERE REPORTED FROM THE NANTUCKET SOUND BUOY AS OF 920 PM.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND
MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS.

ON LAND...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...BARNSTABLE MA...NANTUCKET MA.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTERN ESSEX MA...SUFFOLK MA...
EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...
DUKES MA...WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI...
POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. 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 9 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ARTHUR WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 40.3N...LONGITUDE 69.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 70 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET MA. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR
45 DEGREES AT 28 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ARTHUR IS MAKING ITS CLOSEST PASS TO
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS EVENING. WIND IS THE MAIN CONCERN ACROSS
THE COASTAL WATERS AND IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS. HEAVY RAINFALL IS
THE PRIMARY CONCERN INLAND. COASTAL AREAS ARE AT RISK FOR HIGH
SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.

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

DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT
VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY
LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS
INJURY.

HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK
COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES.

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

FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT...
AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO
MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY
DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS...
AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TAUNTON AROUND 1 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

MAZ007-015-016-019-020-023-RIZ006>008-051000-
/O.CON.KBOX.HU.S.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-DUKES MA-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
951 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
...HURRICANE ARTHUR WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY...

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS
ALONG MOST BEACHES TONIGHT. THESE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY
TO PERSIST INTO SATURDAY...DESPITE THE MUCH BETTER WEATHER.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE
LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

$$

MAZ022-024-051000-
/O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA-
951 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014

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

...WINDS...
AS OF 9 PM...AT NANTUCKET TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WERE
REPORTED...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AT 44 MPH AND GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY OCCURRING ON PORTIONS OF
CAPE COD. AS ARTHUR MAKES ITS CLOSEST PASS TO THE AREA THIS
EVENING INTO TONIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS
GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY
PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED
PROPERLY. SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES
WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE COMBINATION OF SOME STORM SURGE AND HEAVY RAINFALL HAS CAUSED
FLOODING ON SOME STREETS IN NANTUCKET. THIS MAY PERSIST FOR A
PERIOD OF TIME THIS EVENING. OTHERWISE...THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED
STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW. SPLASHOVER IS
POSSIBLE. THE MAIN THREATS FOR COASTAL AREAS WILL BE HIGH
SURF...RIP CURRENTS AND SOME BEACH EROSION. THE COMBINATION OF
HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL MAKE MANY BEACHES DANGEROUS
TONIGHT. THESE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO PERSIST INTO
SATURDAY...DESPITE THE MUCH BETTER WEATHER.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET.
SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

$$

ANZ254-255-051000-
/O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
951 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
HURRICANE ARTHUR IS IN THE PROGRESS OF MAKING ITS CLOSEST
PASS TO THE COASTAL WATERS. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
ARE IMMINENT...WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED OVER A PORTION
OF THE WATERS. MAXIMUM WINDS TONIGHT ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40
TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS. SEAS OF 12 TO 18 FEET ARE
EXPECTED.

$$

ANZ231-232-256-051000-
/O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
951 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
HURRICANE ARTHUR IS IN THE PROGRESS OF MAKING ITS CLOSEST
PASS TO THE COASTAL WATERS. AS OF 920 PM...THE NANTUCKET SOUND
BUOY REPORTED NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED AT 34 KNOTS...WITH A PEAK GUST
TO 46 KNOTS. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
IMMINENT...AND REMAIN A RISK TONIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST
TO BE IN THE 25 TO 35 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 KNOTS.
SEAS OF 4 TO 8 FEET ARE EXPECTED.

$$


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