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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE GONZALO LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1229 AM AST TUE OCT 14 2014

...GONZALO EAST OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE WARNING FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...POSITION AND
STRENGTH. HURRICANE WATCH ENDED FOR PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES...
CULEBRA...AND ST. CROIX.

.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...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL
WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS.

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

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY...NORTHEAST...SOUTHEAST...EASTERN
INTERIOR...NORTH CENTRAL...CENTRAL INTERIOR...PONCE AND
VICINITY...NORTHWEST...WESTERN INTERIOR...MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY...
SOUTHWEST...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND ST CROIX.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING 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.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM AST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GONZALO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 18.7N...LONGITUDE 63.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 170 MILES EAST
OF SAN JUAN PR...OR ABOUT 110 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SAINT
THOMAS VI. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 12 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.

OUTER RAIN BANDS HAVE BEGUN TO SPREAD GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF BUT
HEAVY RAINFALL OVER ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN TO NORTHERN PUERTO
RICO. RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE GONZALO WILL BE THE
MAIN SOURCE OF RAIN FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE RAIN FROM
THESE BANDS MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM TOTALS OF 8 INCHES POSSIBLE.

AS HURRICANE GONZALO APPROACHES...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS IN THE NORTHEAST
PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE
NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. OVER PUERTO RICO AND SAINT
CROIX...WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE REMAIN POSSIBLE LATE
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...MAINLY IN SQUALLY WEATHER AND RAIN
BANDS. MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE AHEAD OF
HURRICANE GONZALO WITH SEAS UP TO 18 FEET.

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

HURRICANE PREPARATIONS SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

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.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. AS HURRICANE GONZALO PASSES
CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO THE FORECASTS.

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 200 AM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ712-732-735-741-742-745-PRZ001>013-VIZ002-141230-
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COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN 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-
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 CROIX-
1229 AM AST TUE OCT 14 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH IS CANCELLED...

$$

AMZ715-722-725-VIZ001-141230-
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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-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
1229 AM AST TUE OCT 14 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

COMPLY WITH ANY EVACUATION ORDERS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF
YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS...OR YOU LIVE IN A SURGE
ZONE OR ANY LOCATION PRONE TO FLOODING...EVACUATE TO A DESIGNATED
SHELTER OR RIDE OUT THE STORM IN THE STURDY HOME OF FAMILY OR
FRIENDS OUTSIDE OF EVACUATION ZONES.

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD NOW HAVE
PREPARATIONS COMPLETED.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO 16 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME 90 PERCENT FOR THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS...BUT MUCH LESS IN PUERTO RICO. A GENERAL DOWNWARD TREND
IS EXPECTED AFTER TONIGHT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE GONZALO APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT IN THE NORTHEAST VIRGIN ISLANDS.
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH. OTHER AREAS AS FAR WEST AS EASTERN PUERTO RICO
COULD EXPERIENCE STORM FORCE GUSTS.

UNFASTENED HOME ITEMS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME
AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME
POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT ENTIRE
NEIGHBORHOODS. LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED
AND WEAKENED. SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES CAN BE UPROOTED...
ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED...OR SNAPPED OFF.

SEAS WILL RISE RAPIDLY OVERNIGHT IN THE PATH OF THE STRONG
TROPICAL STORM FORCE AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND COULD REACH
20 FEET IN LOCAL AREAS.

...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.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE OF LESS THAN 3 FEET IS EXPECTED.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS AROUND THE
PERIPHERY OF HURRICANE GONZALO.

$$

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ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
1229 AM AST TUE OCT 14 2014

...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT...

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