[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...GONZALO MOVING AWAY FROM PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR PUERTO
RICO... VIEQUES...CULEBRA...AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

.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 CONTINUES FOR
THE OFFSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS NORTH 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.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM AST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GONZALO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 19.6N...LONGITUDE 64.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 130 MILES
NORTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PR...OR ABOUT 100 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF
SAINT THOMAS VI. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 13 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 110 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
OUTER RAIN BANDS CONTINUE TO SPREAD AREAS OF GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF
PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OVER ST. THOMAS...ST. JOHN
AND NORTHERN PUERTO RICO. RAIN BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO...THIS RAINFALL MAY BE
HEAVY AT TIMES. THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON AST TODAY...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN...AND LOCALIZED
AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD.

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

HURRICANE PREPARATIONS SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. IF YOU LIVE
ON A BOAT...YOUR BOAT SHOULD BE 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.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AROUND 800 AM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ710-141815-
/O.CON.TJSJ.HU.W.1008.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
610 AM AST TUE OCT 14 2014

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE IN PORT AT
THIS TIME.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO 81 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 100 PERCENT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 65 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. SEAS OF
10 TO 12 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 15 FEET OR GREATER CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE OFFSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF THE ZONE...AMZ 710.

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

$$

AMZ712-715-722-725-732-735-741-742-745-PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-
141115-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.TR.W.1008.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
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-
610 AM AST TUE OCT 14 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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