[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-060530-

POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE HERMINE LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 34
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA  AL092016
529 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2016

THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND

**ANTICIPATE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
 EARLY EVENING...BEFORE WEAKENING OVERNIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW
 MORNING**


NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - NONE

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN BRISTOL
      MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...BARNSTABLE MA...DUKES
      MA...NANTUCKET MA...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT
      RI...BRISTOL RI...WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 140 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET MA OR ABOUT 200
      MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PROVIDENCE RI
    - 39.3N 69.5W
    - STORM INTENSITY 70 MPH
    - MOVEMENT WEST-NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT 7 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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POST-TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE RHODE
ISLAND SOUTH COAST AND MASSACHUSETTS SOUTHEAST COAST WITH ROUGH
SURF... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS...BEACH EROSION AND A PERIOD OF
GUSTY WINDS INTO TONIGHT. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH COASTS OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS
INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND... MARTHAS VINEYARD...NANTUCKET AND CAPE
COD.

AS OF 4 PM...THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. THERE WERE ALSO
REPORTS OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE NANTUCKET
AND MARTHAS VINEYARD THIS AFTERNOON.

ANTICIPATE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING...BEFORE WEAKENING OVERNIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

ALONG THE COAST...DANGEROUSLY ROUGH SURF AND LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS WILL OCCUR THROUGH MID WEEK AT ALL OCEAN EXPOSED RHODE ISLAND
AND MASSACHUSETTS BEACHES. CONDITIONS WILL BE MOST SEVERE ALONG THE
RHODE ISLAND SOUTH COAST...BLOCK ISLAND...NANTUCKET AND THE OUTER CAPE
OCEAN SIDE. SEVERAL BEACHES ARE CLOSED AT THIS TIME. MINOR BEACH
EROSION IS STILL POSSIBLE FOR TONIGHTS HIGH TIDE.

A FEW HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY ACROSS
SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND...BUT NO FLOODING IS EXPECTED.


POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* WIND: PREPARE FOR WINDS STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN SOME TREES...LARGE
BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. EXPECT SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS.

* SURGE: A 1 FOOT STORM SURGE IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. NO SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED OTHER THAN SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:

ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS
THAT ARE ISSUED. DO NOT NEEDLESSLY JEOPARDIZE YOUR LIFE OR THE LIVES
OF OTHERS.

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


* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- FOR INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PREPARATIONS SEE READY.GOV
- FOR INFORMATION ON CREATING AN EMERGENCY PLAN SEE GETAGAMEPLAN.ORG
- FOR ADDITIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION SEE REDCROSS.ORG

NEXT UPDATE
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THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TAUNTON MA AROUND 545 AM, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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