[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
558 AM EDT SAT AUG 14 2004

...A WEAKENING HURRICANE CHARLEY WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE TRI-STATE
AREA LATE TONIGHT...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

IN NEW YORK...
BRONX...KINGS (BROOKLYN)...NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)...QUEENS...
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)...NASSAU...SUFFOLK AND SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER.

IN NEW JERSEY...
ESSEX...HUDSON AND UNION.

IN CONNECTICUT...
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD...SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX...SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN AND
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON.

...WATCHES...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO MONTAUK
POINT NY...INCLUDING THE WATERS OF LONG ISLAND SOUND AND NEW YORK
HARBOR.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE REGION FROM 12
MIDNIGHT TO 12 NOON SUNDAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  80.5 WEST OR ABOUT  115 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA.

CHARLEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH. THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  ON THIS TRACK...CHARLEY WILL BE NEARING
THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST LATER TODAY...AND ARRIVING IN THE TRI-STATE
REGION EARLY SUNDAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPCIAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.  RESIDENTS SHOULD BEGIN TO
PREPARE FOR THE ONSET OF WINDS IN EXCESS OF 39 MPH...SUCH AS
SECURING LOOSE OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND OTHER OBJECTS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
STORM SURGES AHEAD OF CHARLEY MAY RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL.  WHILE WE ARE APPROACHING ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES AS A
RESULT OF A NEW MOON...THESE SURGES ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE DURING
THE LOWER OF THE 2 HIGH TIDE CYCLES...THUS MINIMIZING THE THREAT FOR
COASTAL FLOODING.  HOWEVER...MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE COASTAL
FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN THOSE AREAS MOST
SUSCEPTIBLE TO COASTAL FLOODING SUCH AS THE BACK BAYS ALONG LONG
ISLAND'S SOUTH SHORE.

...WIND IMPACTS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH OR GREATER WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE IN
THE REGION LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.  A FEW WIND
GUSTS OF UP TO 55 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.  WINDS OF THESE SPEEDS MAY
DOWN SOME TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.  THIS MAY RESULT IN
SCATTERED AREAS OF POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY IN THOSE AREAS THAT
HAVE RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL IN THE PAST SEVERAL
WEEKS.

...RAINFALL...
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRECEDE AND ACCOMPANY A WEAKENING
CHARLEY AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL
GENERALLY BE 1 TO 3 INCHES.  SOME LOCAL AMOUNTS MAY APPROACH 5
INCHES RIGHT ALONG THE PATH OF CHARLEY.

...MARINE INFORMATION...
SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 8 TO 10 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS
WILL RESULT IN MODERATE BEACH EROSION...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTH
SHORE OF LONG ISLAND.

...RIP CURRENT INFORMATION...
AN INCREASING THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST
THROUGH SUNDAY. THESE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE
THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE WATER.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT ON HURRICANE CHARLEY WILL BE ISSUED AROUND
12 NOON ON SATURDAY.

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REYNOLDS
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