[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
1100 PM EDT SAT AUG 14 2004

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN AFFECT FOR LONG ISLAND SOUND
EAST OF A NEW HAVEN...PORT JEFFERSON LINE...AS WELL AS THE OCEAN
WATERS EAST OF FIRE ISLAND INLET...

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

IN NEW YORK...
...SUFFOLK.

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR LONG ISLAND
SOUND WEST OF A NEW HAVEN...PORT JEFFERSON LINE...THE OCEAN WATERS
WEST OF FIRE ISLAND INLET...AS WELL AS THE NEW YORK HARBOR.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...

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

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

IN CONNECTICUT...
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD.

...WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...

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

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 37.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE  74.9 WEST OR ABOUT  30 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OCEAN CITY MARYLAND.

CHARLEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 35 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  THIS MOTION SHOULD
BRING THE CENTER OF CHARLEY NEAR SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND SUNDAY
MORNING.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 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 1 TO 2 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 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE IN THE REGION
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. A
FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. WINDS OF
THESE SPEEDS MAY DOWN LARGE BRANCHES...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 2 INCHES. SOME LOCAL AMOUNTS MAY APPROACH 4 INCHES
RIGHT ALONG THE PATH OF CHARLEY.

...MARINE INFORMATION...
SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 6 TO 10 FEET FOR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME BEACH EROSION...ESPECIALLY ALONG
THE SOUTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND.

...RIP CURRENT INFORMATION...
A HIGH RISK 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 TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY WILL BE ISSUED BY
5 AM.

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