[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM JEANNE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1234 AM AST THU SEP 16 2004

...JEANNE MOVING OFF THE NORTHWESTERN COAST OF PUERTO RICO...
...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING OCCURRING OVER MUCH OF PUERTO RICO...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS AND
VISITORS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING CULEBRA AND
VIEQUES HAS BEEN CANCELED.

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR ST CROIX...ST THOMAS AND ST JOHN AND
THE ADJACENT ISLANDS HAS BEEN CANCELED.

THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING AND HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM ISABELA EAST
TO LUQUILLO ALONG THE NORTH COAST OFF PUERTO RICO HAS BEEN CANCELED.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PUERTO
RICO...INCLUDING CULEBRA AND VIEQUES AND MONA ISLAND.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA
AND VIEQUES.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ST CROIX...ST THOMAS...ST JOHN
AND THE ADJACENT ISLANDS.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ST CROIX...ST
THOMAS...ST JOHN AND THE ADJACENT ISLANDS.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN
PUERTO RICO...FROM FAJARDO SOUTHWEST TO MAUNABO WEST TO CABO ROJO
THEN NORTH TO AGUADILLA...AND FOR CULEBRA AND VIEQUES.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ST CROIX...ST THOMAS...ST
JOHN AND THE ADJACENT ISLANDS.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN PUERTO
RICO...FROM FAJARDO SOUTHWEST TO MAUNABO WEST TO CABO ROJO THEN
NORTH TO AGUADILLA...AND FOR CULEBRA AND VIEQUES.

SMALL CRAFT IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

SMALL CRAFT IN PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING VIEQUES AND CULEBRA SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL LOCAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS SHOULD CONTINUE TO REMAIN VIGILANT
AND KEEP UPDATED ON THE LATEST STORM INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS AS
TROPICAL STORM JEANNE CONTINUES MOVING SLOWLY AWAY FROM THE AREA. IF
YOU ARE ALREADY INSIDE A SAFE AND STURDY SHELTER...YOU SHOULD REMAIN
THERE UNTIL THE STORM HAS MOVED WELL AWAY FROM THE LOCAL ISLANDS AND
OFFICIALS SAY ITS SAFE TO RETURN HOME.

...STORM UPDATE...

AT 11 PM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JEANNE WAS ESTIMATED
NEAR LATITUDE 18.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 67.3 WEST OR ABOUT 20 MILES
WEST OF ISABELA IN PUERTO RICO...85 MILES WEST OF SAN JUAN OR 20
MILES NORTHWEST OF MAYAGUEZ.

JEANNE WAS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. AFTER
JEANNE MOVES AWAY FROM PUERTO RICO...SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE
OVER THE MONA PASSAGE...AND IT COULD BECOME A HURRICANE TODAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE
CENTER.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS TONIGHT...WITH WATERSPOUTS LIKELY OVER THE ADJACENT COASTAL
WATERS THROUGH TODAY.

...WIND IMPACTS...
BASED ON THE LATEST OFFICIAL FORECAST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
JEANNE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AND AWAY FROM PUERTO
RICO THROUGH TODAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
TO HURRICANE FORCE STRENGTH WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WEST HALF OF
PUERTO THROUGH 5 AM. WINDS OF AROUND 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE EAST HALF OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA AND
VIEQUES THROUGH 5 AM. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH GRADUALLY FROM EAST TO WEST AS TROPICAL STORM JEANNE MOVES
AWAY FROM THE AREA.

ALL TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELED FOR THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...HOWEVER...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS MAY
STILL BE EXPERIENCED IN SQUALLS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS
THESE ISLANDS.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
COASTAL SEAS...SURF...AND TIDES WILL CONTINUE ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS
ACROSS THE WEST...SOUTH AND EAST COASTAL WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND
THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS THROUGH TODAY. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT
8 TO 13 FEET OR HIGHER THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

...RIP CURRENTS...
STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT ALL THE COASTAL SECTIONS
OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND PUERTO RICO.
ALL SURFERS AND SWIMMERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER
UNTIL AFTER JEANNE HAS EXITING THE REGION.

...RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL...
INTENSE BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
AND MOVE ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...VIEQUES...CULEBRA AND THE
PUERTO RICO TONIGHT.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 9 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS...VIEQUES AND CULEBRA AND MOST OF PUERTO RICO THIS
MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS PROBABLE. THIS TORRENTIAL RAINFALL
WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING...AND MAY
RESULT IN NEAR RECORD RIVER FLOODING IN A FEW LOCATIONS. IN
ADDITION...DANGEROUS MUDSLIDES AND LANDSLIDES WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR
OVER AREAS OF STEEP OR UNSTABLE TERRAIN.

THE FLASH AND RIVER FLOODING POTENTIAL ACROSS ST CROIX...ST
THOMAS...ST JOHN  AND THE ADJACENT ISLANDS...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND
ALL OF PUERTO RICO REMAINS VERY SIGNIFICANT. THIS CONTINUES TO BE A
SLOW MOVING SYSTEM WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
ADDITIONAL TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. MOST RIVERS ACROSS THE NORTH HALF OF
PUERTO RICO ARE AT OR ABOVE BANKFULL AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE THIS SITUATION.

POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ISLAND WIDE AND DOWNED POWER LINES
AND TREES LITTER ROADS AND STREETS. MOST RIVERS AND STREAMS
ACROSS THE NORTH HALF OF PUERTO RICO ARE AT BANKFULL WITH MANY
RIVERS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...SOME REPORTING HISTORIC LEVELS. WATER
WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW DOWNSTREAM WITH DEADLY RUSHES OF WATER
POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS...VISITORS...AND MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT VENTURE
OUT ACROSS PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES OR CULEBRA TONIGHT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM JEANNE CAN BE FOUND IN THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER TROPICAL CYCLONE PRODUCTS AND TROPICAL
CYCLONE MARINE ADVISORIES.

...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUERTO RICO AND U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT (ALL LOWERCASE LETTERS).

        HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO WILL BE ISSUED
AROUND 3 AM.

TIRADO






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