[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
933 PM AST MON AUG 30 2010

...OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM HURRICANE EARL POUNDING THE NORTH COAST
OF PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN 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 WATER LEGS 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. A TROPICAL WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL
OF THE NEARSHORE WATERS AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF PUERTO
RICO...INCLUDING VIEQUES AND CULEBRA AND ALL OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

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.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 9 PM AST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 19.7N...LONGITUDE 65.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 100 MILES NORTH
NORTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PR. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE WEST NORTHWEST OR
300 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 135 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO POUND THE NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST COASTS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS WITH
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THROUGH MID
MORNING TUESDAY.

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

STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH
WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN
EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. HAVE A WELL CHARGED
CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS
POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN
FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED
TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND ARE NOW IN
DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF
APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT
EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF
AVAILABLE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AROUND 1230 AM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-310545-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
933 PM AST MON AUG 30 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
ALL SECTIONS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES MAINLY
NORTH OF THE CORDILLERA CENTRAL...CULEBRA AND THE NORTHERN U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING
FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
WATER LEVELS ARE RUNNING AROUND A FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED TIDES WITH
WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RECEDE IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND IN
PUERTO RICO EARLY TUESDAY. SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
ROUGH WITH SCATTERED RIP CURRENTS AND MODERATE TO LARGE WAVES IN
THE SURF ZONE. MINOR LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

HERE ARE THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDES AT:

SAN JUAN HARBOR: 8:57 AM AST TUESDAY AT 1.8 FEET.

$$

AMZ710-310545-
/O.CON.TJSJ.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
933 PM AST MON AUG 30 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
WINDS AND SEAS SECTION HAS BEEN UPDATED.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL VARY GREATLY ACROSS THE MARINE ZONE.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 50 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WEST OF
LONGITUDE 66 WEST WITH CATEGORY 1 FORCE WINDS EAST OF 66 WEST.
FREQUENT GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE TRACK OF EARL.
SEAS WILL VARY GREATLY FROM 15 FEET ALONG LONGITUDE 67 WEST TO 25
FEET EAST OF 66 DEGREES WEST.

$$

AMZ712-715-722-725-732-735-741-742-745-310545-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-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-
933 PM AST MON AUG 30 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
WINDS AND SEAS SECTION HAS BEEN UPDATED.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KNOTS ARE
EXPECTED MAINLY ACROSS THE NEARSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS OF PUERTO
RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. 10 TO 15 FOOT SEAS ARE EXPECTED.

$$






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