[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
429 PM AST TUE AUG 31 2010

...EARL MOVING AWAY FROM THE REGION...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT OFFERS GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
MARINERS...AS WELL AS OTHER MARINE INTERESTS...ALONG ALL COASTAL
WATER LEGS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL
WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR
MAINLAND PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AS WELL AS
MARINE INTERESTS ACROSS THE PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS.

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.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 PM AST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 21.5N...LONGITUDE 68.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 230 MILES
NORTH-NORTHWEST OF AGUADILLA PR. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE WEST
NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE
NEAR 135 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS THE
OFFSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS. SHOWERS WILL ALSO DISSIPATE LATER THIS
EVENING.

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

MARINERS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES
WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS EVENT...THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL
STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN
REGARDING THE EFFECTS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE HAZARDS UPON THE AREA.

AMZ710-312130-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
429 PM AST TUE AUG 31 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
WARNING CANCELLED.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED BUT STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY STILL
OCCUR. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL GO INTO EFFECT FOR SUSTAINED
WINDS GREATER THAN 20 KNOTS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS OF 7 TO 9 FEET.


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ROSA





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