[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM EMILY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
831 AM AST WED AUG 3 2011

...EMILY HEADING WESTWARD...OUTER RAINBANDS MOVING ACROSS PUERTO
RICO...

.NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION.

.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...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY...NORTHEAST...SOUTHEAST...EASTERN
INTERIOR...NORTH CENTRAL...CENTRAL INTERIOR...PONCE AND
VICINITY...NORTHWEST...WESTERN INTERIOR...MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY...
SOUTHWEST...CULEBRA AND VIEQUES.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS 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 8 AM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EMILY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 16.6N...LONGITUDE 69.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 170 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MAYAGUEZ PR...OR ABOUT 190 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF
PONCE PR. STORM MOTION WAS W OR 280 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
OUTER RAINBANDS OF EMILY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ONSHORE ACROSS
PUERTO RICO TODAY AS EMILY PASSES TO THE SOUTH OF THE ISLAND.
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. ISOLATED BRIEF TORNADOES OR WATERSPOUTS ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE EMBEDDED WITHIN RAINBANDS.

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

DURING THE STORM...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 PM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ710-712-715-722-725-732-735-741-742-745-PRZ001>013-041245-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.1005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
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-
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
831 AM AST WED AUG 3 2011

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

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MAINLAND PUERTO RICO. SEE
LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

OUTER RAINBANDS OF EMILY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ONSHORE ACROSS
PUERTO RICO TODAY WITH FREQUENT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
THESE RAINBANDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS
THAT COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND URBAN
AREAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH
ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP
TERRAIN. MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF
STEEP TERRAIN.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED BRIEF TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTH
AND SOUTHEASTERN COASTS OF PUERTO RICO TODAY. TORNADOES
ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE SELDOM ACCOMPANIED BY
LIGHTNING AND OFTEN OCCUR EMBEDDED IN THE RAINBANDS FAR REMOVED
FROM THE CENTER. THESE TORNADOES ARE FAST MOVING AND SHORT-LIVED
AND DIFFICULT TO OBSERVE BECAUSE THEY ARE WRAPPED IN HEAVY RAIN.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED ESPECIALLY WITHIN RAINBANDS. HIGHER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE
IN AREAS OF ELEVATED TERRAIN AND OVER WATER.

SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY AND BEGIN TO
DIMINISH TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS IS EXPECTED
TO BE MINOR...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE SOUTH FACING COASTS. TOTAL
WATER RISES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION TO ABOVE
NORMAL TIDES...HIGH SURF...AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED.
ALONG THE SOUTH COASTS OF PUERTO RICO AND VIEQUES...VERY ROUGH
SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES APPROACHING 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE DAY. WAVE ACTION SURGING UPON THE COASTLINE AND
HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS MAY POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND
PROPERTY AND PRODUCE MINOR BEACH EROSION.

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