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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
540 PM AST SUN AUG 21 2011

...CENTER OF IRENE NEAR ST. CROIX...

.NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION WAS UPDATED.

.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 HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PUERTO
RICO...CULEBRA AND VIEQUES.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS...ST
CROIX.

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 5 PM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 17.7N...LONGITUDE 64.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 140 MILES EAST
OF PONCE PR...OR ABOUT 30 MILES EAST OF SAINT CROIX VI. STORM
MOTION WAS WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 17 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS
50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
IRENE IS GRADUALLY BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED IN ITS APPEARANCE ON
SATELLITE IMAGES...WITH CURVED BANDS BECOMING BETTER DEFINED. AT
THIS POINT...IRENE REPRESENTS A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE LOCAL AREA...
SINCE THE STORM CENTER IS FORECAST TO PASS OVER SAINT CROIX LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND OVER PUERTO RICO LATER THIS EVENING. THIS
IMPLIES AN IMMINENT RISK FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND
FREQUENT BANDS OF INTENSE RAINFALL. THESE BANDS OF MOISTURE WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AS WELL AS THE EASTERN
HALF OF PUERTO RICO THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...SPREADING WESTWARD
LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

.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 9 PM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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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-
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-
540 PM AST SUN AUG 21 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

MAKE PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. COMPLETE THE
HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING
GARAGE DOORS.

IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING
STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS
ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME.

REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO
CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER.

MAKE PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. COMPLETE THE
HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING
GARAGE DOORS.

IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING
STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS
ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME.

REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO
CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE
35 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH OR GREATER. EAST SWELLS
WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
WILL BUILD SIGNIFICANTLY BY THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 14 FEET ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGIONAL
WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THE RAIN BANDS OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE HAVE ALREADY BEGAN TO IMPACT
THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. FOR
THE REMAINDER OF SUNDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY...ACROSS THE ENTIRE
FORECAST AREA...EXPECT CONTINUED PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND BANDS
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE IN FAVORED AREAS. THE RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL WILL
RESULT IN RAPID RISES OF RIVERS AND STREAMS...WHICH COULD
EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING. MUDSLIDES AND
DEBRIS FLOWS ARE ANTICIPATED IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.


...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS IS CURRENTLY
EXPECTED TO BE MODERATE. THE STORM SURGE IS FORECAST TO RANGE
FROM 2 TO 4 FEET. THIS SURGE WILL ADD TO THE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
CREATING ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. THUS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A
SHORT PERIOD OF INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS UNTIL THE ONSHORE
WINDS SUBSIDE.

IN ADDITION TO ABOVE NORMAL TIDES...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND
STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS
AND HAZARDOUS SURF COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION...
AND POSSIBLY COASTAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADS.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR THIS
EVENING...ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS...AS
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE MOVES ACROSS THE U.S.VIRGIN
ISLANDS...AND TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING OVER PUERTO RICO.
REMEMBER...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS CAN DEVELOP MANY MILES AWAY
FROM THE TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER OF CIRCULATION.

$$

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ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
540 PM AST SUN AUG 21 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE SINCE THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS
CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. COVER WINDOWS
AND DOORS WITH SHUTTERS OR PLYWOOD. MOVE PATIO FURNITURE AND OTHER
LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS INSIDE. BRACE ALL EXTERIOR DOORS...
INCLUDING GARAGE DOORS.

COMPLY WITH ANY EVACUATION ORDERS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE
35 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH OR GREATER. EAST SWELLS
WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
WILL BUILD SIGNIFICANTLY BY THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 14 FEET ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGIONAL
WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THE RAIN BANDS OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE HAVE ALREADY BEGAN TO IMPACT
THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. FOR
THE REMAINDER OF SUNDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY...ACROSS THE ENTIRE
FORECAST AREA...EXPECT CONTINUED PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND BANDS
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE IN FAVORED AREAS. THE RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL WILL
RESULT IN RAPID RISES OF RIVERS...STREAMS AND GUTS...WHICH COULD
EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING. MUDSLIDES AND
DEBRIS FLOWS ARE ANTICIPATED IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS IS CURRENTLY
EXPECTED TO BE LOW. THE STORM SURGE IS FORECAST TO RANGE FROM
2 TO 4 FEET. THIS SURGE WILL ADD TO THE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
CREATING ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. THUS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A
SHORT PERIOD OF INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS UNTIL THE ONSHORE
WINDS SUBSIDE.

IN ADDITION TO ABOVE NORMAL TIDES...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND
STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS
AND HAZARDOUS SURF COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION...
AND POSSIBLY COASTAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADS.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUT...ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE MOST
LIKELY TO OCCUR THIS EVENING...ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS IN THE
OUTER RAIN BANDS...AS THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE MOVES
ACROSS THE U.S.VIRGIN ISLANDS. REMEMBER...TORNADOES AND
WATERSPOUTS CAN DEVELOP MANY MILES AWAY FROM THE TROPICAL CYCLONE
CENTER OF CIRCULATION.

$$

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ANEGADA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
540 PM AST SUN AUG 21 2011

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

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

OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
BEFORE THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH CAN CAUSE
OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
60 KNOTS.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR ACROSS THE LOCAL
ISLANDS IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS...AS THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
IRENE APPROACHES THE LOCAL AREA AND THEN PASSES SOUTH OF THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON...AND PUERTO RICO TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY. REMEMBER...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS CAN DEVELOP MANY
MILES AWAY FROM THE TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER OF CIRCULATION.

$$





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