[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1017 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...IRENE SLOWLY MOVING AWAY FROM PUERTO RICO...

.NEW INFORMATION...
WATCHES AND WARNING HAS BEEN UPDATED.
STORM INFORMATION HAS BEEN 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...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES AND CULEBRA.

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

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

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 9 AM AST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 19.0N...LONGITUDE 67.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 30 MILES NORTH
OF AGUADILLA PR...OR ABOUT 150 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF SAINT
THOMAS VI. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED TO HURRICANE IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. THESE
RAINBANDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND
RIVERS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY AWAY FROM FLOODED STREAMS AND RIVERS. BE CAREFUL WHILE
DRIVING THIS MORNING AS TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE BLOCKING
ROADWAYS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AROUND 12 NOON AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

PRZ001>013-231430-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.TJSJ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-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-
1017 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

AMZ715-725-732-735-741-742-745-VIZ001-002-231430-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
1017 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY AWAY FROM FLOODED STREAMS AND RIVERS. BE CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING
AROUND THE REST OF THIS MORNING AS TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE
BLOCKING ROADWAYS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL
SECURED.

&&

...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.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
MORNING AND THEN BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS OF 8 TO
12 FEET HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY.

$$

AMZ710-712-231430-
/O.CON.TJSJ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
1017 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS ARE STILL LIKELY.
THESE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY. THE HURRICANE
WARNING WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER THIS MORNING.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
THE REST OF THE MORNING AND THEN BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FEET HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

$$




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