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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
615 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...IRENE ABOUT TO RE-EMERGE OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION AND WIND SECTIONS.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND
MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...BARNSTABLE MA...
DUKES MA...NANTUCKET MA...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT
RI...BRISTOL RI...WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT...WINDHAM CT...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX
MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX
MA...SUFFOLK MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX
MA...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH...WESTERN AND CENTRAL
HILLSBOROUGH NH...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI AND WESTERN KENT RI.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN
EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 36.2N...LONGITUDE 76.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 450 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF PROVIDENCE RI...OR ABOUT 430 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
OF HARTFORD CT. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 13 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AND WILL AFFECT
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY. BASED ON THE
CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SHOULD
PREPARE FOR A PERIOD OF STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL
AND THE LIKELIHOOD FOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTH COAST.

IRENE IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. YOU WILL NOT NEED TO BE CLOSE
TO THE CENTER OF IRENE TO EXPERIENCE HIGHER WINDS AS IT MOVES
THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITH HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE MORE FREQUENT ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF RHODE
ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS WHERE THE WINDS WILL BE COMING
OFF THE WATER. THESE WIND SPEEDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD
DAMAGE WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES.

THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR A WIDESPREAD 5 TO 10 INCHES OF
RAINFALL ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH THE HIGHEST
AMOUNTS ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. FARTHER EAST...
A WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED. LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. A
FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE
READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR
HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. IDEALLY ALL
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE DARK.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE
PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL
PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE
TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS.
ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TAUNTON AROUND 1 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

MAZ020>024-RIZ002-004>008-282215-
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SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
615 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO
80 MPH POSSIBLE.

DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. SOME HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO
SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE
ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME
AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME
POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE
SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
WATER LEVELS COULD REACH 3 TO 5 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL DURING THE
TIME OF HIGH TIDE SUNDAY EVENING AT LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS...
PARTICULARLY IN THE UPPER REACHES OF BUZZARDS BAY AND NARRAGANSETT
BAY. A SMALLER DEPT OF WATER IS POSSIBLE DURING THE SUNDAY MORNING
HIGH TIDE...WITH WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 3 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.

LARGE OFFSHORE WAVES UP TO 30 FEET WILL RESULT IN POWERFUL
BREAKERS NEAR SHORE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BEACH EROSION AND POSE A
SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO BYSTANDERS NEAR THE SHORE. THOSE VENTURING
OUT ONTO LOW PIERS AND JETTIES SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON TO
OBSERVE THE WAVES WILL BE PLACING THEMSELVES IN HARMS WAY. LARGE
BREAKING WAVES CAN DEVELOP WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD EASILY SWEEP
BYSTANDERS OUT TO SEA OR KNOCK THEM INTO THE OCEAN...CAUSING SERIOUS
INJURY OR DEATH.

$$

MAZ007-015-016-019-282215-
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EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
615 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

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

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH.

DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. SOME HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO
SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE
ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME
AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME
POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE
SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
WATER LEVELS COULD REACH 1 TO 2 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL DURING THE
TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE SUNDAY EVENING AT LOW LYING COASTAL
AREAS.

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001-
003-282215-
/O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
615 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

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

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
80 MPH.

DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY.  SOME HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO
SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE
ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED.  LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME
AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY.  SOME
POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.  MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE
SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED.


$$

ANZ231>237-254>256-282215-
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CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
615 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
TO 70 KNOTS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET SUNDAY
MORNING ACROSS THE OPEN COASTAL WATERS...WITH ROUGH SEAS OF 4 TO
8 FEET IN THE MORE SHELTERED SOUTH COASTAL BAYS AND SOUNDS.

$$

ANZ230-250-251-282215-
/O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
615 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

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

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
70 KNOTS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 13 TO 18 FEET ACROSS THE
OUTER COASTAL WATERS EAST OF MASSACHUSETTS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

BELK







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