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WTUS81 KBOX 280925
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
525 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...IRENE MOVING ALONG THE JERSEY SHORE AND EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION AND TORNADO WATCH INFORMATION.

.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.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
AND MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE LISTEN
CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR
AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 39.2N...LONGITUDE 74.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 240 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF PROVIDENCE RI...OR ABOUT 210 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
OF HARTFORD CT. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 18 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH.

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

IRENE IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. YOU WILL NOT NEED TO BE CLOSE
TO THE CENTER OF IRENE TO EXPERIENCE DAMAGING WINDS AS IT MOVES
THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. WIDESPREAD DAMAGE IS
EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH NUMEROUS 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. 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.

THERE IS A THREAT OF ISOLATED...WEAK TORNADOES WITH HURRICANE
IRENE ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND THE ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS WHERE A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.

&&

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

MAZ020>024-RIZ002-004>008-290930-
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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-
525 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST
TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP 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. POWER
LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS MORNINGS HIGH TIDE IN LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS. THE GREATER
CONCERN...PARTICULARLY FOR THE UPPER REACHES OF BUZZARDS AND
NARRAGANSETT BAYS...IS THIS EVENINGS HIGH TIDE WHEN WATER LEVELS
COULD REACH 3 TO 5 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 THIS 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.

$$

MAZ007-015-016-019-290930-
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EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
525 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS 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. POWER
LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES.

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

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001-
003-290930-
/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-
525 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS 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. POWER
LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES.

$$

ANZ231>237-254>256-290930-
/O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
525 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS 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 THIS MORNING
ACROSS THE OPEN COASTAL WATERS...WITH ROUGH SEAS OF 4 TO 8 FEET IN
THE MORE SHELTERED SOUTH COASTAL BAYS AND SOUNDS.

$$

ANZ230-250-251-290930-
/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-
525 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS 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 THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

RLG




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