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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
953 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...IRENE WILL MOVE FROM THE NEW YORK CITY AREA TO ACROSS NEW ENGLAND
TODAY...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED POSITION AND REMOVED INLAND FLOODING FROM LOCATIONS EXCEPT
FOR ST MARYS COUNTY WHERE FLOODING CONTINUES.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON
METROPOLITAN AREA...SOUTHERN MARYLAND...AND THE MARYLAND PORTION
OF THE CHESAPEAKE AND TIDAL POTOMAC.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...NORTHERN BALTIMORE...HARFORD...
MONTGOMERY...HOWARD...SOUTHERN BALTIMORE...PRINCE GEORGES...ANNE
ARUNDEL...CHARLES...ST. MARYS...CALVERT...PRINCE
WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ARLINGTON/FALLS
CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA...STAFFORD...SPOTSYLVANIA AND KING GEORGE.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF MARYLAND PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE TIDAL
POTOMAC RIVER.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 9 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 40.3N...LONGITUDE 74.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 180 MILES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF WASHINGTON DC...OR ABOUT 150 MILES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF BALTIMORE MD. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR
20 DEGREES AT 25 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH NORTHEASTWARD FROM NEW YORK CITY TODAY.
GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS AFTERNOON IN THE
WAKE OF THE SYSTEM.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON AROUND 12 PM...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

DCZ001-MDZ009-010-013-016-VAZ052>057-291400-
/O.CON.KLWX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-PRINCE GEORGES-CHARLES-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-
953 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE EXITS THE AREA...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH. WARNINGS WILL BE DISCONTINUED AS SOON AS THE THREAT
COMPLETELY SUBSIDES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TODAY WILL RESULT IN A BLOWOUT
TIDE...PARTICULARLY AT LOW TIDE.

$$

MDZ006-007-011-014-018-291400-
/O.CON.KLWX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-ANNE ARUNDEL-
CALVERT-
953 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE EXITS THE AREA...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH. WARNINGS WILL BE DISCONTINUED AS SOON AS THE THREAT
COMPLETELY SUBSIDES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TODAY WILL RESULT IN A BLOWOUT
TIDE OF UP TO TWO FEET MLLW...PARTICULARLY AROUND THE SCHEDULED LOW
TIDE.

$$

ANZ534>537-543-291400-
/O.CON.KLWX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH
ISLAND-
953 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE EXITS THE AREA...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH. WARNINGS WILL BE DISCONTINUED AS SOON AS THE THREAT
COMPLETELY SUBSIDES. MAXIMUM WINDS THIS MORNING ARE FORECAST TO
BE IN THE 25 TO 30 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.


$$

ANZ530>533-538>542-291400-
/O.CON.KLWX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD-
PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR-
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-EASTERN BAY-
CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER-
PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD-
953 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE EXITS THE AREA...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH. WARNINGS WILL BE DISCONTINUED AS SOON AS THE THREAT
COMPLETELY SUBSIDES. MAXIMUM WINDS THIS MORNING ARE FORECAST TO
BE IN THE 25 TO 30 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS.

$$

MDZ017-291400-
/O.CON.KLWX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ST. MARYS-
953 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE EXITS THE AREA...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH. WARNINGS WILL BE DISCONTINUED AS SOON AS THE THREAT
COMPLETELY SUBSIDES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TODAY WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO
DROP...BECOMING BLOWOUT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

...INLAND FLOODING...
AREAL FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MIDDAY
TODAY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
COUNTY WHERE IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES OF RAIN FELL.

$$

JACKSON





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