[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
526 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...IRENE MOVING AWAY WITH WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN ITS WAKE...

.NEW INFORMATION...
NEW STORM INFORMATION.
NEW WINDS AND SEAS INFORMATION IN THE SUB-SECTIONS.
NEW COASTAL HAZARDS INFORMATION IN THE LAND SUB-SECTION.
NEW RIP CURRENT INFORMATION IN THE LAND SUB-SECTION.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF PHILADELPHIA QUAD STATE
REGION...NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...SUSSEX...
WARREN...MORRIS...HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MIDDLESEX...WESTERN
MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH...MERCER...SALEM...GLOUCESTER...
CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...CUMBERLAND...
ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY...COASTAL
ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...CARBON...
MONROE...BERKS...LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY...
BUCKS...DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 42.7N...LONGITUDE 72.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 170 MILES
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF SANDY HOOK NJ. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR
20 DEGREES AT 26 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT AWAY FROM OUR AREA.
THE STORM BROUGHT LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH
DANGEROUS FLOODING...AND SOME MODERATE TO SEVERE COASTAL FLOODING.

A TOTAL OF 4 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER THE AREA WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS. HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
WILL BE LIGHT. MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING AROUND THE REGION WILL
CONTINUE TO BE HANDLED BY WARNINGS. IF YOU ARE IN A SAFE
LOCATION...THEN PLEASE REMAIN THERE. IF FLOODING THREATENS
YOU...THEN PLEASE MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF POWER OUTAGES HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS THE
REGION.

MAJOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA HAVE
SUSPENDED OPERATIONS. A NUMBER OF BRIDGES ARE CLOSED. PLEASE
MONITOR MEDIA BROADCASTS REGARDING THE STATUS OF TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEMS AND SHELTERS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 9 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

DEZ001>004-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-
300200-
/O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-SUSSEX-WARREN-
MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
526 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WINDS SECTION.
UPDATED COASTAL HAZARDS SECTION.
UPDATED RIP CURRENTS SECTION.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS CONTINUED AROUND THE AREA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT WINDS WERE DIMINISHING. AS TROPICAL STORM IRENE
CONTINUES TO LIFT AWAY FROM THE AREA...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH. WARNINGS WILL BE DISCONTINUED AS SOON AS THE THREAT
COMPLETELY SUBSIDES.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
BEACH EROSION AND HIGH WAVES WERE SUBSIDING AND WILL CONTINUE TO
SUBSIDE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST...DELAWARE BAY AND RARITAN BAY
THIS EVENING.

...RIP CURRENTS...
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS LINGER ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST...BUT THEY
WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. DO NOT ENTER THE SURF UNTIL THEY DO
SO.

$$

ANZ430-431-450>455-300200-
/O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-
526 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WINDS AND SEAS SECTION.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS CONTINUED OVER THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE
WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WINDS WERE DIMINISHING. WARNINGS
WILL BE DISCONTINUED AS SOON AS THE THREAT COMPLETELY SUBSIDES.
SEAS OF 7 TO 11 FEET OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND 3 TO 7 FEET OVER
DELAWARE BAY WERE SUBSIDING.

$$

ANZ470-300200-
/O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM-
526 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WINDS AND SEAS SECTION.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS CONTINUED OVER THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE
WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WINDS WERE DIMINISHING. WARNINGS
WILL BE DISCONTINUED AS SOON AS THE THREAT COMPLETELY SUBSIDES.
SEAS OF 9 TO 13 FEET WERE SUBSIDING.

$$






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