[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM MARIA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1147 PM AST SAT SEP 10 2011

...HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT FINDS MARIA IS BETTER ORGANIZED...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT OFFERS GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
MARINERS...AS WELL AS OTHER MARINE INTERESTS...ALONG ALL COASTAL
WATER LEGS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL
WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL
WATERS.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARIA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 18.5N...LONGITUDE 62.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 200 MILES
EAST OF SAN JUAN PR...OR ABOUT 140 MILES EAST OF SAINT THOMAS VI.
STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS
50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM MARIA NORTH OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS WILL
TRACK NORTHWEST AROUND 9 KNOTS OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ON THIS
TRACK...THE CORE OF MARIA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS
NORTH OF ANEGADA ISLAND OVERNIGHT AND TO THE NORTH OF LATITUDE 20
NORTH BY SUNDAY EVENING.

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

MARINERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO
FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND ARE NOW IN
DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF
APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT
EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF
AVAILABLE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AROUND 3 AM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ710-111000-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.1014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
1147 PM AST SAT SEP 10 2011

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED
NORTH OF 19 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 66 DEGREES WEST.
ELSEWHERE...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40
KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. 8 TO 15 FOOT SEAS ARE OCCURRING ACROSS THE
ATLANTIC WATERS BEYOND 10 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST OF THE
VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE
SUNDAY NIGHT.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...

WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE CORE OF TROPICAL STORM MARIA AND
IN OUTER RAINBANDS.

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