[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM MARIA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
122 PM AST SUN SEP 11 2011

...MARIA MOVING SLOWLY WEST NORTHWEST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
POSITION AND MOVEMENT.

.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.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND
THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD
WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARIA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 19.0N...LONGITUDE 64.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 100 MILES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PR...OR ABOUT 50 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST
OF SAINT THOMAS VI. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT
10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
|TROPICAL STORM MARIA WAS NORTH OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND
WILL TRACK NORTHWEST AT 8 KNOTS OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ON THIS
TRACK...THE CORE OF MARIA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS
TO THE NORTH OF LATITUDE 20 NORTH AND PUERTO RICO TONIGHT. AT THIS
TIME THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY IN THE NORTHERN
HALF OF THE STORM. THEREFORE STORM FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY ONLY IN
THE EXTREME NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE ATLANTIC OUTER WATERS OF ZONE
710.

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

MARINERS AT SEA SHOULD AVOID TRAVELING NORTH OR EAST OF 19.0 NORTH
64.3 WEST IN SAN JUANS OUTER ATLANTIC WATERS. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES ARE UP FOR ATLANTIC WATERS ELSEWHERE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AROUND 630 PM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ710-112230-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.1014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
122 PM AST SUN SEP 11 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED
NORTH OF 19 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 65 DEGREES WEST. SEAS MAY
REACH 12 TO 16 FEET. ELSEWHERE...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO
30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED MORE THAN 25 NM
NORTH OF SAINT THOMAS AND PUERTO RICO. 8 TO 12 FOOT SEAS ARE
OCCURRING ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES
FROM THE COAST OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO. THE HEAVIEST
RAINS REMAIN NORTHEAST OF ATLANTIC MARINE ZONE 710. SEAS WILL
BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT.

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

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