[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
641 AM AST WED AUG 22 2012

...ISAAC GETTING BETTER ORGANIZED...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED THE STORM INFORMATION 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 PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUE FOR ALL
OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE
WATCH CONTINUE FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
COASTAL WATERS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 15.5N...LONGITUDE 57.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 610 MILES EAST-
SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PR...OR ABOUT 520 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
SAINT CROIX VI. STORM MOTION WAS W OR 270 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
A GENERAL CONCERN CONTINUES TO BE THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT
WIND DAMAGE AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH FLOODING ACROSS MANY SECTIONS
OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. IN ADDITION...IT IS
BECOMING MORE PROBABLE THAT A STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS
BY AS MUCH AS 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IN PUERTO
RICO AND THE U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. NEAR THE COAST...
THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY DANGEROUS WAVES.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF
DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS
VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE
PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL
PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE
TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY
FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AROUND 9 AM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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231045-
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ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN USVI AND CULEBRA OUT 10 NM-
ANEGADA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN USVI VIEQUES AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO
OUT 10 NM-CARIBBEAN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO FROM 10 NM TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
MONA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
641 AM AST WED AUG 22 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

FINAL ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED
BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. COVER WINDOWS AND DOORS WITH
SHUTTERS OR PLYWOOD. MOVE PATIO FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR
OBJECTS INSIDE. BRACE ALL EXTERIOR DOORS...INCLUDING GARAGE DOORS.

COMPLY WITH ANY EVACUATION ORDERS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF
YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS...OR YOU LIVE IN A SURGE
ZONE OR ANY LOCATION PRONE TO FLOODING...EVACUATE TO A DESIGNATED
SHELTER OR RIDE OUT THE STORM IN THE STURDY HOME OF FAMILY OR
FRIENDS OUTSIDE OF EVACUATION ZONES.

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO 15 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 75 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A
GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.
THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS
LATE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY LATE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT
OVER THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND BY THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS
EASTERN PUERTO RICO. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO BE
IN THE 30 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE
CONSTRUCTION WILL SEE SOME DAMAGE. SOME WINDOWS WILL BE BLOWN
OUT. UNFASTENED HOME ITEMS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL
BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY.
ELECTRIC WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY
TREES MAY BE SNAPPED AND WEAKENED. SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES
MAY BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED...OR
SNAPPED. POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS...
ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WITH NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINBANDS WITH EMBEDDED TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS ASSOCIATED WITH
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS AS EARLY AS THIS WEDNESDAY EVENING...AND PUERTO
RICO EARLY THURSDAY. THESE RAINBANDS WILL GENERATE ENOUGH RUNOFF
TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RIVER RISES ON AREA RIVERS...STREAMS AND
GUTS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AVERAGING THREE INCHES WITH LOCALIZED
HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
ISLANDS. MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF
STEEP TERRAIN.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED
STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE
FORECAST AREA TO BE CAUSED BY TROPICAL STORM ISAAC. MUCH DEPENDS
ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT
APPROACHES THE COAST.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES OR WATERSPOUTS WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS...AS THE CENTER
OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES THE LOCAL AREA AND THEN PASSES
CLOSE TO PUERTO RICO...AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS THURSDAY.
REMEMBER...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS CAN DEVELOP MANY MILES AWAY
FROM THE TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER OF CIRCULATION.

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