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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1225 AM AST THU AUG 23 2012

...ISAAC MOVING OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE WATCH DISCONTINUED FOR PUERTO RICO AND U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS. STORM INFORMATION SECTION UPDATED.

.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 CONTINUES FOR ALL PUERTO RICO AND THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

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

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 15.8N...LONGITUDE 63.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 270 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PR...OR ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAINT
CROIX VI. STORM MOTION WAS W OR 270 DEGREES AT 20 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
A GENERAL CONCERN CONTINUES TO BE THE POSSIBILITY OF 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 BETWEEN
1 AND 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IN PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS. NEAR THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
DANGEROUS WAVES.

.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 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 3 AM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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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-
1225 AM AST THU AUG 23 2012

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 72 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE
THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY EARLY THIS MORNING OVER
PORTIONS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND BY LATE THIS MORNING
ACROSS SOUTH AND EAST 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 CAN EASILY
BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE
INJURY. ELECTRIC POLES 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...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE THE
LATEST FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

RAINBANDS WITH EMBEDDED TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS ASSOCIATED WITH
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO THIS EVENING BECOMING MORE FREQUENT BY
THIS MORNING. THESE RAINBANDS WILL EVENTUALLY 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...
THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS DEPEND ON
THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT
APPROACHES THE COAST. AT THIS TIME...THE STORM SURGE IS FORECAST
TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 FEET...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER LEVELS IN
SOUTHWEST PUERTO RICO AND ST CROIX ON THIS AFTERNOON.
REMEMBER...STORM SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED WITH HIGH SEAS.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES 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 TODAY. REMEMBER...
TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP MANY MILES AWAY FROM THE TROPICAL CYCLONE
CENTER OF CIRCULATION.

$$

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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-
1225 AM AST THU AUG 23 2012

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

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

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 8 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 91 PERCENT. THIS
REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO
55 KNOTS. HIGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL WATERS THIS
MORNING AND WILL BUILD SIGNIFICANTLY BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
COMBINED SEAS ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH
13 TO 16 FEET OR GREATER.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED 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 REGION AND THEN PASSES
ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS OF PUERTO RICO...AND THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY. REMEMBER...WATERSPOUTS CAN
DEVELOP MANY MILES AWAY FROM THE TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER OF
CIRCULATION.

$$





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