[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE HERMINE LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 26
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY  AL092016
646 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2016

THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...NORTHEASTERN NEW
JERSEY AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT

**HERMINE EXPECTED TO REMAIN A POWERFUL CYCLONE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC
 COAST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS**

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - NONE

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
      FAIRFIELD...SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN...SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX...SOUTHERN
      NEW LONDON...HUDSON...EASTERN ESSEX...EASTERN UNION...SOUTHERN
      WESTCHESTER...NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)...BRONX...RICHMOND (STATEN
      ISLAND)...KINGS (BROOKLYN)...NORTHWESTERN
      SUFFOLK...NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK...SOUTHWESTERN
      SUFFOLK...SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK...NORTHERN QUEENS...NORTHERN
      NASSAU...SOUTHERN QUEENS AND SOUTHERN NASSAU

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 320 MILES SOUTH OF NEW YORK CITY NY OR ABOUT 340 MILES
      SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MONTAUK POINT NY
    - 36.2N 73.3W
    - STORM INTENSITY 70 MPH
    - MOVEMENT EAST-NORTHEAST OR 75 DEGREES AT 12 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE HERMINE IS FORECAST TO TURN TO THE
NORTHEAST, WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED BY SUNDAY,
FOLLOWED BY A SLOW NORTHWARD TO NORTHWESTWARD MOTION THROUGH
MONDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF HERMINE WILL MEANDER
SLOWLY OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LONG ISLAND...NEW
YORK CITY...AND SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW
YORK...HUDSON...EASTERN ESSEX AND UNION COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST NEW
JERSEY...COASTAL CONNECTICUT...AND ALL ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THESE
AREAS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE A LITTLE
FARTHER INLAND.

SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE WITH MODERATE TO MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE FROM SUNDAY ONWARD.
HAZARDOUS SEAS...DANGEROUSLY ROUGH SURF...AND A LIFE THREATENING
RIP CURRENT RISK CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IS
EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN LONG ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST CONNECTICUT...
BUT HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY BE POSSIBLE INCLUDING AREAS FARTHER NORTH
AND WEST IF HERMINE TRACKS FARTHER NORTH AND WEST THAN CURRENTLY
FORECAST.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* SURGE:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ACROSS LONG ISLAND...NEW YORK CITY...TIDAL LOCATIONS OF
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...AND COASTAL CONNECTICUT. POTENTIAL IMPACTS
IN THESE AREAS INCLUDE:
    - AREAS OF INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING ACCENTUATED BY
      WAVES. DAMAGE TO SEVERAL BUILDINGS, MAINLY NEAR THE COAST.
    - SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY ROADS BECOME
      WEAKENED OR WASHED OUT, ESPECIALLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE LOW
      SPOTS.
    - FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS AND BARRIERS MAY BECOME STRESSED.
    - MAJOR BEACH EROSION WITH HEAVY SURF BREACHING DUNES. VERY
      DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS.
    - MODERATE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS.
      SEVERAL SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS, ESPECIALLY IN
      UNPROTECTED ANCHORAGES.

* OTHER COASTAL HAZARDS:
BATTERING SURF CAPABLE OF CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DUNE EROSION AND
OVERWASHES IS LIKELY EARLY THIS COMING WEEK. LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED EARLY THIS COMING WEEK.

* WIND:
PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS
ACROSS LONG ISLAND...NEW YORK CITY AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND WESTCHESTER COUNTY...AND COASTAL
CONNECTICUT. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THESE AREAS INCLUDE:
    - SOME DAMAGE TO ROOFING AND SIDING MATERIALS, ALONG WITH DAMAGE
      TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, AND SHEDS. A FEW BUILDINGS
      EXPERIENCING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR FAILURES. MOBILE
      HOMES DAMAGED, ESPECIALLY IF UNANCHORED. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT
      OBJECTS BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES.
    - SEVERAL LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER
      NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SEVERAL
      FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
    - SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN URBAN
      OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. A FEW BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS, AND ACCESS
      ROUTES IMPASSABLE.
    - SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES, BUT MORE PREVALENT
      IN AREAS WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* EVACUATIONS:
IF YOU ARE EXCEPTIONALLY VULNERABLE TO WIND OR WATER HAZARDS FROM
TROPICAL SYSTEMS, CONSIDER VOLUNTARY EVACUATION, ESPECIALLY IF
BEING OFFICIALLY RECOMMENDED. RELOCATE TO A PREDETERMINED SHELTER
OR SAFE DESTINATION.

IF EVACUATING, LEAVE AS SOON AS PRACTICAL WITH A DESTINATION IN
MIND. GAS UP YOUR VEHICLE WELL AHEAD OF TIME. BE SURE THAT YOU
TAKE ALL ESSENTIAL MATERIALS FROM YOUR EMERGENCY SUPPLIES KIT. LET
OTHERS KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING AND WHEN YOU INTEND TO ARRIVE.

* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
NOW IS THE TIME TO BRING TO COMPLETION ALL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN. OUTSIDE
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE WRAPPED UP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE
WEATHER CONDITIONS DETERIORATE.

IF YOU ARE RELOCATING TO SAFE SHELTER, LEAVE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. IF
HEADING TO A COMMUNITY SHELTER, BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE SHELTER
RULES BEFORE ARRIVAL, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS OR OWN A
PET. TAKE ESSENTIAL ITEMS WITH YOU FROM YOUR EMERGENCY SUPPLIES KIT.
CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE DEPARTING.

CHECK IN WITH YOUR EMERGENCY POINTS OF CONTACT AMONG FAMILY,
FRIENDS, AND WORKMATES. INFORM THEM OF YOUR STATUS AND WELL-BEING.
LET THEM KNOW HOW YOU INTEND TO RIDE OUT THE STORM AND WHEN YOU
PLAN TO CHECK-IN AGAIN.

KEEP CELL PHONES WELL CHARGED AND HANDY. ALSO, CELL PHONE CHARGERS
FOR AUTOMOBILES CAN BE HELPFUL AFTER THE STORM. LOCATE YOUR CHARGERS
AND KEEP THEM WITH YOUR CELL PHONE.

IN EMERGENCIES IT IS BEST TO REMAIN CALM. STAY INFORMED AND FOCUSED
ON THE SITUATION AT HAND. EXERCISE PATIENCE WITH THOSE YOU ENCOUNTER.
BE A GOOD SAMARITAN AND HELPFUL TO OTHERS.

IF YOU ARE A VISITOR AND STILL IN THE AREA, LISTEN FOR THE NAME
OF THE CITY OR TOWN IN WHICH YOU ARE STAYING WITHIN LOCAL NEWS
UPDATES. BE SURE YOU ALSO KNOW THE NAME OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH
IT RESIDES. PAY ATTENTION FOR INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

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

* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- FOR INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PREPARATIONS SEE READY.GOV
- FOR INFORMATION ON CREATING AN EMERGENCY PLAN SEE GETAGAMEPLAN.ORG
- FOR ADDITIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION SEE REDCROSS.ORG

NEXT UPDATE
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THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN NEW YORK NY AROUND 12 AM EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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