[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS81 KBOX 042141
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CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-050545-

POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE HERMINE LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 30
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA  AL092016
541 PM EDT SUN SEP 4 2016

THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND

**TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS FOR THE RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS
 SOUTH COAST INCLUDING ALL THE ISLANDS NOW IN EFFECT**

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM
      WARNING FOR SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH
      MA...BARNSTABLE MA...DUKES MA...NANTUCKET MA...SOUTHEAST
      PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI...WASHINGTON
      RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN BRISTOL
      MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...BARNSTABLE MA...DUKES
      MA...NANTUCKET MA...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT
      RI...BRISTOL RI...WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI

* STORM INFORMATION:
  - ABOUT 280 MILES SOUTH OF NANTUCKET MA
  - 37.2NORTH 69.1WEST
  - STORM INTENSITY 70 MPH
  - MOVEMENT EAST NORTHEAST OR 70 DEGREES AT 5 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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POST TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WILL AFFECT THE RHODE ISLAND SOUTH
COAST AND MASSACHUSETTS SOUTHEAST COAST WITH ROUGH SURF...
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS...BEACH EROSION AND A PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS
NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH COASTS OF RHODE ISLAND AND
MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD...
NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD. TROPICAL STORM FORCE CONDITIONS ARE MOST
LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...MAINLY OVER THE ISLANDS AND
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH COAST. SINCE HERMINE IS EXPECTED TO
STALL SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...SQUALLS WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE
GUSTS MAY LINGER AT TIMES THROUGH MID WEEK ACROSS THE CAPE AND
ISLANDS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL ARRIVE ACROSS BLOCK
ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET AFTER MIDNIGHT AND
THEN SPREAD NORTH ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH COAST TOWARD
DAYBREAK. THE WIND MAY GUST BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ON NANTUCKET FOR
A TIME DURING MONDAY MORNING. THE WIND GUSTS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
SOUTH COAST AND ISLANDS WILL LIKELY DOWN SOME TREES AND LARGE
BRANCHES AND RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME TREES MAY BE
MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WIND DAMAGE DUE TO STRESS FROM DROUGHT
CONDITIONS.

ALONG THE COAST...DANGEROUSLY ROUGH SURF AND LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO MID WEEK AT ALL OCEAN
EXPOSED RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS BEACHES...ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS
WILL BE MOST SEVERE ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND SOUTH COAST...BLOCK
ISLAND...EAST AND SOUTH FACING SHORELINES OF NANTUCKET AND THE OUTER
CAPE OCEAN SIDE FROM WELLFLEET THROUGH EASTHAM AND ORLEANS
TO CHATHAM. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS ANTICIPATED TO
OCCUR DURING THE MONDAY HIGH TIDES. THE STORM SURGE WILL BE
INCREASING TO 1 TO 2 FEET TONIGHT. A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 3
FEET...WAVES 12 TO 15 FEET AT THE SHORE...AND MINOR TO MODERATE
BEACH EROSION WILL LIKELY OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND DURING MONDAY
ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND SOUTH COAST...BLOCK ISLAND...NANTUCKET
EAST AND SOUTH FACING SHORELINE AND THE OCEAN SIDE OF CAPE COD.

A FEW HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY ACROSS
SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND...BUT NO FLOODING IS EXPECTED.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* WIND: PREPARE FOR WINDS STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN SOME TREES...LARGE
  BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. EXPECT SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES LATE
  TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

* SURGE: A 2 TO 3 FOOT STORM SURGE IS LIKELY ALONG THE NANTUCKET
  EAST AND SOUTH COASTS...BLOCK ISLAND AND ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND
  SOUTH COAST WITH A 1 TO 2 FOOT STORM SURGE ELSEWHERE DURING THE
  MONDAY HIGH TIDES. THIS WILL RESULT IN MINOR BEACH EROSION ALONG
  EXPOSED BEACHES...WITH POCKETS OF MODERATE EROSION POSSIBLE ALONG
  THE RHODE ISLAND OCEAN COAST...BLOCK ISLAND...THE EAST AND SOUTH
  FACING SHORELINES OF NANTUCKET AND THE OCEAN SIDE OF CAPE COD FROM
  WELLFLEET THROUGH EASTHAM AND ORLEANS TO CHATHAM. ANY COASTAL
  FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BE SPOTTY AND MINOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:

IF YOU LIVE IN A PLACE THAT IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO HIGH WIND
SUCH AS A MOBILE HOME OR ON A BOAT...PLAN TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER.

ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS
THAT ARE ISSUED. DO NOT NEEDLESSLY JEOPARDIZE YOUR LIFE OR THE LIVES
OF OTHERS.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR 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 TAUNTON MA AROUND 1145 PM EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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THOMPSON
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