Hurricane Local Statement 2, NWS JSJ

000 
WTCA82 TJSJ 010924
HLSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DISTURBANCE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
524 AM AST TUE SEP 1 2009

...TROPICAL DISTURBANCE TO THE EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS COULD
AFFECT THE U.S VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO BY THE END OF THE
WORK WEEK...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR RESIDENTS ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
AND PUERTO RICO.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
AT THIS TIME...THERE ARE NO TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS
IN EFFECT FOR OUR AREA. 

.STORM INFORMATION...
A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ABOUT 350 MILES TO THE EAST OF THE
LEEWARD ISLANDS HAS A HIGH CHANCE OF BECOMING A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION OR NAMED STORM IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. 

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
AT THE PRESENT TIME...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT
350 MILES EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS CONTINUES TO SHOW SIGNS OF
ORGANIZATION...BUT STILL DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE A WELL-DEFINED
SURFACE CIRCULATION CENTER. MODELS CONTINUE TO ADVANCE THE SYSTEM
TO THE WEST NORTHWEST IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE NORTHEAST
CARIBBEAN.

REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THE SYSTEM DEVELOPS INTO A DEPRESSION
OR NAMED STORM...THIS DISTURBANCE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
HEAVY RAINS THAT COULD TRIGGER FLASH FLOODING...LOCALLY GUSTY
WINDS...AND ROUGH SEAS. THEREFORE...IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT
INTERESTS IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO PAY CLOSE
ATTENTION TO THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN ITS POSITION AND
INTENSITY.

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

REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THIS SYSTEM DEVELOPS INTO A NAMED
STORM...IF THIS DISTURBANCE AFFECTS THE LOCAL ISLANDS...FLASH
FLOODING MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...YOU SHOULD
FIND OUT WHICH LOCAL SHELTER WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN CASE OF
FLOODING. 

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THROUGH YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. 

MARINERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS
FORECAST AS CONDITIONS MAY DETERIORATE LATER IN THE WEEK.

NOW IS THE TIME TO ENSURE THAT YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPAREDNESS
KITS ARE IN ORDER AND READY TO GO IN CASE DISASTER STRIKES.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. 

AMZ710-712-715-722-725-732-735-741-742-745-PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-
020930-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.HU.S.0002.090901T0924Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
524 AM AST TUE SEP 1 2009

...RAIN AND SEAS MAY INCREASE BY LATE IN THE WORK WEEK...

...NEW INFORMATION...
ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN.

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

REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THIS SYSTEM DEVELOPS INTO A NAMED
STORM...IF THIS DISTURBANCE AFFECTS THE LOCAL ISLANDS...FLASH
FLOODING MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...YOU SHOULD
FIND OUT WHICH LOCAL SHELTER WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN CASE OF
FLOODING. 

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THROUGH YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. 

MARINERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS
FORECAST AS CONDITIONS MAY DETERIORATE LATER IN THE WEEK.

NOW IS THE TIME TO ENSURE THAT YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPAREDNESS
KITS ARE IN ORDER AND READY TO GO IN CASE DISASTER STRIKES.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
FLASH FLOODING APPEARS TO BE THE BIGGEST THREAT FROM THIS SYSTEM
DUE TO THE EXPECTED SLOW MOVEMENT. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT
THIS DISTURBANCE BECOMES A NAMED SYSTEM...HEAVY RAINS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING MAY OCCUR. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THIS DISTURBANCE LOOKS TO BE BETWEEN THURSDAY
NIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

...MARINE...
SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE MID WEEK...PEAKING AT 7 TO 8 FEET
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE REGIONAL
WATERS. MARINERS ARE URGED TO HEED CAUTION AND ADVISORIES AS THIS
SYSTEM GETS CLOSER.

$$
ROSA/BERMUDEZ

000 
WTCA82 TJSJ 011905
HLSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DISTURBANCE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
305 PM AST TUE SEP 1 2009

...STRONG TROPICAL DISTURBANCE EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAY AFFECT THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO AS EARLY AS
THURSDAY AND CONTINUING INTO THE WEEKEND...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR RESIDENTS ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
AND PUERTO RICO.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THERE ARE NO TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR
OUR AREA...HOWEVER THE DISTURBANCE IS CONTINUING TO SHOW SIGNS OF
DEVELOPING A SURFACE CIRCULATION. IF THIS OCCURS...TROPICAL
CYCLONE WATCHES COULD BE POSTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ABOUT 260 MILES TO THE EAST OF THE
LEEWARD ISLANDS HAS A HIGH CHANCE OF BECOMING A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION OR NAMED STORM IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
ACCORDING TO THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER...THE DISTURBANCE IS SHOWING SIGNS OF DEVELOPING A WELL-
DEFINED SURFACE CENTER. MORE INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY BEING
OBTAINED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT TO SEE
IF A TROPICAL CYCLONE HAS FORMED. THIS SYSTEM COULD BECOME A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION OR...MORE LIKELY...A TROPICAL STORM AT ANY
TIME OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD
AT AROUND 10 MPH. THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE...GREATER THAN 50
PERCENT...OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IN THIS AREA DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.

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

REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THIS SYSTEM DEVELOPS INTO A NAMED
STORM...IF THIS DISTURBANCE AFFECTS THE LOCAL ISLANDS...FLASH
FLOODING MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...YOU SHOULD
FIND OUT WHICH LOCAL SHELTER WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN CASE OF
FLOODING. 

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THROUGH YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. 

MARINERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS
FORECAST AS CONDITIONS MAY DETERIORATE LATER IN THE WEEK.

NOW IS THE TIME TO ENSURE THAT YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPAREDNESS
KITS ARE IN ORDER AND READY TO GO IN CASE DISASTER STRIKES.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. 

AMZ710-712-715-722-725-732-735-741-742-745-PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-
021915-
/O.CON.TJSJ.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
305 PM AST TUE SEP 1 2009

...HEAVY RAIN AND INCREASED SEAS MAY THREATEN THE AREA AS EARLY AS
THURSDAY AND CONTINUING INTO THE WEEKEND...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE STORM INFORMATION...SITUATIONAL OVERVIEW...AND LOCAL THREATS
SECTION HAVE BEEN UPDATED.

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

REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THIS SYSTEM DEVELOPS INTO A NAMED
STORM...IF THIS DISTURBANCE AFFECTS THE LOCAL ISLANDS...FLASH
FLOODING MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...YOU SHOULD
FIND OUT WHICH LOCAL SHELTER WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN CASE OF
FLOODING. 

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THROUGH YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. 

MARINERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS
FORECAST AS CONDITIONS MAY DETERIORATE LATER IN THE WEEK.

NOW IS THE TIME TO ENSURE THAT YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPAREDNESS
KITS ARE IN ORDER AND READY TO GO IN CASE DISASTER STRIKES.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
WHETHER OR NOT THE SYSTEM BECOMES A NAMED STORM...FLASH FLOODING
APPEARS TO BE THE BIGGEST THREAT ACROSS OUR AREA. LATEST FORECASTS
SHOW A SLOW PROGRESSION OF THE SYSTEM TO THE WEST NORTHWEST WITH
TIME. AS IT DOES SO...HEAVY RAINS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH
FLOODING...WILL OVERTAKE THE AREA. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THIS DISTURBANCE LOOKS TO BE BETWEEN
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER ANY NORTHWARD DEVIATION IN THE
CURRENT FORECAST COULD DECREASE THE THREAT. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO
MAINTAIN VIGILANCE AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA.

...MARINE...
SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE WEDNESDAY...PEAKING AT 7 TO 8 FEET
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE REGIONAL
WATERS. MARINERS ARE URGED TO HEED CAUTION AND ADVISORIES AS THIS
SYSTEM APPROACHES THE LOCAL ISLANDS.

$$

CUPO/MOJICA

000 
WTCA82 TJSJ 012258 AAA
HLSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ERIKA LOCAL STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
658 PM AST TUE SEP 1 2009

...NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS SLOWLY APPROACHING THE
NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR RESIDENTS ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
AND PUERTO RICO.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THERE ARE NO TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR
OUR AREA...HOWEVER PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AS THEY ARE IN THE CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
FOR THIS STORM...AND WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BECOME NECESSARY AS
THIS STORM CONTINUES IT TRACK WEST-NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT DAY OR
TWO.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM AST...NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL STORM ERIKA WAS LOCATED AT LATITUDE
17.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 57.3 WEST...OR ABOUT 390 MILES EAST OF THE
NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. ERIKA WAS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9
MPH...AND IS EXPECTED TO PASS JUST NORTHEAST OF THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO LATE THURSDAY.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHILE THE CURRENT TRACK OF TROPICAL STORM ERIKA REMAINS NORTH OF
THE LOCAL ISLANDS...RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO
THE DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION AS PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS REMAIN IN THE CONE OF UNCERTAINTY AND WATCHES
OR WARNINGS MAY EVENTUALLY BECOME NECESSARY.

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

REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT TROPICAL STORM ERIKA TRACKS NORTH OF
THE LOCAL ISLANDS...INCREASED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS
EXPECTED ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS ON THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN
A FLOOD PRONE AREA...YOU SHOULD FIND OUT WHICH LOCAL SHELTER WOULD
BE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN CASE OF FLOODING.

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THROUGH YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET. 

IN ADDITION...MARINERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS
FORECAST AS INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS
TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

NOW IS THE TIME TO ENSURE THAT YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPAREDNESS
KITS ARE IN ORDER AND READY TO GO IN CASE DISASTER STRIKES.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

AMZ710-712-715-722-725-732-735-741-742-745-PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-
022300-
/O.CON.TJSJ.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
658 PM AST TUE SEP 1 2009

...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS APPROACHING THE NORTHERN LEEWARD
ISLANDS...

...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM STATUS...POSITION AND SPEED.

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

EVEN IF TROPICAL STORM ERIKA TRACKS NORTH OF THE LOCAL
ISLANDS...INCREASED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED
ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. IF
YOU ARE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...YOU SHOULD FIND OUT WHICH LOCAL
SHELTER WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN CASE OF FLOODING.

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THROUGH YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET. 

IN ADDITION...MARINERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS
FORECAST AS INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS
TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

NOW IS THE TIME TO ENSURE THAT YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPAREDNESS
KITS ARE IN ORDER AND READY TO GO IN CASE DISASTER STRIKES.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THE OUTER BANDS OF TROPICAL STORM
ERIKA AS IT PASSES BY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO MAINTAIN
VIGILANCE AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA.


...MARINE...
ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA BRINGS INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS
BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK LATE
THURSDAY...BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

$$

SR/WS

000 
WTCA82 TJSJ 020417
HLSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ERIKA LOCAL STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1217 AM AST WED SEP 2 2009

...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS SLOWLY APPROACHING THE NORTHERN
LEEWARD ISLANDS...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR RESIDENTS ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
AND PUERTO RICO.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THERE ARE NO TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR
OUR AREA...HOWEVER PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AS THEY ARE IN THE CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
FOR THIS STORM...AND WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BECOME NECESSARY AS
THIS STORM CONTINUES IT TRACK WEST-NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT DAY OR
TWO.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM AST...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA WAS LOCATED AT LATITUDE 17.5
NORTH...LONGITUDE 57.6 WEST...OR ABOUT 365 MILES EAST OF THE
NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. ERIKA HAS BEEN MEANDERING BUT SHOULD
BEGIN TO MOVE TO THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...AND IS EXPECTED
TO PASS JUST NORTHEAST OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO
ON THURSDAY.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHILE THE CURRENT TRACK OF TROPICAL STORM ERIKA REMAINS NORTH OF
THE LOCAL ISLANDS...RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO
THE DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION AS PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS REMAIN IN THE CONE OF UNCERTAINTY AND WATCHES
OR WARNINGS MAY EVENTUALLY BECOME NECESSARY.

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

REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT TROPICAL STORM ERIKA TRACKS NORTH OF
THE LOCAL ISLANDS...INCREASED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS
EXPECTED ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS ON THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN
A FLOOD PRONE AREA...YOU SHOULD FIND OUT WHICH LOCAL SHELTER WOULD
BE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN CASE OF FLOODING.

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THROUGH YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET. 

IN ADDITION...MARINERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS
FORECAST AS INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS
TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

NOW IS THE TIME TO ENSURE THAT YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPAREDNESS
KITS ARE IN ORDER AND READY TO GO IN CASE DISASTER STRIKES.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

AMZ710-712-715-722-725-732-735-741-742-745-PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-
030430-
/O.CON.TJSJ.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
1217 AM AST WED SEP 2 2009

...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS APPROACHING THE NORTHERN LEEWARD
ISLANDS...

...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM STATUS...POSITION AND SPEED.

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

EVEN IF TROPICAL STORM ERIKA TRACKS NORTH OF THE LOCAL
ISLANDS...INCREASED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED
ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. IF
YOU ARE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...YOU SHOULD FIND OUT WHICH LOCAL
SHELTER WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN CASE OF FLOODING.

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THROUGH YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET. 

IN ADDITION...MARINERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS
FORECAST AS INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS
TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

NOW IS THE TIME TO ENSURE THAT YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPAREDNESS
KITS ARE IN ORDER AND READY TO GO IN CASE DISASTER STRIKES.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THE OUTER BANDS OF TROPICAL STORM
ERIKA AS IT PASSES BY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AREAS
OF FLASH FLOODING. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO MAINTAIN VIGILANCE AS
THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA.


...MARINE...
ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA BRINGS INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS
BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK LATE
THURSDAY...BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

$$

RAM/JFR

000 
WTCA82 TJSJ 020959
HLSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ERIKA LOCAL STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
559 AM AST WED SEP 2 2009

...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS SLOWLY APPROACHING THE NORTHERN
LEEWARD ISLANDS...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR RESIDENTS ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
AND PUERTO RICO.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THERE ARE NO TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR
OUR AREA...HOWEVER PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AS THEY ARE IN THE CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
FOR THIS STORM...AND WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BECOME NECESSARY AS
THIS STORM CONTINUES IT TRACK WESTWARD OR WEST-NORTHWEST OVER THE 
NEXT DAY OR TWO.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM AST...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA WAS LOCATED AT LATITUDE 17.0
NORTH...LONGITUDE 59.6 WEST...OR ABOUT 280 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. ERIKA HAS BEEN MOVING GENERALLY
WESTWARD NEAR 5 MPH AND A WEST NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT A SLIGHTLY
FASTER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. ERIKA
IS EXPECTED TO PASS JUST NORTHEAST OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND
PUERTO RICO EARLY FRIDAY.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHILE THE CURRENT TRACK OF TROPICAL STORM ERIKA REMAINS NORTH OF
THE LOCAL ISLANDS...RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO
THE DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION AS PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS REMAIN IN THE CONE OF UNCERTAINTY AND WATCHES
OR WARNINGS MAY EVENTUALLY BECOME NECESSARY.

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

REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT TROPICAL STORM ERIKA TRACKS NORTH OF
THE LOCAL ISLANDS...INCREASED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS
EXPECTED ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS ON THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN
A FLOOD PRONE AREA...YOU SHOULD FIND OUT WHICH LOCAL SHELTER WOULD
BE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN CASE OF FLOODING.

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THROUGH YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET. 

IN ADDITION...MARINERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST COASTAL 
WATERS FORECAST AS INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

NOW IS THE TIME TO ENSURE THAT YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPAREDNESS
KITS ARE IN ORDER AND READY TO GO IN CASE DISASTER STRIKES.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

AMZ710-712-715-722-725-732-735-741-742-745-PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-
031000-
/O.CON.TJSJ.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
559 AM AST WED SEP 2 2009

...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS APPROACHING THE NORTHERN LEEWARD
ISLANDS...

...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM STATUS...POSITION AND SPEED.

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

EVEN IF TROPICAL STORM ERIKA TRACKS NORTH OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS...
INCREASED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN
A FLOOD PRONE AREA...YOU SHOULD FIND OUT WHICH LOCAL SHELTER WOULD
BE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN CASE OF FLOODING.

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THROUGH YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET. 

IN ADDITION...MARINERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST COASTAL 
WATERS FORECAST AS INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

NOW IS THE TIME TO ENSURE THAT YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPAREDNESS
KITS ARE IN ORDER AND READY TO GO IN CASE DISASTER STRIKES.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THE OUTER BANDS OF TROPICAL STORM
ERIKA AS IT PASSES BY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AREAS
OF FLASH FLOODING. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO MAINTAIN VIGILANCE AS
THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA.


...MARINE...
ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA BRINGS INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS
BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK LATE
THURSDAY...BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

$$

FIGUEROA

000 
WTCA82 TJSJ 021303
HLSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ERIKA LOCAL STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
903 AM AST WED SEP 2 2009

...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS SLOWLY APPROACHING THE NORTHERN
LEEWARD ISLANDS...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR RESIDENTS ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
AND PUERTO RICO.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THERE ARE NO TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR
OUR AREA...HOWEVER PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AS THEY ARE IN THE CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
FOR THIS STORM...AND WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BECOME NECESSARY
LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT...AS THIS STORM CONTINUES IT TRACK WEST OR
WEST NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM AST...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA WAS LOCATED AT LATITUDE 16.5
NORTH...LONGITUDE 59.5 WEST...OR ABOUT 160 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
THE LEEWARD ISLANDS...OR ABOUT 350 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ST CROIX. ERIKA
HAS BEEN MOVING GENERALLY WESTWARD NEAR 7 MPH AND A WEST NORTHWEST
MOTION AT A SLIGHTLY FASTER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE
NEXT DAY OR TWO. ERIKA IS EXPECTED TO PASS JUST NORTHEAST OF THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO FRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE
CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TODAY ALTHOUGH SOME RESTRENGTHENING
IS POSSIBLE TOMORROW.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHILE THE CURRENT TRACK OF TROPICAL STORM ERIKA REMAINS JUST
NORTH OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS...RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS SHOULD REMAIN
ALERT TO THE DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION AS PUERTO RICO AND THE
NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS REMAIN IN THE CONE OF UNCERTAINTY AND
WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BECOME NECESSARY LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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

REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT TROPICAL STORM ERIKA TRACKS NORTH OF
THE LOCAL ISLANDS...INCREASED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS
EXPECTED ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS ON THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN
A FLOOD PRONE AREA...YOU SHOULD FIND OUT WHICH LOCAL SHELTER WOULD
BE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN CASE OF FLOODING.

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THROUGH YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET. 

IN ADDITION...MARINERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST COASTAL 
WATERS FORECAST AS INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

NOW IS THE TIME TO ENSURE THAT YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPAREDNESS
KITS ARE IN ORDER AND READY TO GO IN CASE DISASTER STRIKES.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

AMZ710-712-715-722-725-732-735-741-742-745-PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-
031315-
/O.CON.TJSJ.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
903 AM AST WED SEP 2 2009

...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS APPROACHING THE NORTHERN LEEWARD
ISLANDS...

...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM STATUS...POSITION AND SPEED.

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

EVEN IF TROPICAL STORM ERIKA TRACKS JUST NORTH OF THE LOCAL
ISLANDS...INCREASED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED
LATER ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY LINGERING THROUGH THE
FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH
FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...YOU SHOULD FIND OUT
WHICH LOCAL SHELTER WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN CASE OF FLOODING.

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THROUGH YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET. 

IN ADDITION...MARINERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST COASTAL 
WATERS FORECAST AS INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS LATER THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NOW IS THE TIME TO ENSURE THAT YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPAREDNESS
KITS ARE IN ORDER AND READY TO GO IN CASE DISASTER STRIKES.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THE FRINGES OF TROPICAL STORM
ERIKA AS IT PASSES BY JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS
LATER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH GREATER AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF BOTH TRACK AND TIMING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY VARY...BUT COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER IF
ERIKA TRACKS CLOSER TO THE LOCAL ISLANDS. THIS RAINFALL WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING. RESIDENTS ARE URGED
TO MAINTAIN VIGILANCE AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA.

...MARINE...
ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA BRINGS INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS
BEGINNING BY TONIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK LATE THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY...BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

$$

000 
WTCA82 TJSJ 021638
HLSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ERIKA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1238 PM AST WED SEP 2 2009

...ERIKA APPROACHING THE LEEWARD ISLANDS...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR RESIDENTS ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
AND PUERTO RICO.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THERE ARE NO TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR
OUR AREA...HOWEVER THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO SHOULD
REMAIN ALERT AS THEY ARE IN THE CONE OF UNCERTAINTY FOR THIS
STORM...AND WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BECOME NECESSARY LATER TODAY
OR TONIGHT...AS THIS STORM CONTINUES TO TRACK WEST TO WEST
NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM AST...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR
LATITUDE 16.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 60.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 100 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. ERIKA HAS BEEN MOVING
GENERALLY WEST NEAR 10 MPH AND A WEST NORTHWEST MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TODAY. THAT SAID...ERIKA IS EXPECTED TO
PASS NEAR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS THURSDAY NIGHT AND JUST
NORTHEAST OF PUERTO RICO BY FRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
DECREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN
STRENGTH IS FORECAST TODAY.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE CURRENT TRACK OF TROPICAL STORM ERIKA HAS BEEN ADJUSTED
CLOSER TO THE LOCAL ISLANDS. THIS MEANS THAT THE THREAT FOR
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL HAS INCREASED. BANDS OF MOISTURE ASSOCIATED
WITH THE SYSTEM WILL START AFFECTING THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS LATER
TODAY EVEN THOUGH THE STORM CENTER ITSELF IS STILL FAR AWAY.
RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE DEVELOPING
WEATHER SITUATION AS PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS REMAIN IN THE CONE OF UNCERTAINTY AND WATCHES OR WARNINGS
MAY BECOME NECESSARY LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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

REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT TROPICAL STORM ERIKA TRACKS NORTH OF
THE LOCAL ISLANDS...INCREASED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS
EXPECTED ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS ON
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. IF
YOU ARE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...YOU SHOULD FIND OUT WHICH LOCAL
SHELTER WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN CASE OF FLOODING.

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THROUGH YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET. 

IN ADDITION...MARINERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST COASTAL
WATERS FORECAST AS INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

NOW IS THE TIME TO ENSURE THAT YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPAREDNESS
KITS ARE IN ORDER AND READY TO GO IN CASE DISASTER STRIKES.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

AMZ710-712-715-722-725-732-735-741-742-745-PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-
031645-
/O.CON.TJSJ.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
1238 PM AST WED SEP 2 2009

...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA CONTINUES TO APPROACH THE NORTHERN LEEWARD
ISLANDS...

...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM STATUS...POSITION AND SPEED.

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

EVEN IF TROPICAL STORM ERIKA TRACKS JUST NORTH OF THE LOCAL
ISLANDS...INCREASED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED
LATER ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY LINGERING THROUGH THE
FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH
FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...YOU SHOULD FIND OUT
WHICH LOCAL SHELTER WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN CASE OF FLOODING.

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THROUGH YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET. 

IN ADDITION...MARINERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST COASTAL 
WATERS FORECAST AS INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS LATER THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NOW IS THE TIME TO ENSURE THAT YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPAREDNESS
KITS ARE IN ORDER AND READY TO GO IN CASE DISASTER STRIKES.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THE FRINGES OF TROPICAL STORM
ERIKA AS IT PASSES BY THE LOCAL ISLANDS LATER THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS APPROACHING 8 INCHES IN SOME
AREAS. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF BOTH TRACK AND TIMING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY VARY...BUT COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER IF
ERIKA TRACKS CLOSER TO THE LOCAL ISLANDS. THIS RAINFALL WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING. RESIDENTS ARE URGED
TO MAINTAIN VIGILANCE AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA.

...MARINE...
ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA BRINGS INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS
BEGINNING BY TONIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK LATE THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY...BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE...HOWEVER THE LATEST FORECAST IS
FOR WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE.

$$

000 
WTCA82 TJSJ 022246
HLSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ERIKA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
646 PM AST WED SEP 2 2009

...ERIKA NOW IN THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR RESIDENTS ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
AND PUERTO RICO.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PUERTO RICO
AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE
POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS LATER TONIGHT OR THURSDAY...AS THIS
STORM TAKES A MORE A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION LATER TONIGHT OR
EARLY THURSDAY.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM AST...THE CENTER OF POORLY ORGANIZED TROPICAL STORM ERIKA
WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 61.7 WEST OR
VERY NEAR GUADELOUPE AND ABOUT 320 MILES...515 KM...EAST-
SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO OR ABOUT 210 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SAINT CROIX. ERIKA HAS BEEN MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH.
A WEST NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TONIGHT OR
EARLY THURSDAY. ERIKA IS EXPECTED TO PASS NEAR SAINT CROIX ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND APPROACH PUERTO RICO LATE THURSDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST AND ERIKA COULD WEAKEN
TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE CURRENT TRACK OF TROPICAL STORM ERIKA STILL REMAINS VERY CLOSE
TO THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO. THIS IMPLIES A RISK FOR
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS AS THE SYSTEM
APPROACHES AND CROSSES THE LOCAL ISLANDS. BANDS OF MOISTURE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER FRINGES OF THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS TONIGHT AND SHOULD BECOME MORE
FREQUENT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS SHOULD
REMAIN ALERT TO THE DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION AS WARNINGS COULD 
BECOME NECESSARY LATE TONIGHT OR THURSDAY MORNING.

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

TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION ERIKAS LATEST TRACK...INCREASING
SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN A
FLOOD PRONE AREA...YOU SHOULD FIND OUT WHICH LOCAL SHELTER WOULD
BE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN CASE OF FLOODING.

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THROUGH YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET. 

IN ADDITION...MARINERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST COASTAL
WATERS FORECAST AS INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

NOW IS THE TIME TO ENSURE THAT YOUR TROPICAL STORM PREPAREDNESS
KITS ARE IN ORDER AND READY TO GO IN CASE DISASTER STRIKES.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AROUND 9 PM.

AMZ710-712-715-722-725-732-735-741-742-745-PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-
032300-
/O.CON.TJSJ.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
646 PM AST WED SEP 2 2009

...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA ERIKA NOW IN THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN...

...NEW INFORMATION...
WATCHES AND POSITION.

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

TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION ERIKAS LATEST TRACK...INCREASING
SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN A
FLOOD PRONE AREA...YOU SHOULD FIND OUT WHICH LOCAL SHELTER WOULD
BE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN CASE OF FLOODING.

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THROUGH YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET. 

IN ADDITION...MARINERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST COASTAL
WATERS FORECAST AS INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

NOW IS THE TIME TO ENSURE THAT YOUR TROPICAL STORM PREPAREDNESS
KITS ARE IN ORDER AND READY TO GO IN CASE DISASTER STRIKES.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH TROPICAL STORM ERIKA AS IT PASSES
ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS LATER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE POTENTIAL
EXISTS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
GREATER AMOUNTS APPROACHING 8 INCHES IN SOME AREAS. DUE TO THE
UNCERTAINTY OF BOTH TRACK AND TIMING...RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY
VARY...BUT COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER DEPENDING ON HOW CLOSE IT
TRACK TO THE LOCAL ISLANDS. THIS RAINFALL WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO MAINTAIN
VIGILANCE AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA.

...MARINE...
ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA BRINGS INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS
BEGINNING BY TONIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK LATE THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY...BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE...THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF NEAR 40 MPH TO AFFECT THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLAND...VIEQUES AND CULEBRA BY MIDDAY THURSDAY BUT TO REMAIN
BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVER PUERTO RICO.

$$

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WTCA82 TJSJ 030038 AAA
HLSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ERIKA LOCAL STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
838 PM AST WED SEP 2 2009

...ERIKA BARELY A TROPICAL STORM...WILL LIKELY WEAKEN FURTHER
TONIGHT...

.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 WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND
THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. 

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERIKA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 15.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 62.0 WEST...OR JUST WEST OF
GUADELOUPE. THIS IS ABOUT 320 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN
PR...OR ABOUT 220 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAINT CROIX VI. 
THE STORM WAS MOVING WEST AT 1 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE
40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
IT IS VITAL THAT YOU DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. TO
DO SO COULD RESULT IN BAD DECISIONS AND PLACE YOU OR THOSE YOU
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR AT GREATER RISK. ERIKA IS STRUGGLING FOR LIFE
AND IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN ONCE IT REACHES PUERTO RICO...BUT WARM
CARIBBEAN WATERS CAN CAUSE UNEXPECTED INTENSIFICATION. IT IS TOO
EARLY TO PROVIDE EXACT WIND AND SURGE FORECAST VALUES FOR SPECIFIC
LOCATIONS. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AT
LEAST MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE DAMAGE SOMEWHERE WITHIN PUERTO
RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS DUE TO WINDS OR...MORE LIKELY...FLASH
FLOODING.

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

TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION ERIKAS LATEST TRACK...INCREASING
SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN A
FLOOD PRONE AREA...YOU SHOULD FIND OUT WHICH LOCAL SHELTER WOULD
BE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN CASE OF FLOODING.

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THROUGH YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET. 

IN ADDITION...MARINERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST COASTAL
WATERS FORECAST AS INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

NOW IS THE TIME TO ENSURE THAT YOUR TROPICAL STORM PREPAREDNESS
KITS ARE IN ORDER AND READY TO GO IN CASE DISASTER STRIKES.


&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AROUND 1230 AM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-030500-
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/O.NEW.TJSJ.TR.A.1006.090903T0038Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
838 PM AST WED SEP 2 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA MOVES SLOWLY WEST...

...NEW INFORMATION...
NEW SPEED AND DIRECTION INFORMATION. VTEC CODES WERE UPDATED TO
REFLECT THE CORRECT STATUS OF ERIKA.

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

TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION ERIKAS LATEST TRACK...INCREASING
SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN A
FLOOD PRONE AREA...YOU SHOULD FIND OUT WHICH LOCAL SHELTER WOULD
BE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN CASE OF FLOODING.

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THROUGH YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET.

IN ADDITION...MARINERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST COASTAL
WATERS FORECAST AS INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

NOW IS THE TIME TO ENSURE THAT YOUR TROPICAL STORM PREPAREDNESS
KITS ARE IN ORDER AND READY TO GO IN CASE DISASTER STRIKES.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS NO CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ANY TIME IN THE
NEXT 120 HOURS IS ONLY 37 PERCENT. 

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. 

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER MANY AREAS OF PUERTO
RICO...LOCAL AREAS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON THE WINDWARD
COASTS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS. RAINS OF UP TO 3 INCHES COULD OCCUR
OVER PARTS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

$$

AMZ710-712-715-722-725-732-735-741-742-745-030500-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.NEW.TJSJ.TR.A.0002.090903T0038Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
838 PM AST WED SEP 2 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA MOVES SLOWLY WEST...

...NEW INFORMATION...
NEW SPEED AND DIRECTION INFORMATION. VTEC CODES WERE UPDATED TO
REFLECT THE CORRECT STATUS OF ERIKA.


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

TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION ERIKAS LATEST TRACK...INCREASING
SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING.
IF YOU ARE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...YOU SHOULD FIND OUT WHICH
LOCAL SHELTER WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN CASE OF FLOODING.

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THROUGH YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET.

IN ADDITION...MARINERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST COASTAL
WATERS FORECAST AS INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

NOW IS THE TIME TO ENSURE THAT YOUR TROPICAL STORM PREPAREDNESS
KITS ARE IN ORDER AND READY TO GO IN CASE HEAVY WEATHER STRIKES.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS NO CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
LESS THAN 44 PERCENT OVER THE EASTERN-MOST WATERS. 

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE...THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF NEAR 40 MPH TO AFFECT THE WATERS
AROUND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLAND...VIEQUES AND CULEBRA BY MIDDAY
THURSDAY BUT TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WEST OF THERE.

...MARINE...
ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS AS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA BRINGS INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS
BEGINNING BY TONIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK LATE THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY...BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

$$