Alert archive / Massachusetts / Hurricane Warnings in 2010
Hurricane Warning 1007, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this hurricane warning at Sep 2, 2010, 11:59 AM EDT for 6 counties in Massachusetts. It was in force for 35 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2010, 11:59 AM EDT (15:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2010, 10:42 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 4:05 PM EDT | STORM SURGE 0 | Nantucket, MA | MADAKET BEACH UNDERWATER...SEAWATER INUNDATING LONG POND. |
| Sep 3, 7:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Orleans, MA | TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROUTE 6 FROM EXIT 12 TO THE ROTARY. |
| Sep 3, 7:30 PM EDT | TROPICAL STORM | Orleans, MA | TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROUTE 6 FROM EXIT 12 TO THE ROTARY. |
| Sep 3, 10:10 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Harwich, MA | TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 28 NEAR EVELYNS WAY...PARTIALLY BLOCKING ROUTE 28. |
| Sep 3, 10:10 PM EDT | TROPICAL STORM | Harwich, MA | TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 28 NEAR EVELYNS WAY...PARTIALLY BLOCKING ROUTE 28. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 58 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 349 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -157 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1391 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
684 WTUS81 KBOX 021559 HLSBOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1159 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...HURRICANE EARL APPROACHING SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...BARNSTABLE MA...DUKES MA AND NANTUCKET MA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI...WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... EASTERN ESSEX MA...SUFFOLK MA AND EASTERN NORFOLK MA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.9N...LONGITUDE 74.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 760 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MA. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH OR 355 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 140 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE EARL IS A DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE AND IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. EARL IS EXPECTED TO TURN NORTH LATE TODAY THEN NORTHEAST FRIDAY TOWARD SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND. THE LATEST TRACK PROJECTION HAS SHIFTED SLIGHTLY TO THE WEST AND EARL IS NOW EXPECTED TO TRACK WITHIN 30 MILES SOUTH OF NANTUCKET FRIDAY NIGHT. EARL WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS IT MOVES OVER COOLER WATERS BUT MAY STILL BE A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE AS IT MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET FRIDAY NIGHT. 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 EXTENSIVE DAMAGE SOMEWHERE WITHIN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. .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. ALL PREPARATIONS FOR HURRICANE EARL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY NOON FRIDAY. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON SHORTLY. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA. MAZ019>024-031600- /O.UPG.KBOX.HU.A.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HU.W.1007.100902T1559Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- 1159 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ ANZ231>234-254-255-031600- /O.UPG.KBOX.HU.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HU.W.0001.100902T1559Z-000000T0000Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- 1159 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ RIZ002-004>008-031600- /O.UPG.KBOX.TR.A.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.TR.W.1007.100902T1559Z-000000T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 1159 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ ANZ235>237-256-031600- /O.UPG.KBOX.TR.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.TR.W.0001.100902T1559Z-000000T0000Z/ RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 1159 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ MAZ017-018-031600- /O.UPG.KBOX.TI.A.0001.100903T1800Z-100904T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.TI.W.0001.100903T1800Z-100904T1000Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 1159 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ MAZ007-015-016-031600- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.A.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- 1159 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ ANZ230-250-251-031600- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BOSTON HARBOR- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 1159 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$
10 follow-up statements
328 WTUS81 KBOX 021659 HLSBOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1259 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...HURRICANE EARL APPROACHING SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...BARNSTABLE MA...DUKES MA AND NANTUCKET MA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI...WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... EASTERN ESSEX MA...SUFFOLK MA AND EASTERN NORFOLK MA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.9N...LONGITUDE 74.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 760 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MA. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH OR 355 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 140 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE EARL IS A DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE AND IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. EARL IS EXPECTED TO TURN NORTH LATE TODAY THEN NORTHEAST FRIDAY TOWARD SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND. THE LATEST TRACK PROJECTION HAS SHIFTED SLIGHTLY TO THE WEST AND EARL IS NOW EXPECTED TO TRACK WITHIN 30 MILES SOUTH OF NANTUCKET FRIDAY NIGHT. EARL WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS IT MOVES OVER COOLER WATERS BUT MAY STILL BE A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE AS IT MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET FRIDAY NIGHT. 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 EXTENSIVE DAMAGE SOMEWHERE WITHIN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. .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. 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. ALL PREPARATIONS AND TRAVEL FOR HURRICANE EARL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY NOON FRIDAY. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON SHORTLY. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA. MAZ019>024-031700- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- 1259 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. ALL PREPARATIONS AND TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY NOON FRIDAY. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 28 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 64 PERCENT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AROUND 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CAPE COD AND ISLANDS. HOWEVER...THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT NANTUCKET WHERE GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. FOR THE REST OF THE MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTLINE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS CLOSEST TO THE CAPE COD CANAL. IN THIS AREA WIND GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING...THEN DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY SATURDAY MORNING. GIVEN TREES REMAIN FULLY LEAVED COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL EASILY BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING OR UPROOTING TREES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WITH THE PRESENT TRACK PROJECTION AND TIMING...STORM SURGE FLOODING IS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS COAST. A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG NANTUCKET HARBOR... THE EAST SIDE OF CHATHAM...AND THE NORTHEAST FACING COASTLINE OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AROUND THE TIME OF THE FRIDAY EVENING HIGH TIDE. ALONG THE REST OF THE MASSACHUSETTS COAST...A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS POSSIBLE. ALTHOUGH A LOW RISK AT THIS TIME...MORE SERIOUS COASTAL FLOODING COULD OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT IN WELLFLEET AND PROVINCETOWN HARBOR... IF EARL SHOULD TRACK FURTHER WEST AND PASS VERY NEAR THE OUTER CAPE. ...INLAND FLOODING... THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS WHERE AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD LATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH MINOR SMALL STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING...WITH POCKETS OF MODERATE FLOODING. THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS TRACK DEPENDENT AND COULD SHIFT FARTHER WEST OR EAST DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF EARL. ...RIP CURRENTS... HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL ARRIVE TODAY ALONG THE SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS SHORELINE. THIS INCLUDES CAPE COD... NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. THE WORST OF THESE DANGEROUS BEACH CONDITIONS WILL BE FRIDAY AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. EARL WILL EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SATURDAY...HOWEVER THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OCEAN WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY TURBULENT INTO THE WEEKEND DESPITE IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THEREFORE EXPECT HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO SUNDAY AS WELL. BEACH GOERS SHOULD CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROLS AND LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE BEACH CLOSURES DURING THIS TIME. THE MOST DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT SOUTH AND EAST FACING OCEAN EXPOSED BEACHES. $$ ANZ231>234-254-255-031700- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- 1259 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. THOSE ALREADY ON THE WATERS SHOULD HEAD FOR A SAFE PORT IMMEDIATELY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 33 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 67 PERCENT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN FRIDAY EVENING. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 60 TO 80 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 95 KNOTS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE WATERS SOUTH AND EAST OF NANTUCKET...AND SHOULD OCCUR LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY BY SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY FRIDAY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS EARL APPROACHES. DANGEROUS SEAS UP TO 30 FT ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE OCEAN WATERS EAST OF NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD. SEAS WILL REMAIN TURBULENT SATURDAY AFTER EARL PASSES WITH SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 12 TO 18 FT ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST WATERS IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ RIZ002-004>008-031700- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 1259 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. ALL PREPARATIONS FOR EARL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY NOON FRIDAY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 8 TO 14 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 44 TO 53 PERCENT. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING...THEN DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY SATURDAY MORNING. GIVEN TREES REMAIN FULLY LEAVED...COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL EASILY BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING LIMBS AND SMALL TREES. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WITH THE PRESENT TRACK PROJECTION AND TIMING...STORM SURGE FLOODING IS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND COAST. A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS RHODE ISLAND WHERE AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD LATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH MINOR SMALL STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING...WITH POCKETS OF MODERATE FLOODING. THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS TRACK DEPENDENT AND COULD SHIFT FARTHER WEST OR EAST DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF EARL. ...RIP CURRENTS... HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL ARRIVE TODAY ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND SHORELINE. THE WORST OF THESE DANGEROUS BEACH CONDITIONS WILL BE FRIDAY AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. EARL WILL EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SATURDAY...HOWEVER THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OCEAN WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY TURBULENT INTO THIS WEEKEND DESPITE IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THEREFORE EXPECT HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO SUNDAY AS WELL. BEACH GOERS SHOULD CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROLS AND LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE BEACH CLOSURES DURING THIS TIME. THE MOST DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT SOUTH AND EAST FACING OCEAN EXPOSED BEACHES. $$ ANZ235>237-256-031700- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 1259 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. THOSE ALREADY ON THE WATERS SHOULD HEAD FOR A SAFE PORT IMMEDIATELY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 26 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 64 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 60 KT ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY BY SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY FRIDAY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS EARL APPROACHES. DANGEROUS SEAS UP TO 30 FT ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE OCEAN WATERS EAST OF NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD. SEAS WILL REMAIN TURBULENT SATURDAY AFTER EARL PASSES WITH SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 12 TO 18 FT ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST WATERS IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ MAZ017-018-031700- /O.CON.KBOX.TI.W.0001.100903T1800Z-100904T1000Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 1259 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. ALL PREPARATIONS FOR EARL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY NOON FRIDAY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 8 TO 14 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 43 TO 52 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY BY SATURDAY MORNING. ...INLAND FLOODING... THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS WHERE AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD LATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH MINOR SMALL STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING...WITH POCKETS OF MODERATE FLOODING. THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS TRACK DEPENDENT AND COULD SHIFT FARTHER WEST OR EAST DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF EARL. $$ MAZ007-015-016-031700- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.A.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- 1259 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. STRONGLY CONSIDER EVACUATING IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...AND DO SO IF ORDERED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. ALL PREPARATIONS FOR EARL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY NOON FRIDAY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 5 TO 9 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 36 TO 45 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE EARL MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WITH THE PRESENT TRACK PROJECTION AND TIMING...STORM SURGE FLOODING IS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN ALONG THE EAST MASSACHUSETTS COAST. A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS WHERE AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD LATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT... WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH MINOR SMALL STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING...WITH POCKETS OF MODERATE FLOODING. THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS TRACK DEPENDENT AND COULD SHIFT FARTHER WEST OR EAST DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF EARL. ...RIP CURRENTS... HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL ARRIVE TODAY ALONG THE SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS SHORELINE. THIS INCLUDES CAPE COD... NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. THE WORST OF THESE DANGEROUS BEACH CONDITIONS WILL BE FRIDAY AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. EARL WILL EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SATURDAY...HOWEVER THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OCEAN WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY TURBULENT INTO THE WEEKEND DESPITE IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THEREFORE EXPECT HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO SUNDAY AS WELL. BEACH GOERS SHOULD CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROLS AND LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE BEACH CLOSURES DURING THIS TIME. THE MOST DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT SOUTH AND EAST FACING OCEAN EXPOSED BEACHES. $$ ANZ230-250-251-031700- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BOSTON HARBOR- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 1259 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 19 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 57 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE EARL MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM LATE FRIDAY EVENING TO SATURDAY MORNING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE AREA LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY BY SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY FRIDAY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS EARL APPROACHES. DANGEROUS SEAS UP TO 30 FT ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE OCEAN WATERS EAST OF NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD. SEAS WILL REMAIN TURBULENT SATURDAY AFTER EARL PASSES WITH SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 12 TO 18 FT ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST WATERS IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. $$
914 WTUS81 KBOX 022212 HLSBOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 612 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...HURRICANE EARL STILL APPROACHING SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...BARNSTABLE MA...DUKES MA AND NANTUCKET MA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI... WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... EASTERN ESSEX MA...SUFFOLK MA AND EASTERN NORFOLK MA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.5N...LONGITUDE 75.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 670 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MA. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 115 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE EARL IS A DANGEROUS CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE AND IS MOVING NORTH OFF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA. EARL IS EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHEAST FRIDAY AND HEAD TOWARD SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND. THE LATEST TRACK PROJECTION STILL HAS HURRICANE EARL PASSING WITHIN 30 MILES OF NANTUCKET FRIDAY NIGHT. EARL WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS IT MOVES OVER COOLER WATERS...BUT MAY STILL BE A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE AS IT MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET FRIDAY NIGHT. 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 EXTENSIVE WIND DAMAGE SOMEWHERE WITHIN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. .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. ALL PREPARATIONS FOR HURRICANE EARL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY NOON FRIDAY. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON AROUND 2 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MAZ019>024-032215- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- 612 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 24 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 83 PERCENT. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AROUND 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CAPE COD AND ISLANDS. HOWEVER...THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT NANTUCKET WHERE GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. FOR THE REST OF THE MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTLINE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS CLOSEST TO THE CAPE COD CANAL. IN THIS AREA WIND GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR FROM AROUND 8 PM FRIDAY INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS AND THEN DIMINISH TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING. GIVEN TREES REMAIN FULLY LEAVED COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAINFALL... WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL EASILY BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING OR UPROOTING TREES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. THEREFORE EXPECT AT LEAST SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ACROSS CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WITH THE PRESENT TRACK PROJECTION AND TIMING...STORM SURGE FLOODING IS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS COAST. A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG NANTUCKET HARBOR... THE EAST SIDE OF CHATHAM...AND THE NORTHEAST FACING COASTLINE OF MARTHA/S VINEYARD AROUND THE TIME OF THE FRIDAY EVENING HIGH TIDE. ALTHOUGH A LOW RISK AT THIS TIME...MORE SERIOUS COASTAL FLOODING COULD OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT IN WELLFLEET AND PROVINCETOWN HARBOR... IF EARL SHOULD TRACK FARTHER WEST AND PASS VERY NEAR THE OUTER CAPE. HOWEVER THIS CLOSER TRACK IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ...INLAND FLOODING... THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD LATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH AREAS OF MINOR SMALL STREAM FLOODING. THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS TRACK DEPENDENT AND COULD SHIFT DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF EARL. ...RIP CURRENTS... HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS SHORELINE. THIS INCLUDES CAPE COD...NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. THE WORST OF THESE DANGEROUS BEACH CONDITIONS WILL BE FRIDAY AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. EARL WILL EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SATURDAY...HOWEVER THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OCEAN WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY TURBULENT INTO THE WEEKEND DESPITE IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THEREFORE EXPECT HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO PERSIST INTO AT LEAST SATURDAY AND THEN SLOWLY EASING SUNDAY AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY. BEACH-GOERS SHOULD CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROLS AND LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE BEACH CLOSURES FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO SATURDAY. THE MOST DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT SOUTH AND EAST FACING OCEAN EXPOSED BEACHES. $$ ANZ231>234-254-255-032215- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- 612 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. THOSE ALREADY ON THE WATERS SHOULD HEAD FOR A SAFE PORT IMMEDIATELY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 29 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 87 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE FRIDAY EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 KNOTS. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR FROM 8 PM FRIDAY INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS OF SATURDAY AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY FRIDAY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS EARL APPROACHES. DANGEROUS SEAS UP TO 20 TO 25 FT ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE OCEAN WATERS EAST OF NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD. SEAS WILL REMAIN TURBULENT SATURDAY AFTER EARL PASSES WITH SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 10 TO 15 FT ACROSS THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS OCEAN WATERS. $$ RIZ002-004>008-032215- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 612 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. ALL PREPARATIONS FOR HURRICANE EARL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY NOON FRIDAY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 5 TO 10 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 66 PERCENT. ...WINDS... THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT NANTUCKET WHERE GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. FOR THE REST OF THE RHODE ISLAND COASTLINE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR FROM AROUND 8 PM FRIDAY INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS AND THEN DIMINISH TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING. GIVEN TREES REMAIN FULLY LEAVED COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL EASILY BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING OR UPROOTING TREES. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WITH THE PRESENT TRACK PROJECTION AND TIMING...STORM SURGE FLOODING IS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND COAST. A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF THE FRIDAY EVENING HIGH TIDE. ...INLAND FLOODING... THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS RHODE ISLAND. MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD LATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS TRACK DEPENDENT AND COULD SHIFT DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF EARL. ...RIP CURRENTS... HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY ACROSS THE RHODE ISLAND SHORELINE. THE WORST OF THESE DANGEROUS BEACH CONDITIONS WILL BE FRIDAY AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. EARL WILL EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SATURDAY...HOWEVER THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OCEAN WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY TURBULENT INTO THE WEEKEND DESPITE IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THEREFORE EXPECT HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO PERSIST INTO AT LEAST SATURDAY AND THEN SLOWLY EASING SUNDAY AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY. BEACH GOERS SHOULD CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROLS AND LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE BEACH CLOSURES FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO SATURDAY. THE MOST DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT SOUTH AND EAST FACING OCEAN EXPOSED BEACHES. $$ ANZ235>237-256-032215- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 612 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. THOSE ALREADY ON THE WATERS SHOULD HEAD FOR A SAFE PORT IMMEDIATELY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 22 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 82 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 60 KT ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. THE GREATEST RISK FOR SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 90 KT WILL BE ACROSS THE WATERS SOUTH AND EAST OF NANTUCKET. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR FROM 8 PM FRIDAY INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS OF SATURDAY AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY FRIDAY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS EARL APPROACHES. DANGEROUS SEAS UP TO 20 TO 25 FT ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE OCEAN WATERS EAST OF NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD. SEAS WILL REMAIN TURBULENT SATURDAY AFTER EARL PASSES WITH SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 10 TO 15 FT ACROSS THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS OCEAN WATERS. $$ MAZ017-018-032215- /O.CON.KBOX.TI.W.0001.100903T1800Z-100904T1000Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 612 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. ALL PREPARATIONS FOR HURRICANE EARL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY NOON FRIDAY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 5 TO 9 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 65 PERCENT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN FRIDAY EVENING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS CLOSEST TO THE CAPE COD CANAL. IN THIS AREA WIND GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR FROM AROUND 8 PM FRIDAY INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS AND THEN DIMINISH TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING. GIVEN TREES REMAIN FULLY LEAVED COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL EASILY BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING OR UPROOTING TREES. ...INLAND FLOODING... THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD LATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH AREAS OF MINOR SMALL STREAM FLOODING. THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS TRACK DEPENDENT AND COULD SHIFT DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF EARL. $$ MAZ007-015-016-032215- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.A.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- 612 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 56 PERCENT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN FRIDAY EVENING. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE EARL MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM FRIDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT TO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WITH THE PRESENT TRACK PROJECTION AND TIMING...STORM SURGE FLOODING IS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS COAST. A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF THE FRIDAY EVENING HIGH TIDE. ...INLAND FLOODING... THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHEAST COAST. MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD LATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS TRACK DEPENDENT AND COULD SHIFT DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF EARL. ...RIP CURRENTS... HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS SHORELINE. THE WORST OF THESE DANGEROUS BEACH CONDITIONS WILL BE FRIDAY NIGHT AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. EARL WILL EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SATURDAY...HOWEVER THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OCEAN WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY TURBULENT INTO THE WEEKEND DESPITE IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THEREFORE EXPECT HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO PERSIST INTO AT LEAST SATURDAY AND THEN SLOWLY EASING SUNDAY AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY. BEACH GOERS SHOULD CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROLS AND LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE BEACH CLOSURES FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO SATURDAY. THE MOST DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT SOUTH AND EAST FACING OCEAN EXPOSED BEACHES. $$ ANZ230-250-251-032215- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BOSTON HARBOR- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 612 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. THOSE ALREADY ON THE WATERS SHOULD CONSIDER HEADING FOR A SAFE PORT IMMEDIATELY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 3 TO 13 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 73 PERCENT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN FRIDAY EVENING. ...WINDS AND SEAS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 60 KT ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR FROM 8 PM FRIDAY INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS OF SATURDAY AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY FRIDAY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS EARL APPROACHES. DANGEROUS SEAS UP TO 20 TO 25 FT ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE OCEAN WATERS EAST OF NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD. SEAS WILL REMAIN TURBULENT SATURDAY AFTER EARL PASSES WITH SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 10 TO 15 FT ACROSS THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS OCEAN WATERS. $$
211 WTUS81 KBOX 030356 HLSBOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1156 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...HURRICANE EARL MOVING NORTHWARD OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...BARNSTABLE MA...DUKES MA AND NANTUCKET MA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTERN ESSEX MA...SUFFOLK MA AND EASTERN NORFOLK MA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI... WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.8N...LONGITUDE 74.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 570 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 105 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE EARL HAS WEAKENED TO A STRONG CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE AND IS MOVING NORTH OFF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA. EARL IS EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHEAST FRIDAY AND PASS 50 TO 100 MILES SOUTH OF NANTUCKET FRIDAY NIGHT. EARL WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY WEAKEN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS IT MOVES OVER COOLER WATERS...AND IS EXPECTED TO BE A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE AS IT MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET FRIDAY NIGHT. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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...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. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON AROUND 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MAZ007-015-016-040400- /O.UPG.KBOX.TR.A.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- 1156 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 50 PERCENT. ...WINDS... A PERIOD OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WITH THE PRESENT TRACK PROJECTION AND TIMING...STORM SURGE FLOODING IS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS COAST. A STORM SURGE UP TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE WITH SOME SPLASHOVER DURING THE FRIDAY EVENING HIGH TIDE. ...INLAND FLOODING... THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD LATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH AREAS OF MINOR SMALL STREAM FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. 1 TO 2.50 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS TRACK DEPENDENT AND COULD SHIFT DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF EARL. ...RIP CURRENTS... THE WORST OF THE HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE FRIDAY AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH. EARL WILL EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SATURDAY...HOWEVER THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OCEAN WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY TURBULENT INTO THE WEEKEND DESPITE IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THEREFORE EXPECT HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO PERSIST INTO AT LEAST SATURDAY AND THEN SLOWLY EASING SUNDAY AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY. BEACH GOERS SHOULD CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROLS AND LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE BEACH CLOSURES FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO SATURDAY. THE MOST DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT SOUTH AND EAST FACING OCEAN EXPOSED BEACHES. $$ ANZ230-250-251-040400- /O.UPG.KBOX.TR.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BOSTON HARBOR- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 1156 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 13 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 71 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 KT ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR FROM 8 PM FRIDAY INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS OF SATURDAY AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS OVER THE OUTER WATERS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 10 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING SATURDAY EVENING. $$ MAZ019>024-040400- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- 1156 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 22 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 84 PERCENT. ...WINDS... THE GREATEST RISK FOR A PERIOD OF SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS TO 75 MPH WILL BE OVER NANTUCKET AND POSSIBLY THE OUTER CAPE. THE MORE LIKELY SCENARIO IS FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 TO 85 MPH...STRONGEST OVER NANTUCKET. FOR THE REST OF THE MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTLINE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS CLOSEST TO THE CAPE COD CANAL WHERE THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY FOR A FEW GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR FROM AROUND 8 PM FRIDAY INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS AND THEN RAPIDLY DIMINISH TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING. GIVEN TREES REMAIN FULLY LEAVED COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL EASILY BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING OR UPROOTING TREES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. THEREFORE EXPECT AT LEAST SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ACROSS CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WITH THE PRESENT TRACK PROJECTION AND TIMING...STORM SURGE FLOODING IS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS COAST. A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FEET MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING ALONG VULNERABLE PORTIONS OF THE NANTUCKET...CHATHAM AND MARTHAS VINEYARD SHORELINE DURING THE FRIDAY EVENING HIGH TIDE. A STORM SURGE UP TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE REST OF THE MASSACHUSETTS COAST WITH SPLASHOVER POSSIBLE DURING HIGH TIDE. MINOR STORM SURGE FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE FOR WELLFLEET AND PROVINCETOWN HARBORS AFTER EARL PASSES FRIDAY NIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD LATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH AREAS OF MINOR SMALL STREAM FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. 1 TO 2.50 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHEAST MA. THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS TRACK DEPENDENT AND COULD SHIFT DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF EARL. ...RIP CURRENTS... THE WORST OF THE HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE FRIDAY AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH. EARL WILL EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SATURDAY...HOWEVER THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OCEAN WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY TURBULENT INTO THE WEEKEND DESPITE IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THEREFORE EXPECT HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO PERSIST INTO AT LEAST SATURDAY AND THEN SLOWLY EASING SUNDAY AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY. BEACH GOERS SHOULD CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROLS AND LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE BEACH CLOSURES FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO SATURDAY. THE MOST DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT SOUTH AND EAST FACING OCEAN EXPOSED BEACHES. $$ ANZ231>234-254-255-040400- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- 1156 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 28 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 88 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... HURRICANE FORCE WINDS TO 65 KT ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS SURROUNDING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...INCLUDING CAPE COD BAY...BUZZARDS BAY...VINEYARD SOUND AND NANTUCKET SOUND. THE GREATEST RISK FOR GUSTS UP TO 90 KT WILL BE ACROSS THE WATERS SOUTH AND EAST OF NANTUCKET. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 KT ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REST OF THE MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR FROM 8 PM FRIDAY INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS OF SATURDAY AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY FRIDAY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS EARL APPROACHES. DANGEROUS SEAS UP TO 20 TO 25 FT ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE OCEAN WATERS EAST OF NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD. SEAS WILL REMAIN TURBULENT SATURDAY AFTER EARL PASSES WITH SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 10 TO 15 FT ACROSS THE WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. $$ RIZ002-004>008-040400- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 1156 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 63 PERCENT. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS. THE STRONGEST GUSTS TO 60 MPH SHOULD BE CONFINED TO BLOCK ISLAND. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WITH THE PRESENT TRACK PROJECTION AND TIMING...STORM SURGE FLOODING IS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND COAST. A STORM SURGE UP TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND COAST WITH SOME SPLASHOVER POSSIBLE DURING THE FRIDAY EVENING HIGH TIDE. ...INLAND FLOODING... THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD LATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH AREAS OF MINOR SMALL STREAM FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. 1 TO 2.50 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND. THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS TRACK DEPENDENT AND COULD SHIFT DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF EARL. ...RIP CURRENTS... THE WORST OF THE HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE FRIDAY AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH. EARL WILL EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SATURDAY...HOWEVER THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OCEAN WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY TURBULENT INTO THE WEEKEND DESPITE IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THEREFORE EXPECT HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO PERSIST INTO AT LEAST SATURDAY AND THEN SLOWLY EASING SUNDAY AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY. BEACH GOERS SHOULD CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROLS AND LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE BEACH CLOSURES FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO SATURDAY. THE MOST DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT SOUTH AND EAST FACING OCEAN EXPOSED BEACHES. $$ ANZ235>237-256-040400- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 1156 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 19 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 82 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 KT ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS...STRONGEST OVER THE WATERS SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR FROM 8 PM FRIDAY INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS OF SATURDAY AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY FRIDAY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS EARL APPROACHES. SEAS UP TO 15 FT ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE OCEAN WATERS SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND. $$ MAZ017-018-040400- /O.CON.KBOX.TI.W.0001.100903T1800Z-100904T1000Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 1156 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 7 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 62 PERCENT. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS CLOSEST TO THE CAPE COD CANAL. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR FROM AROUND 8 PM FRIDAY INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS AND THEN RAPIDLY DIMINISH TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING. ...INLAND FLOODING... THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD LATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH AREAS OF MINOR SMALL STREAM FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS TRACK DEPENDENT AND COULD SHIFT DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF EARL. $$
442 WTUS81 KBOX 030946 HLSBOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 546 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...HURRICANE EARL MOVING NORTHWARD OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...BARNSTABLE MA...DUKES MA AND NANTUCKET MA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... EASTERN ESSEX MA...SUFFOLK MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI...WASHINGTON RI... NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.3N...LONGITUDE 74.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 460 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 105 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE EARL IS A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE AND IS MOVING NORTH OFF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA. EARL IS EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHEAST TODAY AND PASS 50 TO 100 MILES SOUTH AND EAST OF NANTUCKET TONIGHT. EARL WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY WEAKEN TODAY AS IT MOVES OVER COOLER WATERS...AND IS EXPECTED TO BE A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE AS IT MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET FRIDAY NIGHT. .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON AROUND 1 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MAZ019>024-040945- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- 546 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 16 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 83 PERCENT. ...WINDS... THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE CONFINED TO NANTUCKET AND THE OUTER CAPE WHERE A BRIEF PERIOD OF MINIMAL HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH IS POSSIBLE. FOR THE REST OF THE SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS COASTLINE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS CLOSEST TO THE CAPE COD CANAL. GIVEN TREES REMAIN FULLY LEAVED COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING OR UPROOTING TREES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS WHERE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BEGIN ALONG THE SOUTH COAST BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR THIS EVENING INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS AND THEN RAPIDLY DIMINISH TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WITH THE PRESENT TRACK PROJECTION AND TIMING...STORM SURGE FLOODING IS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS COAST. A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FEET MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING ALONG VULNERABLE PORTIONS OF THE NANTUCKET...CHATHAM AND MARTHAS VINEYARD SHORELINE DURING THE FRIDAY EVENING HIGH TIDE. A STORM SURGE UP TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE REST OF THE MASSACHUSETTS COAST WITH SPLASHOVER POSSIBLE DURING HIGH TIDE. MINOR STORM SURGE FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE FOR WELLFLEET AND PROVINCETOWN HARBORS AFTER EARL PASSES FRIDAY NIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD LATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH AREAS OF MINOR SMALL STREAM FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS TRACK DEPENDENT AND COULD SHIFT DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF EARL. ...RIP CURRENTS... THE WORST OF THE HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE FRIDAY AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH. EARL WILL EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SATURDAY...HOWEVER THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OCEAN WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY TURBULENT INTO THE WEEKEND DESPITE IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THEREFORE EXPECT HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO PERSIST INTO AT LEAST SATURDAY AND THEN SLOWLY EASING SUNDAY AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY. BEACH GOERS SHOULD CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROLS AND LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE BEACH CLOSURES FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO SATURDAY. THE MOST DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT SOUTH AND EAST FACING OCEAN EXPOSED BEACHES. $$ ANZ231>234-254-255-040945- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- 546 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 25 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 90 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A PERIOD OF HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 KNOTS RANGE WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GREATEST RISK FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS SOUTH AND EAST OF NANTUCKET. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR THIS EVENING INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS OF SATURDAY AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TODAY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS EARL APPROACHES. DANGEROUS SEAS UP TO 20 ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS THE OCEAN WATERS EAST OF NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD. SEAS WILL REMAIN TURBULENT SATURDAY AFTER EARL PASSES WITH SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 10 TO 15 FT ACROSS THE WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. $$ MAZ007-015-016-RIZ002-004>008-040945- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 546 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 57 PERCENT. ...WINDS... A PERIOD OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WITH THE PRESENT TRACK PROJECTION AND TIMING...STORM SURGE FLOODING IS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS COAST. A STORM SURGE UP TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE WITH SOME SPLASHOVER DURING THE FRIDAY EVENING HIGH TIDE. ...INLAND FLOODING... THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE HERE...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. FOR RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...1 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE. THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS TRACK DEPENDENT AND COULD SHIFT DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF EARL. ...RIP CURRENTS... THE WORST OF THE HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE FRIDAY AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH. EARL WILL EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SATURDAY...HOWEVER THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OCEAN WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY TURBULENT INTO THE WEEKEND DESPITE IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THEREFORE EXPECT HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO PERSIST INTO AT LEAST SATURDAY AND THEN SLOWLY EASING SUNDAY AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY. BEACH GOERS SHOULD CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROLS AND LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE BEACH CLOSURES FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO SATURDAY. THE MOST DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT SOUTH AND EAST FACING OCEAN EXPOSED BEACHES. $$ ANZ230-235>237-250-251-256-040945- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BOSTON HARBOR-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY- BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 546 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 11 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 79 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 KT ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER THE WATERS SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND AND NORTHEAST OF CAPE COD. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR THIS EVENING INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS OF SATURDAY AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS UP TO 15 FT ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE OCEAN WATERS SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND. $$ MAZ017-018-040945- /O.CON.KBOX.TI.W.0001.100903T1800Z-100904T1000Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 546 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 56 PERCENT. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE... WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS CLOSEST TO THE CAPE COD CANAL. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR THIS EVENING INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS AND THEN RAPIDLY DIMINISH TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING. ...INLAND FLOODING... THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD LATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH AREAS OF MINOR SMALL STREAM FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS TRACK DEPENDENT AND COULD SHIFT DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF EARL. $$
095 WTUS81 KBOX 031540 HLSBOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1140 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...HURRICANE EARL MOVING NORTHWARD OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... BARNSTABLE MA...DUKES MA AND NANTUCKET MA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA AND SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI... WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.8N...LONGITUDE 73.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 350 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MA. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 30 DEGREES AT 21 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE EARL HAS WEAKENED TO A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE AND IS MOVING NORTH OFF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. EARL IS EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHEAST TODAY AND PASS ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTH AND EAST OF NANTUCKET TONIGHT. .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. 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. ALL PREPARATIONS AND REQUIRED TRAVEL FOR HURRICANE EARLY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANES AFFECTING SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OFTEN ACCELERATE AS THEY APPROACH...MAKING IT EASIER TO RUN OUT OF TIME TO PREPARE. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON SHORTLY. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA. MAZ019>021-041545- /O.CAN.KBOX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- 1140 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ ANZ233-234-041545- /O.CAN.KBOX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- 1140 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ MAZ007-015-016-031645- /O.CAN.KBOX.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- 1140 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ ANZ230-031645- /O.CAN.KBOX.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BOSTON HARBOR- 1140 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ MAZ017-018-041000- /O.EXT.KBOX.TI.W.0001.100903T2200Z-100904T1000Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 1140 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ ANZ231-232-254-255-041545- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- 1140 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ MAZ022>024-041545- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- 1140 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ RIZ002-004>008-041545- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 1140 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ ANZ235>237-250-251-256-041545- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 1140 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$
539 WTUS81 KBOX 031645 HLSBOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1245 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...HURRICANE EARL MOVING NORTHWARD OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... BARNSTABLE MA...DUKES MA AND NANTUCKET MA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA AND SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI... WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.8N...LONGITUDE 73.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 350 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MA. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 30 DEGREES AT 21 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE EARL HAS WEAKENED TO A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE AND IS MOVING NORTH OFF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. EARL IS EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHEAST TODAY AND PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF NANTUCKET TONIGHT. WHILE EARL HAS WEAKENED...IT IS STILL EXPECTED TO BE A LARGE HURRICANE AS IT PASSES SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND. .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. 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. ALL PREPARATIONS AND REQUIRED TRAVEL FOR HURRICANE EARLY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANES AFFECTING SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OFTEN ACCELERATE AS THEY APPROACH...MAKING IT EASIER TO RUN OUT OF TIME TO PREPARE. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON AROUND 7 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ANZ231-232-254-255-041645- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- 1245 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. ALL PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ALL SMALL CRAFT ALREADY ON THE WATERS SHOULD HEAD FOR SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. ALL SMALL CRAFT IN PORT SHOULD REMAIN THERE. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE THIS EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR A FEW HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR THIS EVENING INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS OF SATURDAY AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TODAY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS EARL APPROACHES. DANGEROUS SEAS UP TO 20 ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS THE OCEAN WATERS EAST OF NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD. SEAS WILL REMAIN TURBULENT SATURDAY AFTER EARL PASSES WITH SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 10 TO 15 FT ACROSS THE WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. $$ MAZ022>024-041645- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- 1245 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. ALL PREPARATIONS AND REQUIRED TRAVEL FOR HURRICANE EARLY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANES AFFECTING SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OFTEN ACCELERATE AS THEY APPROACH...MAKING IT EASIER TO RUN OUT OF TIME TO PREPARE. && ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH ISOLATED SMALL STREAM FLOODING. THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS TRACK DEPENDENT AND COULD SHIFT DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF EARL. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE CONFINED TO NANTUCKET AND THE OUTER CAPE. WIND SHOULD RAPIDLY DIMINISH TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. GIVEN TREES REMAIN FULLY-LEAVED...COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAINFALL... WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING OR UPROOTING TREES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS WHERE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. ...RIP CURRENTS... THE WORST OF THE HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE TODAY AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH. EARL WILL EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SATURDAY...HOWEVER THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OCEAN WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY TURBULENT INTO THIS WEEKEND DESPITE IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THEREFORE EXPECT HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO PERSIST INTO AT LEAST SATURDAY... THEN SLOWLY EASE SUNDAY AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY. BEACH-GOERS SHOULD CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROLS AND LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. SOME SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. THE MOST DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT SOUTH AND EAST FACING OCEAN EXPOSED BEACHES. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WITH THE PRESENT TRACK PROJECTION AND TIMING...STORM SURGE FLOODING IS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS COAST AS HURRICANE EARL ARRIVES CLOSER TO THE TIME OF LOW TIDE JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FEET MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING ALONG VULNERABLE PORTIONS OF THE NANTUCKET...CHATHAM AND MARTHAS VINEYARD SHORELINE DURING THE HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING. MINOR STORM SURGE FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE FOR WELLFLEET AND PROVINCETOWN HARBORS AFTER EARL PASSES TONIGHT. $$ MAZ019>021-RIZ002-004>008-041645- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 1245 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. ALL PREPARATIONS AND REQUIRED TRAVEL FOR HURRICANE EARLY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANES AFFECTING SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OFTEN ACCELERATE AS THEY APPROACH...MAKING IT EASIER TO RUN OUT OF TIME TO PREPARE. && ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. AROUND THE I-95 CORRIDOR IN RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY. HOWEVER...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT A BAND OF HEAVIER RAIN COULD PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN THAT SAME AREA. MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH ISOLATED SMALL STREAM FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR SOUTHEAST AND COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND. THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS TRACK DEPENDENT AND COULD SHIFT DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF EARL. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE TOWARD THE CAPE COD CANAL AND OCCUR THIS EVENING INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS...THEN RAPIDLY DIMINISH TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. GIVEN TREES REMAIN FULLY-LEAVED...COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAINFALL... WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING OR UPROOTING TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. ...RIP CURRENTS... THE WORST OF THE HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE TODAY AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH. EARL WILL EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SATURDAY...HOWEVER THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OCEAN WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY TURBULENT INTO THIS WEEKEND DESPITE IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THEREFORE EXPECT HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO PERSIST INTO AT LEAST SATURDAY AND THEN SLOWLY EASE SUNDAY AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY. BEACH-GOERS SHOULD CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROLS AND LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. SOME SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. THE MOST DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT SOUTH AND EAST FACING OCEAN EXPOSED BEACHES. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WITH THE PRESENT TRACK PROJECTION AND TIMING...STORM SURGE FLOODING IS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS OR RHODE ISLAND COASTS AS HURRICANE EARL ARRIVES CLOSER TO THE TIME OF LOW TIDE JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A STORM SURGE UP TO 2 FEET MAY CAUSE SPLASHOVER DURING THE HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING. $$ ANZ233>237-250-251-256-041645- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY- BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 1245 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES... STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR THIS EVENING INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS OF SATURDAY AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET...PASSING WITHIN 100 MILES TO THE EAST. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TODAY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS EARL APPROACHES. DANGEROUS SEAS UP TO 20 ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS THE OCEAN WATERS...ESPECIALLY EAST OF NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD. SEAS WILL REMAIN TURBULENT SATURDAY AFTER EARL PASSES WITH SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 5 TO 10 FT. $$ MAZ017-018-041000- /O.CON.KBOX.TI.W.0001.100903T2200Z-100904T1000Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 1245 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. ALL PREPARATIONS AND REQUIRED TRAVEL FOR HURRICANE EARLY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANES AFFECTING SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OFTEN ACCELERATE AS THEY APPROACH...MAKING IT EASIER TO RUN OUT OF TIME TO PREPARE. && ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. IN ADDITION...AROUND THE I-95 CORRIDOR IN MASSACHUSETTS 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY. HOWEVER...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT A BAND OF HEAVIER RAIN COULD PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN THAT SAME AREA. MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH ISOLATED SMALL STREAM FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR SOUTHEAST AND COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND. THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS TRACK DEPENDENT AND COULD SHIFT DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF EARL. ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...MAINLY TONIGHT. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. GIVEN TREES REMAIN FULLY-LEAVED...COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAINFALL... WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING OR UPROOTING TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. $$
196 WTUS81 KBOX 032033 HLSBOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 433 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...HURRICANE EARL STARTING TO IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... BARNSTABLE MA...DUKES MA AND NANTUCKET MA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA AND SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI... WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.8N...LONGITUDE 73.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 350 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MA. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 30 DEGREES AT 21 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE EARL HAS WEAKENED TO A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE AND IS MOVING NORTH OFF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. EARL IS EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHEAST TODAY AND PASS WITHIN 100 MILES OF NANTUCKET TONIGHT. WHILE EARL HAS WEAKENED...IT IS STILL EXPECTED TO BE A LARGE HURRICANE AS IT PASSES SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND. .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. 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. ALL PREPARATIONS AND REQUIRED TRAVEL FOR HURRICANE EARLY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANES AFFECTING SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OFTEN ACCELERATE AS THEY APPROACH...MAKING IT EASIER TO RUN OUT OF TIME TO PREPARE. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON AROUND 7 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ANZ231-232-254-255-042045- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- 433 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... HURRICANE EARL HAS STARTED TO TURN NORTHEAST...AND WILL CROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. ALL PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ALL SMALL CRAFT ALREADY ON THE WATERS SHOULD HEAD FOR SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. ALL SMALL CRAFT IN PORT SHOULD REMAIN THERE. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE THIS EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR A FEW HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR THIS EVENING INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS OF SATURDAY AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TODAY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS EARL APPROACHES. DANGEROUS SEAS UP TO 20 ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS THE OCEAN WATERS EAST OF NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD. SEAS WILL REMAIN TURBULENT SATURDAY AFTER EARL PASSES WITH SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 10 TO 15 FT ACROSS THE WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. $$ MAZ022>024-042045- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- 433 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED PRECAUTIONS SECTION. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AS HURRICANE EARL STARTS TO IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...IT IS VERY TEMPTING TO HEAD TOWARD THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE ROUGH SEAS AND STRONGER WINDS . THIS CAN PLACE YOU...AND OTHERS WITH YOU...IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. THE ARRIVAL OF EARL WILL RESULT IN LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST. THESE BREAKING WAVES WILL SERIOUSLY INJURE YOU IF YOU ARE STRUCK...OR WORSE PULL YOU OUT TO SEA. WATCHING FROM ROCK WALLS OR JETTIES IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. WIND CAN INCREASE DRAMATICALLY AND SUDDENLY...PLACING YOU AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY FLYING DEBRIS. && ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH ISOLATED SMALL STREAM FLOODING. THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS TRACK DEPENDENT AND COULD SHIFT DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF EARL. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE CONFINED TO NANTUCKET AND THE OUTER CAPE. WIND SHOULD RAPIDLY DIMINISH TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. GIVEN TREES REMAIN FULLY-LEAVED...COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAINFALL... WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING OR UPROOTING TREES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS WHERE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. ...RIP CURRENTS... THE WORST OF THE HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE TODAY AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH. EARL WILL EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SATURDAY...HOWEVER THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OCEAN WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY TURBULENT INTO THIS WEEKEND DESPITE IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THEREFORE EXPECT HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO PERSIST INTO AT LEAST SATURDAY... THEN SLOWLY EASE SUNDAY AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY. BEACH-GOERS SHOULD CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROLS AND LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. SOME SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. THE MOST DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT SOUTH AND EAST FACING OCEAN EXPOSED BEACHES. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WITH THE PRESENT TRACK PROJECTION AND TIMING...STORM SURGE FLOODING IS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS COAST AS HURRICANE EARL ARRIVES CLOSER TO THE TIME OF LOW TIDE JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FEET MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING ALONG VULNERABLE PORTIONS OF THE NANTUCKET...CHATHAM AND MARTHAS VINEYARD SHORELINE DURING THE HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING. MINOR STORM SURGE FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE FOR WELLFLEET AND PROVINCETOWN HARBORS AFTER EARL PASSES TONIGHT. $$ MAZ019>021-RIZ002-004>008-042045- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 433 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED PRECAUTIONS SECTION. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AS HURRICANE EARL STARTS TO IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...IT IS VERY TEMPTING TO HEAD TOWARD THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE ROUGH SEAS AND STRONGER WINDS . THIS CAN PLACE YOU...AND OTHERS WITH YOU...IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. THE ARRIVAL OF EARL WILL RESULT IN LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST. THESE BREAKING WAVES WILL SERIOUSLY INJURE YOU IF YOU ARE STRUCK...OR WORSE PULL YOU OUT TO SEA. WATCHING FROM ROCK WALLS OR JETTIES IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. WIND CAN INCREASE DRAMATICALLY AND SUDDENLY...PLACING YOU AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY FLYING DEBRIS. && ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. AROUND THE I-95 CORRIDOR IN RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY. HOWEVER...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT A BAND OF HEAVIER RAIN COULD PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN THAT SAME AREA. MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH ISOLATED SMALL STREAM FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR SOUTHEAST AND COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND. THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS TRACK DEPENDENT AND COULD SHIFT DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF EARL. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE TOWARD THE CAPE COD CANAL AND OCCUR THIS EVENING INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS...THEN RAPIDLY DIMINISH TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. GIVEN TREES REMAIN FULLY-LEAVED...COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING OR UPROOTING TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. ...RIP CURRENTS... THE WORST OF THE HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE TODAY AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH. EARL WILL EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SATURDAY...HOWEVER THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OCEAN WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY TURBULENT INTO THIS WEEKEND DESPITE IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THEREFORE EXPECT HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO PERSIST INTO AT LEAST SATURDAY AND THEN SLOWLY EASE SUNDAY AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY. BEACH-GOERS SHOULD CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROLS AND LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. SOME SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. THE MOST DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT SOUTH AND EAST FACING OCEAN EXPOSED BEACHES. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WITH THE PRESENT TRACK PROJECTION AND TIMING...STORM SURGE FLOODING IS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS OR RHODE ISLAND COASTS AS HURRICANE EARL ARRIVES CLOSER TO THE TIME OF LOW TIDE JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A STORM SURGE UP TO 2 FEET MAY CAUSE SPLASHOVER DURING THE HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING. $$ ANZ233>237-250-251-256-042045- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY- BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 433 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... HURRICANE EARL HAS STARTED TO TURN NORTHEAST...AND WILL CROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES... STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR THIS EVENING INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS OF SATURDAY AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET...PASSING WITHIN 100 MILES TO THE EAST. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TODAY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS EARL APPROACHES. DANGEROUS SEAS UP TO 20 ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS THE OCEAN WATERS...ESPECIALLY EAST OF NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD. SEAS WILL REMAIN TURBULENT SATURDAY AFTER EARL PASSES WITH SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 5 TO 10 FT. $$ MAZ017-018-041000- /O.CON.KBOX.TI.W.0001.100903T2200Z-100904T1000Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 433 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... HURRICANE EARL HAS STARTED TO TURN NORTHEAST...AND WILL PASS BY SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT. UPDATED PRECAUTIONS SECTION. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES. && ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. IN ADDITION...AROUND THE I-95 CORRIDOR IN MASSACHUSETTS 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY. HOWEVER...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT A BAND OF HEAVIER RAIN COULD PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN THAT SAME AREA. MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH ISOLATED SMALL STREAM FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR SOUTHEAST AND COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND. THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS TRACK DEPENDENT AND COULD SHIFT DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF EARL. ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...MAINLY TONIGHT. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. GIVEN TREES REMAIN FULLY-LEAVED...COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING OR UPROOTING TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. $$
133 WTUS81 KBOX 032150 HLSBOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 550 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...HURRICANE EARL STARTING TO IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... BARNSTABLE MA...DUKES MA AND NANTUCKET MA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI... WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 38.2N...LONGITUDE 71.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 230 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MA. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHEAST OR 35 DEGREES AT 22 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE EARL IS STILL A LARGE CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE THIS EVENING. EARL HAS ALREADY TURNED TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND WILL PASS BY SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT. .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON AROUND 1 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ANZ231-232-254-255-042200- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- 550 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED WINDS AND SEAS AND PRECAUTIONS SECTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL SMALL CRAFT ALREADY ON THE WATERS SHOULD HEAD FOR SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. ALL SMALL CRAFT IN PORT SHOULD REMAIN THERE. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE THIS EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR A FEW HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR THIS EVENING INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS OF SATURDAY AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET...PASSING WITHIN 100 MILES OF THE ISLAND. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TONIGHT FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS EARL APPROACHES. DANGEROUS SEAS UP TO 20 FEET ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE OCEAN WATERS EAST OF NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD. SEAS WILL REMAIN TURBULENT SATURDAY AFTER EARL PASSES WITH SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 5 TO 10 FEET. $$ MAZ022>024-042200- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- 550 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED WINDS...INLAND FLOODING...RIP CURRENTS AND STORM SURGE SECTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AS HURRICANE EARL STARTS TO IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...IT IS VERY TEMPTING TO HEAD TOWARD THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE ROUGH SEAS AND STRONGER WINDS . THIS CAN PLACE YOU...AND OTHERS WITH YOU... IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. THE ARRIVAL OF EARL WILL RESULT IN LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST. THESE BREAKING WAVES WILL SERIOUSLY INJURE YOU IF YOU ARE STRUCK...OR WORSE PULL YOU OUT TO SEA. WATCHING FROM ROCK WALLS OR JETTIES IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. WIND CAN INCREASE DRAMATICALLY AND SUDDENLY...PLACING YOU AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY FLYING DEBRIS. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR THIS EVENING INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS OF SATURDAY AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY MORNING. GIVEN TREES REMAIN FULLY LEAVED COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING OR UPROOTING TREES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS WHERE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. IN THAT AREA... 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH ISOLATED SMALL STREAM FLOODING. ...RIP CURRENTS... EARL WILL EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SATURDAY. HOWEVER THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OCEAN WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY TURBULENT INTO THIS WEEKEND DESPITE IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THEREFORE... EXPECT HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO PERSIST INTO AT LEAST SATURDAY AND THEN SLOWLY EASE SUNDAY...AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY. BEACH-GOERS SHOULD CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROLS AND LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. SOME SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. THE MOST DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT SOUTH AND EAST-FACING OCEAN-EXPOSED BEACHES. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WITH THE PRESENT TRACK PROJECTION AND TIMING...A STORM SURGE UP TO 2 FEET IS EXPECTED. STORM SURGE FLOODING IS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS OR RHODE ISLAND COASTS...AS EARL PASSES DURING LOW TIDE. HOWEVER...SOME SPLASHOVER IS POSSIBLE DURING THE HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING. THE ROUGH SURF WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SOME BEACH EROSION AS WELL ALONG OCEAN-EXPOSED BEACHES. $$ MAZ019>021-RIZ002-004>008-042200- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 550 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED INLAND FLOODING...WINDS...RIP CURRENTS AND STORM SURGE SECTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AS HURRICANE EARL STARTS TO IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...IT IS VERY TEMPTING TO HEAD TOWARD THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE ROUGH SEAS AND STRONGER WINDS . THIS CAN PLACE YOU...AND OTHERS WITH YOU... IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. THE ARRIVAL OF EARL WILL RESULT IN LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST. THESE BREAKING WAVES WILL SERIOUSLY INJURE YOU IF YOU ARE STRUCK...OR WORSE PULL YOU OUT TO SEA. WATCHING FROM ROCK WALLS OR JETTIES IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. WIND CAN INCREASE DRAMATICALLY AND SUDDENLY...PLACING YOU AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY FLYING DEBRIS. && ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. IN THAT AREA...2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. ELSEWHERE ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY. HOWEVER...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT A SWATH OF HEAVIER RAIN COULD PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN THAT SAME AREA. MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH ISOLATED SMALL STREAM FLOODING. ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES... STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR THIS EVENING INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS OF SATURDAY AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY MORNING. GIVEN TREES REMAIN FULLY LEAVED COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING OR UPROOTING TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. ...RIP CURRENTS... EARL WILL EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SATURDAY. HOWEVER THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OCEAN WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY TURBULENT INTO THIS WEEKEND DESPITE IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THEREFORE... EXPECT HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO PERSIST INTO AT LEAST SATURDAY AND THEN SLOWLY EASE SUNDAY...AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY. BEACH-GOERS SHOULD CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROLS AND LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. SOME SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. THE MOST DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT SOUTH AND EAST-FACING OCEAN-EXPOSED BEACHES. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WITH THE PRESENT TRACK PROJECTION AND TIMING...A STORM SURGE UP TO 2 FEET IS EXPECTED. STORM SURGE FLOODING IS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS OR RHODE ISLAND COASTS...AS EARL PASSES DURING LOW TIDE. HOWEVER...SOME SPLASHOVER IS POSSIBLE DURING THE HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING. THE ROUGH SURF WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SOME BEACH EROSION AS WELL ALONG OCEAN-EXPOSED BEACHES. $$ ANZ233>237-250-251-256-042200- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY- BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 550 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED WINDS AND SEAS SECTION. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL SMALL CRAFT ALREADY ON THE WATERS SHOULD HEAD FOR SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. ALL SMALL CRAFT IN PORT SHOULD REMAIN THERE. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES... STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR THIS EVENING INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS OF SATURDAY AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET...PASSING WITHIN 100 MILES OF THE ISLAND. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TONIGHT FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS EARL APPROACHES. DANGEROUS SEAS UP TO 20 FEET ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE OCEAN WATERS EAST OF NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD. SEAS WILL REMAIN TURBULENT SATURDAY AFTER EARL PASSES WITH SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 5 TO 10 FEET. $$ MAZ017-018-041000- /O.CON.KBOX.TI.W.0001.100903T2200Z-100904T1000Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 550 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED INLAND FLOODING AND WINDS SECTION. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. IN THAT AREA...2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH ISOLATED SMALL STREAM FLOODING. ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES... STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR THIS EVENING INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS OF SATURDAY AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY MORNING. GIVEN TREES REMAIN FULLY LEAVED COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING OR UPROOTING TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. $$
772 WTUS81 KBOX 040049 HLSBOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 849 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...HURRICANE EARLY IMPACTING CAPE AND ISLANDS... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... BARNSTABLE MA...DUKES MA AND NANTUCKET MA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI... WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 39.1N...LONGITUDE 70.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MA. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 23 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE EARL HAS WEAKENED TO A MINIMAL CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE BUT IS STILL A LARGE STORM. EARL IS MOVING NORTHEAST AND WILL PASS 50 TO 100 MILES SOUTH AND EAST OF NANTUCKET AROUND OR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON AROUND MIDNIGHT EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ANZ231-232-254-255-050100- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- 849 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED PROBABILITY AND WINDS AND SEAS SECTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL SMALL CRAFT ALREADY ON THE WATERS SHOULD HEAD FOR SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. ALL SMALL CRAFT IN PORT SHOULD REMAIN THERE. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 18 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 98 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 KT ARE NOW AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS SURROUNDING CAPE COD. BRIEF HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS LATER TONIGHT SOUTH AND EAST OF NANTUCKET. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS...MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF NANTUCKET. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TONIGHT. DANGEROUS SEAS UP TO 20 FEET ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE OCEAN WATERS EAST OF NANTUCKET AND CAPE COD. SEAS WILL REMAIN TURBULENT SATURDAY AFTER EARL PASSES WITH SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 5 TO 10 FEET. $$ MAZ022>024-050100- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- 849 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED PROBABILITY...WINDS AND STORM SURGE SECTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IT IS VERY TEMPTING TO HEAD TOWARD THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE ROUGH SEAS AND STRONGER WINDS BUT THIS CAN PLACE YOU...AND OTHERS IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. THE ARRIVAL OF EARL WILL RESULT IN LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST. THESE BREAKING WAVES WILL SERIOUSLY INJURE YOU IF YOU ARE STRUCK...OR WORSE PULL YOU OUT TO SEA. WATCHING FROM ROCK WALLS OR JETTIES IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. WIND CAN INCREASE DRAMATICALLY AND SUDDENLY...PLACING YOU AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY FLYING DEBRIS. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 10 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 94 PERCENT. ...WINDS... WIND GUSTS ARE NEAR TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH OVER THE OUTER CAPE AND ISLANDS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE HIGHEST GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER NANTUCKET. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY MORNING. GIVEN TREES REMAIN FULLY LEAVED COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING OR UPROOTING TREES SO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... A STORM SURGE AROUND 1 FOOT ACCOMPANIED THE EVENING HIGH TIDE ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST. A SURGE UP TO 2 FEET IS EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING WITH 2 TO 4 FEET POSSIBLE AT WELLFLEET AND PROVINCETOWN HARBORS AFTER MIDNIGHT BUT THIS WILL COINCIDE WITH LOW TIDE SO COASTAL FLOODING NOT EXPECTED. AT WORST...SOME SPLASHOVER IS POSSIBLE FROM LARGE BREAKERS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. IN THAT AREA... 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. ELSEWHERE ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY. HOWEVER...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT A SWATH OF HEAVIER RAIN COULD PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN THAT SAME AREA. MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH ISOLATED SMALL STREAM FLOODING. ...RIP CURRENTS... EARL WILL EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SATURDAY. HOWEVER THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OCEAN WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY TURBULENT INTO THIS WEEKEND DESPITE IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THEREFORE... EXPECT HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO PERSIST INTO AT LEAST SATURDAY AND THEN SLOWLY EASE SUNDAY...AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY. BEACH-GOERS SHOULD CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROLS AND LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. SOME SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. THE MOST DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT SOUTH AND EAST-FACING OCEAN-EXPOSED BEACHES. $$ MAZ019>021-RIZ002-004>008-050100- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 849 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED PROBABILITY...WINDS AND STORM SURGE SECTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IT IS VERY TEMPTING TO HEAD TOWARD THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE ROUGH SEAS AND STRONGER WINDS . THIS CAN PLACE YOU...AND OTHERS IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. THE ARRIVAL OF EARL WILL RESULT IN LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST. THESE BREAKING WAVES WILL SERIOUSLY INJURE YOU IF YOU ARE STRUCK...OR WORSE PULL YOU OUT TO SEA. WATCHING FROM ROCK WALLS OR JETTIES IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. WIND CAN INCREASE DRAMATICALLY AND SUDDENLY...PLACING YOU AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY FLYING DEBRIS. && ...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 63 PERCENT. ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES... STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...MAINLY NEAR THE CAPE COD CANAL. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY MORNING. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... A STORM SURGE AROUND 1 FOOT ACCOMPANIED THE EVENING HIGH TIDE ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST. A SURGE UP TO 2 FEET IS EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING BUT THIS WILL COINCIDE WITH LOW TIDE SO COASTAL FLOODING NOT EXPECTED. AT WORST...SOME SPLASHOVER IS POSSIBLE FROM LARGE BREAKERS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. IN THAT AREA... 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. ELSEWHERE ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY. HOWEVER...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT A SWATH OF HEAVIER RAIN COULD PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN THAT SAME AREA. MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH ISOLATED SMALL STREAM FLOODING. ...RIP CURRENTS... EARL WILL EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SATURDAY. HOWEVER THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OCEAN WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY TURBULENT INTO THIS WEEKEND DESPITE IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THEREFORE... EXPECT HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO PERSIST INTO AT LEAST SATURDAY AND THEN SLOWLY EASE SUNDAY...AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY. BEACH-GOERS SHOULD CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROLS AND LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. SOME SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. THE MOST DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT SOUTH AND EAST-FACING OCEAN-EXPOSED BEACHES. $$ ANZ233>237-250-251-256-050100- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY- BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 849 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED PROBABILITY AND WINDS AND SEAS SECTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL SMALL CRAFT ALREADY ON THE WATERS SHOULD HEAD FOR SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. ALL SMALL CRAFT IN PORT SHOULD REMAIN THERE. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 7 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 91 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 50 KNOTS. THE STRONGEST GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE WATERS ADJACENT TO CAPE COD. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TONIGHT. DANGEROUS SEAS 15 TO 20 FEET ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS THE OCEAN WATERS SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND. SEAS WILL REMAIN TURBULENT SATURDAY AFTER EARL PASSES WITH SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 5 TO 10 FEET. $$ MAZ017-018-041000- /O.CON.KBOX.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100904T1000Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 849 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED PROBABILITY AND WINDS SECTIONS. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 56 PERCENT. ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM 10 PM INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS AS HURRICANE EARL MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO NANTUCKET. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY MORNING. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. IN THAT AREA... 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. ELSEWHERE ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY. HOWEVER...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT A SWATH OF HEAVIER RAIN COULD PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN THAT SAME AREA. MUCH OF THIS RAIN MAY FALL IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT...WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ALONG WITH ISOLATED SMALL STREAM FLOODING. $$
078 WTUS81 KBOX 040242 HLSBOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM EARL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1042 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...EARL HAS WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL STORM... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BARNSTABLE MA...DUKES MA AND NANTUCKET MA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI... WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 10 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 40.0N...LONGITUDE 69.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 90 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET MA. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 25 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... EARL HAS WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL STORM. CONTINUED WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AS IT TRACKS AWAY FROM SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND OVERNIGHT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON SHORTLY. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA. ANZ231-232-254-255-050245- /O.CAN.KBOX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- 1042 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ MAZ022>024-050245- /O.CAN.KBOX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- 1042 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ MAZ017-018-040345- /O.CAN.KBOX.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100904T1000Z/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 1042 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ MAZ019>021-RIZ002-004>008-050245- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 1042 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ ANZ233>237-250-251-256-050245- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY- BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 1042 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this hurricane warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this hurricane warning went out at Sep 2, 11:52 AM EDT, 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 2, 11:52 AM EDT, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1152 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
ONE MORE HOT DAY IS IN STORE FOR THE REGION AS HIGH PRESSURE WILL
MOVE OFFSHORE TODAY. ALL EYES WILL THEN BE ON HURRICANE EARL AS IT
APPROACHES SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND. THE LATEST GUIDANCE SUGGESTS
THAT EARL MAY BRING AT LEAST TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS TO A LARGER
PORTION OF THE REGION AS THE STORM PASSES WITHIN 40 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF NANTUCKET FRIDAY NIGHT. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE ALSO A STRONG
POSSIBILITY FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND. EARL WILL
QUICKLY EXIT THE REGION EARLY SATURDAY...FOLLOWED BY DRY AND COOLER
WEATHER FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
NOT MUCH CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST WITH LATEST 12Z OBSERVED
SOUNDINGS FROM CHH/ALY AND OKX ALL SUPPORT FULL SUN TEMPS OF MU90S
AWAY FROM THE COASTLINE. THUS ANOTHER HOT DAY WITH NEAR RECORD HIGH
TEMPS /SEE CLIMATE SECTION FOR DETAILS/. SOME RELIEF CAN BE EXPECTED
ALONG THE SOUTH COAST WITH WINDS BENDING TO THE S-SW. HOWEVER EVEN
THOSE LOCATIONS WILL SEE TEMPS SOAR WELL INTO THE 80S.
SURF...IMPRESSIVE SURF BEING OBSERVED AT AREA BEACH CAMS. 5 TO 7
FT SOUTHEAST SWELLS WITH A PERIOD OF 13-14 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE
TO INCREASE TODAY AS EARL APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH. HIGH SURF AND
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY. BEACH GOERS
SHOULD ANTICIPATE POSSIBLE SWIMMING RESTRICTIONS AT OCEAN BEACHES
TODAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM FRIDAY/...
TONIGHT...AS THE HIGH SHIFTS FURTHER OFFSHORE...EARL WILL START ITS
NORTH-NORTHEAST TURN TOWARD THE SE NEW ENGLAND COAST. MID AND HIGH
CLOUDS WELL AHEAD OF THE STORM WILL PUSH N. WITH ENOUGH RELATIVELY
DRY AIR ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION...IT APPEARS THAT THE LEADING EDGE
OF PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH EARL WILL REMAIN S OF THE REGION UNTIL
FRIDAY. HAVE KEPT SLIGHT CHANCE POPS INTO THE S COAST AFTER 06Z.
WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AS WINDS START TO
BACK TO S-SE OVERNIGHT. EXPECT LOWS IN THE 60S TO AROUND 70.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
1130AM UPDATE...
HURRICANE CENTER HAS NUDGED TRACK OF EARL A TAD TO THE
WEST...PASSING ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET AROUND 03Z-
06Z. GIVEN THIS PROXIMITY HURRICANE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FROM
WESTPORT MA TO HULL MA...INCLUDING CAPE COD...NANTUCKET AND
MARTHAS VINEYARD.
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM WATCH HILL RI TO WEST
OF WESTPORT MA /INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND/...THEN TROPICAL STORM WATCH
CONTINUES FROM NORTH OF HULL TO MERRIMACK.
NEW 12Z NAM REMAINS JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE 40N/70W BENCHMARK. THE
06Z GFDL AND HWRF ARE BOTH NEAR OR JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE BENCHMARK
AS WELL. IN ADDITION...BOTH OF THESE TROPICAL MODELS INDICATE
EARL/S WIND FIELD IN THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT WILL BE WEAKENING AND
BECOMING ASYMMETRICAL AS IT APPROACHES SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS REMAINING WELL SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET.
HOWEVER THE WIND FIELD COULD EXPAND IF EARL BECOMES EXTRATROPICAL
AT OUR LATITUDE. IN ADDITION...SATELLITE SUGGEST EARL MAY BE
EXPERIENCING AN EYE WALL REPLACEMENT WHICH WOULD INCREASE ITS WIND
FIELD SIZE.
NEVERTHELESS...CONFIDENCE IS HIGHEST FOR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
ACROSS NANTUCKET AND THE OUTER CAPE WITH LOWER PROBABILITIES
WESTWARD. ALTHOUGH KEEP IN MIND WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL
POSSIBLE ALONG WITH TREES STILL FULLY LEAVED...WIND SPEEDS AS
LOW AS 35 KT CAN DOWN AND POSSIBLY UPROOT TREES. SO POWER OUTAGES
ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA.
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S OF THE REGION WHILE EARL TRANSITIONS TO AN
EXTRATROPICAL SYSTEM AND ANCHORS ACROSS NORTHERN QUEBEC. THIS WILL
BRING DRY AND SEASONABLE WEATHER THROUGH AT LEAST THE REMAINDER OF
THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION /16Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
TODAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE OF VFR CONDITIONS.
KBOS...HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR. S-SW WIND SHOULD PREVAIL.
TONIGHT...MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF VFR CONDITIONS. LOW CONFIDENCE THAT
ISOLD SHOWERS MAY MOVE INTO S COASTAL AREAS AFTER 06Z.
OUTLOOK...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...LOW CONFIDENCE. MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS
IN RAIN DEVELOPING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND LASTING THROUGH MUCH OF
FRIDAY NIGHT. THE RAIN WILL LIKELY BE WINDSWEPT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
RI/E MA WHERE TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. HURRICANE
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS.
SATURDAY...CONDITIONS IMPROVE AS HURRICANE EARL MOVES AWAY. VFR
BY AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...VFR. MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE.
&&
.MARINE...
TODAY AND TONIGHT...S SWELLS ALREADY STARTING TO BUILD ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN OUTER WATERS. USED A BLEND OF THE WNA AND HURRICANE WNA FOR
INCREASING SEAS THIS AFTERNOON. SMALL CRAFTS FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...DEPENDING UPON IF OR WHEN THE WATCHES ARE
CONVERTED TO WARNINGS. S-SE WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE TONIGHT.
OUTLOOK...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...HAVE UPDATED THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
TO INCORPORATE THE 09Z DATA FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. HAVE
MENTIONED A BIT HIGHER WINDS AND WIND GUSTS ON THE OPEN WATERS E AND
S OF NANTUCKET AS EARL PASSES ACROSS FRIDAY NIGHT.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
SEAS WILL RAPIDLY BUILD IN ADVANCE OF EARL. EARL IS FORECAST TO PASS
ABOUT 30 MILES SE OF NANTUCKET FRIDAY NIGHT. HURRICANE CONDITIONS
ARE A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY ON THE EASTERN OUTER WATERS...AS CLOSE AS
THE WATERS ADJACENT TO CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS...WHILE TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE REMAINING WATERS. CURRENTLY HAVE
SEAS FORECASTED TO BE 20 TO 30 FEET ON THE OCEAN WATERS NEAR
NANTUCKET. MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.
SATURDAY...WINDS DIMINISH...BUT SMALL CRAFT FOR HIGH SEAS LIKELY.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...DIMINISHING WINDS AND SEAS...BUT SMALL CRAFT
CONDITIONS STILL POSSIBLE.
&&
.CLIMATE...
THE FOLLOWING ARE RECORD HIGHS FOR TODAY...THURSDAY SEP 2ND -
BOS...100...1953
PVD...99....1953
BDL...101...1953
ORH...99....1953
CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMER 2010 INCLUDES JUNE...JULY AND AUGUST
BOSTON...3RD WARMEST SUMMER ON RECORD 73.6F
HARTFORD...3RD WARMEST SUMMER ON RECORD 73.7F
PROVIDENCE...WARMEST SUMMER ON RECORD 74.0F
WORCESTER...7TH WARMEST SUMMER ON RECORD 70.5F
2010 DAILY 90+ MAXIMUMS THROUGH 9/1/2010
BOSTON...24 DAYS
RECORD NUMBER IS 29 DAYS SET IN 1983...FOLLOWED BY 28 DAYS IN
1955 AND 27 DAYS IN 2002 AND 1991...25 DAYS IN 1988
HARTFORD/BDL...32 DAYS
RECORD NUMBER IS 38 DAYS SET IN 1983...FOLLOWED BY 35 DAYS IN
2002...34 DAYS IN 1965...32 DAYS IN 1966
PROVIDENCE...17 DAYS
RECORD NUMBER IS 30 DAYS SET IN 1983
WORCESTER NEAR 1000 FT ELEVATION...5 DAYS
RECORD NUMBER IS 18 DAYS IN 1988 AND 1949
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...HURRICANE WARNING FOR MAZ019>024.
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EDT
SATURDAY FOR MAZ017-018.
TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR MAZ007-015-016.
NH...NONE.
RI...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR RIZ002-004>008.
MARINE...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR ANZ235>237-256.
HURRICANE WARNING FOR ANZ231>234-254-255.
TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR ANZ230-250-251.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR ANZ235-237-254>256.
&&
SYNOPSIS...EVT
NEAR TERM...NOCERA/EVT - UPDATED 1151 AM
SHORT TERM...NOCERA/EVT - UPDATED 1151 AM
LONG TERM...EVT
AVIATION...EVT
MARINE...EVT
CLIMATE...STRAUSSHazardous weather outlook, Sep 2, 9:58 AM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 958 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 RIZ002-004>008-031400- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 958 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WATCH. AIR QUALITY ALERT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ019>024-031400- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- 958 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT... ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE WATCH. AIR QUALITY ALERT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ017-018-031400- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 958 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. AIR QUALITY ALERT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ007-015-016-031400- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- 958 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WATCH. AIR QUALITY ALERT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ002>006-008>014-026-031400- WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- 958 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. AIR QUALITY ALERT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CTZ002>004-NHZ012-015-RIZ001-003-031400- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI- 958 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. AIR QUALITY ALERT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NHZ011-031400- CHESHIRE NH- 958 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ231>234-254-255-031400- CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- 958 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230-235>237-250-251-256-031400- BOSTON HARBOR-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 958 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 7:01 AM EDT | Inland Tropical Storm Watch | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 5 hr |
| Sep 2, 11:59 AM EDT | Hurricane Warning | BOX | 35 hr | |
| Sep 2, 11:59 AM EDT | Inland Tropical Storm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 35 hr |
| Sep 2, 11:59 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | BOX | 41 hr | |
| Sep 2, 11:59 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk and 2 more | 41 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.