Alert archive / Rhode Island / Hurricane Warnings in 2011
Hurricane Warning 1009, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this hurricane warning at Aug 26, 2011, 5:33 PM EDT for 5 counties in Rhode Island; 5 counties in Massachusetts. It was in force for 42 hr. 60 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
- Aug 26, 2011, 5:33 PM EDT (21:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2011, 11:14 AM EDT
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 6:30 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Warwick, RI | TREE DOWN ON CHESTER AVE |
| Aug 28, 6:36 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Coventry, RI | TREES AND POWER POLE DOWN ON SHADY VALLEY ROAD |
| Aug 28, 6:39 AM EDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 64 | 2 Nnw Warwick, RI | T.F. GREEN ARPT |
| Aug 28, 6:43 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Coventry, RI | TREE DOWN BLOCKING HURKNEY HILL ROAD |
| Aug 28, 6:50 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Harrisville, RI | TREE DOWN ON STEERE FARM ROAD |
| Aug 28, 6:50 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lincoln, RI | TREES DOWN ON SMITHFIELD ROAD |
| Aug 28, 6:58 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Charlestown, RI | TREE DOWN BLOCKING A ROAD |
| Aug 28, 7:18 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Barrington, RI | HAM RADIO |
| Aug 28, 7:18 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Barrington, RI | CONIMICUT POINT |
| Aug 28, 7:18 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Warwick, RI | CONIMICUT POINT |
| Aug 28, 7:21 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bridgewater, MA | TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON SOUTH STREET |
| Aug 28, 7:23 AM EDT | COASTAL FLOOD | Westport, MA | EAST BEACH ROAD ENTIRELY CLOSED. OCEAN FLOODING ROAD IN THE AREA OF GOOSEBERRY ISLAND AND THE CAUSEWAY |
| Aug 28, 7:25 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Dartmouth, MA | TOWN LANDING - PADANARAM BRIDGE CLOSED DUE TO COASTAL FLOODING. TREE DOWN ON SMITH NECK ROAD. |
| Aug 28, 7:25 AM EDT | COASTAL FLOOD | Dartmouth, MA | TOWN LANDING - PADANARAM BRIDGE CLOSED DUE TO COASTAL FLOODING. TREE DOWN ON SMITH NECK ROAD. |
| Aug 28, 7:27 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Narragansett, RI | TREE DOWN ON WIRES ON BOSTON NECK ROAD |
| Aug 28, 7:27 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Warren, RI | TREE DOWN ON HOUSE |
| Aug 28, 7:39 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 2 Nnw Warwick, RI | PVD ASOS |
| Aug 28, 7:45 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Dartmouth, MA | 5-6 BRANCH DOWN ON HOUSE ON COLONIAL WAY. TREE DOWN ON SLOCUM ROAD. |
| Aug 28, 7:47 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | New Bedford, MA | ALUMINUM SIDING OF BUILDING BLOWN OFF ON TO THE FAIRHAVEN-NEW BEDFORD BRIDGE |
| Aug 28, 7:49 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Fall River, MA | TREE DOWN 0N 24 NORTHBOUND - AIRPORT ROAD EXIT |
| Aug 28, 7:50 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lakeville, MA | TREE DOWN ON WIRES FOREST PARK DRIVE |
| Aug 28, 7:55 AM EDT | COASTAL FLOOD | Marion, MA | DEXTER BEACH AREA HAS MINOR FLOODING OF RESIDENCES DUE TO STORM SURGE |
| Aug 28, 7:56 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 2 Nnw Warwick, RI | PVD ASOS |
| Aug 28, 8:01 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Falmouth, MA | TREE DOWN BLOCKING LUDLUM AND PROSPECT STREET... SURF DRIVE FLOODING DUE TO STORM SURGE |
| Aug 28, 8:01 AM EDT | COASTAL FLOOD | Falmouth, MA | TREE DOWN BLOCKING LUDLUM AND PROSPECT STREET... SURF DRIVE FLOODING DUE TO STORM SURGE |
| Aug 28, 8:10 AM EDT | COASTAL FLOOD | Newport, RI | BOWENS WHARF UNDER 10-12 OF WATER. WELLINGTON AVENUE UNDERPASS FLOODED IMPASSABLE. |
| Aug 28, 8:20 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Coventry, RI | TREES... POLES AND WIRES DOWN... 15 SEPARATE INCIDENTS |
| Aug 28, 8:21 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Taunton, MA | INGLES STREET TREE DOWN |
| Aug 28, 8:27 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Smithfield, RI | TREES DOWN ON SMITH AVENUE AND WILLIAMS DRIVE...TREE DOWN ON CAR |
| Aug 28, 8:40 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Attleboro, MA | MANY TREES AND WIRES DOWN ACROSS TOWN |
| Aug 28, 8:40 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bridgewater, MA | LIMBS AND WIRES DOWN UNION STREET AND BALES STREET |
| Aug 28, 8:42 AM EDT | FLOOD | Barrington, RI | MATHEWSON ROAD UNDER 2 FEET WATER |
| Aug 28, 8:42 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | Providence, RI | |
| Aug 28, 8:50 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 4 Ese Taunton, MA | TAN ASOS |
| Aug 28, 8:53 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bridgewater, MA | TREE DOWN ON ROOF OF HOUSE... NOSTRUCTURAL DAMAGE ON CONANT STREET |
| Aug 28, 8:57 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Acushnet, MA | LARGE BRANCH DOWN ON WIRES ON CHESHIRE STREET |
| Aug 28, 8:58 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Freetown, MA | TREES DOWN ACROSS CHACE ROAD |
| Aug 28, 9:05 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Nw New Bedford, MA | EWB ASOS |
| Aug 28, 9:05 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Acushnet, MA | TREE DOWN ACROSS NYE AVENUE |
| Aug 28, 9:07 AM EDT | COASTAL FLOOD | Newport, RI | MEMORIAL AVENUE FLOODED AND UNDER WATER DUE TO STORM SURGE IN THE AREA OF EASTONS BEACH |
| Aug 28, 9:10 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Warwick, RI | 18 TREE FALL DOWN AND TOOK POWERLINE OUT ON RTE 1 ON ALSO KNOWN AS POST ROAD |
| Aug 28, 9:10 AM EDT | COASTAL FLOOD | Bristol, RI | FORESTVILLE SECTION NEAR EAST MAIN STREET... PEOPLE EVACUATED DUE TO STORM SURGE FLOODING |
| Aug 28, 9:19 AM EDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 53 | 3 S Vineyard Haven, MA | MVY ASOS |
| Aug 28, 9:20 AM EDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | 2 Nnw Warwick, RI | T.F. GREEN ARPT |
| Aug 28, 9:20 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Woonsocket, RI | TREES AND WIRES DOWN |
| Aug 28, 9:24 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | East Providence, RI | TREE DOWN ACROSS WILLETT AVENUE BLOCKING ROAD |
| Aug 28, 9:26 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Burrillville, RI | THREE LARGE TREES AND TELEPHONE POLE DOWN ON DOUGLAS PIKE |
| Aug 28, 9:28 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Attleboro, MA | WIRES AND POLE DOWN ON NORTH MAIN STREET ALSO A SEPARATE TREE DOWN ON DEWEY STREET |
| Aug 28, 9:30 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | Conimicut, RI | CONIMICUT POINT |
| Aug 28, 9:30 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 78 | Conimicut, RI | CONIMICUT POINT |
| Aug 28, 9:31 AM EDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | East Falmouth, MA | |
| Aug 28, 9:31 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Attleboro, MA | JESSEY DRIVE - TREE DOWN ON WIRES |
| Aug 28, 9:36 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 82 | Barrington, RI | HAM RADIO |
| Aug 28, 9:36 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Newport, RI | 2 FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWN ON WIRES ON RHODE ISLAND AVENUE AT OAKWOOD TERRACE |
| Aug 28, 9:39 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Middleboro, MA | SEVERAL TREES DOWN |
| Aug 28, 9:42 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Attleboro, MA | 4 TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES TO THATCHER STREET |
| Aug 28, 9:43 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Newport, RI | LARGE TREE DOWN BELLEVIEW AT EAST BOWERY |
| Aug 28, 9:43 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Taunton, MA | TREE DOWN ON PLEASANT STREET |
| Aug 28, 9:44 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Fall River, MA | TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON CONCORD STREET |
| Aug 28, 9:48 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Attleboro, MA | SOUTH MAIN STREET BY FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ATTLEBORO TREE ACROSS THE ROAD... AND 93 COUNTY STREET ATTLEBORO... TREE INTO HOUSE. TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON JACKSON STREET. |
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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 87 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
- 518 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 738 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
230 WTUS81 KBOX 262133 HLSBOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 533 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WARNING AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAVE NOW BEEN ISSUED. .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... SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...BARNSTABLE MA... DUKES MA...NANTUCKET MA...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI...WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI. 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...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT...WINDHAM CT...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA... CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA... WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SUFFOLK MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA... NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA... NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS. ALL PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD ALREADY HAVE PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS. ALL PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREAS SHOULD REVIEW THEIR PREPAREDNESS PLAN AND BE READY TO IMPLEMENT IT SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED FOR THEIR AREA. IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE EVENTS. A 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 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.7N...LONGITUDE 77.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 770 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MA...OR ABOUT 750 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HARTFORD CT. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... A HURRICANE WARNING AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAVE NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH OR WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN SPECIFIC TO YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. FOR THOSE NEARBY...REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN AND BECOME READY TO ACT IF A WATCH OR A WARNING IS LATER ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. MARINERS ARE URGED TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO RETURN TO PORT...SEEK SAFE HARBOR...AND SECURE THEIR CRAFT. NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN FOR TROPICAL SYSTEMS. MONITOR WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR CHANGES TO THE LATEST FORECAST AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS. && .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. MAZ020>024-RIZ002-004>008-272145- /O.UPG.KBOX.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HU.W.1009.110826T2133Z-000000T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 533 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... $$ MAZ007-015-016-019-272145- /O.UPG.KBOX.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.TR.W.1009.110826T2133Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 533 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-RIZ001-003-272145- /O.UPG.KBOX.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.TR.W.1009.110826T2133Z-000000T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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 BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI- 533 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... $$ ANZ231>237-254>256-272145- /O.UPG.KBOX.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HU.W.1009.110826T2133Z-000000T0000Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 533 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... $$ NHZ011-012-015-272145- /O.NEW.KBOX.TR.A.1009.110826T2133Z-000000T0000Z/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 533 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... $$ ANZ230-250-251-272145- /O.UPG.KBOX.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.TR.W.1009.110826T2133Z-000000T0000Z/ BOSTON HARBOR- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 533 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... $$
12 follow-up statements
846 WTUS81 KBOX 262214 HLSBOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 614 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WARNING...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAVE NOW BEEN ISSUED. ALSO UPDATED STORM SURGE...STORM INFORMATION...WIND AND WIND SPEED PROBABILITY SECTIONS. .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... SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...BARNSTABLE MA... DUKES MA...NANTUCKET MA...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI...WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI. 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...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT...WINDHAM CT...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SUFFOLK MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES 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 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.7N...LONGITUDE 77.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 770 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MA...OR ABOUT 750 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HARTFORD CT. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH HEADING TOWARD SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT INTO THIS WEEKEND. BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SHOULD PREPARE FOR A PERIOD OF STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE LIKELIHOOD FOR COASTAL FLOODING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THESE WIND SPEEDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY. THEREFORE A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. .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. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON AROUND 1 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MAZ020>024-RIZ002-004>008-272215- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 614 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...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. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA. MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY...TRACK AND TIMING OF IRENE. PRELIMINARY EXPECTATIONS FOR THE SOUTH COAST ARE FOR STORM SURGE VALUES OF 4 TO 8 FEET WITH HIGHEST VALUES IN THE UPPER REACHES OF NARRAGANSETT AND BUZZARDS BAYS. THIS COULD TRANSLATE TO WATER LEVELS OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. $$ MAZ007-015-016-019-272215- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 614 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA. MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY...TRACK AND TIMING OF IRENE. PRELIMINARY EXPECTATIONS FOR THE EAST COAST ARE FOR STORM SURGE VALUES OF 2 TO 4 FEET. THIS COULD TRANSLATE TO WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-RIZ001-003-272215- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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 BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI- 614 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...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. && $$ ANZ231>237-254>256-272215- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 614 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && $$ NHZ011-012-015-272215- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 614 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...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. && $$ ANZ230-250-251-272215- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BOSTON HARBOR- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 614 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && $$
878 WTUS81 KBOX 270026 HLSBOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 826 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED CURRENT STORM LOCATION AND STRENGTH. .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... SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...BARNSTABLE MA... DUKES MA...NANTUCKET MA...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI...WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT...WINDHAM CT...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA... EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA... WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA... SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SUFFOLK MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA... WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. A 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 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.1N...LONGITUDE 77.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 740 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH HEADING TOWARD SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SHOULD PREPARE FOR A PERIOD OF STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE LIKELIHOOD FOR COASTAL FLOODING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THESE WIND SPEEDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY. THEREFORE A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. .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. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON AROUND 1 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MAZ020>024-RIZ002-004>008-280030- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 826 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA. MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY...TRACK AND TIMING OF IRENE. PRELIMINARY EXPECTATIONS FOR THE SOUTH COAST ARE FOR STORM SURGE VALUES OF 4 TO 8 FEET WITH HIGHEST VALUES IN THE UPPER REACHES OF NARRAGANSETT AND BUZZARDS BAYS. THIS COULD TRANSLATE TO WATER LEVELS OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. $$ MAZ007-015-016-019-280030- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 826 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA. MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY...TRACK AND TIMING OF IRENE. PRELIMINARY EXPECTATIONS FOR THE EAST COAST ARE FOR STORM SURGE VALUES OF 2 TO 4 FEET. THIS COULD TRANSLATE TO WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-RIZ001-003-280030- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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 BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI- 826 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... $$ ANZ231>237-254>256-280030- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 826 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... $$ NHZ011-012-015-280030- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 826 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... $$ ANZ230-250-251-280030- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BOSTON HARBOR- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 826 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. $$
975 WTUS81 KBOX 270358 HLSBOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1158 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED CURRENT HURRICANE LOCATION AND INTENSITY. .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... SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...BARNSTABLE MA... DUKES MA...NANTUCKET MA...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI...WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT...WINDHAM CT...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA... EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA... WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA... SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SUFFOLK MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA... WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. A 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 IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.6N...LONGITUDE 76.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 700 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE IS MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AND WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN ENGLAND SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SHOULD PREPARE FOR A PERIOD OF STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE LIKELIHOOD FOR COASTAL FLOODING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THESE WIND SPEEDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE INTERIOR...PARTICULARLY THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. THEREFORE A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. .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. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON AROUND 7 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MAZ020>024-RIZ002-004>008-280400- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 1158 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA. MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY...TRACK AND TIMING OF IRENE. PRELIMINARY EXPECTATIONS FOR THE SOUTH COAST ARE FOR STORM SURGE VALUES OF 4 TO 8 FEET WITH HIGHEST VALUES IN THE UPPER REACHES OF NARRAGANSETT AND BUZZARDS BAYS. THIS COULD TRANSLATE TO WATER LEVELS OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. $$ MAZ007-015-016-019-280400- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 1158 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA. MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY...TRACK AND TIMING OF IRENE. PRELIMINARY EXPECTATIONS FOR THE EAST COAST ARE FOR STORM SURGE VALUES OF 2 TO 4 FEET. THIS COULD TRANSLATE TO WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-RIZ001-003-280400- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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 BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI- 1158 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... $$ ANZ231>237-254>256-280400- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 1158 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... $$ NHZ011-012-015-280400- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 1158 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... $$ ANZ230-250-251-280400- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BOSTON HARBOR- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 1158 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... $$
898 WTUS81 KBOX 270944 HLSBOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 544 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED FOR CURRENT POSITION AND LATEST INTENSITY OF IRENE. .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... SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...BARNSTABLE MA... DUKES MA...NANTUCKET MA...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI...WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT...WINDHAM CT...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA... EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA... WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA... SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SUFFOLK MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA... WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. A 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 IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.1N...LONGITUDE 76.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 600 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 90 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH NORTHEAST AND WILL AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY. BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SHOULD PREPARE FOR A PERIOD OF STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE LIKELIHOOD FOR COASTAL FLOODING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS ON SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON SUNDAY. THESE WIND SPEEDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. THEREFORE A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. .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. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON AROUND 1 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MAZ020>024-RIZ002-004>008-280945- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 544 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA. MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY...TRACK AND TIMING OF IRENE. PRELIMINARY EXPECTATIONS FOR THE SOUTH COAST ARE FOR STORM SURGE VALUES OF 4 TO 8 FEET WITH HIGHEST VALUES IN THE UPPER REACHES OF NARRAGANSETT AND BUZZARDS BAYS ON SUNDAY. THIS COULD TRANSLATE TO WATER LEVELS OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. $$ MAZ007-015-016-019-280945- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 544 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA. MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY...TRACK AND TIMING OF IRENE. PRELIMINARY EXPECTATIONS FOR THE EAST COAST ARE FOR STORM SURGE VALUES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ON SUNDAY. THIS COULD TRANSLATE TO WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-RIZ001-003-280945- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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 BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI- 544 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... $$ ANZ231>237-254>256-280945- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 544 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... $$ NHZ011-012-015-280945- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 544 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... $$ ANZ230-250-251-280945- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BOSTON HARBOR- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 544 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... $$
912 WTUS81 KBOX 271511 HLSBOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1111 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM WARNING EXPANDED INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .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... SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...BARNSTABLE MA... DUKES MA...NANTUCKET MA...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI...WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI. 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...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT...WINDHAM CT...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA... EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA... WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA... SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SUFFOLK MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA... WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A 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 IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.2N...LONGITUDE 76.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 520 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PROVIDENCE RI...OR ABOUT 510 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HARTFORD CT. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 15 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH NORTHEAST AND WILL AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY. BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SHOULD PREPARE FOR A PERIOD OF STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE LIKELIHOOD FOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTH COAST. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS ON SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON SUNDAY. THESE WIND SPEEDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. THEREFORE A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. .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. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON AROUND 1 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MAZ020>024-RIZ002-004>008-281515- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 1111 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA. MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY... TRACK AND TIMING OF IRENE. PRELIMINARY EXPECTATIONS FOR THE SOUTH COAST ARE FOR STORM SURGE VALUES OF 4 TO 6 FEET...WITH 8 FEET OF SURGE POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER REACHES OF NARRAGANSETT AND BUZZARDS BAYS SUNDAY. THIS COULD TRANSLATE TO WATER LEVELS OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. $$ MAZ007-015-016-019-281515- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 1111 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA. MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY... TRACK AND TIMING OF IRENE. PRELIMINARY EXPECTATIONS FOR THE EAST COAST ARE FOR STORM SURGE VALUES OF 2 TO 4 FEET SUNDAY. THIS COULD TRANSLATE TO WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-RIZ001-003-281515- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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 BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI- 1111 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. $$ ANZ231>237-254>256-281515- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 1111 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 60 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 85 KNOTS. $$ NHZ011-012-015-281515- /O.UPG.KBOX.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 1111 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... $$ ANZ230-250-251-281515- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BOSTON HARBOR- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 1111 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. $$
730 WTUS81 KBOX 271655 HLSBOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1255 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED WINDS SECTIONS...AS WELL AS LATEST STORM INFORMATION. .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... SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...BARNSTABLE MA... DUKES MA...NANTUCKET MA...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI...WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT...WINDHAM CT...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA... EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA... WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA... SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SUFFOLK MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA... WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH...WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A 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 12 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.2N...LONGITUDE 76.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 520 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PROVIDENCE RI...OR ABOUT 510 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HARTFORD CT. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 15 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AND WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY. BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SHOULD PREPARE FOR A PERIOD OF STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE LIKELIHOOD FOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTH COAST. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MORE FREQUENT ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. THESE WIND SPEEDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR A WIDESPREAD 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. FARTHER EAST...A WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. SEE THE LATEST FORECAST FOR MORE INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. .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 ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON AROUND 7 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MAZ020>024-RIZ002-004>008-281700- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 1255 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 85 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. SOME HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WATER LEVELS COULD REACH 3 TO 5 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SUNDAY EVENING AT LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS... PARTICULARLY IN THE UPPER REACHES OF BUZZARDS BAY AND NARRAGANSETT BAY. $$ MAZ007-015-016-019-281700- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 1255 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. SOME HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS IS EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL. WATER LEVELS COULD REACH 1 TO 2 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE SUNDAY EVENING AT THE USUAL LOW LYING COASTAL LOCATIONS. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001- 003-281700- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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 BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- 1255 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. SOME HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. $$ ANZ231>237-254>256-281700- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 1255 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE OPEN COASTAL WATERS...WITH ROUGH SEAS OF 4 TO 8 FEET IN THE MORE SHELTERED SOUTH COASTAL BAYS AND SOUNDS. $$ ANZ230-250-251-281700- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BOSTON HARBOR- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 1255 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 13 TO 18 FEET ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS EAST OF MASSACHUSETTS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ BELK
526 WTUS81 KBOX 272215 HLSBOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 615 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...IRENE ABOUT TO RE-EMERGE OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION AND WIND SECTIONS. .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... SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...BARNSTABLE MA... DUKES MA...NANTUCKET MA...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI...WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT...WINDHAM CT...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA... EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA... WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA... SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SUFFOLK MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA... WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH...WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A 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 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.2N...LONGITUDE 76.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PROVIDENCE RI...OR ABOUT 430 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HARTFORD CT. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AND WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY. BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SHOULD PREPARE FOR A PERIOD OF STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE LIKELIHOOD FOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTH COAST. IRENE IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. YOU WILL NOT NEED TO BE CLOSE TO THE CENTER OF IRENE TO EXPERIENCE HIGHER WINDS AS IT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MORE FREQUENT ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS WHERE THE WINDS WILL BE COMING OFF THE WATER. THESE WIND SPEEDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR A WIDESPREAD 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. FARTHER EAST... A WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. .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. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. IDEALLY ALL PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE DARK. 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. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON AROUND 1 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MAZ020>024-RIZ002-004>008-282215- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 615 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. SOME HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WATER LEVELS COULD REACH 3 TO 5 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SUNDAY EVENING AT LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS... PARTICULARLY IN THE UPPER REACHES OF BUZZARDS BAY AND NARRAGANSETT BAY. A SMALLER DEPT OF WATER IS POSSIBLE DURING THE SUNDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE...WITH WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 3 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. LARGE OFFSHORE WAVES UP TO 30 FEET WILL RESULT IN POWERFUL BREAKERS NEAR SHORE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BEACH EROSION AND POSE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO BYSTANDERS NEAR THE SHORE. THOSE VENTURING OUT ONTO LOW PIERS AND JETTIES SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON TO OBSERVE THE WAVES WILL BE PLACING THEMSELVES IN HARMS WAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN DEVELOP WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD EASILY SWEEP BYSTANDERS OUT TO SEA OR KNOCK THEM INTO THE OCEAN...CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. $$ MAZ007-015-016-019-282215- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 615 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. SOME HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WATER LEVELS COULD REACH 1 TO 2 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE SUNDAY EVENING AT LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001- 003-282215- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- 615 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. SOME HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. $$ ANZ231>237-254>256-282215- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND 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- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 615 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE OPEN COASTAL WATERS...WITH ROUGH SEAS OF 4 TO 8 FEET IN THE MORE SHELTERED SOUTH COASTAL BAYS AND SOUNDS. $$ ANZ230-250-251-282215- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BOSTON HARBOR- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 615 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 13 TO 18 FEET ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS EAST OF MASSACHUSETTS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ BELK
865 WTUS81 KBOX 272247 CCA HLSBOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 645 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...IRENE ABOUT TO RE-EMERGE OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION AND WIND SECTIONS. .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... SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...BARNSTABLE MA... DUKES MA...NANTUCKET MA...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI...WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT...WINDHAM CT...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA... EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA... WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA... SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SUFFOLK MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA... WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH...WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A 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 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.2N...LONGITUDE 76.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PROVIDENCE RI...OR ABOUT 430 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HARTFORD CT. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AND WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY. BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SHOULD PREPARE FOR A PERIOD OF STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE LIKELIHOOD FOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTH COAST. IRENE IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. YOU WILL NOT NEED TO BE CLOSE TO THE CENTER OF IRENE TO EXPERIENCE HIGHER WINDS AS IT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MORE FREQUENT ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS WHERE THE WINDS WILL BE COMING OFF THE WATER. THESE WIND SPEEDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR A WIDESPREAD 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. FARTHER EAST... A WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. .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. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. IDEALLY ALL PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE DARK. 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. ALL SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON AROUND 1 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MAZ020>024-RIZ002-004>008-282245- /O.COR.KBOX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 645 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. SOME HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WATER LEVELS COULD REACH 3 TO 5 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SUNDAY EVENING AT LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS... PARTICULARLY IN THE UPPER REACHES OF BUZZARDS BAY AND NARRAGANSETT BAY. A SMALLER DEPTH OF WATER IS POSSIBLE DURING THE SUNDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE...WITH WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 3 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. LARGE OFFSHORE WAVES UP TO 30 FEET WILL RESULT IN POWERFUL BREAKERS NEAR SHORE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BEACH EROSION AND POSE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO BYSTANDERS NEAR THE SHORE. THOSE VENTURING OUT ONTO LOW PIERS AND JETTIES SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON TO OBSERVE THE WAVES WILL BE PLACING THEMSELVES IN HARMS WAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN DEVELOP WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD EASILY SWEEP BYSTANDERS OUT TO SEA OR KNOCK THEM INTO THE OCEAN...CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. $$ MAZ007-015-016-019-282245- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 645 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. SOME HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WATER LEVELS COULD REACH 1 TO 2 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE SUNDAY EVENING AT LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001- 003-282245- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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 BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- 645 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. SOME HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. $$ ANZ231>237-254>256-282245- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 645 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE OPEN COASTAL WATERS...WITH ROUGH SEAS OF 4 TO 8 FEET IN THE MORE SHELTERED SOUTH COASTAL BAYS AND SOUNDS. $$ ANZ230-250-251-282245- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BOSTON HARBOR- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 645 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 13 TO 18 FEET ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS EAST OF MASSACHUSETTS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ BELK
259 WTUS81 KBOX 280358 HLSBOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1158 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...IRENE MOVING NORTH THROUGH MID-ATLANTIC... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION AND WIND SECTIONS. .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... SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...BARNSTABLE MA... DUKES MA...NANTUCKET MA...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI...WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT...WINDHAM CT...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA... EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA... WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA... SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SUFFOLK MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA... WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH...WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A 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 IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.3N...LONGITUDE 75.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 370 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PROVIDENCE RI...OR ABOUT 350 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HARTFORD CT. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 16 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AND WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OVERNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SHOULD PREPARE FOR A PERIOD OF STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE LIKELIHOOD FOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTH COAST. IRENE IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. YOU WILL NOT NEED TO BE CLOSE TO THE CENTER OF IRENE TO EXPERIENCE DAMAGING WINDS AS IT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SUNDAY. WIDESPREAD DAMAGE IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR A WIDESPREAD 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. FARTHER EAST... A WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. .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 ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON AROUND 7 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MAZ020>024-RIZ002-004>008-290400- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 1158 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. SOME HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ARE EXPECTED WITH THE SUNDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE IN LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS. THE GREATER CONCERN...PARTICULARLY FOR THE UPPER REACHES OF BUZZARDS AND NARRAGANSETT BAYS...IS THE SUNDAY EVENING HIGH TIDE WHEN WATER LEVELS COULD REACH 3 TO 5 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. LARGE OFFSHORE WAVES UP TO 30 FEET WILL RESULT IN POWERFUL BREAKERS NEAR SHORE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BEACH EROSION AND POSE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO BYSTANDERS NEAR THE SHORE. THOSE VENTURING OUT ONTO LOW PIERS AND JETTIES SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON TO OBSERVE THE WAVES WILL BE PLACING THEMSELVES IN HARMS WAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN DEVELOP WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD EASILY SWEEP BYSTANDERS OUT TO SEA OR KNOCK THEM INTO THE OCEAN...CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. $$ MAZ007-015-016-019-290400- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 1158 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. SOME HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WATER LEVELS COULD REACH 1 TO 2 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE SUNDAY EVENING AT LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001- 003-290400- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- 1158 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. SOME HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. $$ ANZ231>237-254>256-290400- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND 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- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 1158 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE OPEN COASTAL WATERS...WITH ROUGH SEAS OF 4 TO 8 FEET IN THE MORE SHELTERED SOUTH COASTAL BAYS AND SOUNDS. $$ ANZ230-250-251-290400- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BOSTON HARBOR- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 1158 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 13 TO 18 FEET ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS EAST OF MASSACHUSETTS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ RLG
019 WTUS81 KBOX 280925 HLSBOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 525 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...IRENE MOVING ALONG THE JERSEY SHORE AND EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION AND TORNADO WATCH INFORMATION. .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... SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...BARNSTABLE MA... DUKES MA...NANTUCKET MA...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI...WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT...WINDHAM CT...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA... EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA... WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA... SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SUFFOLK MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA... WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH...WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A 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. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 39.2N...LONGITUDE 74.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 240 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PROVIDENCE RI...OR ABOUT 210 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HARTFORD CT. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AND WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK... PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SHOULD PREPARE FOR A PERIOD OF STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL...COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTH COAST...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES NEAR THE SOUTH COAST. IRENE IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. YOU WILL NOT NEED TO BE CLOSE TO THE CENTER OF IRENE TO EXPERIENCE DAMAGING WINDS AS IT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. WIDESPREAD DAMAGE IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR A WIDESPREAD 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. FARTHER EAST... A WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. THERE IS A THREAT OF ISOLATED...WEAK TORNADOES WITH HURRICANE IRENE ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS WHERE A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. && .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. MAZ020>024-RIZ002-004>008-290930- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 525 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. SOME HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS MORNINGS HIGH TIDE IN LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS. THE GREATER CONCERN...PARTICULARLY FOR THE UPPER REACHES OF BUZZARDS AND NARRAGANSETT BAYS...IS THIS EVENINGS HIGH TIDE WHEN WATER LEVELS COULD REACH 3 TO 5 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. LARGE OFFSHORE WAVES UP TO 30 FEET WILL RESULT IN POWERFUL BREAKERS NEAR SHORE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BEACH EROSION AND POSE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO BYSTANDERS NEAR THE SHORE. THOSE VENTURING OUT ONTO LOW PIERS AND JETTIES THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON TO OBSERVE THE WAVES WILL BE PLACING THEMSELVES IN HARMS WAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN DEVELOP WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD EASILY SWEEP BYSTANDERS OUT TO SEA OR KNOCK THEM INTO THE OCEAN...CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. $$ MAZ007-015-016-019-290930- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 525 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. SOME HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WATER LEVELS COULD REACH 1 TO 2 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE THIS EVENING AT LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001- 003-290930- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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 BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- 525 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. SOME HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. $$ ANZ231>237-254>256-290930- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 525 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THIS MORNING ACROSS THE OPEN COASTAL WATERS...WITH ROUGH SEAS OF 4 TO 8 FEET IN THE MORE SHELTERED SOUTH COASTAL BAYS AND SOUNDS. $$ ANZ230-250-251-290930- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BOSTON HARBOR- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 525 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 13 TO 18 FEET ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS EAST OF MASSACHUSETTS BY THIS AFTERNOON. $$ RLG
173 WTUS81 KBOX 281348 HLSBOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 948 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO THIS EVENING... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION AND STORM SURGE SECTIONS. .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... SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...BARNSTABLE MA... DUKES MA...NANTUCKET MA...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI...WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT...WINDHAM CT...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA... EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA... WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA... SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SUFFOLK MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA... WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH...WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A 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. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 9 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 40.7N...LONGITUDE 74.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTH- SOUTHWEST OF HARTFORD CT. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 25 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... IRENE IS NOW A STRONG TROPICAL STORM AND CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH- NORTHEAST AND WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. THE HURRICANE WARNINGS WILL BE TRANSITIONED TO TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS AT 11 AM EDT. BASED ON THE LATEST INFORMATION...PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND CAN STILL EXPECT A PERIOD OF STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL...COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTH COAST...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES NEAR THE SOUTH COAST. IRENE IS STILL A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. YOU WILL NOT NEED TO BE CLOSE TO THE CENTER OF IRENE TO EXPERIENCE STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS AS IT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. WIDESPREAD DAMAGE IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR A WIDESPREAD 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. FARTHER EAST... A WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. THERE IS A THREAT OF ISOLATED...WEAK TORNADOES WITH HURRICANE IRENE ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS WHERE A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT THIS MORNING. && .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE. && .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. MAZ020>024-RIZ002-004>008-291400- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 948 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. SOME HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS MORNINGS HIGH TIDE IN LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS. THE GREATER CONCERN...PARTICULARLY FOR THE UPPER REACHES OF BUZZARDS AND NARRAGANSETT BAYS...IS THIS EVENINGS HIGH TIDE WHEN WATER LEVELS COULD REACH 3 TO 5 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. LARGE OFFSHORE WAVES UP TO 30 FEET WILL RESULT IN POWERFUL BREAKERS NEAR SHORE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BEACH EROSION AND POSE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO BYSTANDERS NEAR THE SHORE. THOSE VENTURING OUT ONTO LOW PIERS AND JETTIES THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON TO OBSERVE THE WAVES WILL BE PLACING THEMSELVES IN HARMS WAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN DEVELOP WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD EASILY SWEEP BYSTANDERS OUT TO SEA OR KNOCK THEM INTO THE OCEAN...CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. $$ MAZ007-015-016-019-291400- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 948 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. SOME HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WATER LEVELS COULD REACH 1 TO 2 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE THIS EVENING AT LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001- 003-291400- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- 948 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. SOME HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. $$ ANZ231>237-254>256-291400- /O.CON.KBOX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND 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- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 948 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET THIS MORNING ACROSS THE OPEN COASTAL WATERS...WITH ROUGH SEAS OF 4 TO 8 FEET IN THE MORE SHELTERED SOUTH COASTAL BAYS AND SOUNDS. $$ ANZ230-250-251-291400- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BOSTON HARBOR- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 948 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 13 TO 18 FEET ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS EAST OF MASSACHUSETTS BY THIS AFTERNOON. $$
624 WTUS81 KBOX 281514 HLSBOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1114 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO THIS EVENING... .NEW INFORMATION... HURRICANE WARNINGS REPLACED WITH TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS. UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. .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...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA... BARNSTABLE MA...DUKES MA...NANTUCKET MA...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...EASTERN KENT RI...BRISTOL RI...WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT...WINDHAM CT...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA... EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA... WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA... SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SUFFOLK MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA... WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH...WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. 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 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 TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 41.4N...LONGITUDE 73.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 190 MILES WEST OF NANTUCKET MA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 26 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... IRENE REMAINS A STRONG TROPICAL STORM AND CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH- NORTHEAST AND WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. BASED ON THE LATEST INFORMATION...PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND CAN STILL EXPECT A PERIOD OF STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL...COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTH COAST...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES NEAR THE SOUTH COAST. IRENE IS STILL A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. YOU WILL NOT NEED TO BE CLOSE TO THE CENTER OF IRENE TO EXPERIENCE STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS AS IT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. WIDESPREAD DAMAGE IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH MORE RAINFALL ON THE WAY. MANY RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE RISING RAPIDLY...WITH SOME WELL OUT OF THEIR BANKS LATE THIS MORNING. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION... AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON AREA RIVERS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE. && .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. MAZ020>024-RIZ002-004>008-291515- /O.CAN.KBOX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 1114 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$ MAZ007-015-016-019-291515- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 1114 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. SOME HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WATER LEVELS COULD REACH 1 TO 2 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE THIS EVENING AT LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS. $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001- 003-291515- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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 BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- 1114 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. SOME HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. $$ ANZ231>237-254>256-291515- /O.CAN.KBOX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY- RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 1114 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$ ANZ230-250-251-291515- /O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BOSTON HARBOR- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 1114 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 13 TO 18 FEET ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS EAST OF MASSACHUSETTS BY THIS AFTERNOON. $$
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 Aug 26, 5:13 PM EDT, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 5:13 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
513 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE DRY WEATHER TONIGHT. HURRICANE IRENE
WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IN SEVERAL FORMS THIS WEEKEND. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY WEATHER THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK FOR THE RECOVERY FROM THE HURRICANE.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/...
500 PM DISCUSSION...
OTHER THAN FAIR WEATHER CLOUDS DOTTING THE SKY THIS AFTERNOON...DRY
CONDITIONS CONTINUED ACROSS THE REGION. TEMPS REACHED THE LOWER-MID
80S ACROSS INLAND AREAS EXCEPT HOLDING IN THE UPPER 70S ACROSS N
CENTRAL MA/SW NH AS WELL AS THE OUTER CAPE AND NANTUCKET. EXPECT
CLOUDS TO MELT AWAY WITH SUNSET FOR A MAINLY CLEAR SKY.
AS HIGH PRES CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES OFF THE MAINE COAST
THIS EVENING...MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL START TO PUSH N WELL AHEAD
OF THE SLOWLY APPROACHING HURRICANE IRENE. MAY ALSO SEE SOME LOW
CLOUDS WORKING INTO THE S COAST...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG
WILL ALSO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
IT WILL BE A MUGGY NIGHT WITH LOWS MAINLY IN THE 60S.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
SATURDAY...
CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE DURING THE DAY AS SPIRAL BANDS WELL
AHEAD OF HURRICANE IRENE WORK UP THE COAST DURING THE DAY. MAY SEE
BETWEEN 0.25 AND 0.5 INCHES OF RAIN ESPECIALLY ACROSS N CT/RI/SE MA
AS THESE BANDS BRING LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. WILL NOT BE SURPRISED
TO SEE SCT TSTMS AS THE BANDS WORK ONSHORE AS WELL. IT WILL BE MUGGY
WITH DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE 70S WITH A FEW SPOTS TOUCHING 80.
SATURDAY NIGHT...
EXPECT CONDITIONS TO BECOME HAZARDOUS AS IRENE CONTINUES TO SLOWLY
PUSH TOWARD THE REGION. EXPECT RAIN TO FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES DURING
THE NIGHT WITH AN ISOLD TSTM POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO E-SE AND
WILL QUICKLY INCREASE FROM S-N OVERNIGHT TO AT LEAST TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WITH HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS LIKELY ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
***HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ISSUED AS FORECAST CONFIDENCE
INCREASES ON THE TRACK OF IRENE AND ITS SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS IN
SEVERAL FORMS THIS WEEKEND***
IMPACTS...
1) VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS - ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST SIDE OF
THE STORM
2) VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING - ESPECIALLY
ALONG AND WEST OF THE STORM TRACK
3) LARGE AND POTENTIAL DESTRUCTIVE STORM SURGE/COASTAL FLOODING
ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND
4) HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS HAVE ALREADY ARRIVED ON
SOUTH FACING OCEAN BEACHES OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS AND WILL INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND
5) A FEW WEAK TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ON THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST SIDE
OF IRENE.
MODEL PREFERENCES AND OVERVIEW...
12Z MODELS CONTINUE TO CONVERGE ON A STORM TRACK ACROSS
WESTERN-CENTRAL LONG ISLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN INTO CENTRAL
CT AND MA SUNDAY EVENING. THE ECMWF IS ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF THIS
ENVELOPE WITH A STORM TRACK ALONG THE NJ COAST INTO NYC. THE GFS IS
ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE GUIDANCE WHILE THE 12Z NAM IS CLOSER TO
THE ECMWF WITH ITS TRACK. IRENE IS STILL 36-48 HRS AWAY FROM
HITTING SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SO ITS STILL TOO EARLY TO LOCK INTO A
SINGLE MODEL SOLUTION. HOWEVER WE ARE GIVING MORE WEIGHT TO THE 12Z
NAM.
DESPITE LANDFALL LIKELY OCCURRING SOUTHWEST OF NEW ENGLAND ACROSS
LONG ISLAND AND THEN CENTRAL CT...A VERY SIGNIFICANT AND POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING EVENT IS STILL EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AS
IRENE/S WIND FIELD EXTENDS WELL TO THE EAST OF ITS CENTER. THEREFORE
THE HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO
WARNINGS GIVEN THE INCREASED CONFIDENCE OF THE STORM TRACK.
HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE SOUTH COAST OF
MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING ALL OF CAPE COD TO
SAGAMORE BEACH. FROM SAGAMORE BEACH NORTHWARD TO THE MERRIMACK
RIVER TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT.
THE HEAVIEST RAIN CONTINUES TO APPEAR TO FALL LATE SAT NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY. THE 12Z MODELS HAVE CONTINUED THE FASTER TREND FROM THE 00Z
RUN WITH IRENE MAKING LANDFALL ANYWHERE FROM NYC EASTWARD ACROSS OF
LONG ISLAND AROUND 2 PM SUNDAY AND MOST LIKELY AS A CATEGORY 1
HURRICANE.
DETAILED HAZARDS...
1) VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS - ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST SIDE:
AS MENTIONED EARLIER...MODEL CONSENSUS FAVORS IRENE MAKING LANDFALL
AS A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE. MODEL SPREAD AND UNCERTAINTY IS
DECREASING REGARDING TRACK AND INTENSITY. THUS BASED ON MODEL
CONSENSUS LANDFALL IS STILL EXPECTED SOMEWHERE FROM NYC EASTWARD
INTO CENTRAL LONG ISLAND AND THEN INTO CENTRAL-EASTERN CT...BUT
STILL MORE THAN 36 HOURS OUT SO SLIGHT SHIFTS EAST OR WEST IN STORM
TRACK ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER MODELS HAVE BEEN CONVERGING ON THIS
TRACK NOW SEVERAL RUNS/CYCLES SO OUR FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE
AVERAGE FOR VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS EAST OF THE CENTER. THIS
PLACES EASTERN CT/RI AND EASTERN MA IN THE HIGHEST WIND THREAT AREA
DURING THE DAY SUNDAY AND ALSO SUNDAY NIGHT ON THE BACKSIDE AS IRENE
PULLS AWAY. THUS THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD AND LONG DURATION
POWER
OUTAGES FROM DOWN TREES AND LIMBS EXISTS.
2) LARGE AND POTENTIALLY DESTRUCTIVE STORM SURGE/COASTAL FLOODING:
COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED ACROSS BOTH COASTS AS A RESULT OF
HURRICANE IRENE. HOWEVER THE AREA OF EXTREME CONCERN IS ALONG THE
SOUTH COAST AND FOR BOTH THE SUNDAY MORNING AND EVENING TIDES. THIS
HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING
COASTAL FLOOD EVENT. WHETHER THIS COMES TO FRUITION WILL DEPEND
UPON THE EXACT TRACK AND TIMING. THIS REMAINS A DIFFICULT FORECAST
AS THE TIME DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIGH TIDE AND LOW TIDE IS ONLY 6
HOURS. THEREFORE THE TIMING OF IRENE AND ITS WIND FIELD IS
EXTREMELY CRITICAL IN DETERMINING THE COASTAL FLOOD THREAT. HOWEVER
PEOPLE LIVING ON THE SOUTH COAST SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A POTENTIAL
DANGEROUS COASTAL FLOOD THREAT. THE GREATEST RISK FOR INUNDATION
APPEARS IN THE UPPER PORTIONS OF NARRAGANSETT AND BUZZARDS BAYS AS
THE STORM SURGE GETS CHANNELED/FUNNELED UP THE BAYS. FOR SOUTH
OCEAN COMMUNITIES INUNDATION PLUS LARGE WAVE ACTION ON TOP OF THE
SURGE WILL POSE A RISK TO ANY SHORELINE STRUCTURES.
3) HEAVY RAIN WITH MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING POSSIBLE: THE FLOOD
WATCH CONTINUES FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT FOR ALL BUT
THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT ON 4 TO 8 INCHES OF
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL WITH 2-4 INCHES ACROSS RI AND EASTERN
MA...POSSIBLY LESS OVER CAPE COD. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF
ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES IN THE CT RVR VLY GIVEN THE UPSLOPE
COMPONENT AND EVIDENCE OF A FRONTAL STRUCTURE DEVELOPING FROM IRENE
NORTHWARD INTO THE CT RVR VLY. THIS WOULD RESULT IN MODERATE TO
MAJOR URBAN AND RIVER FLOODING TO PARTS OF THE REGION. AT THIS
POINT...INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ESPECIALLY THE CT RVR VLY IS
AT GREATEST RISK FOR MORE SERIOUS FLOODING. NONETHELESS...THE
BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT URBAN/POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING.
4) HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS:
SWELLS FROM IRENE ARE ALREADY IN THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WATERS
WITH ROUGH SURF AND MODERATE TO STRONG RIPS BEING OBSERVED AT SOUTH
FACING OCEAN BEACHES. THESE CONDITIONS WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY
WORSE SATURDAY AND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY. DESPITE IMPROVING WEATHER
EXPECTED MON VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST.
5) A FEW WEAK AND SHORT LIVED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE:
HURRICANE IRENE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A FEW WEAK
SHORT-LIVED TORNADOES MAINLY ON THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE
SYSTEM. IN FACT...IF THIS DID OCCUR THERE PROBABLY WOULD NOT EVEN
BE THUNDER. THIS MAINLY A RESULT OF EXTREME DIRECTIONAL AND SPEED
SHEAR.
TIDES...
SOUTH NEW ENGLAND SHORELINE
HIGH TIDE...AROUND 8 AM SUNDAY
LOW TIDE...AROUND 2 PM SUNDAY
HIGH TIDE...AROUND 8 PM SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND SHORELINE
HIGH TIDE...AROUND MIDDAY SUNDAY
LOW TIDE...AROUND 6 PM SUNDAY
HIGH TIDE...AROUND 12 AM MONDAY
EAST NEW ENGLAND SHORELINE
HIGH TIDE...AROUND 11 AM SUNDAY
LOW TIDE...AROUND 6 PM SUNDAY
HIGH TIDE...AROUND 12 AM MONDAY
&&
.AVIATION /21Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT
MODERATE...30 PERCENT TO 60 PERCENT
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT
THIS EVENING...
GENERALLY VFR AS HIGH PRESSURE LINGERS OVER THE REGION. DIURNAL
CUMULUS THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH AREAS OF GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT
SKY COVER. CLOUD BASES ARE ABOUT 500 FEET EITHER SIDE OF 3000...SO
SOME SPOTS MAY BRIEFLY HAVE MVFR CEILINGS. HIGH CONFIDENCE.
TONIGHT...
VFR...BUT WITH AREAS OF IFR DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT IN FOG AS
HUMIDITY INCREASES. HIGH CONFIDENCE.
SATURDAY...
VFR IN THE MORNING...LOWERING TO MVFR IN THE AFTERNOON IN CEILINGS
AND SHOWERS. MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...
CONDITIONS LOWERING TO IFR-LIFR AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES.
SUSTAINED EAST WINDS REACH 40 KNOTS TOWARD 12Z SUNDAY WITH EAST TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 50 KNOTS BY MIDDAY. IRENE WILL MOVE ACROSS CT AND
WESTERN/CENTRAL MASS SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS BY 00Z/SUNDAY EVENING. MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
KBOS TERMINAL...
GENERALLY VFR TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. BRIEF PERIOD OF MVFR
VSBYS POSSIBLE IN LIGHT FOG LATE TONIGHT. CEILINGS LOWERING TO MVFR
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND TO IFR/LIFR SATURDAY NIGHT. INITIAL SHOWERS
POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE MORE SUBSTANTIAL
SHOWERS/DOWNPOURS SATURDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED EAST WINDS TO 40 KNOTS
DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS 50-60 KNOTS. WINDS BECOME SOUTH
BY SUNDAY EVENING AND WEST DURING SUNDAY NIGHT. MODERATE TO HIGH
CONFIDENCE.
OUTLOOK...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
SUNDAY NIGHT...
MODERATE CONFIDENCE. EXPECT MVFR-IFR CONDITIONS EARLY...THEN WILL
IMPROVE AS THE BACK EDGE OF THE HURRICANE PULLS AWAY. SCT SHOWERS
MAY LINGER ACROSS S NH AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH LOCAL MVFR CIGS/VSBYS.
OTHERWISE...SHOULD SEE CONDITIONS IMPROVE TO VFR.
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
TONIGHT...
WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY BUT WILL REMAIN AROUND 15 KT. SEAS WILL
BEGIN TO BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COAST TO 5-8 FT DUE TO THE SWELLS
FROM HURRICANE IRENE.
SATURDAY...
S-SE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL
CONTINUE TO BUILD WITH HIGHER SOUTHERLY SWELLS.
SATURDAY NIGHT...
S-SE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE MAINLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD TO AS HIGH AS 14 FEET ON THE SOUTHERN
WATERS WITH HIGHER SOUTH SWELLS.
OUTLOOK...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...
HURRICANE WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OUR MARINE ZONES. IRENE
WILL LIKELY BRING HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ALONG WITH SEAS BETWEEN 25
AND 35 FEET ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS. MARINERS SHOULD RETURN TO PORT
SATURDAY EVENING AS THIS WILL BE AN EXTREME AND LIFE THREATENING
STORM.
MONDAY...
WINDS SHIFT TO W AND DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY AS THE REMNANTS OF
IRENE MOVE AWAY. HOWEVER...SEAS WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE SMALL CRAFT
CRITERIA BUT WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...
EXPECT LIGHT N WINDS. SEAS WILL REMAIN AROUND 5 FEET ON THE OUTER
WATERS THROUGH MOST OF TUESDAY...THEN WILL SUBSIDE.
&&
.TROPICAL...
PREPAREDNESS GUIDES...ALONG WITH THE LATEST HURRICANE FORECAST
INFORMATION...ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT
HTTP:/WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON /ALL IN LOWERCASE/.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...FLOOD WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
FOR CTZ002>004.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR CTZ002>004.
MA...FLOOD WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
FOR MAZ002>021-026.
HURRICANE WARNING FOR MAZ020>024.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR MAZ002>019-026.
NH...FLOOD WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
FOR NHZ011-012-015.
TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR NHZ011-012-015.
RI...FLOOD WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
FOR RIZ001>008.
HURRICANE WARNING FOR RIZ002-004>008.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR RIZ001-003.
MARINE...HURRICANE WARNING FOR ANZ231>237-254>256.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR ANZ230-250-251.
&&
SYNOPSIS...EVT
NEAR TERM...EVT
SHORT TERM...EVT
LONG TERM...NOCERA/RLG
AVIATION...WTB/EVT
MARINE...NOCERA/RLG/EVT
TROPICAL...STAFFHazardous weather outlook, Aug 26, 5:31 AM EDT, 12 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 531 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 NHZ011-012-015-270945- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 531 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. TROPICAL STORM WATCHES MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE REGION IN THE NEXT 12 HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ022>024-RIZ008-270945- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 531 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS 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. HURRICANE WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ007-015-016-019>021-RIZ002-004>007-270945- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- 531 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...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. HURRICANE WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE WATCH. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-RIZ001-003-270945- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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 BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI- 531 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS 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. TROPICAL STORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WATCH. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-270945- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-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 PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 531 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE 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. HURRICANE WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 10:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Kent, Providence | 35 min |
| Aug 26, 3:10 AM EDT | Flood Watch | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 63 hr |
| Aug 26, 5:10 AM EDT | Hurricane Watch | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 12 hr |
| Aug 26, 5:10 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Watch | BOX | Kent, Providence | 30 hr |
| Aug 26, 5:33 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 54 hr |
| Aug 25, 9:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 60 min |
| Aug 25, 9:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 93 min |
| Aug 25, 9:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 54 min |
| Aug 26, 12:58 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 62 min |
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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.