Hurricane Warning 1009, NWS JSJ

154 
WTCA82 TJSJ 211836
HLSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
236 PM AST SUN AUG 21 2011

...IRENE APPROACHING THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION WAS UPDATED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA AND
VIEQUES.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS...ST
CROIX. 

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS
THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 17.5N...LONGITUDE 63.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 160 MILES EAST-
SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PR...OR ABOUT 190 MILES EAST OF PONCE
PR...OR ABOUT 70 MILES EAST OF SAINT CROIX VI. STORM MOTION WAS
WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE CURRENT TRACK OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE CONTINUES TOWARDS THE
WEST NORTHWEST AND IT REPRESENTS A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE LOCAL
AREA...SINCE THE STORM CENTER IS FORECAST TO PASS CLOSE TO SAINT
CROIX AND VERY CLOSE...OR OVER THE SOUTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO.
THIS IMPLIES AN IMMINENT RISK FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND
FREQUENT BANDS OF INTENSE RAINFALL WITH WIND GUSTS APPROACHING
NEAR HURRICANE FORCE AS THE SYSTEM APPROACHES. BANDS OF MOISTURE
WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AS WELL AS THE
EASTERN THIRD OF PUERTO RICO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...
SPREADING WESTWARD LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF
DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS
VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE
PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL
PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE
TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY
FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT.

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

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AROUND 6:00 PM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

AMZ710-712-715-725-732-735-741-742-745-PRZ001>013-221845-
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ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN USVI AND CULEBRA OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN USVI VIEQUES AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO
OUT 10 NM-CARIBBEAN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO FROM 10 NM TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
MONA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
236 PM AST SUN AUG 21 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. 

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.


&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE
35 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH OR GREATER. EAST SWELLS
WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL
BUILD SIGNIFICANTLY BY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. COMBINED
SEAS OF 8 TO 14 FEET ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

..INLAND FLOODING...
RAIN BANDS WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD
ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN FAVORED AREAS. THIS RAINFALL
WILL RESULT IN RAPID RISES OF LOCAL STREAMS...AND COULD EVENTUALLY
LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING. MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE
ANTICIPATED IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS IS CURRENTLY
EXPECTED TO BE MODERATE. THE STORM SURGE IS FORECAST TO RANGE FROM
2 TO 4 FEET. THIS SURGE WILL ADD TO THE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
CREATING ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. THUS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A
SHORT PERIOD OF INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS UNTIL THE ONSHORE
WINDS SUBSIDE.

IN ADDITION TO ABOVE NORMAL TIDES...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND
STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS
AND HAZARDOUS SURF COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION...
AND POSSIBLY COASTAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADS.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR ACROSS THE LOCAL
ISLANDS IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS...AS THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
IRENE APPROACHES THE LOCAL AREA AND THEN PASSES SOUTH OF THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON...AND PUERTO RICO TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY. REMEMBER...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS CAN DEVELOP MANY MILES AWAY
FROM THE TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER OF CIRCULATION.

$$

VIZ001-002-221845-
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ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
236 PM AST SUN AUG 21 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

FINAL ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED
BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. COVER WINDOWS AND DOORS WITH
SHUTTERS OR PLYWOOD. MOVE PATIO FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR
OBJECTS INSIDE. BRACE ALL EXTERIOR DOORS...INCLUDING GARAGE DOORS.

COMPLY WITH ANY EVACUATION ORDERS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF
YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS...OR YOU LIVE IN A SURGE
ZONE OR ANY LOCATION PRONE TO FLOODING...EVACUATE TO A DESIGNATED
SHELTER OR RIDE OUT THE STORM IN THE STURDY HOME OF FAMILY OR
FRIENDS OUTSIDE OF EVACUATION ZONES.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
CONTINUE TO EXPECT...STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM LATE
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO
BE IN THE 35 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH OR GREATER. EAST
SWELLS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND
WILL BUILD SIGNIFICANTLY BY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 14 FEET ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGIONAL
WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAIN BANDS WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD
ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN FAVORED AREAS. THIS RAINFALL
WILL RESULT IN RAPID RISES OF LOCAL STREAMS AND GUTS...AND COULD
EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING. MUDSLIDES AND
DEBRIS FLOWS ARE ANTICIPATED IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS IS CURRENTLY
EXPECTED TO BE LOW. THE STORM SURGE IS FORECAST TO RANGE FROM
2 TO 4 FEET. THIS SURGE WILL ADD TO THE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
CREATING ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. THUS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A
SHORT PERIOD OF INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS UNTIL THE ONSHORE
WINDS SUBSIDE.

IN ADDITION TO ABOVE NORMAL TIDES...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND
STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS
AND HAZARDOUS SURF COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION...
AND POSSIBLY COASTAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADS.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR ACROSS THE LOCAL
ISLANDS IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS...AS THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
IRENE APPROACHES THE LOCAL AREA AND THEN PASSES SOUTH OF THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON...AND PUERTO RICO TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY. REMEMBER...TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP MANY MILES AWAY FROM THE
TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER OF CIRCULATION.

$$

AMZ722-221845-
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ANEGADA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
236 PM AST SUN AUG 21 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 TROPICAL STORM IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
60 KNOTS.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR ACROSS THE LOCAL
ISLANDS IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS...AS THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
IRENE APPROACHES THE LOCAL AREA AND THEN PASSES SOUTH OF THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON...AND PUERTO RICO TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY. REMEMBER...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS CAN DEVELOP MANY
MILES AWAY FROM THE TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER OF CIRCULATION.

$$

868 
WTCA82 TJSJ 212140
HLSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
540 PM AST SUN AUG 21 2011

...CENTER OF IRENE NEAR ST. CROIX...

.NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION WAS UPDATED. 

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PUERTO
RICO...CULEBRA AND VIEQUES.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS...ST
CROIX. 

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS
THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 17.7N...LONGITUDE 64.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 140 MILES EAST
OF PONCE PR...OR ABOUT 30 MILES EAST OF SAINT CROIX VI. STORM
MOTION WAS WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 17 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS
50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
IRENE IS GRADUALLY BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED IN ITS APPEARANCE ON 
SATELLITE IMAGES...WITH CURVED BANDS BECOMING BETTER DEFINED. AT 
THIS POINT...IRENE REPRESENTS A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE LOCAL AREA... 
SINCE THE STORM CENTER IS FORECAST TO PASS OVER SAINT CROIX LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND OVER PUERTO RICO LATER THIS EVENING. THIS
IMPLIES AN IMMINENT RISK FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND
FREQUENT BANDS OF INTENSE RAINFALL. THESE BANDS OF MOISTURE WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AS WELL AS THE EASTERN
HALF OF PUERTO RICO THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...SPREADING WESTWARD
LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

.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 SAN JUAN AROUND 9 PM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

AMZ710-712-715-725-732-735-741-742-745-PRZ001>013-222145-
/O.CON.TJSJ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN USVI AND CULEBRA OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN USVI VIEQUES AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO
OUT 10 NM-CARIBBEAN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO FROM 10 NM TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
MONA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
540 PM AST SUN AUG 21 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

MAKE PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. COMPLETE 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.

MAKE PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. COMPLETE 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.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE
35 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH OR GREATER. EAST SWELLS
WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
WILL BUILD SIGNIFICANTLY BY THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 14 FEET ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGIONAL
WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THE RAIN BANDS OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE HAVE ALREADY BEGAN TO IMPACT 
THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. FOR
THE REMAINDER OF SUNDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY...ACROSS THE ENTIRE
FORECAST AREA...EXPECT CONTINUED PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND BANDS
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE IN FAVORED AREAS. THE RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL WILL
RESULT IN RAPID RISES OF RIVERS AND STREAMS...WHICH COULD
EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING. MUDSLIDES AND
DEBRIS FLOWS ARE ANTICIPATED IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.


...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS IS CURRENTLY
EXPECTED TO BE MODERATE. THE STORM SURGE IS FORECAST TO RANGE
FROM 2 TO 4 FEET. THIS SURGE WILL ADD TO THE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
CREATING ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. THUS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A
SHORT PERIOD OF INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS UNTIL THE ONSHORE
WINDS SUBSIDE.

IN ADDITION TO ABOVE NORMAL TIDES...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND
STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS
AND HAZARDOUS SURF COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION...
AND POSSIBLY COASTAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADS.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR THIS
EVENING...ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS...AS
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE MOVES ACROSS THE U.S.VIRGIN
ISLANDS...AND TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING OVER PUERTO RICO.
REMEMBER...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS CAN DEVELOP MANY MILES AWAY
FROM THE TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER OF CIRCULATION.

$$

VIZ001-002-222145-
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/O.CON.TJSJ.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
540 PM AST SUN AUG 21 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE SINCE THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS
CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. COVER WINDOWS
AND DOORS WITH SHUTTERS OR PLYWOOD. MOVE PATIO FURNITURE AND OTHER
LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS INSIDE. BRACE ALL EXTERIOR DOORS...
INCLUDING GARAGE DOORS.

COMPLY WITH ANY EVACUATION ORDERS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE
35 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH OR GREATER. EAST SWELLS
WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
WILL BUILD SIGNIFICANTLY BY THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 14 FEET ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGIONAL
WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THE RAIN BANDS OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE HAVE ALREADY BEGAN TO IMPACT 
THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. FOR
THE REMAINDER OF SUNDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY...ACROSS THE ENTIRE
FORECAST AREA...EXPECT CONTINUED PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND BANDS
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE IN FAVORED AREAS. THE RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL WILL
RESULT IN RAPID RISES OF RIVERS...STREAMS AND GUTS...WHICH COULD
EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING. MUDSLIDES AND
DEBRIS FLOWS ARE ANTICIPATED IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS IS CURRENTLY
EXPECTED TO BE LOW. THE STORM SURGE IS FORECAST TO RANGE FROM
2 TO 4 FEET. THIS SURGE WILL ADD TO THE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
CREATING ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. THUS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A
SHORT PERIOD OF INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS UNTIL THE ONSHORE
WINDS SUBSIDE.

IN ADDITION TO ABOVE NORMAL TIDES...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND
STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS
AND HAZARDOUS SURF COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION...
AND POSSIBLY COASTAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADS.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUT...ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE MOST
LIKELY TO OCCUR THIS EVENING...ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS IN THE
OUTER RAIN BANDS...AS THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE MOVES
ACROSS THE U.S.VIRGIN ISLANDS. REMEMBER...TORNADOES AND
WATERSPOUTS CAN DEVELOP MANY MILES AWAY FROM THE TROPICAL CYCLONE
CENTER OF CIRCULATION.

$$

AMZ722-222145-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ANEGADA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
540 PM AST SUN AUG 21 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
BEFORE THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH CAN CAUSE
OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
60 KNOTS.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR ACROSS THE LOCAL
ISLANDS IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS...AS THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
IRENE APPROACHES THE LOCAL AREA AND THEN PASSES SOUTH OF THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON...AND PUERTO RICO TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY. REMEMBER...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS CAN DEVELOP MANY
MILES AWAY FROM THE TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER OF CIRCULATION.

$$

360 
WTCA82 TJSJ 220132
HLSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
932 PM AST SUN AUG 21 2011

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SPREADING OVER EASTERN PUERTO
RICO...

.NEW INFORMATION...
ALL SECTIONS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO INCLUDING CULEBRA
AND VIEQUES.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL
OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ANEGADA PASSAGE.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS
THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 17.8N...LONGITUDE 64.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 80 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PR...OR ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH OF SAINT
THOMAS VI. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 15 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...

TROPICAL STORM IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST NORTHWEST AROUND
15 MPH AND MOVE ACROSS PUERTO RICO OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE MONA
CHANNEL MONDAY MORNING. ON THIS TRACK...THE CORE OF IRENE WILL
BRING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS. HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL
STREAMS AND RIVERS. ISOLATED BRIEF TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE EMBEDDED
WITHIN RAINBANDS AND NEAR THE CORE OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE.

.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 SAN JUAN AROUND 1230 AM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

AMZ710-712-715-725-732-735-741-742-745-PRZ001>013-230145-
/O.CON.TJSJ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN USVI AND CULEBRA OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN USVI VIEQUES AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO
OUT 10 NM-CARIBBEAN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO FROM 10 NM TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
MONA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
932 PM AST SUN AUG 21 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

ALL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD HAVE ALREADY
BEEN COMPLETED. 

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS NEAR 100
PERCENT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ALREADY IMPACTING EASTERN PUERTO
RICO AND WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD WESTWARD AS IRENE CONTINUES TO
MOVE TO THE WEST NORTHWEST. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE
50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE
EXPECTED. SEAS OF 8 TO 14 FEET ARE ALREADY OCCURRING ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS. THIS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS AND
RIP CURRENTS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH IRENE ARE ALREADY IMPACTING EASTERN
PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S VIRGIN ISLANDS. THESE WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE ACROSS THE REST OF PUERTO RICO OVERNIGHT AS IRENE MOVES
ACROSS PUERTO RICO. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STRONG
TOPOGRAPHICAL FORCING.


...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE IS CURRENTLY
EXPECTED TO BE MODERATE. THE STORM SURGE IS FORECAST TO RANGE FROM
2 TO 4 FEET. THIS SURGE WILL ADD TO THE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
CREATING ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. THUS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A
A PERIOD OF INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS UNTIL THE ONSHORE WINDS
SUBSIDE.



$$

VIZ001-002-230145-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
932 PM AST SUN AUG 21 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

ALL PREPARATIONS SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE NIGHT. 


...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE
AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH IRENE ARE ALREADY IMPACTING U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THAT
WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF GUTS AND URBAN AREAS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE IS CURRENTLY
EXPECTED TO BE MODERATE. THE STORM SURGE IS FORECAST TO RANGE FROM
2 TO 4 FEET. THIS SURGE WILL ADD TO THE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
CREATING ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. THUS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A
A PERIOD OF INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS UNTIL THE ONSHORE WINDS
SUBSIDE.



$$

AMZ722-230145-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ANEGADA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
932 PM AST SUN AUG 21 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
TO 55 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT.



$$

256 
WTCA82 TJSJ 220412
HLSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1212 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SPREADING OVER EASTERN PUERTO
RICO...

.NEW INFORMATION...
STORM SECTION HAS BEEN UPDATED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO INCLUDING CULEBRA
AND VIEQUES.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL
OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ANEGADA PASSAGE.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS
THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 17.9N...LONGITUDE 65.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 50 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PR. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 285
DEGREES AT 15 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...

TROPICAL STORM IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST NORTHWEST AROUND
15 MPH AND MOVE ACROSS PUERTO RICO OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE MONA
CHANNEL MONDAY MORNING. ON THIS TRACK...THE CORE OF IRENE WILL
BRING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS. HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL
STREAMS AND RIVERS. ISOLATED BRIEF TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE EMBEDDED
WITHIN RAINBANDS AND NEAR THE CORE OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE.

.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 SAN JUAN AROUND 1230 AM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

AMZ710-712-715-725-732-735-741-742-745-PRZ001>013-230415-
/O.CON.TJSJ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN USVI AND CULEBRA OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN USVI VIEQUES AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO
OUT 10 NM-CARIBBEAN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO FROM 10 NM TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
MONA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
1212 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

ALL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD HAVE ALREADY
BEEN COMPLETED. 

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS NEAR 100
PERCENT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ALREADY IMPACTING EASTERN PUERTO
RICO AND WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD WESTWARD AS IRENE CONTINUES TO
MOVE TO THE WEST NORTHWEST. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE
60 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE
EXPECTED. SEAS OF 8 TO 14 FEET ARE ALREADY OCCURRING ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS. THIS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS AND
RIP CURRENTS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH IRENE ARE ALREADY IMPACTING EASTERN
PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S VIRGIN ISLANDS. THESE WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE ACROSS THE REST OF PUERTO RICO OVERNIGHT AS IRENE MOVES
ACROSS PUERTO RICO. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STRONG
TOPOGRAPHICAL FORCING.


...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE IS CURRENTLY
EXPECTED TO BE MODERATE. THE STORM SURGE IS FORECAST TO RANGE FROM
2 TO 4 FEET. THIS SURGE WILL ADD TO THE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
CREATING ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. THUS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A
A PERIOD OF INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS UNTIL THE ONSHORE WINDS
SUBSIDE.



$$

VIZ001-002-230415-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
1212 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

ALL PREPARATIONS SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE NIGHT. 

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE
AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH IRENE ARE ALREADY IMPACTING U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THAT
WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF GUTS AND URBAN AREAS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE IS CURRENTLY
EXPECTED TO BE MODERATE. THE STORM SURGE IS FORECAST TO RANGE FROM
2 TO 4 FEET. THIS SURGE WILL ADD TO THE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
CREATING ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. THUS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A
A PERIOD OF INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS UNTIL THE ONSHORE WINDS
SUBSIDE.



$$

AMZ722-230415-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ANEGADA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
1212 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
TO 45 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT.



$$

106 
WTCA82 TJSJ 220747
HLSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
347 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...IRENE MOVING ACROSS EASTERN PUERTO RICO JUST BELOW HURRICANE
STRENGTH...

.NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION HAS BEEN UPDATED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA
AND VIEQUES.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL
WATERS. 

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL
WATERS. 

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS
THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 3 AM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 18.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 66.1 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 10 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF SAN JUAN PR...OR ABOUT 70 MILES WEST OF SAINT THOMAS
VI. STORM MOTION WAS WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT 15 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST NORTHWEST OVER
MAINLAND PUERTO RICO AROUND 15 MPH AND INTO THE MONA CHANNEL
LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ON THIS TRACK...THE CORE OF IRENE
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS
ACROSS ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. THESE BANDS
OF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AS
WELL AS THE EASTERN HALF OF PUERTO RICO THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS...SPREADING WESTWARD LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

.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.

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 SAN JUAN AROUND 630 AM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

AMZ710-712-715-725-732-735-741-742-745-PRZ001>013-230800-
/O.CON.TJSJ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN USVI AND CULEBRA OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN USVI VIEQUES AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO
OUT 10 NM-CARIBBEAN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO FROM 10 NM TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
MONA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
347 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION AND
URGENTLY TAKE ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. COMPLY WITH
ANY EVACUATION ORDERS ISSUED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR YOUR AREA.
IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER.
 
BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ALREADY IMPACTING THE EASTERN HALF
OF PUERTO RICO AND WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD WESTWARD AS IRENE
CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE WEST NORTHWEST. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FEET ARE ALREADY
OCCURRING ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. THIS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
MARINE CONDITIONS AND RIP CURRENTS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH IRENE ARE ALREADY IMPACTING THE EASTERN
HALF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA AND VIEQUES. THESE WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE ACROSS THE REST OF PUERTO RICO TODAY AS IRENE CONTINUES TO
MOVE ACROSS PUERTO RICO. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STRONG
TOPOGRAPHICAL FORCING.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE IS CURRENTLY
EXPECTED TO BE MODERATE. THE STORM SURGE IS FORECAST TO RANGE
FROM 2 TO 4 FEET. THIS SURGE WILL ADD TO THE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
CREATING ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. THUS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A A
PERIOD OF INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS UNTIL THE ONSHORE WINDS
SUBSIDE.


$$

VIZ001-002-230800-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
347 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND RAPIDLY DEVELOPING SITUATION.
DO NOT GET CAUGHT UNPREPARED. ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION AND
COMPLETE PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE
HURRICANE CONDITIONS.

&&

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY THIS MORNING.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE
AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT
IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF GUTS AND URBAN AREAS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE IS CURRENTLY
EXPECTED TO BE MODERATE. THE STORM SURGE IS FORECAST TO RANGE
FROM 2 TO 4 FEET. THIS SURGE WILL ADD TO THE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
CREATING ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. THUS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A
PERIOD OF INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS UNTIL THE ONSHORE WINDS
SUBSIDE.

$$

AMZ722-230800-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ANEGADA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
347 AM AST MON AUG 22 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...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
TO 45 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 
OF 8 TO 12 FEET ARE ALREADY OCCURRING ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS.
THIS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS AND RIP CURRENTS.

$$

943 
WTCA82 TJSJ 221053
HLSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
653 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...RAINBANDS OF HURRICANE IRENE DRENCHING EASTERN PUERTO RICO...

.NEW INFORMATION...
CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES
AND CULEBRA.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL
WATERS. 

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS...ST CROIX. 

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL
WATERS. 

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS
THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 6 AM AST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 18.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 66.6 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 40
MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF AGUADILLA PR. STORM MOTION WAS WEST
NORTHWEST OR 290 DEGREES AT 12 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...

RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED TO HURRICANE IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
PUERTO RICO THROUGH THE DAY. THESE RAINBANDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE 
FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN
HALF OF PUERTO RICO. ISOLATED BRIEF TORNADOES OR WATERSPOUTS WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN OUTER RAINBANDS. 


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

STAY AWAY FROM FLOODED STREAMS AND RIVERS. BE CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING
AROUND THIS MORNING AS TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE BLOCKING
ROADWAYS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AROUND 930 AM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

AMZ710-712-PRZ001>013-231100-
/O.CON.TJSJ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
653 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS ARE STILL LIKELY.
THESE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY. THE HURRICANE
WARNING WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER THIS MORNING.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF PUERTO
RICO.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS
OCCUR. 

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
MORNING AND THEN BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS OF 8 TO 12
FEET HAVE BEEN OBSERVED. 

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ELEVATED WATER LEVELS OF 2 TO 3 FEET WERE OBSERVED. THESE WATER
LEVELS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY.

$$

AMZ715-725-732-735-741-742-745-231100-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.TJSJ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN USVI AND CULEBRA OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN USVI VIEQUES AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO
OUT 10 NM-CARIBBEAN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO FROM 10 NM TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
MONA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
653 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

VIZ001-002-231100-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
653 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH IS CANCELLED...

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

PEOPLE SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS WHEN DRIVING THIS MORNING DUE TO TREES
BLOCKING ROADWAYS. STAY AWAY FROM FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THIS MORNING.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR. THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE
DAY AS IRENE MOVES FARTHER OUT FROM THE REGION. 

...WINDS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY.

$$

AMZ722-221200-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ANEGADA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
653 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

617 
WTCA82 TJSJ 221222
HLSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
822 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...IRENE GRADUALLY MOVING AWAY FROM PUERTO RICO...

.NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION HAS BEEN UPDATED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES
AND CULEBRA.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL
WATERS. 

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS...ST CROIX. 

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL
WATERS. 

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS
THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM AST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 18.8N...LONGITUDE 66.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 60 MILES
WEST-NORTHWEST OF SAN JUAN PR...OR ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF
AGUADILLA PR. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 14 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED TO HURRICANE IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
PUERTO RICO THROUGH THE DAY. THESE RAINBANDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE 
FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN
HALF OF PUERTO RICO.

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

 STAY AWAY FROM FLOODED STREAMS AND RIVERS. BE CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING
AROUND THIS MORNING AS TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE BLOCKING
ROADWAYS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AROUND 1030 AM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

AMZ710-712-PRZ001>013-231230-
/O.CON.TJSJ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
822 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS ARE STILL LIKELY.
THESE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY. THE HURRICANE
WARNING WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER THIS MORNING.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF PUERTO
RICO.

...INLAND FLOODING... 
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS
OCCUR.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
MORNING AND THEN BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS OF 8 TO
12 FEET HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ELEVATED WATER LEVELS OF 2 TO 3 FEET WERE OBSERVED. THESE WATER
LEVELS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY.

$$

AMZ715-725-732-735-741-742-745-VIZ001-002-231230-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN USVI AND CULEBRA OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN USVI VIEQUES AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO
OUT 10 NM-CARIBBEAN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO FROM 10 NM TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
MONA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
822 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

PEOPLE SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS WHEN DRIVING THIS MORNING DUE TO TREES
BLOCKING ROADWAYS. STAY AWAY FROM FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THIS MORNING.

...WINDS... 
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR. THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE
DAY AS IRENE MOVES FARTHER OUT FROM THE REGION. 

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY.

$$

672 
WTCA82 TJSJ 221417
HLSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1017 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...IRENE SLOWLY MOVING AWAY FROM PUERTO RICO...

.NEW INFORMATION...
WATCHES AND WARNING HAS BEEN UPDATED.
STORM INFORMATION HAS BEEN UPDATED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES AND CULEBRA.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS...ST CROIX. 

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SOUTHERN COASTAL WATERS OF PUERTO AND THE U.S VIRGIN ISLANDS
AND ALSO FOR THE WESTERN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS
THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 9 AM AST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 19.0N...LONGITUDE 67.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 30 MILES NORTH
OF AGUADILLA PR...OR ABOUT 150 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF SAINT
THOMAS VI. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED TO HURRICANE IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. THESE
RAINBANDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND
RIVERS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY AWAY FROM FLOODED STREAMS AND RIVERS. BE CAREFUL WHILE
DRIVING THIS MORNING AS TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE BLOCKING
ROADWAYS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AROUND 12 NOON AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

PRZ001>013-231430-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.TJSJ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
1017 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

AMZ715-725-732-735-741-742-745-VIZ001-002-231430-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN USVI AND CULEBRA OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN USVI VIEQUES AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO
OUT 10 NM-CARIBBEAN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO FROM 10 NM TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
MONA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
1017 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY AWAY FROM FLOODED STREAMS AND RIVERS. BE CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING
AROUND THE REST OF THIS MORNING AS TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE
BLOCKING ROADWAYS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL
SECURED.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR. 

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
MORNING AND THEN BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS OF 8 TO
12 FEET HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY.

$$

AMZ710-712-231430-
/O.CON.TJSJ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
1017 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS ARE STILL LIKELY.
THESE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY. THE HURRICANE
WARNING WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER THIS MORNING.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
THE REST OF THE MORNING AND THEN BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FEET HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

$$

195 
WTCA82 TJSJ 221558
HLSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1158 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...IRENE SLOWLY MOVING AWAY FROM PUERTO RICO...

.NEW INFORMATION...
WATCHES AND WARNING HAS BEEN UPDATED.
STORM INFORMATION HAS BEEN UPDATED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE
NORTHERN OFFSHORE WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA AND VIEQUES.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE
SOUTHERN COASTAL WATERS OF PUERTO...THE SURROUNDING COASTAL WATERS
OF THE U.S VIRGIN ISLANDS AND ALSO FOR THE WESTERN WATERS OF
PUERTO RICO.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS
THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM AST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 19.2N...LONGITUDE 67.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 50 MILES
NORTH-NORTHWEST OF AGUADILLA PR...OR ABOUT 180 MILES
WEST-NORTHWEST OF SAINT THOMAS VI. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR
300 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. THESE
RAINBANDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND
RIVERS.

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

STAY AWAY FROM FLOODED STREAMS AND RIVERS. BE CAREFUL WHILE
DRIVING TODAY AS TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE BLOCKING
ROADWAYS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AROUND 3 PM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

AMZ715-725-732-735-741-742-745-PRZ001>013-231600-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN USVI AND CULEBRA OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN USVI VIEQUES AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO
OUT 10 NM-CARIBBEAN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO FROM 10 NM TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
MONA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
1158 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

STAY AWAY FROM FLOODED STREAMS AND RIVERS. BE CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING
AROUND THE REST OF THIS MORNING AS TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE
BLOCKING ROADWAYS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL
SECURED.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAIN BANDS FROM THE TAIL OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO 
IMPACT THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO DURING THE AFTERNOON 
HOURS. FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY...EXPECT CONTINUED PERIODS OF RAIN 
WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH THE 
POTENTIAL FOR AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. THE RUNOFF FROM THIS 
RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL RISES OF RIVERS...STREAMS AND 
GUTS. WITH THE ALREADY SATURATED SOILS...MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS 
CONTINUE TO BE A CONCERN IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE
DAY.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AND THEN BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FEET HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.


$$

VIZ001-002-221700-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
1158 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

AMZ712-231600-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.TJSJ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
1158 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

AMZ710-231600-
/O.CON.TJSJ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
1158 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS ARE STILL LIKELY.
THESE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE REST OF DAY. 

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS OF
6 TO 10 FEET HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

$$

004 
WTCA82 TJSJ 221617 CCA
HLSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1216 PM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...IRENE SLOWLY MOVING AWAY FROM PUERTO RICO...

.NEW INFORMATION...
WATCHES AND WARNING HAS BEEN UPDATED.
STORM INFORMATION HAS BEEN UPDATED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE
NORTHERN OFFSHORE WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA AND VIEQUES.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE
SOUTHERN COASTAL WATERS OF PUERTO...THE SURROUNDING COASTAL WATERS
OF THE U.S VIRGIN ISLANDS AND ALSO FOR THE WESTERN WATERS OF
PUERTO RICO.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS
THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM AST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 19.2N...LONGITUDE 67.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 50 MILES
NORTH-NORTHWEST OF AGUADILLA PR...OR ABOUT 180 MILES
WEST-NORTHWEST OF SAINT THOMAS VI. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR
300 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. THESE
RAINBANDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND
RIVERS.

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

STAY AWAY FROM FLOODED STREAMS AND RIVERS. BE CAREFUL WHILE
DRIVING TODAY AS TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE BLOCKING
ROADWAYS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AROUND 3 PM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

AMZ715-725-732-735-741-742-745-PRZ001>013-231630-
/O.COR.TJSJ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN USVI AND CULEBRA OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN USVI VIEQUES AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO
OUT 10 NM-CARIBBEAN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO FROM 10 NM TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
MONA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
1216 PM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

STAY AWAY FROM FLOODED STREAMS AND RIVERS. BE CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING
AROUND THE REST OF THIS MORNING AS TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE
BLOCKING ROADWAYS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL
SECURED.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAIN BANDS FROM THE TAIL OF HURRICANE IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO
IMPACT THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY...EXPECT CONTINUED
PERIODS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH MAY BE HEAVY
AT TIMES...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. THE
RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL RISES OF
RIVERS...STREAMS AND GUTS. WITH THE ALREADY SATURATED
SOILS...MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS CONTINUE TO BE A CONCERN IN
AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE
DAY.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AND THEN BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FEET HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.


$$

VIZ001-002-221730-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
1216 PM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

AMZ712-231630-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.TJSJ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
1216 PM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

AMZ710-231630-
/O.CON.TJSJ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
1216 PM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS ARE STILL LIKELY.
THESE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE REST OF DAY. 

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS OF
6 TO 10 FEET HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

$$

466 
WTCA82 TJSJ 221857
HLSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
257 PM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...IRENE MOVING AWAY FROM PUERTO RICO...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS
DISCONTINUED...

.NEW INFORMATION...
WATCHES AND WARNING HAS BEEN UPDATED.
STORM INFORMATION HAS BEEN UPDATED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE NORTHERN OFFSHORE WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS
THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM AST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 19.3N...LONGITUDE 68.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 150 MILES
WEST-NORTHWEST OF SAN JUAN PR...OR ABOUT 210 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST
OF SAINT THOMAS VI. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT
12 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. THESE
RAINBANDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND
RIVERS.

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

STAY AWAY FROM FLOODED STREAMS AND RIVERS. BE CAREFUL WHILE
DRIVING THIS AFTERNOON AS TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE BLOCKING
ROADWAYS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AROUND 6 PM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.


AMZ712-715-725-732-735-741-742-745-PRZ001>013-222000-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN USVI AND CULEBRA OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN USVI VIEQUES AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO
OUT 10 NM-CARIBBEAN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO FROM 10 NM TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
MONA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
257 PM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

STAY AWAY FROM FLOODED STREAMS AND RIVERS. BE CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING
AROUND THE REST OF THIS MORNING AS TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE
BLOCKING ROADWAYS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL
SECURED.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAIN BANDS FROM THE TAIL OF HURRICANE IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO
IMPACT THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO DURING THE REST OF
THE AFTERNOON HOURS. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...EXPECT
CONTINUED PERIODS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH MAY
BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4
INCHES. THE RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL
RISES OF RIVERS...STREAMS AND GUTS. WITH THE ALREADY SATURATED
SOILS...MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS CONTINUE TO BE A CONCERN IN
AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

$$

AMZ710-231900-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.NEW.TJSJ.TR.W.1009.110822T1857Z-000000T0000Z/
ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
257 PM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$