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Hurricane Warning 1009, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this hurricane warning at Aug 26, 2011, 5:16 AM EDT for 4 states. It was in force for 55 hr. 41 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, 5:16 AM EDT (09:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2011, 11:56 AM EDT
- In force
- 55 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Delaware County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:20 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 27, 12:10 PM EDT | WATER SPOUT | Rehoboth Beach, DE | REPORT OF WATER SPOUT RELAYED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFF OF REHOBOTH BEACH. |
| Aug 27, 2:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Woodbine, NJ | TREES DOWN |
| Aug 27, 6:06 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Lewes, DE | |
| Aug 27, 6:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Frankford, DE | TREES DOWN |
| Aug 27, 6:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 58 | Georgetown, DE | WIND GUST MEASURED AT SITE GED |
| Aug 27, 6:35 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Sw Lewes, DE | AROUND 15 HOMES DAMAGED IN THE NASSAU STATION AND TRADEWINDS SUBDIVISIONS SW OF LEWES. ONE HOME DEMOLISHED. |
| Aug 27, 6:50 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Cape May, NJ | |
| Aug 27, 7:27 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Dennis Twp, NJ | TREES DOWN |
| Aug 27, 7:47 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Lewes, DE | |
| Aug 27, 8:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Cape May, NJ | |
| Aug 27, 8:45 PM EDT | FLOOD | Riddle Glen, PA | RIDLEY CREEK FLOODED ONTO ROADS |
| Aug 27, 9:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Alluvium, NJ | LARGE BRANCHES DOWN |
| Aug 27, 9:40 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Neptune City, NJ | TREES DOWN |
| Aug 27, 9:50 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Philadelphia, PA | TREES DOWN |
| Aug 27, 10:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Toms River, NJ | TREES DOWN |
| Aug 27, 10:10 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Wilmington, DE | TREES DOWN |
| Aug 27, 10:25 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | New Castle, DE | LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN |
| Aug 27, 10:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Leisuretowne, NJ | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. |
| Aug 27, 10:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Upper Darby, PA | BRANCHES DOWN |
| Aug 27, 11:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 1 Wsw West Osbornsville, NJ | |
| Aug 28, 12:32 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Sandy Hook, NJ | |
| Aug 28, 1:15 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Pennsauken, NJ | |
| Aug 28, 2:15 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Dennisville, NJ | |
| Aug 28, 2:21 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | Wrightstown, NJ | |
| Aug 28, 2:24 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Seaside Heights, NJ | |
| Aug 28, 2:30 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Brick Twp, NJ | |
| Aug 28, 3:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Point Pleasant, NJ | |
| Aug 28, 3:02 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Lakehurst Nas, NJ | |
| Aug 28, 3:50 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | Perth Amboy, NJ | |
| Aug 28, 7:30 AM EDT | FLOOD | Smyrna, DE | SMYRNA RIVER FLOODED ONTO RT 13. |
| Aug 28, 7:37 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sharon Hill, PA | TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON SPRING STREET. ALSO TREE DOWN ON CHESTER PIKE. |
| Aug 28, 7:50 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Easton Airport, MD | |
| Aug 28, 8:02 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Estell Manor, NJ | WIRES DOWN |
| Aug 28, 8:12 AM EDT | FLOOD | Glendora, NJ | BIG TIMBER CREEK FLOODED ONTO CHEEWS LANDING AND LOWER LANDING ROADS |
| Aug 28, 9:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | Jones Crossroads, DE | |
| Aug 28, 9:30 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sharon Hill, PA | TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES DOWN |
| Aug 28, 10:30 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Cape May, NJ | |
| Aug 28, 11:15 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Plainsboro, NJ | TREES DOWN |
| Aug 28, 11:16 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Vineland, NJ | TREES DOWN |
| Aug 28, 11:17 AM EDT | FLOOD | Kenton, DE | FLOODING REPORTED KENTON AREA |
| Aug 28, 11:35 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 49 | Milford, DE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 1344 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -74 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1133 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
364 WTUS81 KPHI 260916 HLSPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 516 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE REGION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... .NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH, A HURRICANE WARNING, A TROPICAL STORM WARNING, AND A HURRICANE WATCH HAVE NOW BEEN ISSUED. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN NEW JERSEY...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE... AND THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. THIS STATEMENT ALSO APPLIES TO COASTAL AREAS FROM SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY TO FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE INCLUDING ALL OF THE DELAWARE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH...SALEM...GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN... NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY...COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...TALBOT...CAROLINE... MERCER...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS. A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MIDDLESEX. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MORRIS...SOMERSET. 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 HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE 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 ALL OF PHILADELPHIA QUAD STATE REGION. 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 29.3N...LONGITUDE 77.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 710 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NJ. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 110 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH AND A HURRICANE WARNING, A TROPICAL STORM WARNING, A HURRICANE 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 MOUNT HOLLY SHORTLY. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA. NJZ008-010-261615- /O.NEW.KPHI.TR.A.1009.110826T0916Z-000000T0000Z/ MORRIS-SOMERSET- 516 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ DEZ001>004-NJZ013-014-016>027-PAZ070-071-261615- /O.UPG.KPHI.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.HU.W.1009.110826T0916Z-000000T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE- PHILADELPHIA- 516 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ015-PAZ067>069-261615- /O.UPG.KPHI.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.TR.W.1009.110826T0916Z-000000T0000Z/ CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-MERCER-CHESTER- MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- 516 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ NJZ012-261615- /O.NEW.KPHI.HU.A.1009.110826T0916Z-000000T0000Z/ MIDDLESEX- 516 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ ANZ430-431-450>455-261615- /O.UPG.KPHI.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.HU.W.1009.110826T0916Z-000000T0000Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 516 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ ANZ470-261615- /O.UPG.KPHI.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.HU.W.1009.110826T0916Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 516 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ GORSE
24 follow-up statements
412 WTUS81 KPHI 261032 HLSPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 632 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE REGION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... .NEW INFORMATION... NEW WATCHES AND WARNINGS ISSUED. UPDATED STORM INFORMATION ALONG WITH WIND, STORM SURGE AND INLAND FLOODING INFORMATION. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN NEW JERSEY...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE...AND THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. THIS STATEMENT ALSO APPLIES TO COASTAL AREAS FROM SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY TO FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE INCLUDING ALL OF THE DELAWARE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH...SALEM...GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN... NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY...COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...TALBOT...CAROLINE...MERCER... CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS. A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MIDDLESEX. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MORRIS...SOMERSET. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE REGION. 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 29.3N...LONGITUDE 77.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 710 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NJ. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 110 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTH NORTHEAST THROUGH SUNDAY, WHICH BRINGS THE CENTER VERY NEAR THE NEW JERSEY COAST ON SUNDAY. THE STORM WILL BRING STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS, TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND COASTAL FLOODING. THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ANTICIPATED IS 6 TO 12 INCHES. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN IN COMBINATION WITH A RATHER WET MONTH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF FLOODING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR FLOODING IN SOME LOCATIONS. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS, DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK AS THIS HURRICANE IS A LARGE STORM. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, THEREFORE EVERYONE IS URGED COMPLETE THEIR PREPARATIONS TODAY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND, OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY STARTS AT 8 AM TODAY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN ATLANTIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEY BEGAN AT 6 AM TODAY. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS WHEN EVACUATIONS ARE ORDERED. .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. 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 MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 9 AM EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NJZ008-010-262000- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MORRIS-SOMERSET- 632 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW 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. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO, THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 51 TO 61 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES CLOSER, THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT TO LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE DAMAGE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. HEAVY AND POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MAY RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. $$ DEZ001>004-NJZ013-014-016>027-PAZ070-071-262000- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE- PHILADELPHIA- 632 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW 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. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 14 PERCENT. ALSO, THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 82 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES, SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. MOST POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED. OTHER 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 POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED, AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE, INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST, A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET IS POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. HEAVY AND POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MAY RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION ALONG WITH BATTERING WAVES. ...RIP CURRENTS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE WILL BECOME DANGEROUS, THEREFORE EVERYONE IS URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ015-PAZ067>069-262000- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-MERCER-CHESTER- MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- 632 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW 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. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO, THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 70 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES, SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES, AWNINGS OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... FOR MARYLANDS EASTERN SHORE, A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FEET IS POSSIBLE. THIS HOWEVER WILL DEPEND ON THE PRECISE SIZE, INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. HEAVY AND POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MAY RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. $$ NJZ012-262000- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MIDDLESEX- 632 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY CALM AND KEEP INFORMED. COMPLY WITH ANY EVACUATION ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. 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. ITEMS TO BRING TO A SHELTER INCLUDE A FIRST AID KIT, MEDICINES AND PRESCRIPTIONS, BABY FOOD AND DIAPERS, GAMES AND BOOKS, TOILETRIES, A BATTERY POWERED RADIO, A CELL PHONE, FLASHLIGHTS WITH EXTRA BATTERIES, A BLANKET OR SLEEPING BAG FOR EACH PERSON, PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION, COPIES OF KEY PAPERS SUCH AS INSURANCE POLICIES, AVAILABLE CASH AND CREDIT CARDS. REMEMBER, PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST PUBLIC SHELTERS, SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. REGARDING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS, COVER ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS WITH SHUTTERS OR PLYWOOD. MOVE PATIO FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS INDOORS. BRACE ALL EXTERIOR DOORS, INCLUDING GARAGE DOORS. DO THIS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. IF YOU NEED TO MAKE A TRIP TO THE HARDWARE STORE, THE GROCERY STORE OR THE GAS STATION, DO SO AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO, THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 61 TO 66 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE 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 SUNDAY MORNING TO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE AREA. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE, INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST, A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET IS POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. HEAVY AND POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MAY RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SIGNIFICANT COASTAL EROSION AND BATTERING WAVES MAY OCCUR AS WATER IS PUSHED INTO RARITAN BAY. $$ ANZ430-431-450>455-262000- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 632 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 19 PERCENT. ALSO, THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 83 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE ONSET OF HURRICANE CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY EVENING. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES, SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL QUICKLY BUILD AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE ARRIVES, WITH HEIGHTS REACHING NEAR 20 FEET. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS TO OCCUR IN RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. THIS POTENTIAL WILL ULTIMATELY DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORMS CENTER. $$ ANZ470-262000- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 632 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 23 PERCENT. ALSO, THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 84 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE ONSET OF HURRICANE CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY EVENING. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES, SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL QUICKLY BUILD AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE ARRIVES, WITH HEIGHTS REACHING NEAR 20 FEET. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS TO OCCUR IN RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. THIS POTENTIAL WILL ULTIMATELY DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORMS CENTER. $$
489 WTUS81 KPHI 261343 HLSPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 943 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE REGION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM LOCATION. UPDATED TO ADD HUNTERDON COUNTY NJ. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN NEW JERSEY...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE...AND THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. THIS STATEMENT ALSO APPLIES TO COASTAL AREAS FROM RARITAN BAY AND SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY TO FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE INCLUDING ALL OF THE DELAWARE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH...SALEM...GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN... NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY...COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...TALBOT...CAROLINE...MERCER... CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS. A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MIDDLESEX. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MORRIS...HUNTERDON AND SOMERSET. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE REGION. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.0N...LONGITUDE 77.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 640 MILES SOUTH OF DOVER DE...OR ABOUT 630 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CAPE MAY NJ. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 110 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTH NORTHEAST THROUGH SUNDAY, WHICH BRINGS THE CENTER VERY NEAR THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS SUNDAY. THE STORM WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS, TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND COASTAL FLOODING. THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ANTICIPATED IS 6 TO 12 INCHES. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN IN COMBINATION WITH A WET MONTH WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD FLOODING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR FLOODING IN SOME LOCATIONS. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS, DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK AS THIS HURRICANE IS A LARGE STORM. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, THEREFORE EVERYONE IS URGED COMPLETE THEIR PREPARATIONS TODAY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND, AND BERKELEY TOWNSHIP IN OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS WHEN EVACUATIONS ARE ORDERED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING, NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETE 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. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH, CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. 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 MOUNT HOLLY AROUND NOON EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NJZ008-010-271345- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MORRIS-SOMERSET- 943 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO NEW INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 51 TO 61 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... A 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. $$ NJZ009-271345- /O.EXA.KPHI.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ HUNTERDON- 943 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. $$ DEZ001>004-NJZ013-014-016>027-PAZ070-071-271345- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE- PHILADELPHIA- 943 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO NEW INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 14 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 82 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE, INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST, A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET IS POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. HEAVY AND POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MAY RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... HERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION ALONG WITH BATTERING WAVES. ...RIP CURRENTS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE WILL BECOME DANGEROUS, THEREFORE EVERYONE IS URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ015-PAZ067>069-271345- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-MERCER-CHESTER- MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- 943 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO NEW INFORMATION. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES, SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES, AWNINGS OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 70 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY MORNING. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... FOR MARYLANDS EASTERN SHORE, A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FEET IS POSSIBLE. THIS HOWEVER WILL DEPEND ON THE PRECISE SIZE, INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. HEAVY AND POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MAY RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. $$ NJZ012-271345- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MIDDLESEX- 943 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO NEW INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO, THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 61 TO 66 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES CLOSER, THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING TO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE, INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST, A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET IS POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. HEAVY AND POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MAY RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SIGNIFICANT COASTAL EROSION AND BATTERING WAVES MAY OCCUR AS WATER IS PUSHED INTO RARITAN BAY. $$ ANZ430-431-450>455-271345- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 943 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO NEW INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 19 PERCENT. ALSO, THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 83 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY EVENING. THE ONSET OF HURRICANE CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES, SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL QUICKLY BUILD AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE ARRIVES, WITH HEIGHTS REACHING NEAR 20 FEET. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS TO OCCUR IN RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. THIS POTENTIAL WILL ULTIMATELY DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORMS CENTER. $$ ANZ470-271345- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 943 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO NEW INFORMATION ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 23 PERCENT. ALSO, THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 84 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY EVENING. THE ONSET OF HURRICANE CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES, SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL QUICKLY BUILD AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE ARRIVES, WITH HEIGHTS REACHING NEAR 25 FEET. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS TO OCCUR IN RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. THIS POTENTIAL WILL ULTIMATELY DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORMS CENTER. $$ MANNING
161 WTUS81 KPHI 261633 HLSPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1233 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE REGION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED TO UPGRADE TALBOT AND CAROLINE COUNTIES TO A HURRICANE WARNING. UPDATED STORM LOCATION. UPDATED EVACUATION INFORMATION UNDER THE SITUATIONAL OVERVIEW. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN NEW JERSEY...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE...AND THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. THIS STATEMENT ALSO APPLIES TO COASTAL AREAS FROM RARITAN BAY AND SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY TO FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE INCLUDING ALL OF THE DELAWARE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... TALBOT...CAROLINE. A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH...SALEM...GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN... NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY...COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...MERCER...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS. A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MIDDLESEX. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MORRIS...HUNTERDON AND SOMERSET. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE REGION. 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 30.7N...LONGITUDE 77.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 620 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NJ...OR ABOUT 590 MILES SOUTH OF DOVER DE. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 105 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTH NORTHEAST THROUGH SUNDAY, WHICH BRINGS THE CENTER VERY NEAR THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS SUNDAY. THE STORM WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS, TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RESULTING IN DANGEROUS FLOODING OF CREEKS, STREAMS AND RIVERS, AND COASTAL FLOODING. THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ANTICIPATED IS 6 TO 12 INCHES. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS, DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK AS THIS HURRICANE IS A LARGE STORM. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, THEREFORE EVERYONE IS URGED COMPLETE THEIR PREPARATIONS TODAY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR BERKELEY TOWNSHIP IN OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS WHEN EVACUATIONS ARE ORDERED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING, NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETE 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. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH, CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. 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 MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 3 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NJZ008>010-262100- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- 1233 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO SIGNIFICANT NEW INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 52 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE 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 SUNDAY MORNING TO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE AREA SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ DEZ001>004-NJZ013-014-016>027-PAZ070-071-262100- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE- PHILADELPHIA- 1233 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO SIGNIFICANT NEW INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 11 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 75 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE, INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST, A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET IS POSSIBLE. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION ALONG WITH BATTERING WAVES. ...RIP CURRENTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THEREFORE EVERYONE IS URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ MDZ008-012-015-NJZ015-PAZ067>069-262100- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-MERCER-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- 1233 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM SURGE. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 55 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE, A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS POSSIBLE. THIS HOWEVER WILL DEPEND ON THE PRECISE SIZE, INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM. $$ MDZ019-020-262100- /O.UPG.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ TALBOT-CAROLINE- 1233 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ NJZ012-262100- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MIDDLESEX- 1233 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO SIGNIFICANT NEW INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 52 TO 57 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY EVENING. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM SUNDAY MORNING TO LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE AREA LATE SATURDAY EVENING. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE, INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST, A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET IS POSSIBLE. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SIGNIFICANT COASTAL EROSION AND BATTERING WAVES MAY OCCUR AS WATER IS PUSHED INTO RARITAN BAY. $$ ANZ430-431-450>455-262100- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 1233 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO SIGNIFICANT NEW INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 16 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 77 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL QUICKLY BUILD AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE ARRIVES, WITH HEIGHTS REACHING NEAR 20 FEET. ...WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS TO OCCUR IN RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. THIS POTENTIAL WILL ULTIMATELY DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORMS CENTER. $$ ANZ470-262100- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 1233 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO SIGNIFICANT NEW INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 20 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 77 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL QUICKLY BUILD AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE ARRIVES, WITH HEIGHTS REACHING NEAR 25 FEET. ...WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS TO OCCUR IN RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. THIS POTENTIAL WILL ULTIMATELY DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORMS CENTER. $$ MANNING/DELISI
681 WTUS81 KPHI 261717 HLSPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 117 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE REGION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED TO INCLUDE TALBOT AND CAROLINE COUNTIES IN SUB-SECTION WITH SPECIFICS. UPDATED WIND INFORMATION IN SOME SUB-SECTIONS. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN NEW JERSEY...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE...AND THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. THIS STATEMENT ALSO APPLIES TO COASTAL AREAS FROM RARITAN BAY AND SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY TO FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE INCLUDING ALL OF THE DELAWARE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...TALBOT... CAROLINE...WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH...SALEM... GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN... CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY... COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON... DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...MERCER...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS. A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MIDDLESEX. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MORRIS...HUNTERDON AND SOMERSET. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE REGION. 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 30.7N...LONGITUDE 77.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 620 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NJ...OR ABOUT 590 MILES SOUTH OF DOVER DE. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 105 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTH NORTHEAST THROUGH SUNDAY, WHICH BRINGS THE CENTER VERY NEAR THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS SUNDAY. THE STORM WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS, TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RESULTING IN DANGEROUS FLOODING OF CREEKS, STREAMS AND RIVERS, AND COASTAL FLOODING. THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ANTICIPATED IS 6 TO 12 INCHES. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS, DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK AS THIS HURRICANE IS A LARGE STORM. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, THEREFORE EVERYONE IS URGED COMPLETE THEIR PREPARATIONS TODAY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR BERKELEY TOWNSHIP IN OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS WHEN EVACUATIONS ARE ORDERED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING, NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETE 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. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH, CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. 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 MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 300 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NJZ008>010-262100- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- 117 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO NEW INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 52 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE 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 SUNDAY MORNING TO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE AREA SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ DEZ001>004-MDZ019-020-NJZ013-014-016>027-PAZ070-071-262100- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-TALBOT-CAROLINE- WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 117 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... ADDITIONAL WIND INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 11 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 75 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE, INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST, A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND DELAWARE BAY SHORE. A 1 TO 3 FEET SURGE IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SEVERE BEACH EROSION ALONG WITH BATTERING WAVES ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND DELAWARE BAY SHORE. ...RIP CURRENTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THEREFORE EVERYONE IS URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ MDZ008-012-015-NJZ015-PAZ067>069-262100- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-MERCER-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- 117 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... ADDITIONAL WIND INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 55 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE, A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS POSSIBLE. THIS HOWEVER WILL DEPEND ON THE PRECISE SIZE, INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM. $$ NJZ012-262100- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MIDDLESEX- 117 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO NEW INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 52 TO 57 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY EVENING. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM SUNDAY MORNING TO LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE AREA LATE SATURDAY EVENING. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE, INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST, A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET IS POSSIBLE. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SIGNIFICANT COASTAL EROSION AND BATTERING WAVES MAY OCCUR AS WATER IS PUSHED INTO RARITAN BAY. $$ ANZ430-431-450>455-262100- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 117 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO NEW INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 16 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 77 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL QUICKLY BUILD AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE ARRIVES, WITH HEIGHTS REACHING NEAR 20 FEET. ...WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS TO OCCUR IN RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. THIS POTENTIAL WILL ULTIMATELY DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORMS CENTER. $$ ANZ470-262100- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 117 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO NEW INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 20 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 77 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL QUICKLY BUILD AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE ARRIVES, WITH HEIGHTS REACHING NEAR 25 FEET. ...WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS TO OCCUR IN RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. THIS POTENTIAL WILL ULTIMATELY DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORMS CENTER. $$ MANNING/DELISI
656 WTUS81 KPHI 261900 HLSPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 300 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE REGION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM LOCATION. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN NEW JERSEY...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE...AND THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. THIS STATEMENT ALSO APPLIES TO COASTAL AREAS FROM RARITAN BAY AND SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY TO FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE INCLUDING ALL OF THE DELAWARE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...TALBOT... CAROLINE...WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH...SALEM... GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN... CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY... COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON... DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...MERCER...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS. A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MIDDLESEX. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MORRIS...HUNTERDON AND SOMERSET. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PHILADELPHIA QUAD STATE REGION. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.2N...LONGITUDE 77.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 590 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NJ...OR ABOUT 560 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF DOVER DE. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTH NORTHEAST THROUGH SUNDAY, WHICH BRINGS THE CENTER VERY NEAR THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS SUNDAY. THE STORM WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS, TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RESULTING IN DANGEROUS FLOODING OF CREEKS, STREAMS AND RIVERS, AND COASTAL FLOODING. THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ANTICIPATED IS 6 TO 12 INCHES. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS, DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK AS THIS HURRICANE IS A LARGE STORM. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, THEREFORE EVERYONE IS URGED COMPLETE THEIR PREPARATIONS TODAY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR BERKELEY TOWNSHIP IN OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS WHEN EVACUATIONS ARE ORDERED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING, NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETE 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. PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY LAST LONG PERIODS OF TIME... AND MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF FUEL. 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. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH, CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. 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 MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 6 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NJZ008>010-270000- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- 300 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 52 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING TO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE AREA SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ DEZ001>004-MDZ019-020-NJZ013-014-016>027-PAZ070-071-270000- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-TALBOT-CAROLINE- WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 300 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 11 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 75 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND DELAWARE BAY SHORE. A 1 TO 3 FEET SURGE IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SEVERE BEACH EROSION ALONG WITH BATTERING WAVES ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND DELAWARE BAY SHORE. ...RIP CURRENTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THEREFORE EVERYONE IS URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ MDZ008-012-015-NJZ015-PAZ067>069-270000- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-MERCER-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- 300 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 55 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS POSSIBLE. THIS HOWEVER WILL DEPEND ON THE PRECISE SIZE... INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM. $$ NJZ012-270000- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MIDDLESEX- 300 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 52 TO 57 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS LATE SATURDAY EVENING. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET IS POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST VALUES EXPECTED IN RARITAN BAY. $$ ANZ430-431-450>455-270000- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 300 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 77 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL QUICKLY BUILD AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE ARRIVES...WITH HEIGHTS REACHING AT LEAST 20 FEET ON THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND 5 TO 10 FEET ON DELAWARE BAY WITH UP TO 15 FEET AT THE ENTRANCE. ...WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS TO OCCUR IN RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. THIS POTENTIAL WILL ULTIMATELY DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORMS CENTER. $$ ANZ470-270000- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 300 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 77 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL QUICKLY BUILD AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE ARRIVES...WITH HEIGHTS REACHING AROUND 25 FEET. ...WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS TO OCCUR IN RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. THIS POTENTIAL WILL ULTIMATELY DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORMS CENTER. $$ MANNING/DELISI/DRAG
621 WTUS81 KPHI 262159 HLSPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 559 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE REGION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... .NEW INFORMATION... CHANGING REMAINING WATCHES TO WARNINGS. UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN NEW JERSEY...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE...AND THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. THIS STATEMENT ALSO APPLIES TO COASTAL AREAS FROM RARITAN BAY AND SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY TO FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE INCLUDING ALL OF THE DELAWARE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MIDDLESEX. A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...TALBOT... CAROLINE...WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH...SALEM... GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN... CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY... COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON... DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MORRIS...HUNTERDON AND SOMERSET. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...MERCER...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PHILADELPHIA QUAD STATE REGION. 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 550 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NJ...OR ABOUT 520 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF DOVER DE. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTH ALONG THE EAST COAST THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE PASSING VERY CLOSE TO THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS SUNDAY. THE STORM WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RESULTING IN DANGEROUS FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND RIVERS...AND COASTAL FLOODING. OVERALL...6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS SEEING OVER 12 INCHES OF RAINFALL. HEAVY AND POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE SATURDAY TO SUNDAY TIME FRAME WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE AND THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. THE RARITAN AND SCHUYLKILL RIVERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REACT RATHER QUICKLY AND ALSO ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING. THE DELAWARE...SUSQUEHANNA...RANCOCAS AND PASSAIC RIVERS REACT MORE SLOWLY...BUT THEY ALSO ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING FROM THIS RAINFALL EVENT. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK AS THIS HURRICANE IS A LARGE STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION...THEREFORE EVERYONE IS URGED COMPLETE THEIR PREPARATIONS TODAY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR BERKELEY TOWNSHIP IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS WHEN EVACUATIONS ARE ORDERED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETE 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. PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY LAST LONG PERIODS OF TIME... AND MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF FUEL. 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. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 930 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NJZ008>010-272200- /O.UPG.KPHI.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- 559 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ DEZ001>004-MDZ019-020-NJZ013-014-016>027-PAZ070-071-272200- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-TALBOT-CAROLINE- WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 559 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED PROBABILITIES. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 9 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 78 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND DELAWARE BAY SHORE. A 1 TO 3 FEET SURGE IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SEVERE BEACH EROSION ALONG WITH BATTERING WAVES ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND DELAWARE BAY SHORE. ...RIP CURRENTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THEREFORE EVERYONE IS URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ MDZ008-012-015-NJZ015-PAZ067>069-272200- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-MERCER-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- 559 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED PROBABILITIES. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 62 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS POSSIBLE. THIS HOWEVER WILL DEPEND ON THE PRECISE SIZE... INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM. $$ NJZ012-272200- /O.UPG.KPHI.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MIDDLESEX- 559 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ ANZ430-431-450>455-272200- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 559 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED PROBABILITIES. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 11 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 80 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL QUICKLY BUILD AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE ARRIVES...WITH HEIGHTS REACHING AT LEAST 20 FEET ON THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND 5 TO 10 FEET ON DELAWARE BAY WITH UP TO 15 FEET AT THE ENTRANCE. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS TO OCCUR IN RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. THIS POTENTIAL WILL ULTIMATELY DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORMS CENTER. $$ ANZ470-272200- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 559 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED PROBABILITIES. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 6 TO 14 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 71 TO 81 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL QUICKLY BUILD AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE ARRIVES...WITH HEIGHTS REACHING AROUND 25 FEET. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS TO OCCUR IN RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. THIS POTENTIAL WILL ULTIMATELY DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORMS CENTER. $$ MANNING
945 WTUS81 KPHI 270026 HLSPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 826 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE REGION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... .NEW INFORMATION... IRENE 7 PM POSITION. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN NEW JERSEY...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... DELAWARE...AND THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. THIS STATEMENT ALSO APPLIES TO COASTAL AREAS FROM RARITAN BAY AND SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY TO FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE INCLUDING ALL OF THE DELAWARE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...TALBOT... CAROLINE...MIDDLESEX...WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH... SALEM...GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN... CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY... COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON... DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...MORRIS...HUNTERDON...SOMERSET... MERCER...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PHILADELPHIA QUAD STATE REGION. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 7 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.1N...LONGITUDE 77.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 520 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NJ...OR ABOUT 490 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF DOVER DE. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH NORTHEAST OR 15 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTH ALONG THE EAST COAST THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE PASSING VERY CLOSE TO THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS SUNDAY. THE STORM WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RESULTING IN DANGEROUS FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND RIVERS...AND COASTAL FLOODING. OVERALL...6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS SEEING OVER 12 INCHES. HEAVY AND POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE SATURDAY TO SUNDAY TIME FRAME WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE AND THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. THE RARITAN AND SCHUYLKILL RIVERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REACT RATHER QUICKLY AND ALSO ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING. THE DELAWARE...SUSQUEHANNA...RANCOCAS AND PASSAIC RIVERS REACT MORE SLOWLY...BUT THEY ALSO ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING FROM THIS RAINFALL EVENT. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK AS THIS HURRICANE IS A LARGE STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION... THEREFORE EVERYONE IS URGED COMPLETE THEIR PREPARATIONS TODAY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR BERKELEY TOWNSHIP IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. SOME MAJOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN NEW JERSEY WILL BE HALTED AT NOON SATURDAY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. AT LEAST ONE BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED BEGINNING AT 6PM SATURDAY. PLEASE MONITOR ALL MEDIA BROADCASTS REGARDING THE STATUS OF EVACUATIONS...TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND SHELTERS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS WHEN EVACUATIONS ARE ORDERED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETE 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. PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY LAST LONG PERIODS OF TIME... AND MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF FUEL. 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. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 1130 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MDZ008-012-015-NJZ008>010-015-PAZ067>069-280030- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MERCER- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- 826 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NONE. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 62 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS POSSIBLE. THIS HOWEVER WILL DEPEND ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM. ...INLAND FLOODING... A 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. $$ DEZ001>004-MDZ019-020-NJZ012>014-016>027-PAZ070-071-280030- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-TALBOT-CAROLINE- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER- CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 826 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NONE. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 9 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 78 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND DELAWARE BAY SHORE. A 1 TO 3 FEET SURGE IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A 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. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SEVERE BEACH EROSION ALONG WITH BATTERING WAVES...AROUND 20 FEET HIGH...ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND OUTER DELAWARE BAY SHORE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ...RIP CURRENTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THEREFORE EVERYONE IS URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ ANZ430-431-450>455-280030- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 826 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NONE. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 11 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 80 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL QUICKLY BUILD AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE ARRIVES...WITH HEIGHTS REACHING AT LEAST 20 FEET ON THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND 5 TO 10 FEET ON DELAWARE BAY WITH UP TO 15 FEET AT THE ENTRANCE. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS TO OCCUR IN RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE SUNDAY MORNING. THIS POTENTIAL WILL ULTIMATELY DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORMS CENTER. $$ ANZ470-280030- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 826 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NONE. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 6 TO 14 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 71 TO 81 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE SATURDAY EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 KNOTS. SEAS ON THESE ATLANTIC OUTER COASTAL WATERS MAY REACH OR EXCEED 25 FEET FOR A TIME SUNDAY MORNING. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS TO OCCUR IN RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE SUNDAY MORNING. THIS POTENTIAL WILL ULTIMATELY DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORMS CENTER. $$
129 WTUS81 KPHI 270416 HLSPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1216 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE REGION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... .NEW INFORMATION... THE 1100 PM EDT LOCATION FOR HURRICANE IRENE. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN DELAWARE...NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...AS WELL AS ON THE COASTAL WATERS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE AND ON DELAWARE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...TALBOT... CAROLINE...MIDDLESEX...WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH... SALEM...GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN... CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY... COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON... DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...MORRIS...HUNTERDON...SOMERSET... MERCER...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.6N...LONGITUDE 76.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 490 MILES SOUTH- SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NJ...OR ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTH OF DOVER DE. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTH ALONG THE EAST COAST THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE PASSING VERY CLOSE TO THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS SUNDAY. THE STORM WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RESULTING IN DANGEROUS FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND RIVERS...AND COASTAL FLOODING. OVERALL...6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS SEEING OVER 12 INCHES. HEAVY AND POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE SATURDAY TO SUNDAY TIME FRAME WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE AND THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. THE RARITAN AND SCHUYLKILL RIVERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REACT RATHER QUICKLY AND ALSO ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING. THE DELAWARE...SUSQUEHANNA...RANCOCAS AND PASSAIC RIVERS REACT MORE SLOWLY...BUT THEY ALSO ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING FROM THIS RAINFALL EVENT. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK AS THIS HURRICANE IS A LARGE STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION... THEREFORE EVERYONE IS URGED COMPLETE THEIR PREPARATIONS TODAY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR BERKELEY TOWNSHIP IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. SOME MAJOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN NEW JERSEY WILL BE HALTED AT NOON SATURDAY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. AT LEAST ONE BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED BEGINNING AT 6PM SATURDAY. PLEASE MONITOR ALL MEDIA BROADCASTS REGARDING THE STATUS OF EVACUATIONS...TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND SHELTERS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS WHEN EVACUATIONS ARE ORDERED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETE 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. PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY LAST LONG PERIODS OF TIME... AND MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF FUEL. 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. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 330 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MDZ008-012-015-NJZ008>010-015-PAZ067>069-280415- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MERCER- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- 1216 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO NEW INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 63 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS POSSIBLE. THIS HOWEVER WILL DEPEND ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM. ...INLAND FLOODING... A 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. $$ DEZ001>004-MDZ019-020-NJZ012>014-016>027-PAZ070-071-280415- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-TALBOT-CAROLINE- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER- CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 1216 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO NEW INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 10 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 84 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND DELAWARE BAY SHORE. A 1 TO 3 FEET SURGE IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. .INLAND FLOODING... A 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. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SEVERE BEACH EROSION ALONG WITH BATTERING WAVES...AROUND 20 FEET HIGH...ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND OUTER DELAWARE BAY SHORE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ...RIP CURRENTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THEREFORE EVERYONE IS URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ ANZ430-431-450>455-280415- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 1216 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO NEW INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 15 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 86 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL QUICKLY BUILD AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE ARRIVES...WITH HEIGHTS REACHING AT LEAST 20 FEET ON THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND 5 TO 10 FEET ON DELAWARE BAY WITH UP TO 15 FEET AT THE ENTRANCE. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS TO OCCUR IN RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE SUNDAY MORNING. THIS POTENTIAL WILL ULTIMATELY DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORMS CENTER. $$ ANZ470-280415- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 1216 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO NEW INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 8 TO 18 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 87 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE SATURDAY EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 KNOTS. SEAS ON THESE ATLANTIC OUTER COASTAL WATERS MAY REACH OR EXCEED 25 FEET FOR A TIME SUNDAY MORNING. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS TO OCCUR IN RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE SUNDAY MORNING. THIS POTENTIAL WILL ULTIMATELY DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORMS CENTER. $$
588 WTUS81 KPHI 270726 HLSPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 326 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE WILL IMPACT THE REGION SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGH SUNDAY... .NEW INFORMATION... THE 200 AM EDT POSITION OF HURRICANE IRENE. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...AS WELL AS ON THE COASTAL WATERS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE AND ON DELAWARE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...TALBOT... CAROLINE...MIDDLESEX...WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH... SALEM...GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN... CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY... COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON... DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...MORRIS...HUNTERDON...SOMERSET... MERCER...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.1N...LONGITUDE 76.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTH- SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NJ...OR ABOUT 420 MILES SOUTH OF DOVER DE. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHWARD ALONG THE EAST COAST...WITH THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE PASSING VERY CLOSE TO THE COASTS OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STORM WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH DANGEROUS FLOODING...AND COASTAL FLOODING. OVERALL...6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH A FEW LOCATIONS RECEIVING OVER 12 INCHES. HEAVY AND POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. THE RARITAN AND SCHUYLKILL RIVERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REACT RATHER QUICKLY AND ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING. THE DELAWARE...SUSQUEHANNA AND PASSAIC RIVERS REACT MORE SLOWLY. HOWEVER...THEY ALSO ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING FROM THIS RAINFALL EVENT. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK OF THE HURRICANE...AS IRENE IS A LARGE STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. EVERYONE IS URGED TO COMPLETE THEIR STORM PREPARATIONS. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR BERKELEY TOWNSHIP IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. SOME MAJOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN NEW JERSEY WILL BE HALTED AT NOON TODAY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. AT LEAST ONE BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED BEGINNING AT 600 PM TODAY. PLEASE MONITOR MEDIA BROADCASTS REGARDING THE STATUS OF EVACUATIONS...TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND SHELTERS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS WHEN EVACUATIONS ARE ORDERED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE 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. PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES THAT COULD LAST FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. 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. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 630 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MDZ008-012-015-NJZ008>010-015-PAZ067>069-280730- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MERCER- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- 326 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NONE. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 63 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ DEZ001>004-MDZ019-020-NJZ012>014-016>027-PAZ070-071-280730- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-TALBOT-CAROLINE- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER- CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 326 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NONE. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 10 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 84 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MUCH DEPENDS ON THE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY. A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND THE DELAWARE BAY SHORE. A 1 TO 3 FOOT SURGE IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SEVERE BEACH EROSION ALONG WITH BATTERING WAVES...AROUND 20 FEET HIGH...ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY COASTLINE FROM LATE TODAY INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ...RIP CURRENTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT ENTER THE SURF. $$ ANZ430-431-450>455-280730- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 326 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NONE. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 15 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 86 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SHOULD ARRIVE TONIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL QUICKLY BUILD AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE ARRIVES...WITH WAVE HEIGHTS REACHING AT LEAST 20 FEET ON THE ATLANTIC WATERS. WAVES SHOULD BE 5 TO 10 FEET ON DELAWARE BAY...UP TO 15 FEET AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE BAY. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS EARLY ON SUNDAY IN THE RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. THE POTENTIAL WILL DEPEND ULTIMATELY ON THE TRACK OF THE STORM CENTER. $$ ANZ470-280730- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 326 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NONE. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 8 TO 18 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 87 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SHOULD ARRIVE THIS EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 KNOTS. SEAS ON THE ATLANTIC OUTER COASTAL WATERS MAY REACH OR EXCEED 25 FEET FOR A TIME FROM TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS EARLY ON SUNDAY IN THE RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. THE POTENTIAL WILL DEPEND ULTIMATELY ON THE TRACK OF THE STORM CENTER. $$
319 WTUS81 KPHI 270955 HLSPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 555 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE WILL IMPACT THE REGION SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGH SUNDAY... .NEW INFORMATION... THE 500 AM EDT POSITION OF HURRICANE IRENE. THE INCLUSION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES OF BERKS...LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...CARBON AND MONROE AND THE NEW JERSEY COUNTIES OF WARREN AND SUSSEX IN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...AS WELL AS ON THE COASTAL WATERS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE AND ON DELAWARE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...TALBOT... CAROLINE...MIDDLESEX...WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH... SALEM...GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN... CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY... COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON... DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SUSSEX...WARREN...CARBON...MONROE...BERKS...LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...MORRIS...HUNTERDON...SOMERSET... MERCER...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. 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 380 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NJ...OR ABOUT 350 MILES SOUTH OF DOVER DE. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 90 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHWARD ALONG THE EAST COAST...WITH THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE PASSING VERY CLOSE TO THE COASTS OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STORM WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH DANGEROUS FLOODING...AND COASTAL FLOODING. OVERALL...6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH A FEW LOCATIONS RECEIVING OVER 12 INCHES. HEAVY AND POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH SUNDAY WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. THE RARITAN AND SCHUYLKILL RIVERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REACT RATHER QUICKLY AND ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING. THE DELAWARE...SUSQUEHANNA AND PASSAIC RIVERS REACT MORE SLOWLY. HOWEVER...THEY ALSO ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING FROM THIS RAINFALL EVENT. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK OF THE HURRICANE...AS IRENE IS A LARGE STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. EVERYONE IS URGED TO COMPLETE THEIR STORM PREPARATIONS. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR BERKELEY TOWNSHIP IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. SOME MAJOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN NEW JERSEY WILL BE HALTED AT NOON TODAY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. AT LEAST ONE BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED BEGINNING AT 600 PM TODAY. PLEASE MONITOR MEDIA BROADCASTS REGARDING THE STATUS OF EVACUATIONS...TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND SHELTERS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS WHEN EVACUATIONS ARE ORDERED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE 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. PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES THAT COULD LAST FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. 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. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 930 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MDZ008-012-015-NJZ008>010-015-PAZ067>069-281000- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MERCER- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- 555 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NONE. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 75 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ DEZ001>004-MDZ019-020-NJZ012>014-016>027-PAZ070-071-281000- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-TALBOT-CAROLINE- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER- CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 555 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NONE. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 12 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 87 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MUCH DEPENDS ON THE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY. A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND THE DELAWARE BAY SHORE. A 1 TO 3 FOOT SURGE IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SEVERE BEACH EROSION ALONG WITH BATTERING WAVES...AROUND 20 FEET HIGH...ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY COASTLINE FROM LATE TODAY INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ...RIP CURRENTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT ENTER THE SURF. $$ NJZ001-007-PAZ054-055-060>062-281000- /O.EXA.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- 555 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 75 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ ANZ430-431-450>455-281000- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 555 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NONE. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 17 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 91 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE THIS EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL BUILD QUICKLY AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE ARRIVES...WITH WAVE HEIGHTS REACHING AT LEAST 20 FEET ON THE ATLANTIC WATERS. WAVES SHOULD BE 5 TO 10 FEET ON DELAWARE BAY...UP TO 15 FEET AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE BAY. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY ON SUNDAY IN THE RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. THE POTENTIAL WILL DEPEND ULTIMATELY ON THE TRACK OF THE STORM CENTER. $$ ANZ470-281000- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 555 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NONE. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 12 TO 22 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 86 TO 92 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE THIS EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. SEAS ON THE ATLANTIC OUTER COASTAL WATERS MAY REACH OR EXCEED 25 FEET FOR A TIME FROM TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY ON SUNDAY IN THE RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. THE POTENTIAL WILL DEPEND ULTIMATELY ON THE TRACK OF THE STORM CENTER. $$
448 WTUS81 KPHI 271205 HLSPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 805 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE WILL IMPACT THE REGION SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGH SUNDAY... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...AS WELL AS ON THE COASTAL WATERS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE AND ON DELAWARE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...TALBOT... CAROLINE...MIDDLESEX...WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH... SALEM...GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN... CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY... COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON... DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...SUSSEX...WARREN...MORRIS... HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MERCER...CARBON...MONROE...BERKS... LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS. FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.7N...LONGITUDE 76.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 340 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NJ...OR ABOUT 310 MILES SOUTH OF DOVER DE. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHWARD ALONG THE EAST COAST...WITH THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE PASSING VERY CLOSE TO THE COASTS OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STORM WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH DANGEROUS FLOODING...AND COASTAL FLOODING. OVERALL...6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH A FEW LOCATIONS RECEIVING OVER 12 INCHES. HEAVY AND POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH SUNDAY WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. THE RARITAN AND SCHUYLKILL RIVERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REACT RATHER QUICKLY AND ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING. THE DELAWARE...SUSQUEHANNA AND PASSAIC RIVERS REACT MORE SLOWLY. HOWEVER...THEY ALSO ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING FROM THIS RAINFALL EVENT. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK OF THE HURRICANE...AS IRENE IS A LARGE STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. EVERYONE IS URGED TO COMPLETE THEIR STORM PREPARATIONS. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR BERKELEY TOWNSHIP IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. SOME MAJOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN NEW JERSEY WILL BE HALTED AT NOON TODAY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. AT LEAST ONE BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED BEGINNING AT 600 PM TODAY. PLEASE MONITOR MEDIA BROADCASTS REGARDING THE STATUS OF EVACUATIONS...TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND SHELTERS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS WHEN EVACUATIONS ARE ORDERED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE 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. PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES THAT COULD LAST FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. 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. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY AROUND NOON EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MDZ008-012-015-NJZ001-007>010-015-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>069- 281215- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY- BUCKS- 805 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 75 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ DEZ001>004-MDZ019-020-NJZ012>014-016>027-PAZ070-071-281215- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-TALBOT-CAROLINE- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER- CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 805 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 12 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 87 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MUCH DEPENDS ON THE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY. A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND THE DELAWARE BAY SHORE. A 1 TO 3 FOOT SURGE IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SEVERE BEACH EROSION ALONG WITH BATTERING WAVES...AROUND 20 FEET HIGH...ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY COASTLINE FROM LATE TODAY INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ...RIP CURRENTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. DO NOT ENTER THE SURF. $$ ANZ430-431-450>455-281215- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 805 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 17 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 91 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE THIS EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL BUILD QUICKLY AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE ARRIVES...WITH WAVE HEIGHTS REACHING AT LEAST 20 FEET ON THE ATLANTIC WATERS. WAVES SHOULD BE 5 TO 10 FEET ON DELAWARE BAY... UP TO 15 FEET AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE BAY. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS TODAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY IN THE RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. THE POTENTIAL WILL DEPEND ULTIMATELY ON THE TRACK OF THE STORM CENTER. $$ ANZ470-281215- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 805 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 12 TO 22 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 86 TO 92 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE THIS EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. SEAS ON THE ATLANTIC OUTER COASTAL WATERS MAY REACH OR EXCEED 25 FEET FOR A TIME FROM TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS TODAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY IN THE RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. THE POTENTIAL WILL DEPEND ULTIMATELY ON THE TRACK OF THE STORM CENTER. $$ MANNING
533 WTUS81 KPHI 271607 HLSPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1207 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS THROUGH SUNDAY... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. UPDATED PROBABILITIES. UPDATED TORNADO INFORMATION. UPDATED COASTAL FLOODING IMPACT STATEMENTS. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...AS WELL AS ON THE COASTAL WATERS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE AND ON DELAWARE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...TALBOT... CAROLINE...MIDDLESEX...WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH... SALEM...GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN... CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY... COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON... DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...SUSSEX...WARREN...MORRIS... HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MERCER...CARBON...MONROE...BERKS... LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. 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 JERSEY...DELAWARE AND PORTIONS OF THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND ADJACENT WATERS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO 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 310 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NJ...OR ABOUT 270 MILES SOUTH OF DOVER DE. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 15 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHWARD ALONG THE EAST COAST...WITH THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE PASSING VERY CLOSE TO THE COASTS OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STORM WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH DANGEROUS FLOODING...AND COASTAL FLOODING. OVERALL...6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH A FEW LOCATIONS RECEIVING OVER 12 INCHES. HEAVY AND POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH SUNDAY WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. THE RARITAN AND SCHUYLKILL RIVERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REACT RATHER QUICKLY AND ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING. THE DELAWARE...SUSQUEHANNA AND PASSAIC RIVERS REACT MORE SLOWLY. HOWEVER...THEY ALSO ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING FROM THIS RAINFALL EVENT. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OR HURRICANE IRENE THROUGH TONIGHT. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK OF THE HURRICANE...AS IRENE IS A LARGE STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. EVERYONE IS URGED TO COMPLETE THEIR STORM PREPARATIONS. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR BERKELEY TOWNSHIP IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. SOME MAJOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN NEW JERSEY WILL BE HALTED AT NOON TODAY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. AT LEAST ONE BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED BEGINNING AT 600 PM TODAY. PLEASE MONITOR MEDIA BROADCASTS REGARDING THE STATUS OF EVACUATIONS...TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND SHELTERS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS WHEN EVACUATIONS ARE ORDERED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE 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. PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES THAT COULD LAST FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. 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. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 3 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MDZ008-012-015-NJZ001-007>010-015-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>069- 272300- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY- BUCKS- 1207 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED PROBABILITIES. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 75 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. ISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ DEZ001>004-MDZ019-020-NJZ012>014-016>027-PAZ070-071-272300- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-TALBOT-CAROLINE- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER- CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 1207 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED COASTAL FLOOD IMPACT STATEMENTS. UPDATED PROBABILITIES. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 12 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 87 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MUCH DEPENDS ON THE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY. A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTED TIDES IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND THE DELAWARE BAY SHORE. FOR ATLANTIC COUNTY NEW JERSEY...AT 7.5 FEET MLLW...OR 9.5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS ON THE MARGATE BRIDGE CAUSEWAY. FOR REFERENCE... SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 9.4 FEET MLLW... OR 11.5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL... THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE 1944 HURRICANE. IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY ALONG THE RARITAN BAY AND RARITAN RIVER... AT 7.7 FEET MLLW... OR 10.3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL... FLOODING OCCURS ALONG NEW JERSEY ROUTE 35 AND 36 IN KEYPORT AND HAZLET. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 9.4 FEET MLLW... OR 11 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL... THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE 1944 HURRICANE. IN CAPE MAY COUNTY NEW JERSEY... AT 8 FEET MLLW... OR 10.6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL... FLOODING OCCURS ALONG NEW JERSEY ROUTE 47 IN DENNIS TOWNSHIP AND ON AVALON BOULEVARD NEAR THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY INTERCHAGE 13. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 8.8 FEET MLLW... OR 11.5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL... THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE HURRICANE GLORIA IN 1985. IN OCEAN COUNTY NEW JERSEY... AT 7 FEET MLLW...OR 9.5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL... FLOODING OCCURS ON LOCAL ROADS IN OCEAN GATE AND IN MYSTIC ISLANDS. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 8.6 FEET MLLW... OR 11.2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL... THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE HURRICANE GLORIA IN 1985. IN SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE... AT 7 FEET MLLW...OR 9.2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL... FLOODING OCCURS IN MILFORD...REHOBOTH BEACH... AND MILLSBORO. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 9.2 FEET MLLW... OR 11.5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL... THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE NOREASTER OF MARCH 1962. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST AND ON THE DELMARVA PENINSULA THROUGH THIS EVENING. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SEVERE BEACH EROSION ALONG WITH BATTERING WAVES...AROUND 20 FEET HIGH...ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY COASTLINE FROM LATE TODAY INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ...RIP CURRENTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. DO NOT ENTER THE SURF. $$ ANZ430-431-450>455-272300- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 1207 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED PROBABILITIES. UPDATED TORNADO INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 17 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 91 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE THIS EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL BUILD QUICKLY AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE ARRIVES...WITH WAVE HEIGHTS REACHING AT LEAST 20 FEET ON THE ATLANTIC WATERS. WAVES SHOULD BE 5 TO 10 FEET ON DELAWARE BAY... UP TO 15 FEET AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE BAY. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS TODAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY IN THE RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. $$ ANZ470-272300- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 1207 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED PROBABILITIES. UPDATED TORNADO INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 12 TO 22 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 86 TO 92 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE THIS EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. SEAS ON THE ATLANTIC OUTER COASTAL WATERS MAY REACH OR EXCEED 25 FEET FOR A TIME FROM TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS TODAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY IN THE RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. $$ MANNING
883 WTUS81 KPHI 271824 HLSPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 224 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS THROUGH SUNDAY... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM LOCATION. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...AS WELL AS ON THE COASTAL WATERS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE AND ON DELAWARE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...TALBOT... CAROLINE...MIDDLESEX...WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH... SALEM...GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN... CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY... COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON... DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...SUSSEX...WARREN...MORRIS... HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MERCER...CARBON...MONROE...BERKS... LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. 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 JERSEY...DELAWARE AND PORTIONS OF THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND ADJACENT WATERS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.5N...LONGITUDE 76.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 280 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NJ...OR ABOUT 250 MILES SOUTH OF DOVER DE. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHWARD PARALLEL TO THE EAST COAST...WITH THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE PASSING VERY CLOSE TO THE COASTS OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STORM WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH DANGEROUS FLOODING...AND COASTAL FLOODING. OVERALL...6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH A FEW LOCATIONS RECEIVING OVER 12 INCHES. HEAVY AND POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH SUNDAY WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. THE RARITAN AND SCHUYLKILL RIVERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REACT RATHER QUICKLY AND ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING. THE DELAWARE...SUSQUEHANNA AND PASSAIC RIVERS REACT MORE SLOWLY. HOWEVER...THEY ALSO ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING FROM THIS RAINFALL EVENT. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OR HURRICANE IRENE THROUGH TONIGHT. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK OF THE HURRICANE...AS IRENE IS A LARGE STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. EVERYONE IS URGED TO COMPLETE THEIR STORM PREPARATIONS. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR BERKELEY TOWNSHIP IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. SOME MAJOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA HAVE...OR WILL SUSPEND OPERATIONS. AT LEAST ONE BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED BEGINNING AT 600 PM TODAY. PLEASE MONITOR MEDIA BROADCASTS REGARDING THE STATUS OF EVACUATIONS...TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND SHELTERS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS WHEN EVACUATIONS ARE ORDERED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE 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. PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES THAT COULD LAST FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. 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. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 6 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MDZ008-012-015-NJZ001-007>010-015-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>069- 280300- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY- BUCKS- 224 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 75 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION... AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ DEZ001>004-MDZ019-020-NJZ012>014-016>027-PAZ070-071-280300- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-TALBOT-CAROLINE- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER- CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 224 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED SURGE INFORMATION FOR MIDDLESEX COUNTY NJ. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 12 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 87 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MUCH DEPENDS ON THE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY. A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTED TIDES IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND THE DELAWARE BAY SHORE. LOCATIONS ON THE TIDAL PORTION OF THE RARITAN RIVER AND RARITAN BAY MAY SEE SURGES AS HIGH AS 8 FEET IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY. FOR ATLANTIC COUNTY NEW JERSEY...AT 7.5 FEET MLLW...OR 9.5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS ON THE MARGATE BRIDGE CAUSEWAY. FOR REFERENCE...SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 9.4 FEET MLLW...OR 11.5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE 1944 HURRICANE. IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY ALONG THE RARITAN BAY AND RARITAN RIVER...AT 7.7 FEET MLLW...OR 10.3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL... FLOODING OCCURS ALONG NEW JERSEY ROUTE 35 AND 36 IN KEYPORT AND HAZLET. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 9.4 FEET MLLW...OR 11 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE 1944 HURRICANE. IN CAPE MAY COUNTY NEW JERSEY...AT 8 FEET MLLW...OR 10.6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS ALONG NEW JERSEY ROUTE 47 IN DENNIS TOWNSHIP AND ON AVALON BOULEVARD NEAR THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY INTERCHAGE 13. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 8.8 FEET MLLW...OR 11.5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE HURRICANE GLORIA IN 1985. IN OCEAN COUNTY NEW JERSEY...AT 7 FEET MLLW...OR 9.5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS ON LOCAL ROADS IN OCEAN GATE AND IN MYSTIC ISLANDS. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 8.6 FEET MLLW... OR 11.2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE HURRICANE GLORIA IN 1985. IN SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE...AT 7 FEET MLLW...OR 9.2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS IN MILFORD...REHOBOTH BEACH...AND MILLSBORO. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 9.2 FEET MLLW...OR 11.5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE NOREASTER OF MARCH 1962. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST AND ON THE DELMARVA PENINSULA THROUGH THIS EVENING. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SEVERE BEACH EROSION ALONG WITH BATTERING WAVES...AROUND 20 FEET HIGH...ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY COASTLINE FROM LATE TODAY INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ...RIP CURRENTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. DO NOT ENTER THE SURF. $$ ANZ430-431-450>455-280300- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 224 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 17 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 91 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY EARLY EVENING...AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE THIS EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL BUILD QUICKLY AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE ARRIVES...WITH WAVE HEIGHTS REACHING AT LEAST 20 FEET ON THE ATLANTIC WATERS. WAVES SHOULD BE 5 TO 10 FEET ON DELAWARE BAY... UP TO 15 FEET AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE BAY. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS TODAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY IN THE RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. $$ ANZ470-280300- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 224 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 12 TO 22 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 86 TO 92 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE THIS EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. SEAS ON THE ATLANTIC OUTER COASTAL WATERS MAY REACH OR EXCEED 25 FEET FOR A TIME FROM TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS TODAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY IN THE RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. $$ MANNING
510 WTUS81 KPHI 272139 HLSPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 539 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS THROUGH SUNDAY... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. UPDATED PROBABILITIES. CORRECTED IMPACT LEVELS FOR STORM TIDES. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...AS WELL AS ON THE COASTAL WATERS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE AND ON DELAWARE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...TALBOT... CAROLINE...MIDDLESEX...WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH... SALEM...GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN... CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY... COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON... DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...SUSSEX...WARREN...MORRIS... HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MERCER...CARBON...MONROE...BERKS... LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. 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 JERSEY...DELAWARE AND PORTIONS OF THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND ADJACENT WATERS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO 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 230 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NJ...OR ABOUT 200 MILES SOUTH OF DOVER DE. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHWARD PARALLEL TO THE EAST COAST...WITH THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE PASSING VERY CLOSE TO THE COASTS OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STORM WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH DANGEROUS FLOODING...AND COASTAL FLOODING. OVERALL...A TOTAL 6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH A FEW LOCATIONS RECEIVING OVER 12 INCHES. HEAVY AND POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH SUNDAY WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. THE RARITAN AND SCHUYLKILL RIVERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REACT RATHER QUICKLY AND ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING. THE DELAWARE...SUSQUEHANNA AND PASSAIC RIVERS REACT MORE SLOWLY. HOWEVER...THEY ALSO ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING FROM THIS RAINFALL EVENT. FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MANY LOCATIONS ON AREA RIVERS... WITH SEVERAL LOCATIONS FORECAST TO EXPERIENCE MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING FROM THE EXPECTED RAINFALL. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OR HURRICANE IRENE THROUGH TONIGHT. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK OF THE HURRICANE...AS IRENE IS A LARGE STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. EVERYONE IS URGED TO COMPLETE THEIR STORM PREPARATIONS. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR BERKELEY TOWNSHIP IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. SOME MAJOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA HAVE...OR WILL SUSPEND OPERATIONS. AT LEAST ONE BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED BEGINNING AT 600 PM TODAY. PLEASE MONITOR MEDIA BROADCASTS REGARDING THE STATUS OF EVACUATIONS...TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND SHELTERS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS WHEN EVACUATIONS ARE ORDERED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE 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. PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES THAT COULD LAST FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. 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. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 9 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MDZ008-012-015-NJZ001-007>010-015-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>069- 282145- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY- BUCKS- 539 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED PROBABILITIES. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 86 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION... AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ DEZ001>004-MDZ019-020-NJZ012>014-016>027-PAZ070-071-282145- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-TALBOT-CAROLINE- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER- CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 539 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED PROBABILITIES. CORRECTED TIDE LEVELS. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS AROUND 9 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 94 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MUCH DEPENDS ON THE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY. A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTED TIDES IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND THE DELAWARE BAY SHORE. LOCATIONS ON THE TIDAL PORTION OF THE RARITAN RIVER AND RARITAN BAY MAY SEE SURGES AS HIGH AS 8 FEET IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY. FOR ATLANTIC COUNTY NEW JERSEY...AT 7.5 FEET MLLW...OR 5.5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS ON THE MARGATE BRIDGE CAUSEWAY. FOR REFERENCE...SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 9.4 FEET MLLW...OR 7.4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE 1944 HURRICANE. IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY ALONG THE RARITAN BAY AND RARITAN RIVER...AT 7.7 FEET MLLW...OR 5.1 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL... FLOODING OCCURS ALONG NEW JERSEY ROUTE 35 AND 36 IN KEYPORT AND HAZLET. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 9.4 FEET MLLW...OR 5.8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE 1944 HURRICANE. IN CAPE MAY COUNTY NEW JERSEY...AT 8 FEET MLLW...OR 5.4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS ALONG NEW JERSEY ROUTE 47 IN DENNIS TOWNSHIP AND ON AVALON BOULEVARD NEAR THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY INTERCHAGE 13. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 8.8 FEET MLLW...OR 6.2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE HURRICANE GLORIA IN 1985. IN OCEAN COUNTY NEW JERSEY...AT 7 FEET MLLW...OR 4.8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS ON LOCAL ROADS IN OCEAN GATE AND IN MYSTIC ISLANDS. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 8.6 FEET MLLW... OR 6.4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE HURRICANE GLORIA IN 1985. IN SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE...AT 7 FEET MLLW...OR 4.8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS IN MILFORD...REHOBOTH BEACH...AND MILLSBORO. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 9.2 FEET MLLW...OR 7 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE NOREASTER OF MARCH 1962. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST AND ON THE DELMARVA PENINSULA THROUGH THIS EVENING. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SEVERE BEACH EROSION ALONG WITH BATTERING WAVES...AROUND 20 FEET HIGH...ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY COASTLINE FROM LATE TODAY INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ...RIP CURRENTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. DO NOT ENTER THE SURF. $$ ANZ430-431-450>455-282145- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 539 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED PROBABILITIES. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 15 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 95 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY EARLY EVENING...AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE THIS EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL BUILD QUICKLY AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE ARRIVES...WITH WAVE HEIGHTS REACHING AT LEAST 20 FEET ON THE ATLANTIC WATERS. WAVES SHOULD BE 5 TO 10 FEET ON DELAWARE BAY... UP TO 15 FEET AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE BAY. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY IN THE RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. $$ ANZ470-282145- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 539 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED PROBABILITIES. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 22 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 89 TO 95 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE THIS EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. SEAS ON THE ATLANTIC OUTER COASTAL WATERS MAY REACH OR EXCEED 25 FEET FOR A TIME FROM TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY IN THE RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. $$ MANNING
864 WTUS81 KPHI 272359 HLSPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 759 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS THROUGH SUNDAY... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF PHILADELPHIA QUAD STATE REGION...NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...TALBOT... CAROLINE...MIDDLESEX...WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH... SALEM...GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN... CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY... COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON... DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...SUSSEX...WARREN...MORRIS... HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MERCER...CARBON...MONROE...BERKS... LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PHILADELPHIA QUAD STATE REGION. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF PHILADELPHIA QUAD STATE REGION...NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 7 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.5N...LONGITUDE 75.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 210 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NJ...OR ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTH OF DOVER DE. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 16 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHWARD PARALLEL TO THE EAST COAST...WITH THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE PASSING VERY CLOSE TO THE COASTS OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STORM WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH DANGEROUS FLOODING...AND COASTAL FLOODING. OVERALL...A TOTAL 6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 14 INCHES. HEAVY AND POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH SUNDAY WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. THE RARITAN AND SCHUYLKILL RIVERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REACT RATHER QUICKLY AND ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING. THE DELAWARE...SUSQUEHANNA AND PASSAIC RIVERS REACT MORE SLOWLY. HOWEVER...THEY ALSO ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING FROM THIS RAINFALL EVENT. FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MANY LOCATIONS ON AREA RIVERS... WITH SEVERAL LOCATIONS FORECAST TO EXPERIENCE MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING FROM THE EXPECTED RAINFALL. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OR HURRICANE IRENE THROUGH TONIGHT. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK OF THE HURRICANE...AS IRENE IS A LARGE STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. EVERYONE IS URGED TO COMPLETE THEIR STORM PREPARATIONS. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR BERKELEY TOWNSHIP IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. SOME MAJOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA HAVE...OR WILL SUSPEND OPERATIONS. AT LEAST ONE BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED BEGINNING AT 600 PM TODAY. PLEASE MONITOR MEDIA BROADCASTS REGARDING THE STATUS OF EVACUATIONS...TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND SHELTERS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS WHEN EVACUATIONS ARE ORDERED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES THAT COULD LAST FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. 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. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.&& .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 1030...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MDZ008-012-015-NJZ001-007>010-015-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>069- 290000- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY- BUCKS- 759 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATES STORM INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 86 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION... AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ DEZ001>004-MDZ019-020-NJZ012>014-016>027-PAZ070-071-290000- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-TALBOT-CAROLINE- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER- CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 759 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 9 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 94 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MUCH DEPENDS ON THE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY. A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTED TIDES IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND THE DELAWARE BAY SHORE. LOCATIONS ON THE TIDAL PORTION OF THE RARITAN RIVER AND RARITAN BAY MAY SEE SURGES AS HIGH AS 8 FEET IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY. FOR ATLANTIC COUNTY NEW JERSEY...AT 7.5 FEET MLLW...OR 5.5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS ON THE MARGATE BRIDGE CAUSEWAY. FOR REFERENCE...SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 9.4 FEET MLLW...OR 7.4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE 1944 HURRICANE. IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY ALONG THE RARITAN BAY AND RARITAN RIVER...AT 7.7 FEET MLLW...OR 5.1 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL... FLOODING OCCURS ALONG NEW JERSEY ROUTE 35 AND 36 IN KEYPORT AND HAZLET. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 9.4 FEET MLLW...OR 5.8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE 1944 HURRICANE. IN CAPE MAY COUNTY NEW JERSEY...AT 8 FEET MLLW...OR 5.4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS ALONG NEW JERSEY ROUTE 47 IN DENNIS TOWNSHIP AND ON AVALON BOULEVARD NEAR THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY INTERCHAGE 13. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 8.8 FEET MLLW...OR 6.2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE HURRICANE GLORIA IN 1985. IN OCEAN COUNTY NEW JERSEY...AT 7 FEET MLLW...OR 4.8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS ON LOCAL ROADS IN OCEAN GATE AND IN MYSTIC ISLANDS. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 8.6 FEET MLLW... OR 6.4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE HURRICANE GLORIA IN 1985. IN SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE...AT 7 FEET MLLW...OR 4.8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS IN MILFORD...REHOBOTH BEACH...AND MILLSBORO. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 9.2 FEET MLLW...OR 7 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE NOREASTER OF MARCH 1962. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST AND ON THE DELMARVA PENINSULA THROUGH THIS EVENING. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SEVERE BEACH EROSION ALONG WITH BATTERING WAVES...AROUND 20 FEET HIGH...ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY COASTLINE FROM LATE TODAY INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ...RIP CURRENTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. DO NOT ENTER THE SURF. $$ ANZ430-431-450>455-290000- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 759 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 15 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 95 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY EARLY EVENING...AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE THIS EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL BUILD QUICKLY AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE ARRIVES...WITH WAVE HEIGHTS REACHING AT LEAST 20 FEET ON THE ATLANTIC WATERS. WAVES SHOULD BE 5 TO 10 FEET ON DELAWARE BAY... UP TO 15 FEET AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE BAY. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY IN THE RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. $$ ANZ470-290000- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 759 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 22 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 89 TO 95 PERCENT. AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE THIS EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. SEAS ON THE ATLANTIC OUTER COASTAL WATERS MAY REACH OR EXCEED 25 FEET FOR A TIME FROM TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A CHANCE FOR WATERSPOUTS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY IN THE RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. $$
450 WTUS81 KPHI 280115 HLSPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 915 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS THROUGH SUNDAY... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF PHILADELPHIA QUAD STATE REGION...NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...TALBOT... CAROLINE...MIDDLESEX...WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH... SALEM...GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN... CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY... COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON... DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...SUSSEX...WARREN...MORRIS... HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MERCER...CARBON...MONROE...BERKS... LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PHILADELPHIA QUAD STATE REGION. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT SOUTHERN DELAWARE...EASTERN NEW JERSEY AND THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 9 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.9N...LONGITUDE 75.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 185 MILES SOUTH- SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NJ...OR ABOUT 155 MILES SOUTH OF DOVER DE. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 16 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHWARD PARALLEL TO THE EAST COAST...WITH THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE PASSING VERY CLOSE TO THE COASTS OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STORM WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH DANGEROUS FLOODING...AND COASTAL FLOODING. OVERALL...A TOTAL 6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 14 INCHES. HEAVY AND POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH SUNDAY WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. THE RARITAN AND SCHUYLKILL RIVERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REACT RATHER QUICKLY AND ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING. THE DELAWARE...SUSQUEHANNA AND PASSAIC RIVERS REACT MORE SLOWLY. HOWEVER...THEY ALSO ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING FROM THIS RAINFALL EVENT. FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MANY LOCATIONS ON AREA RIVERS... WITH SEVERAL LOCATIONS FORECAST TO EXPERIENCE MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING FROM THE EXPECTED RAINFALL. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OR HURRICANE IRENE THROUGH TONIGHT. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK OF THE HURRICANE...AS IRENE IS A LARGE STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. EVERYONE IS URGED TO COMPLETE THEIR STORM PREPARATIONS. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR BERKELEY TOWNSHIP IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. SOME MAJOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA HAVE...OR WILL SUSPEND OPERATIONS. AT LEAST ONE BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED BEGINNING AT 600 PM TODAY. PLEASE MONITOR MEDIA BROADCASTS REGARDING THE STATUS OF EVACUATIONS...TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND SHELTERS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS WHEN EVACUATIONS ARE ORDERED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES THAT COULD LAST FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. 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. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.&& .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 1100 PM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MDZ008-012-015-NJZ001-007>010-015-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>069- 290115- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY- BUCKS- 915 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATES STORM INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 86 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ DEZ001>004-MDZ019-020-NJZ012>014-016>027-PAZ070-071-290115- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-TALBOT-CAROLINE- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER- CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 915 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 9 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 94 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MUCH DEPENDS ON THE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY. A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTED TIDES IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND THE DELAWARE BAY SHORE. LOCATIONS ON THE TIDAL PORTION OF THE RARITAN RIVER AND RARITAN BAY MAY SEE SURGES AS HIGH AS 8 FEET IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY. FOR ATLANTIC COUNTY NEW JERSEY...AT 7.5 FEET MLLW...OR 5.5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS ON THE MARGATE BRIDGE CAUSEWAY. FOR REFERENCE...SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 9.4 FEET MLLW...OR 7.4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE 1944 HURRICANE. IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY ALONG THE RARITAN BAY AND RARITAN RIVER...AT 7.7 FEET MLLW...OR 5.1 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL... FLOODING OCCURS ALONG NEW JERSEY ROUTE 35 AND 36 IN KEYPORT AND HAZLET. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 9.4 FEET MLLW...OR 5.8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE 1944 HURRICANE. IN CAPE MAY COUNTY NEW JERSEY...AT 8 FEET MLLW...OR 5.4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS ALONG NEW JERSEY ROUTE 47 IN DENNIS TOWNSHIP AND ON AVALON BOULEVARD NEAR THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY INTERCHANGE 13. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 8.8 FEET MLLW...OR 6.2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE HURRICANE GLORIA IN 1985. IN OCEAN COUNTY NEW JERSEY...AT 7 FEET MLLW...OR 4.8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS ON LOCAL ROADS IN OCEAN GATE AND IN MYSTIC ISLANDS. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 8.6 FEET MLLW... OR 6.4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE HURRICANE GLORIA IN 1985. IN SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE...AT 7 FEET MLLW...OR 4.8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS IN MILFORD...REHOBOTH BEACH...AND MILLSBORO. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 9.2 FEET MLLW...OR 7 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE NOREASTER OF MARCH 1962. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SEVERE BEACH EROSION ALONG WITH BATTERING WAVES...AROUND 20 FEET HIGH...ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY COASTLINE FROM LATE TODAY INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ...RIP CURRENTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. DO NOT ENTER THE SURF. $$ ANZ430-431-450>455-290115- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 915 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 15 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 95 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY EARLY EVENING...AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE THIS EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL BUILD QUICKLY AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE ARRIVES...WITH WAVE HEIGHTS REACHING AT LEAST 20 FEET ON THE ATLANTIC WATERS. WAVES SHOULD BE 5 TO 10 FEET ON DELAWARE BAY... UP TO 15 FEET AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE BAY. $$ ANZ470-290115- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 915 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 22 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 89 TO 95 PERCENT. AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE THIS EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. SEAS ON THE ATLANTIC OUTER COASTAL WATERS MAY REACH OR EXCEED 25 FEET FOR A TIME FROM TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. $$
267 WTUS81 KPHI 280317 HLSPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1117 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS THROUGH SUNDAY... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. EXPANSION OF THE TORNADO WATCH. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...AS WELL AS ON THE COASTAL WATERS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE AND ON DELAWARE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...TALBOT... CAROLINE...MIDDLESEX...WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH... SALEM...GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN... CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY... COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON... DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...SUSSEX...WARREN...MORRIS... HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MERCER...CARBON...MONROE...BERKS... LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PHILADELPHIA QUAD STATE REGION. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF PHILADELPHIA QUAD STATE REGION...NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO 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 150 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NJ...OR ABOUT 120 MILES SOUTH OF DOVER DE. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 16 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHWARD PARALLEL TO THE EAST COAST...WITH THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE PASSING VERY CLOSE TO THE COASTS OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STORM WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH DANGEROUS FLOODING...AND COASTAL FLOODING. OVERALL...A TOTAL 6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 14 INCHES. HEAVY AND POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH SUNDAY WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. THE RARITAN AND SCHUYLKILL RIVERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REACT RATHER QUICKLY AND ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING. THE DELAWARE...SUSQUEHANNA AND PASSAIC RIVERS REACT MORE SLOWLY. HOWEVER...THEY ALSO ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING FROM THIS RAINFALL EVENT. FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST OF THE REGION...WITH MANY LOCATIONS FORECAST TO EXPERIENCE MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OF HURRICANE IRENE THROUGH TONIGHT. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK OF THE HURRICANE...AS IRENE IS A LARGE STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. REMAIN IN A SAFE LOCATION UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR BERKELEY TOWNSHIP IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. SOME MAJOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA HAVE SUSPENDED OPERATIONS. SOME BRIDGES ARE CLOSED. PLEASE MONITOR MEDIA BROADCASTS REGARDING THE STATUS OF EVACUATIONS...TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND SHELTERS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS WHEN EVACUATIONS ARE ORDERED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES THAT COULD LAST FOR MANY DAYS. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. 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 MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 130 AM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MDZ008-012-015-NJZ001-007>010-015-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>069- 290330- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY- BUCKS- 1117 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE EXPANSION OF THE TORNADO WATCH. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 86 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS EXPECTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ DEZ001>004-MDZ019-020-NJZ012>014-016>027-PAZ070-071-290330- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-TALBOT-CAROLINE- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER- CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 1117 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE EXPANSION OF THE TORNADO WATCH. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 9 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 94 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTED TIDES IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND THE DELAWARE BAY SHORE. LOCATIONS ON THE TIDAL PORTION OF THE RARITAN RIVER AND RARITAN BAY MAY SEE SURGES AS HIGH AS 8 FEET IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY. FOR ATLANTIC COUNTY NEW JERSEY...AT 7.5 FEET MLLW...OR 5.5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS ON THE MARGATE BRIDGE CAUSEWAY. FOR REFERENCE...SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 9.4 FEET MLLW...OR 7.4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE 1944 HURRICANE. IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY ALONG THE RARITAN BAY AND RARITAN RIVER...AT 7.7 FEET MLLW...OR 5.1 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL... FLOODING OCCURS ALONG NEW JERSEY ROUTE 35 AND 36 IN KEYPORT AND HAZLET. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 9.4 FEET MLLW...OR 5.8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE 1944 HURRICANE. IN CAPE MAY COUNTY NEW JERSEY...AT 8 FEET MLLW...OR 5.4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS ALONG NEW JERSEY ROUTE 47 IN DENNIS TOWNSHIP AND ON AVALON BOULEVARD NEAR THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY INTERCHANGE 13. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 8.8 FEET MLLW...OR 6.2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE HURRICANE GLORIA IN 1985. IN OCEAN COUNTY NEW JERSEY...AT 7 FEET MLLW...OR 4.8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS ON LOCAL ROADS IN OCEAN GATE AND IN MYSTIC ISLANDS. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 8.6 FEET MLLW... OR 6.4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE HURRICANE GLORIA IN 1985. IN SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE...AT 7 FEET MLLW...OR 4.8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS IN MILFORD...REHOBOTH BEACH...AND MILLSBORO. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 9.2 FEET MLLW...OR 7 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE NORTHEASTER OF MARCH 1962. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SEVERE BEACH EROSION ALONG WITH BATTERING WAVES...AROUND 20 FEET HIGH...ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY COASTLINE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ...RIP CURRENTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. DO NOT ENTER THE SURF. $$ ANZ430-431-450>455-290330- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 1117 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM LOCATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 15 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 95 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR...AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL REACH AT LEAST 20 FEET ON THE ATLANTIC WATERS. WAVES SHOULD BE 5 TO 10 FEET ON DELAWARE BAY...UP TO 15 FEET AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE BAY. $$ ANZ470-290330- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 1117 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 22 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 89 TO 95 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. SEAS ON THE ATLANTIC OUTER COASTAL WATERS MAY REACH OR EXCEED 25 FEET OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. $$
741 WTUS81 KPHI 280418 HLSPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1218 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS THROUGH SUNDAY... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...AS WELL AS ON THE COASTAL WATERS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE AND ON DELAWARE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...TALBOT... CAROLINE...MIDDLESEX...WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH... SALEM...GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN... CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY... COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON... DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...SUSSEX...WARREN...MORRIS... HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MERCER...CARBON...MONROE...BERKS... LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PHILADELPHIA QUAD STATE REGION. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF PHILADELPHIA QUAD STATE REGION...NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 12 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.3N...LONGITUDE 75.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NJ...OR ABOUT 120 MILES SOUTH OF DOVER DE. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 16 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHWARD PARALLEL TO THE EAST COAST...WITH THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE PASSING VERY CLOSE TO THE COASTS OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STORM WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH DANGEROUS FLOODING...AND COASTAL FLOODING. OVERALL...A TOTAL 6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 14 INCHES. HEAVY AND POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH SUNDAY WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. THE RARITAN AND SCHUYLKILL RIVERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REACT RATHER QUICKLY AND ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING. THE DELAWARE...SUSQUEHANNA AND PASSAIC RIVERS REACT MORE SLOWLY. HOWEVER...THEY ALSO ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING FROM THIS RAINFALL EVENT. FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST OF THE REGION...WITH MANY LOCATIONS FORECAST TO EXPERIENCE MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OF HURRICANE IRENE THROUGH TONIGHT. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK OF THE HURRICANE...AS IRENE IS A LARGE STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. REMAIN IN A SAFE LOCATION UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR BERKELEY TOWNSHIP IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. SOME MAJOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA HAVE SUSPENDED OPERATIONS. SOME BRIDGES ARE CLOSED. PLEASE MONITOR MEDIA BROADCASTS REGARDING THE STATUS OF EVACUATIONS...TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND SHELTERS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS WHEN EVACUATIONS ARE ORDERED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES THAT COULD LAST FOR MANY DAYS. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. 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 MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 200 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MDZ008-012-015-NJZ001-007>010-015-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>069- 290430- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY- BUCKS- 1218 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 10 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS EXPECTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ DEZ001>004-MDZ019-020-NJZ012>014-016>027-PAZ070-071-290430- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-TALBOT-CAROLINE- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER- CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 1218 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 48 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTED TIDES IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND THE DELAWARE BAY SHORE. LOCATIONS ON THE TIDAL PORTION OF THE RARITAN RIVER AND RARITAN BAY MAY SEE SURGES AS HIGH AS 8 FEET IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY. FOR ATLANTIC COUNTY NEW JERSEY...AT 7.5 FEET MLLW...OR 5.5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS ON THE MARGATE BRIDGE CAUSEWAY. FOR REFERENCE...SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 9.4 FEET MLLW...OR 7.4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE 1944 HURRICANE. IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY ALONG THE RARITAN BAY AND RARITAN RIVER...AT 7.7 FEET MLLW...OR 5.1 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL... FLOODING OCCURS ALONG NEW JERSEY ROUTE 35 AND 36 IN KEYPORT AND HAZLET. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 9.4 FEET MLLW...OR 5.8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE 1944 HURRICANE. IN CAPE MAY COUNTY NEW JERSEY...AT 8 FEET MLLW...OR 5.4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS ALONG NEW JERSEY ROUTE 47 IN DENNIS TOWNSHIP AND ON AVALON BOULEVARD NEAR THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY INTERCHANGE 13. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 8.8 FEET MLLW...OR 6.2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE HURRICANE GLORIA IN 1985. IN OCEAN COUNTY NEW JERSEY...AT 7 FEET MLLW...OR 4.8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS ON LOCAL ROADS IN OCEAN GATE AND IN MYSTIC ISLANDS. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 8.6 FEET MLLW... OR 6.4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE HURRICANE GLORIA IN 1985. IN SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE...AT 7 FEET MLLW...OR 4.8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS IN MILFORD...REHOBOTH BEACH...AND MILLSBORO. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 9.2 FEET MLLW...OR 7 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE NORTHEASTER OF MARCH 1962. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SEVERE BEACH EROSION ALONG WITH BATTERING WAVES...AROUND 20 FEET HIGH...ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY COASTLINE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ...RIP CURRENTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. DO NOT ENTER THE SURF. $$ ANZ430-431-450>455-290430- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 1218 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 66 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL REACH AT LEAST 20 FEET ON THE ATLANTIC WATERS. WAVES SHOULD BE 5 TO 10 FEET ON DELAWARE BAY...UP TO 15 FEET AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE BAY. $$ ANZ470-290430- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 1218 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 75 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 94 TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 60 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. SEAS ON THE ATLANTIC OUTER COASTAL WATERS MAY REACH OR EXCEED 25 FEET OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. $$
369 WTUS81 KPHI 280531 HLSPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 131 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS THROUGH SUNDAY... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...AS WELL AS ON THE COASTAL WATERS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE AND ON DELAWARE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...TALBOT... CAROLINE...MIDDLESEX...WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH... SALEM...GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN... CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY... COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON... DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...SUSSEX...WARREN...MORRIS... HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MERCER...CARBON...MONROE...BERKS... LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PHILADELPHIA QUAD STATE REGION. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF PHILADELPHIA QUAD STATE REGION...NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 1 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.3N...LONGITUDE 75.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NJ...OR ABOUT 120 MILES SOUTH OF DOVER DE. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 16 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHWARD PARALLEL TO THE EAST COAST...WITH THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE PASSING VERY CLOSE TO THE COASTS OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STORM WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH DANGEROUS FLOODING...AND COASTAL FLOODING. OVERALL...A TOTAL 6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 14 INCHES. HEAVY AND POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH SUNDAY WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. THE RARITAN AND SCHUYLKILL RIVERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REACT RATHER QUICKLY AND ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING. THE DELAWARE...SUSQUEHANNA AND PASSAIC RIVERS REACT MORE SLOWLY. HOWEVER...THEY ALSO ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING FROM THIS RAINFALL EVENT. FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST OF THE REGION...WITH MANY LOCATIONS FORECAST TO EXPERIENCE MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OF HURRICANE IRENE. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK OF THE HURRICANE...AS IRENE IS A LARGE STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. REMAIN IN A SAFE LOCATION UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR FLOOD PRONE AREAS OF ATLANTIC COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR BERKELEY TOWNSHIP IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MAJOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA HAVE SUSPENDED OPERATIONS. A NUMBER OF BRIDGES ARE CLOSED. PLEASE MONITOR MEDIA BROADCASTS REGARDING THE STATUS OF EVACUATIONS...TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND SHELTERS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS REGARDING EVACUATIONS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES THAT COULD LAST FOR MANY DAYS. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOUR LOCATION AS 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 MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 400 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MDZ008-012-015-NJZ001-007>010-015-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>069- 290545- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY- BUCKS- 131 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 10 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS EXPECTED. $$ DEZ001>004-MDZ019-020-NJZ012>014-016>027-PAZ070-071-290545- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-TALBOT-CAROLINE- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER- CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 131 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 48 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTED TIDES IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND THE DELAWARE BAY SHORE. LOCATIONS ON THE TIDAL PORTION OF THE RARITAN RIVER AND RARITAN BAY MAY SEE SURGES AS HIGH AS 8 FEET. FOR ATLANTIC COUNTY NEW JERSEY...AT 7.5 FEET MLLW...OR 5.5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS ON THE MARGATE BRIDGE CAUSEWAY. FOR REFERENCE...SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 9.4 FEET MLLW...OR 7.4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE 1944 HURRICANE. IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY ALONG THE RARITAN BAY AND RARITAN RIVER...AT 7.7 FEET MLLW...OR 5.1 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL... FLOODING OCCURS ALONG NEW JERSEY ROUTE 35 AND 36 IN KEYPORT AND HAZLET. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 9.4 FEET MLLW...OR 5.8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE 1944 HURRICANE. IN CAPE MAY COUNTY NEW JERSEY...AT 8 FEET MLLW...OR 5.4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS ALONG NEW JERSEY ROUTE 47 IN DENNIS TOWNSHIP AND ON AVALON BOULEVARD NEAR THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY INTERCHANGE 13. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 8.8 FEET MLLW...OR 6.2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE HURRICANE GLORIA IN 1985. IN OCEAN COUNTY NEW JERSEY...AT 7 FEET MLLW...OR 4.8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS ON LOCAL ROADS IN OCEAN GATE AND IN MYSTIC ISLANDS. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 8.6 FEET MLLW... OR 6.4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE HURRICANE GLORIA IN 1985. IN SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE...AT 7 FEET MLLW...OR 4.8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...FLOODING OCCURS IN MILFORD...REHOBOTH BEACH...AND MILLSBORO. SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL REACH 9.2 FEET MLLW...OR 7 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH THE NORTHEASTER OF MARCH 1962. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SEVERE BEACH EROSION ALONG WITH BATTERING WAVES...AROUND 20 FEET HIGH...ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY COASTLINE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ...RIP CURRENTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. DO NOT ENTER THE SURF. $$ ANZ430-431-450>455-290545- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 131 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 66 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL REACH AT LEAST 20 FEET ON THE ATLANTIC WATERS. WAVES SHOULD BE 5 TO 10 FEET ON DELAWARE BAY...UP TO 15 FEET AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE BAY. $$ ANZ470-290545- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 131 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 75 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 94 TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 60 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. SEAS ON THE ATLANTIC OUTER COASTAL WATERS MAY REACH OR EXCEED 25 FEET OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. $$
184 WTUS81 KPHI 280737 HLSPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 337 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS THROUGH SUNDAY... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...AS WELL AS ON THE COASTAL WATERS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE AND ON DELAWARE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...TALBOT... CAROLINE...MIDDLESEX...WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH... SALEM...GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN... CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY... COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON... DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...SUSSEX...WARREN...MORRIS... HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MERCER...CARBON...MONROE...BERKS... LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PHILADELPHIA QUAD STATE REGION. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF PHILADELPHIA QUAD STATE REGION...NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 3 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 38.1N...LONGITUDE 75.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 90 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NJ...OR ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF DOVER DE. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 17 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHWARD PARALLEL TO THE EAST COAST...WITH THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE PASSING VERY CLOSE TO THE COASTS OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STORM WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH DANGEROUS FLOODING...AND COASTAL FLOODING. OVERALL...A TOTAL 6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 14 INCHES. HEAVY AND POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH SUNDAY WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. THE RARITAN AND SCHUYLKILL RIVERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REACT RATHER QUICKLY AND ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING. THE DELAWARE...SUSQUEHANNA AND PASSAIC RIVERS REACT MORE SLOWLY. HOWEVER...THEY ALSO ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING FROM THIS RAINFALL EVENT. FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST OF THE REGION...WITH MANY LOCATIONS FORECAST TO EXPERIENCE MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OF HURRICANE IRENE. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK OF THE HURRICANE...AS IRENE IS A LARGE STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. REMAIN IN A SAFE LOCATION UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR FLOOD PRONE AREAS OF ATLANTIC COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR BERKELEY TOWNSHIP IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MAJOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA HAVE SUSPENDED OPERATIONS. A NUMBER OF BRIDGES ARE CLOSED. PLEASE MONITOR MEDIA BROADCASTS REGARDING THE STATUS OF EVACUATIONS...TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND SHELTERS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS REGARDING EVACUATIONS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES THAT COULD LAST FOR MANY DAYS. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOUR LOCATION AS 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 MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 600 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MDZ008-012-015-NJZ001-007>010-015-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>069- 290745- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY- BUCKS- 337 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 10 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS EXPECTED. $$ DEZ001>004-MDZ019-020-NJZ012>014-016>027-PAZ070-071-290745- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-TALBOT-CAROLINE- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER- CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 337 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 48 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTED TIDES IS EXPECTED ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST SOUTH OF BARNEGAT INLET AND ALONG THE DELAWARE COAST. A STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 6 FEET IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEW JERSEY COAST NORTH OF BARNEGAT INLET. THE ANTICIPATED STORM SURGE VALUES WILL RESULT IN SEVERE TIDAL FLOODING THIS MORNING IN MONMOUTH COUNTY AND OCEAN COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY. THE VALUES WILL RESULT IN MODERATE TO SEVERE TIDAL FLOODING THIS MORNING IN ATLANTIC COUNTY AND CAPE MAY COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY...AS WELL AS IN SUSSEX COUNTY...DELAWARE. A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTED TIDES IS EXPECTED ON DELAWARE BAY AND ON THE TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER. THESE VALUES WILL RESULT IN MODERATE TO SEVERE TIDAL FLOODING THIS MORNING ALONG DELAWARE BAY. MODERATE TO SEVERE TIDAL FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED FOR THE LOWER DELAWARE RIVER FROM THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON INCLUDING THE ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SEVERE BEACH EROSION ALONG WITH BATTERING WAVES...AROUND 20 FEET HIGH...ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY COASTLINE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ...RIP CURRENTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. DO NOT ENTER THE SURF. $$ ANZ430-431-450>455-290745- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 337 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 66 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL REACH AT LEAST 20 FEET ON THE ATLANTIC WATERS. WAVES SHOULD BE 5 TO 10 FEET ON DELAWARE BAY...UP TO 15 FEET AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE BAY. $$ ANZ470-290745- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 337 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 75 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 94 TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 60 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. SEAS ON THE ATLANTIC OUTER COASTAL WATERS MAY REACH OR EXCEED 25 FEET OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. $$
944 WTUS81 KPHI 280951 HLSPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 551 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TODAY... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM LOCATION. THE STATUS OF THE MARYLAND COUNTIES OF TALBOT AND CAROLINE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. THE STORM SURGE INFORMATION HAS BEEN UPDATED. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...AS WELL AS ON THE COASTAL WATERS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE AND ON DELAWARE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...MIDDLESEX... WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH...SALEM...GLOUCESTER... CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...CUMBERLAND... ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY...COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TALBOT...CAROLINE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...SUSSEX...WARREN...MORRIS... HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MERCER...CARBON...MONROE...BERKS... LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PHILADELPHIA QUAD STATE REGION. 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 39.2N...LONGITUDE 74.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF ATLANTIC CITY NJ...OR ABOUT 50 MILES EAST OF DOVER DE. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHWARD PARALLEL TO THE COAST...WITH THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE PASSING VERY CLOSE TO THE NEW JERSEY COAST THIS MORNING. THE STORM WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH DANGEROUS FLOODING...AND COASTAL FLOODING. OVERALL...A TOTAL 6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 14 INCHES. HEAVY AND POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH TODAY WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. THE RARITAN AND SCHUYLKILL RIVERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REACT RATHER QUICKLY AND ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING. THE DELAWARE AND PASSAIC RIVERS REACT MORE SLOWLY. HOWEVER...THEY ALSO ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING FROM THIS RAINFALL EVENT. FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST OF THE REGION...WITH MANY LOCATIONS FORECAST TO EXPERIENCE MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK OF THE HURRICANE...AS IRENE IS A LARGE STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. REMAIN IN A SAFE LOCATION UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR FLOOD PRONE AREAS OF ATLANTIC COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR BERKELEY TOWNSHIP IN OCEAN COUNTY...NEW JERSEY. MAJOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA HAVE SUSPENDED OPERATIONS. A NUMBER OF BRIDGES ARE CLOSED. PLEASE MONITOR MEDIA BROADCASTS REGARDING THE STATUS OF EVACUATIONS...TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND SHELTERS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS REGARDING EVACUATIONS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES THAT COULD LAST FOR MANY DAYS. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOUR LOCATION AS 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 MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 800 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MDZ008-012-015-NJZ001-007>010-015-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>069- 291000- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY- BUCKS- 551 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. NEW INFORMATION ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY STORM SURGE. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. MINOR DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS NO LONGER A THREAT OF A STORM SURGE ON THE UPPER PART OF CHESAPEAKE BAY. $$ DEZ001>004-NJZ012>014-016>027-PAZ070-071-291000- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 551 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. NEW INFORMATION ON THE STORM SURGE. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 50 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 94 TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DAMAGED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS AND WINDOWS. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN DAMAGE AND PERHAPS BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... FOR MIDDLESEX AND MONMOUTH COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY...A STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE THE ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTED TIDE IS EXPECTED. IT WILL RESULT IN NEAR RECORD SEVERE TIDAL FLOODING THIS MORNING. FOR OCEAN COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY...A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE THE ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTED TIDE IS EXPECTED. IT WILL RESULT IN SEVERE TIDAL FLOODING THIS MORNING. FOR ATLANTIC COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY...A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE THE ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTED TIDE IS EXPECTED. IT WILL RESULT IN MODERATE TO SEVERE TIDAL FLOODING THIS MORNING. FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY AND FOR SUSSEX COUNTY IN DELAWARE...A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE THE ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTED TIDE IS EXPECTED. IT WILL RESULT IN MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING THIS MORNING. FOR THE DELAWARE BAY SHORELINE...A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE THE ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTED TIDE IS EXPECTED. IT WILL RESULT IN MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING THIS MORNING. FOR THE TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER...A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE THE ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTED TIDE IS EXPECTED. IN COMBINATION WITH RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL...IT WILL RESULT IN MODERATE TO SEVERE TIDAL FLOODING THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SEVERE BEACH EROSION ALONG WITH BATTERING WAVES...AROUND 20 FEET HIGH...WILL OCCUR ALONG THE DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY COASTLINE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. ...RIP CURRENTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. DO NOT ENTER THE SURF. $$ MDZ019-020-291000- /O.CAN.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ TALBOT-CAROLINE- 551 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. NEW INFORMATION ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY STORM SURGE. THE STATUS OF THE MARYLAND COUNTIES OF TALBOT AND CAROLINE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. MINOR DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE IS NO LONGER A THREAT OF A STORM SURGE ON THE UPPER PART OF CHESAPEAKE BAY. $$ ANZ430-431-450>455-291000- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 551 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 100 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 99 TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. THE SEAS WILL BE AT LEAST 20 FEET ON THE ATLANTIC WATERS TODAY. WAVES SHOULD BE 5 TO 10 FEET ON DELAWARE BAY...UP TO 15 FEET NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO THE BAY. $$ ANZ470-291000- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 551 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. SEAS ON THE ATLANTIC OUTER COASTAL WATERS WILL BE 20 TO 25 FEET TODAY. $$
908 WTUS81 KPHI 281317 HLSPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 917 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TODAY... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM LOCATION. UPDATED SITUATIONAL OVERVIEW. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF PHILADELPHIA QUAD STATE REGION...NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...MIDDLESEX... WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH...SALEM...GLOUCESTER... CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...CUMBERLAND... ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY...COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...TALBOT...CAROLINE...SUSSEX... WARREN...MORRIS...HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MERCER...CARBON... MONROE...BERKS...LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 40.3N...LONGITUDE 74.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 70 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF ATLANTIC CITY NJ...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SANDY HOOK NJ. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 25 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHWARD WITH THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE PASSING VERY CLOSE TO THE NORTHERN NEW JERSEY COAST THIS MORNING. THE STORM HAS BROUGHT LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH DANGEROUS FLOODING...AND MODERATE TO SEVERE COASTAL FLOODING. BY THE END OF THE STORM...A TOTAL 4 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. HEAVY RAIN WAS CONTINUING OVER NORTHERN NEW JERSEY THIS MORNING. IT SHOULD END THERE BY NOON. ELSEWHERE...THE ONLY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL BE LIGHT. HOWEVER...MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING WAS OCCURRING THROUGHOUT THE AREA. FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST OF THE REGION. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK OF THE HURRICANE...AS IRENE IS A LARGE STORM. THIS REMAINS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN A SAFE LOCATION...THEN PLEASE REMAIN THERE. IF FLOODING THREATENS YOU...THEN PLEASE MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF POWER OUTAGES HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS THE REGION. MAJOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA HAVE SUSPENDED OPERATIONS. A NUMBER OF BRIDGES ARE CLOSED. PLEASE MONITOR MEDIA BROADCASTS REGARDING THE STATUS OF EVACUATIONS... TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND SHELTERS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS REGARDING EVACUATIONS. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY AROUND NOON EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-015-PAZ054-055-060>062- 067>069-281800- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS- HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- 917 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NEW WIND INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... WITH THE PASSAGE OF HURRICANE IRENE...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. WINDS ALONG THE MARYLAND WESTERN SHORE WERE GUSTING UP TO 55 MPH THIS MORNING. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. $$ DEZ001>004-NJZ012>014-016>027-PAZ070-071-281800- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 917 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NEW WIND INFORMATION. NEW STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE INFORMATION. NEW COASTAL HAZARDS INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 50 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 94 TO 100 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... WITH THE PASSAGE OF HURRICANE IRENE...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS ALONG THE MARYLAND WESTERN SHORE WERE GUSTING UP TO 55 MPH THIS MORNING. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MAJOR TIDAL FLOODING WAS OCCURRING THIS MORNING OVER THE NORTHERN NEW JERSEY ATLANTIC COASTLINE FROM NORTHERN OCEAN COUNTY NORTHWARD ACROSS MONMOUTH COUNTY AND OVER RARITAN BAY WITH STORM SURGE VALUES OF ABOUT 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE. FOR THE TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER...A COMBINATION OF STORM SURGE AND RIVER RISE DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE THE ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTED TIDE IS EXPECTED. IT WILL RESULT IN MODERATE TO SEVERE TIDAL FLOODING THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...THE THREAT OF TIDAL FLOODING FROM STORM SURGE HAS ENDED ALONG THE THE DELAWARE BAY SHORELINE AND THE SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE ATLANTIC COASTLINES. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... SEVERE BEACH EROSION AND BATTERING WAVES WERE OCCURRING ALONG THE NORTHERN NEW JERSEY COASTLINE AND THE RARITAN BAY SHORELINE THIS MORNING...AND THEY WILL SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND HIGH WAVES WERE OCCURRING ALONG THE DELAWARE AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY COASTLINE LINE...AND THEY WILL SUBSIDE SOMEWHAT THIS AFTERNOON. ...RIP CURRENTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. DO NOT ENTER THE SURF. $$ ANZ430-431-450>455-281800- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 917 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NEW WIND AND SEAS INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 100 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BE 14 TO 22 FEET OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS WITH THE GREATEST SEAS NORTH. SEAS OVER DELAWARE BAY WILL BE 4 TO 9 FEET WITH HIGHER SEAS AT THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. $$ ANZ470-281800- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 917 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NEW WIND AND SEAS INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 100 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BE 17 TO 25 FEET WITH THE GREATEST VALUES NORTH. $$
406 WTUS81 KPHI 281450 HLSPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1050 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TODAY... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM SURGE INFORMATION AND COASTAL HAZARDS INFORMATION IN THE SUB-SECTION THAT INCLUDES THE TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER...THE NORTHERN NEW JERSEY COASTLINE AND RARITAN BAY. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF PHILADELPHIA QUAD STATE REGION...NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...MIDDLESEX... WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH...SALEM...GLOUCESTER... CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...CUMBERLAND... ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY...COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...TALBOT...CAROLINE...SUSSEX... WARREN...MORRIS...HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MERCER...CARBON... MONROE...BERKS...LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 40.3N...LONGITUDE 74.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH- SOUTHWEST OF SANDY HOOK NJ. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 25 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHWARD WITH THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE PASSING VERY CLOSE TO THE NORTHERN NEW JERSEY COAST THIS MORNING. THE STORM HAS BROUGHT LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH DANGEROUS FLOODING...AND MODERATE TO SEVERE COASTAL FLOODING. A TOTAL 4 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN OVER THE AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND THE ONLY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL BE LIGHT. HOWEVER...MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING WAS OCCURRING THROUGHOUT THE AREA. FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST OF THE REGION. THIS REMAINS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN A SAFE LOCATION...THEN PLEASE REMAIN THERE. IF FLOODING THREATENS YOU...THEN PLEASE MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF POWER OUTAGES HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS THE REGION. MAJOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA HAVE SUSPENDED OPERATIONS. A NUMBER OF BRIDGES ARE CLOSED. PLEASE MONITOR MEDIA BROADCASTS REGARDING THE STATUS OF EVACUATIONS... TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND SHELTERS. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY AROUND NOON EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-015-PAZ054-055-060>062- 067>069-281800- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS- HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- 1050 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO NEW INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... WITH THE PASSAGE OF HURRICANE IRENE...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. WINDS ALONG THE MARYLAND WESTERN SHORE WERE GUSTING UP TO 55 MPH THIS MORNING. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. $$ DEZ001>004-NJZ012>014-016>027-PAZ070-071-281800- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 1050 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM SURGE INFORMATION. UPDATED COASTAL HAZARDS. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 50 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 94 TO 100 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... WITH THE PASSAGE OF HURRICANE IRENE...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS ALONG THE MARYLAND WESTERN SHORE WERE GUSTING UP TO 55 MPH THIS MORNING. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... FOR THE TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER...IT NO LONGER APPEARS THAT MODERATE TO SEVERE TIDAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR. DEPARTURES AT TIME OF HIGH TIDE SHOULD NOT RESULT IN ANYTHING WORSE THAN MINOR TIDAL FLOODING...AND THEY MAY NOT RESULT IN ANY TIDAL FLOODING AT ALL. ELSEWHERE...THE THREAT OF TIDAL FLOODING FROM STORM SURGE HAS ENDED ALONG RARITAN BAY...THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND DELAWARE BAY. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND HIGH WAVES WERE OCCURRING ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND THE RARITAN BAY SHORELINE. THEY WILL SUBSIDE SOMEWHAT THIS AFTERNOON. ...RIP CURRENTS... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. DO NOT ENTER THE SURF. $$ ANZ430-431-450>455-281800- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 1050 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO NEW INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 100 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BE 14 TO 22 FEET OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS WITH THE GREATEST SEAS NORTH. SEAS OVER DELAWARE BAY WILL BE 4 TO 9 FEET WITH HIGHER SEAS AT THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. $$ ANZ470-281800- /O.CON.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 1050 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO NEW INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 100 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BE 17 TO 25 FEET WITH THE GREATEST VALUES NORTH. $$
175 WTUS81 KPHI 281556 HLSPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1156 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...IRENE MOVING AWAY WITH WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN ITS WAKE... .NEW INFORMATION... NEW HEADLINES WITH DOWNGRADE OF IRENE FROM A HURRICANE TO A TROPICAL STORM. NEW WIND INFORMATION. NEW STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE INFORMATION FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF PHILADELPHIA QUAD STATE REGION...NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...MIDDLESEX...WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH... SALEM...GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN... CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY... COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON... DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...TALBOT...CAROLINE...SUSSEX... WARREN...MORRIS...HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MERCER...CARBON... MONROE...BERKS...LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. 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 70 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF SANDY HOOK NJ. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 26 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT AWAY FROM OUR AREA. THE STORM BROUGHT LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH DANGEROUS FLOODING...AND MODERATE TO SEVERE COASTAL FLOODING. A TOTAL 4 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL FELL OVER THE AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND THE ONLY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL BE LIGHT. HOWEVER...MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING WAS OCCURRING THROUGHOUT THE AREA. FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST OF THE REGION. IF YOU ARE IN A SAFE LOCATION...THEN PLEASE REMAIN THERE. IF FLOODING THREATENS YOU...THEN PLEASE MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF POWER OUTAGES HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS THE REGION. MAJOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA HAVE SUSPENDED OPERATIONS. A NUMBER OF BRIDGES ARE CLOSED. PLEASE MONITOR MEDIA BROADCASTS REGARDING THE STATUS OF EVACUATIONS... TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND SHELTERS. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 3 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-015-PAZ054-055-060>062- 067>069-282000- /O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS- HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- 1156 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NEW WIND INFORMATION. NEW STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE INFORMATION. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS IRENE MOVES AWAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THE ROBUST WESTERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE WATER TO PILE ALONG THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. ALTHOUGH CHESAPEAKE BAY GENERALLY WILL DRAIN...THIS MAY RESULT IN MINOR TIDAL FLOODING AROUND TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ DEZ001>004-NJZ012>014-016>027-PAZ070-071-282000- /O.CAN.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 1156 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ ANZ430-431-450>455-282000- /O.CAN.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 1156 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$ ANZ470-282000- /O.CAN.KPHI.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 1156 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 5:16 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 66 hr |
| Aug 26, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Caroline | 55 min |
| Aug 25, 8:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Ocean | 116 min |
| Aug 26, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Kent | 61 min |
| Aug 25, 8:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Berks, Lehigh | 115 min |
| Aug 25, 8:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Berks, Lehigh, Northampton | 3 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.