Tropical Storm Warning 1009, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Carbon County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA

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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-
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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-
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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-
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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-
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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-
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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-
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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.

$$

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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-
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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.

$$

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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.

$$

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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.

$$

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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

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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. 

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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.

$$

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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.

$$

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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-
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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-
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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-
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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.

$$

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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-
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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.

$$

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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. 

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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-
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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.

$$

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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-
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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.

$$

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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-
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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.

$$

821 
WTUS81 KPHI 281632
HLSPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1232 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...IRENE MOVING AWAY WITH WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN ITS WAKE...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED SITUATIONAL OVERVIEW. 
NEW STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE INFORMATION AND NEW COASTAL HAZARDS
INFORMATION IN THE LAND SUB-SECTION.
NEW WINDS AND SEAS INFORMATION IN THE COASTAL SUB-SECTIONS.

.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 CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...CECIL...
KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...TALBOT...CAROLINE...SUSSEX...WARREN...
MORRIS...HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MIDDLESEX...WESTERN MONMOUTH...
EASTERN MONMOUTH...MERCER...SALEM...GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN...
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE
MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY...COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL
OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...CARBON...MONROE...BERKS...
LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY...BUCKS...DELAWARE
AND PHILADELPHIA. 

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. 

.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 SOME 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 ANY ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL WILL BE LIGHT. THE FLOOD WATCH WILL BE CANCELLED
SHORTLY...AND MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING AROUND THE REGION WILL
CONTINUE TO BE HANDLED BY WARNINGS. 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 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. 

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-
055-060>062-067>071-282000-
/O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-
SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-
NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
1232 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
NEW STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE INFORMATION. 
NEW COASTAL HAZARDS INFORMATION. 

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS 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...
AT MOST...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE TIDAL
DELAWARE RIVER. HIGH TIDE OCCURS THERE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

ALSO...AT MOST...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE
MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. THE ROBUST WESTERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE WATER 
TO PILE ALONG THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...BUT CHESAPEAKE BAY
GENERALLY WILL DRAIN. HIGH TIDE OCCURS THERE LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AND THIS EVENING. 

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
BEACH EROSION AND HIGH WAVES WILL SUBSIDE GRADUALLY ALONG THE
ATLANTIC COAST...DELAWARE BAY AND RARITAN BAY.

...RIP CURRENTS...
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. DO
NOT ENTER THE SURF.

$$

ANZ430-431-450>455-282000-
/O.CON.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-
1232 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
NEW WINDS AND SEAS INFORMATION. 

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BE 8 TO 14 FEET OVER
THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND 4 TO 9 FEET OVER DELAWARE BAY WITH HIGHER
SEAS AT THE MOUTH OF THE BAY.

$$

ANZ470-282000-
/O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM-
1232 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
NEW WINDS AND SEAS INFORMATION. 

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BE 11 TO 18 FEET.

$$

620 
WTUS81 KPHI 281829
HLSPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
229 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...IRENE MOVING AWAY WITH WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN ITS WAKE...

.NEW INFORMATION...
NEW STORM INFORMATION. 
TROPICAL STORM WARNING CANCELLED FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE.
NEW STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE INFORMATION IN THE LAND SUB-
SECTION.  

.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 CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...SUSSEX...
WARREN...MORRIS...HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MIDDLESEX...WESTERN
MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH...MERCER...SALEM...GLOUCESTER...
CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...CUMBERLAND...
ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY...COASTAL
ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...CARBON...
MONROE...BERKS...LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY...
BUCKS...DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. 

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. 

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 42.2N...LONGITUDE 73.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 130 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 SOME 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 ANY ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL WILL BE LIGHT. MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING AROUND THE
REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BE HANDLED BY WARNINGS. 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 TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEMS AND SHELTERS.

&&

.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. 

DEZ001>004-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-
282300-
/O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-SUSSEX-WARREN-
MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
229 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
NEW STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE INFORMATION. 

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS 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 ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AT MOST...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE
MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. THE ROBUST WESTERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE WATER 
TO PILE ALONG THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...BUT CHESAPEAKE BAY
GENERALLY WILL DRAIN. HIGH TIDE OCCURS THERE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND THIS EVENING.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
BEACH EROSION AND HIGH WAVES WILL SUBSIDE GRADUALLY ALONG THE
ATLANTIC COAST...DELAWARE BAY AND RARITAN BAY.

...RIP CURRENTS...
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. DO
NOT ENTER THE SURF.

$$

MDZ008-012-015-019-020-281930-
/O.CAN.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-
229 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

ANZ430-431-450>455-282300-
/O.CON.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-
229 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
NONE. 

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BE 8 TO 14 FEET OVER
THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND 4 TO 9 FEET OVER DELAWARE BAY WITH HIGHER
SEAS AT THE MOUTH OF THE BAY.

$$

ANZ470-282300-
/O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM-
229 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
NONE. 

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BE 11 TO 18 FEET.

$$

909 
WTUS81 KPHI 281919 CCA
HLSPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
318 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...IRENE MOVING AWAY WITH WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN ITS WAKE...

.NEW INFORMATION...
NEW STORM INFORMATION. 
TROPICAL STORM WARNING CANCELLED 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 CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...SUSSEX...
WARREN...MORRIS...HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MIDDLESEX...WESTERN
MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH...MERCER...SALEM...GLOUCESTER...
CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...CUMBERLAND...
ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY...COASTAL
ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...CARBON...
MONROE...BERKS...LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY...
BUCKS...DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. 

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. 

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 42.2N...LONGITUDE 73.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 130 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 SOME 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 ANY ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL WILL BE LIGHT. MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING AROUND THE
REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BE HANDLED BY WARNINGS. 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 TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEMS AND SHELTERS.

&&

.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. 

DEZ001>004-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-
290015-
/O.COR.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-SUSSEX-WARREN-
MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
318 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
NONE. 

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS 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 ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
BEACH EROSION AND HIGH WAVES WILL SUBSIDE GRADUALLY ALONG THE
ATLANTIC COAST...DELAWARE BAY AND RARITAN BAY.

...RIP CURRENTS...
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. DO
NOT ENTER THE SURF.

$$

MDZ008-012-015-019-020-282030-
/O.CAN.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-
318 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

ANZ430-431-450>455-290015-
/O.CON.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-
318 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
NONE. 

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BE 8 TO 14 FEET OVER
THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND 4 TO 9 FEET OVER DELAWARE BAY WITH HIGHER
SEAS AT THE MOUTH OF THE BAY.

$$

ANZ470-290015-
/O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM-
318 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
NONE. 

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BE 11 TO 18 FEET.

$$

876 
WTUS81 KPHI 282126
HLSPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
526 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...IRENE MOVING AWAY WITH WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN ITS WAKE...

.NEW INFORMATION...
NEW STORM INFORMATION. 
NEW WINDS AND SEAS INFORMATION IN THE SUB-SECTIONS. 
NEW COASTAL HAZARDS INFORMATION IN THE LAND SUB-SECTION.
NEW RIP CURRENT INFORMATION IN THE LAND SUB-SECTION. 

.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 CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
NEW CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...SUSSEX...
WARREN...MORRIS...HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MIDDLESEX...WESTERN
MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH...MERCER...SALEM...GLOUCESTER...
CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...CUMBERLAND...
ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY...COASTAL
ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...CARBON...
MONROE...BERKS...LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY...
BUCKS...DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. 

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. 

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 42.7N...LONGITUDE 72.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 170 MILES
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF SANDY HOOK NJ. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR
20 DEGREES AT 26 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 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 SOME MODERATE TO SEVERE COASTAL FLOODING.

A TOTAL OF 4 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER THE AREA WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS. HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
WILL BE LIGHT. MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING AROUND THE REGION WILL
CONTINUE TO BE HANDLED BY WARNINGS. 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 TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEMS AND SHELTERS.

&&

.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. 

DEZ001>004-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-
300200-
/O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-SUSSEX-WARREN-
MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
526 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WINDS SECTION.
UPDATED COASTAL HAZARDS SECTION.
UPDATED RIP CURRENTS SECTION. 

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS CONTINUED AROUND THE AREA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT WINDS WERE DIMINISHING. AS TROPICAL STORM IRENE
CONTINUES TO LIFT AWAY FROM THE AREA...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH. WARNINGS WILL BE DISCONTINUED AS SOON AS THE THREAT
COMPLETELY SUBSIDES.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
BEACH EROSION AND HIGH WAVES WERE SUBSIDING AND WILL CONTINUE TO
SUBSIDE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST...DELAWARE BAY AND RARITAN BAY
THIS EVENING.

...RIP CURRENTS...
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS LINGER ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST...BUT THEY
WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. DO NOT ENTER THE SURF UNTIL THEY DO
SO. 

$$

ANZ430-431-450>455-300200-
/O.CON.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-
526 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WINDS AND SEAS SECTION. 

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS CONTINUED OVER THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE
WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WINDS WERE DIMINISHING. WARNINGS
WILL BE DISCONTINUED AS SOON AS THE THREAT COMPLETELY SUBSIDES.
SEAS OF 7 TO 11 FEET OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND 3 TO 7 FEET OVER
DELAWARE BAY WERE SUBSIDING. 

$$

ANZ470-300200-
/O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM-
526 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WINDS AND SEAS SECTION. 

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS CONTINUED OVER THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE
WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WINDS WERE DIMINISHING. WARNINGS
WILL BE DISCONTINUED AS SOON AS THE THREAT COMPLETELY SUBSIDES.
SEAS OF 9 TO 13 FEET WERE SUBSIDING.

$$

568 
WTUS81 KPHI 290017
HLSPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
817 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...IRENE CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA LEAVING WIDESPREAD
FLOODING IN ITS WAKE...

.NEW INFORMATION...
NEW STORM INFORMATION.
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS CANCELLED SOUTH OF MANASQUAN INLET AND FOR
ALL INLAND AREAS.
NEW WINDS AND SEAS 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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
MIDDLESEX...WESTERN MONMOUTH AND EASTERN MONMOUTH. 

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE
BAY. 

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 44.1N...LONGITUDE 72.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 350 MILES
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF ATLANTIC CITY NJ...OR ABOUT 390 MILES
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF DOVER DE. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 25 DEGREES
AT 26 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM OUR AREA. THE
STORM BROUGHT LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH
DANGEROUS FLOODING...AND SOME MODERATE TO SEVERE COASTAL FLOODING.

A TOTAL OF 4 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER THE AREA WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS. MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING AROUND THE REGION WILL
CONTINUE TO BE HANDLED BY WARNINGS. 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...SOME ARE SLOWLY RESUMING OR HAVE RESUMED
OPERATIONS. A NUMBER OF BRIDGES ARE CLOSED. PLEASE MONITOR MEDIA
BROADCASTS REGARDING THE STATUS OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND
SHELTERS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 1230 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT. 

DEZ001>004-NJZ001-007>010-015>027-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-
290130-
/O.CAN.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-SUSSEX-WARREN-
MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
817 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...


$$

NJZ012>014-300030-
/O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-
817 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
NONE.


&&


...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS CONTINUED AROUND THE AREA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT WINDS WERE DIMINISHING. AS TROPICAL STORM IRENE
CONTINUES TO LIFT AWAY FROM THE AREA...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH. WARNINGS WILL BE DISCONTINUED AS SOON AS THE THREAT
COMPLETELY SUBSIDES.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
BEACH EROSION AND HIGH WAVES WERE SUBSIDING AND WILL CONTINUE TO
SUBSIDE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST...AND RARITAN BAY THIS EVENING.

...RIP CURRENTS...
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS LINGER ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST...BUT THEY
WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. DO NOT ENTER THE SURF UNTIL THEY DO
SO.

$$

ANZ430-431-451>455-290130-
/O.CAN.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 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-
817 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...



$$

ANZ450-300030-
/O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
817 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WINDS AND SEAS SECTION.

&&


...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS CONTINUED OVER THE THIS AREA THIS
EVENING...BUT WINDS WERE DIMINISHING. WARNINGS WILL BE DISCONTINUED AS
SOON AS THE THREAT COMPLETELY SUBSIDES. SEAS OF 7 TO 11 FEET OVER
THE ATLANTIC WATERS WERE OCCURRING.


$$

ANZ470-290130-
/O.CAN.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM-
817 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...



$$

619 
WTUS81 KPHI 290300
HLSPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1100 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...IRENE BECOMES POST-TROPICAL NEAR THE U.S./CANADIAN BORDER...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
PARTS OF CENTRAL NEW JERSEY AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 45.3N...LONGITUDE 71.3W...WHICH IS OVER
THE NORTHERN TIP OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. ITS MOTION WAS NNE OR 25
DEGREES AT 26 MPH.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THIS IS THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY...NEW JERSEY REGARDING IRENE.

NJZ012>014-290400-
/O.CAN.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-
1100 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.

$$

ANZ450-290400-
/O.CAN.KPHI.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
1100 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.

$$

IOVINO

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
348 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE STALLED NEAR THE COAST TODAY AND
SATURDAY. MEANWHILE, HURRICANE IRENE WILL MOVE NORTHWARD AND UP
THE EAST COAST SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, HOWEVER EXACTLY WHERE THE
CENTER TRACKS STILL CARRIES SOME UNCERTAINTY. THE STORM IS THEN
FORECAST TO EXIT TO OUR NORTH AND NORTHEAST LATER SUNDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BEFORE BEGINNING TO
SHIFT OFF THE COAST THURSDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
DURING THE NIGHT, A FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAD DROPPED FARTHER INTO OUR
REGION. THE FEATURE WAS BECOMING DIFFICULT TO LOCATE WITH MOST
LOCATIONS REGISTERING A LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND AND WITH LITTLE
VARIATION IN TEMPERATURES OR DEW POINT READINGS.

THERE REMAINED A FAIR AMOUNT OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE EARLY THIS
MORNING. AS A RESULT, WE WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION PATCHY FOG IN
THE FORECAST.

MOST LOCATIONS SHOULD RECEIVE A FAIR AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE TODAY.
AFTER ANY EARLY MORNING FOG AND LOW CLOUDS LIFT, CUMULUS SHOULD
DEVELOP OVER OUR REGION. WITH THE REMNANT BOUNDARY STALLING AND
PERHAPS BEGINNING TO DRIFT BACK TO THE NORTHWEST THERE WILL BE A
FOCUS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM AROUND
MIDDAY ONWARD. WE HAVE INCLUDED THE MENTION OF SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN OUR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN COUNTIES.
WITH ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE, THERE COULD BE A BIT OF HEAVY
RAIN IN SPOTS.

AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE ANTICIPATED TO RISE INTO THE 80S IN
MUCH OF OUR REGION WITH A LIGHT SOUTHERLY WIND.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY/...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER INTO THE EVENING
HOURS. A LULL IS POSSIBLE BEFORE WE SEE PRECIPITATION DIRECTLY
ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRENE'S OUTER BANDS BEGIN TO APPROACH
FROM THE SOUTH LATE TONIGHT.

THE WIND TONIGHT SHOULD BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE. BEING THAT THE
AIR WILL REMAIN HUMID, TEMPERATURES SHOULD DROP ONLY INTO THE 60S
AND LOWER 70S IN OUR REGION.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
**DAMAGING AFFECTS FROM HURRICANE IRENE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
ACROSS THE REGION.** EVERYONE SHOULD BE PREPARING FOR THIS LARGE
STORM AS NOW IS THE TIME. HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE, LISTEN TO LOCAL
OFFICIALS REGARDING ANY EVACUATIONS AND KEEP UPDATED ON THE
WEATHER FORECASTS. SOME EVACUATIONS HAVE ALREADY STARTED ALONG THE
NEW JERSEY COAST. ANY CHANGES TO THE HURRICANE WATCHES AND
TROPICAL STORM WATCHES WILL BE MADE AFTER THE 4 AM COORDINATION
CALL WITH THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER /NHC/.

THE MAIN FOCUS FOR THIS PERIOD IS THE TRACK AND IMPACTS OF
HURRICANE IRENE. WE WANT TO STRESS THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOT
FOCUS ON THE EXACT CENTER OF THE STORM, AS IT IS FORECAST TO BE A
LARGE SYSTEM AS IT MOVES THROUGH. WE EXPECT EXTENSIVE IMPACTS FROM
THIS HURRICANE ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA REGARDLESS OF THE TRACK JUST
INLAND, ON THE COAST OR ABOUT 50 MILES OFFSHORE. THE PEAK OF THE
STORM LOOKS TO GENERALLY OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH ABOUT MIDDAY
SUNDAY. WE WANT TO STRESS THAT THERE IS A RATHER HIGH RISK OF
DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY AND POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL
LATER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

DESPITE THE FORECAST TRACK OF THE HURRICANE AMONG THE MODELS
WAFFLING BACK AND FORTH SOME DURING THE LAST FEW DAYS, WE WILL
HAVE IMPACTS FROM THIS SYSTEM. THE FINER DETAILS WILL ULTIMATELY
DEPEND ON WHERE THE CENTER TRACKS, WHICH INCLUDES THE SWATH OF
STRONGEST WINDS AND STORM SURGE. THE FIRST UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH IS
FORECAST TO SHIFT NORTHEAST OF THE AREA TODAY LEAVING A WEAKNESS
BETWEEN THE RIDGE IN THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND ANOTHER UPPER-LEVEL
TROUGH WELL TO THE WEST. THIS WILL SERVE AS A CONDUIT FOR A
NORTHWARD MOTION FOR THE HURRICANE, ALTHOUGH SOME TURN TO THE
NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED WITH TIME. ANY LAND INTERACTION PRIOR
TO THE HURRICANE ARRIVING INTO OUR AREA WILL SERVE TO WEAKEN IT,
HOWEVER WE ARE ANTICIPATING RAIN AND INCREASING WIND TO ARRIVE
WELL BEFORE THE CENTER. THIS WILL BE COURTEOUS OF A COASTAL TYPE
FRONT IN PLACE AND A WEALTH OF MOISTURE SURGING INLAND FROM A
STRENGTHENING ONSHORE FLOW.

THE FORWARD SPEED OF HURRICANE IRENE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
TIMING AND AMPLIFICATION OF THE INCOMING TROUGH IS CRUCIAL IN
DETERMINING THE WESTERN EXTENT OF THE HURRICANES TRACK. THIS IS
DANGEROUS AS A LATER TIMING IN THE TROUGH AMPLIFYING SOME MORE
WILL TEND TO ALLOW THE HURRICANE TO TRACK FARTHER WEST. OUR WIND
FORECAST IS BASED OFF OF THE GRIDDED WIND FIELD FROM THE OFFICIAL
NHC FORECAST AND THIS WILL BE UPDATED WITH SUBSEQUENT ADVISORY
ISSUANCES. WE GENERALLY BASED OUR POPS MORE TOWARD A BLEND WHICH
ENDS UP SIMILAR TO THE GFS. IF THE CENTER TRACKS FARTHER OFF THE
COAST, THEN THERE MAY BE A RATHER TIGHT GRADIENT IN THE RAIN
SHIELD ACROSS THE CWA FROM EAST TO WEST. IF THE STORM SHIFTS TO AN
INLAND TRACK, THEN THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAIN WILL SHIFT AND THE
THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL INCREASE. THERE CONTINUES TO BE A HIGH
RISK OF IMPACTS WITH THIS HURRICANE, WHICH INCLUDES WIDESPREAD
DAMAGING WINDS, TORRENTIAL RAIN, COASTAL FLOODING, DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS, AND BATTERING WAVES AND BEACH EROSION. FOR THE HEAVY
RAIN ASPECT, SEE THE HYDROLOGY SECTION BELOW.

INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT MUCH OF THE MODEL GUIDANCE DEVELOPS A
STRONG 250 MB JET NORTH OF THE HURRICANE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY,
GENERALLY FROM THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
THIS UPPER-LEVEL JET EVEN HAS SOME ANTICYCLONIC CURVATURE TO IT
AND GIVEN THE ORIENTATION OF THIS JET IT IS SUCH THAT IRENE IS
WITHIN THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION AS SHE TRACKS NORTHWARD. THIS
SCENARIO MAY TEND TO HELP WITH A POLEWARD UPPER-LEVEL OUTFLOW
CHANNEL AND ASSIST IN THE INTENSITY OF THE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE.
THEREFORE, DESPITE SOME INCREASING SHEAR AS THE HURRICANE GAINES
LATITUDE ALONG WITH COOLER WATERS AND LAND INTERACTIONS, PERHAPS
THIS IS WHY MUCH OF THE MODEL GUIDANCE NEARLY INSISTS THIS SYSTEM
REMAINS A POWERFUL ONE ALL THE WAY INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. IT
BECOMES EVEN MORE OF AN INTENSITY FORECAST CHALLENGE AS TROPICAL
CYCLONES GET THIS FAR NORTH AND INTERACT WITH BAROCLINIC ZONES AND
LARGE SCALE SYNOPTIC FEATURES. AN EXAMINATION OF THE WIND FIELD AT
925 MB IS CONCERNING WITH A LARGE AREA OF 60 TO NEARLY 85 KNOTS
RACKING ACROSS THE CWA SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
WHILE THE FRICTIONAL EFFECTS WILL TEND TO SLOW THE WIND DOWN SOME
AND ALSO ALLOW FOR SOME DECOUPLING BETWEEN THE SURFACE AND ABOVE,
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT COMBINED WITH ENHANCED MIXING WITHIN HEAVIER
RAIN/CONVECTION SHOULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT/DAMAGING GUSTS. WE
CONTINUE TO USE A 125 PERCENT OF THE SUSTAINED WINDS TO DERIVE OUR
GUSTS BUT CAPPED THEM AT 90 KNOTS /20 PERCENT REDUCTION OF THE
SUSTAINED WINDS OVER LAND/. THE WIND GUST TOOL THAT INCLUDES
MIXING MAY BE TO HIGH ESPECIALLY OVER AREAS FARTHER INLAND. THERE
SEEMS TO BE A GROWING MODEL CONSENSUS EARLY THIS MORNING THAT THE
HURRICANE MAY END UP MOVING A BIT FASTER THAN EARLIER ADVERTISED
AS IT GETS TO OUR CWA. WE THEREFORE STARTED TO TAPER THE POPS DOWN
A BIT FASTER FROM SOUTH TO NORTH SUNDAY.

ONCE THE STORM MOVES OFF TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST LATER SUNDAY,
THE CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY IMPROVE. OVERALL A MUCH CALMER TIME
FRAME MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE WIND WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH
MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD IN. A WEAK TROUGH WILL
SKIRT OUR REGION TUESDAY, WHICH MAY INCREASE CLOUDS A BIT. HIGH
PRESSURE THEN BUILDS ACROSS ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE SLIPPING TO THE
EAST THURSDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /08Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
WITH ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE LINGERING IN OUR REGION EARLY
THIS MORNING, LOW CLOUDS AND VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS WILL CONTINUE
TO AFFECT OUR TAF SITES.

AFTER ABOUT 1300Z, CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO IMPROVE INTO THE
VFR RANGE, WITH CUMULUS DEVELOPING OVERHEAD. A REMNANT FRONTAL
BOUNDARY IN OUR REGION SHOULD PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR SCATTERED
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WE HAVE INCLUDED
CUMULONIMBUS IN THE TAFS TO INDICATE THAT POTENTIAL.

THE WIND WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AROUND 6 TO 8 KNOTS FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

THE WIND IS FORECAST TO BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS EVENING,
WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME LOW CLOUDS AND VISIBILITY
RESTRICTIONS AGAIN LATE TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK...
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...HURRICANE IRENE IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT ALL
OF OUR TERMINALS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS. THE STRONGEST
PART OF THE STORM SHOULD OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH ABOUT MIDDAY
SUNDAY, THEN CONDITIONS QUICKLY IMPROVE. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY
DISRUPT OPERATIONS UP THE EAST COAST. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT
IN WIDESPREAD SUB-VFR CONDITIONS SETTING IN WITH RATHER GUSTY
ONSHORE WINDS EVENTUALLY TURNING NORTH AND THEN NORTHWEST AS THE
STORM MOVES ON BY. AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT AND THE TRACK
BECOMES MORE CERTAIN, WE WILL BE ABLE TO BE MORE SPECIFIC WITH THE
DETAILS. SOME TERMINALS SHOULD SEE HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS
ESPECIALLY AT KMIV AND KACY. THE STORM SHOULD EXIT TO OUR
NORTHEAST LATER SUNDAY WITH IMPROVING CONDITIONS ALONG WITH
LESSENING WINDS.

MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA
WITH ANY LINGERING WINDS TRENDING DOWNWARD MONDAY. OVERALL VFR.

&&

.MARINE...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY DROPPED INTO OUR REGION DURING THE NIGHT. THE
REMNANT BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO STALL AND IT MAY BEGIN TO DRIFT
BACK TO THE NORTHWEST TODAY.

THE WIND SHOULD REMAIN AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS AND BE MAINLY FROM THE
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST TODAY. THE WIND MAY BEGIN TO BACK TONIGHT
AHEAD OF THE OUTER BANDS FROM HURRICANE IRENE AND SPEEDS MAY
INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT.

WITH WAVES ON OUR OCEAN WATERS REMAINING AT OR ABOVE 5 FEET WE
WILL KEEP THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN PLACE FOR THE TIME BEING.

OUTLOOK...
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...HURRICANE IRENE IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
AREA WITH STRONG WINDS, HEAVY RAIN AND LARGE SEAS. THIS IS
BECOMING A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE STRONGEST WINDS
AND RAIN SHOULD OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH ABOUT MIDDAY ON
SUNDAY. THE ONSHORE FLOW AHEAD OF THE HURRICANE WILL LIKELY PILE
WATER INTO THE COAST AND DRIVE BUILDING AND BATTERING WAVES. THE
SEAS MAY REACH 20 FEET OR HIGHER DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM, AND
SOME OF THIS WATER BUILD UP WILL PUSH RATHER HIGH WAVES INTO
DELAWARE BAY. THE INCREASING SWELLS ALONG WITH THE OVERALL
INCREASING SEAS WILL TEND TO TURN CONDITIONS ON THE WATERS FROM
ROUGH TO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. WE WILL HAVE TO PARTICULARLY WATCH
DELAWARE BAY DUE TO POSSIBLE FUNNELING UP OF A SOUTHEAST WIND FOR
A TIME PRECEDING THE HURRICANE. WE GENERALLY ARE USING A WIND GUST
TOOL WITH NO MIXING AS IT WAS GIVING US RATHER RAMPED UP GUSTS,
THEREFORE GENERALLY CAPPING THE GUSTS AT 90 KNOTS AT THIS POINT.
ALL INTERESTS SHOULD PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE FORECASTS
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE CONDITIONS ACCOMPANYING THE HURRICANE
WILL LEAD TO THE FIRST HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THIS WEEKEND. THE
HURRICANE IS FORECAST TO BE LIFTING WELL TO OUR NORTH LATER SUNDAY
WITH IMPROVEMENTS TAKING PLACE THEREAFTER.

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH ANY WIND
DIMINISHING FAIRLY QUICKLY ON MONDAY. IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR
THE SEAS TO SUBSIDE SO A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR A
TIME.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
HEAVY AND POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
MAY RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA.

THE PW VALUES FORECAST ACROSS THE REGION ARE RATHER IMPRESSIVE
WITH 2.0-2.5 INCHES OVERSPREADING THE REGION SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.
IF THE CENTER GETS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE COAST, SOME GUIDANCE
INDICATES THE PW VALUES INCREASE TO JUST OVER 3.0 INCHES. THIS
AMOUNT OF MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE WILL LEAD TO EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL RATES AND TOTALS. THIS COMBINED WITH ANY UPSLOPE
ENHANCEMENT AND/OR LOCALLY ENHANCED CONVERGENCE/BANDING WILL ADD
TO THE RAIN RATES. THE INITIAL INFLUX OF THIS HIGHER MOISTURE
CONTENT AIR ALONG WITH THE PRESENCE OF A COASTAL TYPE FRONT COULD
LEAD TO BOUTS OF LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WELL BEFORE THE HURRICANE
GETS TO OUR LATITUDE.

SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO RAPID
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. IN
ADDITION, THE WINDSWEPT RAIN WILL LIKELY PRODUCE URBAN AND POOR
DRAINAGE FLOODING. THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW COMBINED WITH THE TIDES
WILL TEND TO BACK WATER UP, COMPLICATING FLOODING PROBLEMS. GIVEN
THE QPF FORECAST /OVER 5 INCHES/ AND THE ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS,
THE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT AND WE CONTINUE TO CARRY A HEAVY
RAIN MENTION IN THE FORECAST.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
THE THREAT OF MODERATE TO SEVERE COASTAL FLOODING REMAINS HIGH
OVER THE WEEKEND AS HURRICANE IRENE IMPACTS OUR REGION. THE SUNDAY
MORNING HIGH TIDE ALONG THE OCEANFRONT AND DELAWARE BAY IS OF MOST
CONCERN. HOWEVER, WITH THE STRENGTH OF THE STORM, COASTAL FLOODING
MAY VERY WELL BE AN ISSUE FOR HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER THE HIGH TIDE
OCCURS.

WITH WATER EXPECTED TO BE PUSHED UP DELAWARE BAY, FLOODING IS
ALSO A CONCERN FOR THE TIDAL PORTION OF THE DELAWARE RIVER.

COASTAL FLOODING ISSUES MAY LINGER INTO THE SUNDAY EVENING HIGH
TIDE, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST
AND ALONG RARITAN BAY.

&&

.RIP CURRENTS...
WITH A SOUTHERLY SWELL EXPECTED TO CONTINUE, WE WILL CARRY A
MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENT TODAY.

&&

.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...FLOOD WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
     PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071.
     HURRICANE WATCH FOR PAZ070-071.
     TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR PAZ067>069.
NJ...FLOOD WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
     NJZ001-007>010-012>027.
     HURRICANE WATCH FOR NJZ013-014-016>027.
     TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR NJZ015.
DE...FLOOD WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
     DEZ001>004.
     HURRICANE WATCH FOR DEZ001>004.
MD...FLOOD WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
     MDZ008-012-015-019-020.
     TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR MDZ008-012-015-019-020.
MARINE...HURRICANE WATCH FOR ANZ430-431-450>455-470.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
     ANZ450>455.

&&

SYNOPSIS...GORSE
NEAR TERM...IOVINO
SHORT TERM...IOVINO
LONG TERM...GORSE
AVIATION...GORSE/IOVINO
MARINE...GORSE/IOVINO
HYDROLOGY...GORSE
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...IOVINO
RIP CURRENTS...IOVINO

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
644 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

NJZ001-007>010-PAZ054-055-060>062-262245-
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-
NORTHAMPTON-
644 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW
JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND
NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

HURRICANE IRENE WILL BRING AN INCREASING THREAT OF A PERIOD
OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN LATER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NJZ015-PAZ067>069-262245-
MERCER-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
644 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TROPICAL STORM WATCH.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TROPICAL STORM WATCH.
   FLOOD WATCH.

HURRICANE IRENE WILL BRING AN INCREASING THREAT OF A PERIOD
OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN LATER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

DEZ001-002-NJZ016>019-021-PAZ070-071-262245-
NEW CASTLE-KENT-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
CUMBERLAND-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
644 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE...NORTHERN
DELAWARE...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HURRICANE WATCH.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HURRICANE WATCH.
   FLOOD WATCH.

HURRICANE IRENE ALONG WITH A POTENTIAL STALLED FRONT IN THE
VICINITY WILL BRING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN
LATER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE THREAT OF THIS IS INCREASING. SINCE
TIDES ARE ASTRONOMICALLY HIGH, THE PRESENCE OF IRENE MAY CAUSE
MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE ESPECIALLY SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MDZ008-012-015-019-020-262245-
CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-
644 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MARYLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TROPICAL STORM WATCH.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TROPICAL STORM WATCH.
   FLOOD WATCH.

HURRICANE IRENE ALONG WITH A POTENTIAL STALLED FRONT IN THE
VICINITY WILL BRING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN
LATER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE THREAT OF THIS IS INCREASING. SINCE
TIDES ARE ASTRONOMICALLY HIGH, THE PRESENCE OF IRENE MAY CAUSE
MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE ESPECIALLY SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

DEZ003-NJZ013-020-022-023-027-262245-
INLAND SUSSEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
644 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN DELAWARE...CENTRAL
NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HURRICANE WATCH.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HURRICANE WATCH.
   FLOOD WATCH.

HURRICANE IRENE ALONG WITH A POTENTIAL STALLED FRONT IN THE
VICINITY WILL BRING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN
LATER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE THREAT OF THIS IS INCREASING. SINCE
TIDES ARE ASTRONOMICALLY HIGH, THE PRESENCE OF IRENE MAY CAUSE
MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE ESPECIALLY SUNDAY.
ALSO, A MODERATE OR HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS ANTICIPATED
STARTING LATER FRIDAY AND LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NJZ012-262245-
MIDDLESEX-
644 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

HURRICANE IRENE ALONG WITH A POTENTIAL STALLED FRONT IN THE
VICINITY WILL BRING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN
LATER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE THREAT OF THIS IS INCREASING. SINCE
TIDES ARE ASTRONOMICALLY HIGH, THE PRESENCE OF IRENE MAY CAUSE
MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE ESPECIALLY SUNDAY.
ALSO, A MODERATE OR HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS ANTICIPATED
STARTING LATER FRIDAY AND LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NJZ014-024>026-262245-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
COASTAL OCEAN-
644 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HURRICANE WATCH.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HURRICANE WATCH.
   FLOOD WATCH.

HURRICANE IRENE ALONG WITH A POTENTIAL STALLED FRONT IN THE
VICINITY WILL BRING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN
LATER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE THREAT OF THIS IS INCREASING. SINCE
TIDES ARE ASTRONOMICALLY HIGH, THE PRESENCE OF IRENE MAY CAUSE
MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE ESPECIALLY SUNDAY.
ALSO, A MODERATE OR HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS ANTICIPATED
STARTING LATER FRIDAY AND LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ANZ450>455-262245-
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-
644 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT FRIDAY...
...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.
   HURRICANE WATCH.

SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS LATER THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.
   HURRICANE WATCH.

HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK UP THE EAST COAST SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY, HOWEVER THE EXACT TRACK IS UNCERTAIN. THERE IS AN
INCREASING THREAT FOR VERY HIGH SEAS AND VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS
THE AREA LATER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ANZ430-431-262245-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
644 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DELAWARE BAY WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HURRICANE WATCH.

SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HURRICANE WATCH.

HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK UP THE EAST COAST SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY, HOWEVER THE EXACT TRACK IS UNCERTAIN. THERE IS AN
INCREASING THREAT FOR HIGH SEAS AND STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA
LATER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

DEZ004-262245-
DELAWARE BEACHES-
644 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN DELAWARE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HURRICANE WATCH.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HURRICANE WATCH.
   FLOOD WATCH.

HURRICANE IRENE ALONG WITH A POTENTIAL STALLED FRONT IN THE
VICINITY WILL BRING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN
LATER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE THREAT OF THIS IS INCREASING. SINCE
TIDES ARE ASTRONOMICALLY HIGH, THE PRESENCE OF IRENE MAY CAUSE
MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE ESPECIALLY SUNDAY.
ALSO, A MODERATE OR HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS ANTICIPATED
STARTING LATER FRIDAY AND LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.