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Hurricane Local Statement

TROPICAL STORM ERIKA LOCAL STATEMENT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 9A
PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-271515-

TROPICAL STORM ERIKA LOCAL STATEMENT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 9A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR  AL052015
305 AM AST THU AUG 27 2015

THIS PRODUCT COVERS PUERTO RICO AND THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS

TROPICAL STORM ERIKA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS LATER TODAY.

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - NONE

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
   - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL PUERTO
     RICO AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 360 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PR OR ABOUT 290
      MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAINT THOMAS VI
    - 16.8N 60.8W
    - STORM INTENSITY 45 MPH
    - MOVEMENT WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 16 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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RAINFALL ESTIMATES OVER THE LOCAL AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 3
AND 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUMS OF 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. ERIKA WILL
MOVE INTO THE ANEGADA PASSAGE LATE THIS MORNING AND BEGIN TO AFFECT
THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ERIKA WILL PASS NORTH
OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO LATE THIS EVENING.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* FLOODING RAIN:
PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. POTENTIAL
IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - MODERATE RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT SEVERAL EVACUATIONS AND
      RESCUES.
    - RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN WITH SWIFTER
      CURRENTS AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY
      IN USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS,
      ARROYOS, AND DITCHES OVERFLOW.
    - FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER SOME STRUCTURES OR WEAKEN FOUNDATIONS.
      SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE EXPANDED AREAS OF RAPID
      INUNDATION AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND POOR DRAINAGE
      AREAS. SOME STREETS AND PARKING LOTS TAKE ON MOVING WATER AS
      STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS OVERFLOW. DRIVING CONDITIONS
      BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES.

* WIND:
PROTECT AGAINST HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS
PUERTO RICO AND THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED
      MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT.
    - MANY LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR
      UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE
      SHALLOW ROOTED. SOME FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
    - A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN
      OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON
      BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.
    - SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.

* SURGE:
LITTLE IMPACTS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME ACROSS THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS
AND THE NORTH AND EAST COASTAL AREAS OF PUERTO RICO.

* TORNADOES:
LITTLE TO NO IMPACTS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME  ACROSS PUERTO RICO
AND THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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NOW IS THE TIME TO BRING TO COMPLETION ALL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN.

OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE WRAPPED UP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE
WEATHER CONDITIONS COMPLETELY DETERIORATE. ANY REMAINING EVACUATIONS
AND RELOCATIONS SHOULD BE EXPEDITED BEFORE THE ONSET OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WIND.

CHECK-IN WITH YOUR EMERGENCY POINTS OF CONTACT AMONG FAMILY, FRIENDS,
AND WORKMATES. INFORM THEM OF YOUR STATUS AND WELL-BEING. LET THEM
KNOW HOW YOU INTEND TO RIDE OUT THE STORM AND WHEN YOU PLAN TO
CHECK-IN AGAIN.


IN EMERGENCIES IT IS BEST TO REMAIN CALM. STAY INFORMED AND FOCUSED
ON THE SITUATION AT HAND. EXERCISE PATIENCE WITH THOSE YOU ENCOUNTER.
BE A GOOD SAMARITAN AND HELPFUL TO OTHERS.

IF YOU ARE A VISITOR AND STILL IN THE AREA, LISTEN FOR THE NAME OF
THE CITY OR TOWN IN WHICH YOU ARE STAYING WITHIN LOCAL NEWS UPDATES.
BE SURE YOU KNOW THE NAME OF THE COUNTY OR PARISH IN WHICH IT
RESIDES. PAY ATTENTION FOR INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

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

* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- FOR INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PREPARATIONS SEE READY.GOV
- FOR INFORMATION ON CREATING AN EMERGENCY PLAN SEE GETAGAMEPLAN.ORG
- FOR ADDITIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION SEE REDCROSS.ORG

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

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Tropical Storm Warning

ERIKA LOCAL WATCH/WARNING STATEMENT/ADVISORY NUMBER 10
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR  AL052015
552 AM AST THU AUG 27 2015

PRZ005-271800-
/O.CON.TJSJ.TR.W.1005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NORTH CENTRAL-
552 AM AST THU AUG 27 2015

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

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED
    - NORTH CENTRAL

* WIND
    - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND
        - PEAK WIND FORECAST: 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH

    - CURRENT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: MODERATE
        - THE WIND THREAT HAS INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.
        - EMERGENCY CONSIDERATIONS SHOULD INCLUDE A REASONABLE THREAT
          FOR STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND OF 58 TO 73 MPH.
        - BE SAFE AND EARNESTLY PROTECT AGAINST THE POTENTIAL OF
          SIGNIFICANT WIND IMPACTS.
        - DANGEROUS WIND IS POSSIBLE. FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY SHELTER
          MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY, OR IN SOME CASES LOSS OF LIFE.

    - POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT
        - SOME DAMAGE TO ROOFING AND SIDING MATERIALS, ALONG WITH
          DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, AND SHEDS. A FEW
          BUILDINGS EXPERIENCING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR
          FAILURES. MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED, ESPECIALLY IF UNANCHORED.
          UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES.
        - SEVERAL LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER
          NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SEVERAL
          FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
        - SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN
          URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. A FEW BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS,
          AND ACCESS ROUTES IMPASSABLE.
        - SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES, BUT MORE
          PREVALENT IN AREAS WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES.

* STORM SURGE
    - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LOCALIZED STORM SURGE POSSIBLE
        - PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 1 FEET
          ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS
        - WINDOW OF CONCERN: THROUGH THIS MORNING

    - CURRENT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: ELEVATED
        - THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE
          PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.
        - EMERGENCY CONSIDERATIONS SHOULD POSTURE FOR A REASONABLE
          THREAT FOR PEAK STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE
          GROUND.
        - TO BE SAFE, STAY AWAY FROM STORM SURGE FLOODING CAPABLE OF
          LIMITED IMPACTS.
        - LOCALIZED INUNDATION IS POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE
          INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS.

    - POTENTIAL IMPACTS: STILL UNFOLDING
        - POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE STILL
          UNFOLDING.
        - THE EXTENT OF REALIZED IMPACTS WILL DEPEND ON THE ACTUAL
          HEIGHT OF STORM SURGE MOVING ONSHORE AND THE RESULTING
          DEPTH OF COASTAL FLOODING AS EXPERIENCED AT PARTICULAR
          LOCATIONS.

* FLOODING RAIN
    - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:
        - PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 2-4 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY
          HIGHER AMOUNTS

    - CURRENT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: MODERATE
        - THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM
          THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.
        - EMERGENCY CONSIDERATIONS SHOULD INCLUDE A THREAT OF
          FLOODING.
        - BE SAFE AND REMAIN READY TO PROTECT AGAINST FLOODING RAIN
          IMPACTS. STAY INFORMED.
        - IF FLOOD RELATED WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT, HEED
          RECOMMENDED ACTIONS. ALSO LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE RIVER FLOOD
          WARNINGS FOR LONGER-TERM IMPACTS ALONG RIVERS.

    - POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT
        - MODERATE RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT SEVERAL EVACUATIONS
          AND RESCUES.
        - RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN WITH
          SWIFTER CURRENTS AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES,
          ESPECIALLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. SMALL STREAMS,
          CREEKS, CANALS, ARROYOS, AND DITCHES OVERFLOW.
        - FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER SOME STRUCTURES OR WEAKEN
          FOUNDATIONS. SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE EXPANDED AREAS
          OF RAPID INUNDATION AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND
          POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. SOME STREETS AND PARKING LOTS TAKE ON
          MOVING WATER AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS OVERFLOW.
          DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROAD AND BRIDGE
          CLOSURES.

* TORNADO
    - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:
        - SITUATION IS UNFAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES

    - CURRENT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: NONE
        - THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE
          PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.
        - SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL
          OCCUR.
        - EXERCISE DUE SAFETY.
        - REVIEW YOUR SEASONAL PLAN AND ENSURE READINESS FOR THE NEXT
          TROPICAL TORNADO EVENT.

    - POTENTIAL IMPACTS: NONE
        - LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES.

* FOR MORE INFORMATION:
    - HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU/

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
547 AM AST THU AUG 27 2015

AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-281100-
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
THE NEARSHORE AND OFF SHORE ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS-
547 AM AST THU AUG 27 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE ADJACENT
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ERIKA ARE
EXPECTED TO AFFECT PUERTO RICO TODAY...BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS WITH
STRONGER WINDS AND GUSTS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. SQUALLY WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND IN THE EVENING HOURS. MINOR
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWERS AND SOME WIND DAMAGE FROM
THE WIND GUSTS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT PUERTO RICO AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

MOST OF THE SIGNIFICANT SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM
ERIKA ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT PUERTO RICO OVERNIGHT FROM THURSDAY
TO FRIDAY...PARTICULARLY RIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS OF FRIDAY. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER FORECASTS 3
TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN WITH MAX TOTALS OF 8 INCHES. THIS AMOUNT OF
RAINFALL CAN PRODUCE FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS AND SMALL
STREAMS...IN ADDITION IT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE SOME FLASH
FLOODING. IN TERMS OF WINDS...ERIKA HAS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 50 MPH WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME WIND DAMAGE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING...AMOUNTS OF RAIN OR WIND DAMAGE WILL BE
APPRECIATED.

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