TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 914 AM AST THU SEP 5 2013 ...DISORGANIZED GABRIELLE BRINGING RAINS TO PUERTO RICO AND ADJACENT ISLANDS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED LOCATION AND MOTION OF TROPICAL STORM. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... FOR ALL OF MAINLAND PUERTO RICO. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 AM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.7N...LONGITUDE 67.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 100 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF SAN JUAN PR...OR ABOUT 60 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF PONCE PR. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. .SITSITUATION OVERVIEW... GABRIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH- NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER SHOULD PASS NEAR OR OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF PUERTO RIC0 THIS MORNING AND ACROSS THE MONA PASSAGE LATER TODAY. INTERMITTENT RAIN AND SQUALLS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO AFFECT THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING VIEQUES AND CULEBRA. REGARDLESS OF THE EXACT TRACK OF THE CENTER OF GABRIELLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AROUND 1230 PM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. PRZ001>011-052130- /O.COR.TJSJ.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST- WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST- 914 AM AST THU SEP 5 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. && ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER PUERTO RICO WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS IN AREAS OF MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THESE HEAVIER AMOUNTS COULD RESULT IN DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED WITH THE TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE...WAVE RUN-UP ALONG THE SOUTHERN COASTS OF PUERTO RICO COULD RESULT IN ONE TO TWO FEET ABOVE PREDICTED. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
Posted on: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:18:39 +0000
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