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8/26/2011 - Hurricane Warning
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.

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.