Hurricane Local Statement for OMAR

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE OMAR LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
627 AM AST THU OCT 16 2008

...CORE OF OMAR RAPIDLY MOVING AWAY FROM THE NORTHERN LEEWARD
ISLANDS...

.AT 500 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OMAR WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 19.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 63.2 WEST OR ABOUT
70 MILES...110 KM...NORTH OF ST. MARTIN.

OMAR IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH...41 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS.  

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MPH...205 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  OMAR IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-
SIMPSON SCALE. STRONGER WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN GUSTS...ARE LIKELY
OVER ELEVATED TERRAIN. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.  

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM. ST. MAARTEN RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND
GUST TO 70 MPH...113 KM/HR.  

LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM AIR FORCE
RECONNAISSANCE PLANE DATA WAS 964 MB...28.47 INCHES.

AMZ710-715-722-725-732-PRZ012-013-VIZ001-002-161130-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.HU.W.1015.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N-
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN USVI AND CULEBRA OUT 10 NM-
ANEGADA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN USVI VIEQUES AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO
OUT 10 NM-CARIBBEAN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO FROM 10 NM TO 17N-
CULEBRA-VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
627 AM AST THU OCT 16 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE WARNING CANCELED...STORM INFORMATION AND LOCATION.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL LOCAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN
VENTURING OUT EARLY THIS MORNING.

MARINE INTERESTS ACROSS THESE AREAS SHOULD NOT VENTURE FAR FROM
PORT...UNTIL CONDITIONS START TO IMPROVE LATER THIS MORNING. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE LOCAL
COASTAL WATERS.

...WINDS...

ANY LEFTOVER TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH
THIS MORNING.

...INLAND FLOODING...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TODAY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE LAST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR
HURRICANE OMAR.

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BCS