Hurricane Local Statement for IRENE

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
217 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...CENTER OF IRENE MOVING OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...

.NEW INFORMATION...
WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN
VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN
SHORE...INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...
CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT
ANYWHERE ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA
PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 42.2N...LONGITUDE 73.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 280 MILES
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF OCEAN CITY MD...OR ABOUT 400 MILES
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NORFOLK VA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES
AT 26 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
IRENE MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA AND THE CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MANY CASUALTIES OCCUR AFTER A STORM HAS PASSED. BE SMART AND USE
CAUTION. CONTINUE TO HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AS THEY
CONDUCT RESCUE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS. WAIT FOR THE ALL-CLEAR SIGNAL
BEFORE RE-ENTERING EVACUATION ZONES OR ANY AREA THAT RECEIVED
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OR FLOODING.

PAY ATTENTION FOR POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND STAY AWAY FROM
DOWNED POWER LINES. LISTEN FOR ANY BOIL WATER ALERTS.

MARINERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST BEFORE
MAKING ANY DEFINITE PLANS. 

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.NEXT UPDATE...
AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS EVENT...THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL
STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD
REGARDING THE EFFECTS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE HAZARDS UPON THE AREA. 

ANZ650-281930-
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COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO
20 NM-
217 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...


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MDZ024-025-281930-
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INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
217 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...



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