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Hurricane Local Statement for IRENE



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WTUS81 KOKX 290301
HLSOKX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1101 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...IRENE BECOMES POST-TROPICAL NEAR THE U.S./CANADIAN BORDER...

.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 SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...
NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT
ANYWHERE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF POST TROPICAL CYCLONE IRENE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 45.3N...LONGITUDE 71.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 340
MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NEW YORK CITY NY...OR ABOUT 290 MILES
NORTH OF MONTAUK POINT NY. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT
26 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK FARTHER AWAY OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS
AND SEAS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING.

MANY RIVERS AND STREAMS STILL REMAIN IN FLOOD AND WILL SLOWLY
RECEDE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLOOD STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS.

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

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. 

&&

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

CTZ009>012-NJZ006-106-108-NYZ071>075-078>081-176>179-290415-
/O.CAN.KOKX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
1101 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

CTZ005>008-NJZ002-004-103>105-107-NYZ067>070-290415-
/O.CAN.KOKX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-
WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-ORANGE-
PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
1101 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-290415-
/O.CAN.KOKX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
NEW YORK HARBOR-PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS-
SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY-
MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM-
FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM-
SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM-
1101 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE REFER
TO THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST FOR WIND
INFORMATION.

$$







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