000 WTNT64 KNHC 220958 TCUAT4 HURRICANE IRENE TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE...CORRECTED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092011 550 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011 CORRECTED TIME IN DATE/STIME HEADER PRELIMINARY REPORTS INDICATE THAT WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED ON PUERTO RICO...AND MORE THAN 800 THOUSAND HOMES ARE WITHOUT POWER ON THE ISLAND. ALSO...FAA DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATES WINDS TO NEAR MAJOR HURRICANE STRENGTH ARE NOW OCCURRING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS OF PUERTO RICO. $$ FORECASTER STEWART