[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM CHRIS LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
557 AM AST THU AUG 3 2006

...TROPICAL STORM CHRIS WEAKENING AND MOVING SLOWLY AWAY FROM THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO...
...AT 500 AM AST...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR PUERTO RICO AND
THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
WARNING INFORMATION.
STORM INFORMATION.
INLAND FLOODING.
WINDS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
AT 500 AM AST...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 AM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHRIS WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 20.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 66.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 135 MILES NORTH
OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO. CHRIS WAS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 13
MPH...WITH THIS GENERAL MOTION EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24
HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF CHRIS WILL BE MOVING AWAY FROM
PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE
CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER FRINGES OF TROPICAL STORM CHRIS
WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL ISLANDS TODAY AND WILL CONTAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND BRIEF STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED OVER
LAND...AS CHRIS MOVES SLOWLY AWAY FROM THE LOCAL ISLANDS TODAY.
HOWEVER...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...AT LEAST IN GUSTS...WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE ATLANTIC OFF SHORE WATERS THROUGH ABOUT 1100
AM...BEFORE DIMINISHING.

...INLAND FLOODING...
OUTER RAIN BANDS WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO THROUGH TODAY AND
POSSIBLY TONIGHT...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL ON FRIDAY...AS LOW LEVEL WINDS SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF TWO TO FIVE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOCAL
ISLANDS TODAY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
INTERIOR SECTIONS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF PUERTO RICO. SOME RIVERS
WILL EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT RISES...WITH A FEW POSSIBLY EXCEEDING
BANKFULL LATER TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN
WATERS TODAY...IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OF CHRIS.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT THIS MORNING ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
WATERS. SEAS OF 12 TO 15 FEET WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OFF
SHORE WATERS THROUGH ABOUT 1100 AM...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET THIS
AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT. ACROSS THE REMAINING
LOCAL COASTAL WATERS...SEAS SHOULD GENERALLY BE 6 FEET OR LESS.
LOCALLY ROUGH AND CONFUSED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATERS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE
NORTHERN COASTS OF PUERTO RICO AND CULEBRA THROUGH TODAY...BUT
BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 10 FEET ALONG
THE LOCAL COASTLINES.

THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED ON TROPICAL STORM CHRIS
BY YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN JUAN PUERTO
RICO.

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