HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
227 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010
...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL SLIDING WELL EAST OF THE NEW
JERSEY COAST THIS AFTERNOON...
.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE ALONG WITH ADJACENT COASTAL
WATERS AND LOWER DELAWARE BAY.
.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN
MONMOUTH...OCEAN...ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE
MAY...COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN AND SOUTHEASTERN
BURLINGTON.
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE
BAY.
PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 37.5N...LONGITUDE 72.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 170 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF ATLANTIC CITY NJ. THE STORM MOTION WAS
NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 30 DEGREES AT 21 MPH. THE STORM INTENSITY WAS
80 MPH.
.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL IS EXPECTED TO TRACK ABOUT 150 MILES
EAST OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST IMPACT
WILL BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS OF DELAWARE AND NEW
JERSEY...AND ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE GUSTY WINDS COULD DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS OR TREES ALONG WITH
POWER LINES. AS A RESULT, THERE COULD BE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES.
FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT...
AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO
MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS
BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS...AND
SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE.
&&
.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 6 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
NJZ013-014-020-022>027-041500-
/O.CON.KPHI.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
227 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
LOWERED THE STORM SURGE THREAT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO
BECOME DANGEROUS. MAKE SURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS, WHICH CAN BE
BLOWN AROUND, ARE SECURE. DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY
FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE
OCCURRING.
...WINDS...
AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL SLIDES WELL EAST OF THE
AREA...NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH ARE FORECAST. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO
BE CONFINED TO LOCALES ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THESE WINDS CAN
LEAD TO ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWN SOME TREE
LIMBS OR TREES.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS IS EXPECTED
TO BE MINOR. THE STORM SURGE IS FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 1 TO
2 FEET. HIGH TIDE OCCURS THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN 300 PM AND
500 PM...AND 1 TO 2 HOURS LATER IN THE BACK BAYS.
...COASTAL HAZARDS...
HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED WITH MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION
OCCURRING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
...RIP CURRENTS...
A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AT
THE AREA BEACHES. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER.
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