I wonder if they will send Gonzo to check out Gonzalo ?![]() 000 WTCA82 TJSJ 121957 HLSSJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM GONZALO LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 357 PM AST SUN OCT 12 2014 ...TROPICAL STORM GONZALO HAS FORMED EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS... .NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL LOCAL WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 PM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GONZALO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.4N...LONGITUDE 58.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 520 MILES EAST- SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PR...OR ABOUT 450 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAINT THOMAS VI. STORM MOTION WAS W OR 270 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 40 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM GONZALO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE WEST AROUND 10 MPH DURING THROUGH MONDAY ...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE WEST- NORTHWEST MONDAY NIGHT. RAINS WILL OVERSPREAD THE VIRGIN ISLANDS MONDAY EVENING AND REACH EASTERN PUERTO RICO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN PUERTO RICO AND THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS. GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLS AND RAIN BANDS. A HURRICANE WATCH IS EXPECTED TO BE ISSUED LATER THIS AFTERNOON. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN AROUND 7 PM AST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AMZ710-712-715-722-725-732-735-741-742-745-PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002- 130000- /O.CON.TJSJ.TR.A.1008.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N- COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN USVI AND CULEBRA OUT 10 NM- ANEGADA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N- COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN USVI VIEQUES AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-CARIBBEAN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO FROM 10 NM TO 17N- COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM- MONA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N- COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM- SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST- WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX- 357 PM AST SUN OCT 12 2014 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. STRONGLY CONSIDER EVACUATING IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...AND DO SO IF ORDERED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. && ...INLAND FLOODING... TROPICAL STORM GONZALO IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLAND... AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM TOTALS OF 12 INCHES POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SAINT THOMAS AND SAINT JOHN. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS TROPICAL STORM GONZALO MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM MONDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT TO LATE TUESDAY EVENING. GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE LIKELY ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLS AND IN RAIN BANDS. SEAS 7 TO 8 FEET ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUT WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLY WEATHER AND RAIN BANDS MAINLY NORTHEAST OF GONZALO. $$ |