Hurricane Irene Update Twelve

TROPICAL CYCLONE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1229 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT WITH APPROACH OF IRENE...

.NEW INFORMATION...
IRENE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWARD TOWARD NEW ENGLAND.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE...
COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO EASTPORT ME OUT 25 NM.

.WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS... NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK...NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK...NORTHERN
SOMERSET... NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS...NORTHERN PENOBSCOT...SOUTHEAST
AROOSTOOK... CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS...CENTRAL PENOBSCOT...SOUTHERN
PENOBSCOT... INTERIOR HANCOCK...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...COASTAL
HANCOCK...COASTAL WASHINGTON...SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS AND NORTHERN
WASHINGTON.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO EASTPORT ME OUT
25 NM.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE.
PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN
EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
40.5N... LONGITUDE 51.8W OR OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THIS WAS
ABOUT 870 MILES EAST- SOUTHEAST OF BAR HARBOR ME...OR ABOUT 830
MILES EAST- SOUTHEAST OF EASTPORT ME. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH
NORTHEAST OR 15 DEGREES AT 15 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
IRENE WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT
THEN INTO SOUTHWESTERN NEW ENGLAND BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. THE
SYSTEM WILL THEN CONTINUE ON A NORTHEAST TRACK INTO WESTERN MAINE
BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING THEN ACROSS NORTHWEST MAINE LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT. THE STORM WILL THEN MOVE INTO CANADA MONDAY MORNING.

THE PRIMARY CONCERN IS FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS SUNDAY NIGHT WHICH
WILL DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND RESULT IN SOME STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE. ALONG THE COAST A 2 FOOT STORM SURGE CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS
WILL BE COMPOUNDED BY LARGE BREAKING WAVES WHICH COULD ADD AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 FEET OF RUNUP ONTO BEACHES EXPOSED TO THE OPEN
OCEAN.

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

NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE
PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY
LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR
FLOODING.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE
PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL
PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE
TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

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 LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.000


WTNT34 KNHC 271448
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
HURRICANE IRENE ADVISORY NUMBER 29
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092011
1100 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...IRENE BATTERING EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS SPREADING NORTHWARD ALONG THE DELMARVA COAST...AT 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS


.........LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.4 WEST. IRENE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/H...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON
THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF IRENE WILL MOVE ACROSS
NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON. THE HURRICANE IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NEAR OR OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT AND
MOVE OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. IRENE IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SLIGHT WEAKENING IS FORECAST AS IRENE CROSSES
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...BUT IRENE IS FORECAST TO REMAIN NEAR
HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT MOVES NEAR OR OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES
AND APPROACHES NEW ENGLAND.

IRENE IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-
STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 260 MILES...415 KM. A WIND
GUST TO 87 MPH WAS RECENTLY MEASURED AT CAPE HATTERAS NORTH
CAROLINA. NORFOLK NAVAL AIR STATION RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND
GUST TO 63 MPH.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES.
Grand Falls and Victoria County

10:46 AM ADT Saturday 27 August 2011
Rainfall warning for
Grand Falls and Victoria County issued

Rainfall amounts of up to 50 millimetres expected for these areas through Sunday.
This is a warning that significant rainfall is expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.

Hurricane Irene will weaken and become post-tropical before tracking across Northwestern New Brunswick Monday morning. Rainfall in advance of this system will begin to move into the region on Sunday and persist into Monday. Amounts up to 50 millimetres are currently forecast through the day on Sunday with additional amounts of 20 to 30 millimetres possible on Monday. In addition strong winds will occur late Sunday night into early Monday. The public is advised that wind warnings will likely be issued this afternoon for Sunday night for portions of New Brunswick.