...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE REGION 
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... 

.NEW INFORMATION... 
UPDATED STORM LOCATION. 
UPDATED TO ADD HUNTERDON COUNTY NJ. 

.AREAS AFFECTED... 
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND 
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN NEW JERSEY...EASTERN 
PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE...AND THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. THIS 
STATEMENT ALSO APPLIES TO COASTAL AREAS FROM RARITAN BAY AND SANDY 
HOOK NEW JERSEY TO FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE INCLUDING ALL OF THE 
DELAWARE BAY. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS... 

A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW 
CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...WESTERN 
MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH...SALEM...GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN... 
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE 
MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY...COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL 
OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. 
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF 
NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY. 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... 
CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...TALBOT...CAROLINE...MERCER... 
CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS. 
A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... 
MIDDLESEX. 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... 
MORRIS...HUNTERDON AND SOMERSET. 
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE REGION. PLEASE LISTEN 
CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR 
AREA. 

.STORM INFORMATION... 

AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR 
LATITUDE 30.0N...LONGITUDE 77.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 640 MILES SOUTH 
OF DOVER DE...OR ABOUT 630 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CAPE MAY NJ. 
STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 
110 MPH. 

.SITUATION OVERVIEW... 
DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTH NORTHEAST 
THROUGH SUNDAY, WHICH BRINGS THE CENTER VERY NEAR THE NEW JERSEY 
AND DELAWARE COASTS SUNDAY. THE STORM WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS, 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND COASTAL FLOODING. THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL 
ANTICIPATED IS 6 TO 12 INCHES. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN IN COMBINATION 
WITH A WET MONTH WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD FLOODING. THERE IS THE 
POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR FLOODING IN SOME LOCATIONS. WHEN MAKING 
DECISIONS, DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK AS THIS 
HURRICANE IS A LARGE STORM. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS 
SITUATION, THEREFORE EVERYONE IS URGED COMPLETE THEIR PREPARATIONS 
TODAY. 
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. 
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND, AND 
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP IN OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. 
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC 
COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. 
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF 
LOCAL OFFICIALS WHEN EVACUATIONS ARE ORDERED. 

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 

.NEXT UPDATE... 

THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY AROUND NOON EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS 
WARRANT. 

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... 

...NEW INFORMATION... 
NO NEW INFORMATION. 

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... 

THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR 
EQUAL TO 14 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM 
CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 82 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A 
GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF 
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY 
AFTERNOON. 

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... 
MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE, INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE 
SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST, 
A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET IS POSSIBLE. 

...INLAND FLOODING... 

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. HEAVY AND 
POSSIBLY RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MAY 
RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. 

...COASTAL HAZARDS... 
HERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION ALONG WITH 
BATTERING WAVES. 

...RIP CURRENTS... 

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE 
WILL BECOME DANGEROUS, THEREFORE EVERYONE IS URGED TO STAY OUT OF 
THE WATER.