INCIDENT 2007-05 TROPICAL CYCLONE ALFONSO
2007-07-24T1300 PST
EMERGENCY
FROM: PERILAN WEATHER SERVICE/NATIONAL FORECAST OFFICE//DOUHET AIR BASE//GLENCOE
TO: NATIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER/OPERATIONS//GLENCOE//
PROVINCE OF THE SOUTHWEST EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER//GEORGETOWN//
PROVINCE OF THE EAST EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER//PORTSMOUTH//
GLENCOE AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER//GLENCOE//
INLAND RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER//DOUHET AIR BASE//GLENCOE//
MARITIME RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER//COAST GUARD STATION PORTSMOUTH//PORTSMOUTH//
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY//GLENCOE//
INFO: KING OIL COMPANY/OPERATIONS CENTER//PETROPORT//
ALL MINISTRIES//GLENCOE//
ALL DISASTER DETECTION NETWORK STATIONS//
SUBJ: TROPICAL STORM ALFONSO ADVISORY 5
UNCLASS
1. TROPICAL STORM ALFONSO MADE LANDFALL AT 1200 AS A STRONG CATEGORY 3 STORM WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 110 KNOTS GUSTING TO 130 KNOTS, WEST OF FORT MATANZAS, AND IS NOW TRACKING NORTH NORTHEAST OVER LAND. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE HEIGHT OCCURRED AT HIGH TIDE WITH A SURGE OF 14 FEET ON TOP OF A HIGH TIDE OF 2 FEET AT PETROPORT.
2. STEADY WEAKENING OF WINDS IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 6 HOURS AS THE STORM TRACKS OVERLAND. HOWEVER, HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED. RAINFALLS OF UP TO 8 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT BOTH PETROPORT AND FORT MATANZAS.
3. WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
A. TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS: PERILAN COAST FROM THE MOUTH OF THE BIG MUDDY TO ASHBY INCLUDING OFFSHORE ISLANDS AND THE KING 1 OIL FIELD.
B. HIGH SURF WARNING: ASHBY TO OVERWASH ISLAND.
C. INLAND AND COASTAL FLOODING WATCH: MOUTH OF THE BIG MUDDY TO PORTSMOUTH INLAND TO THE OSSIPPEE RIDGE.
D. INLAND WIND WARNING: EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY PETROPORT-HOGBEN-GLENCOE-ASHBY.
5. THIS REMAINS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM. EXTENSIVE COASTAL EROSION AND FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED AS FAR EAST AS LOPEZ ISLAND. EXPECT SIGNIFICANT INLAND FLOODING ON THE BIG MUDDY, BLUE, AND AND RIO BRAVO RIVERS.
BREWSTER/WATCH OFFICER SENDS
2007-07-24T0800 PST
EMERGENCY
FROM: PERILAN WEATHER SERVICE/NATIONAL FORECAST OFFICE//DOUHET AIR BASE//GLENCOE
TO: NATIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER/OPERATIONS//GLENCOE//
PROVINCE OF THE SOUTHWEST EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER//GEORGETOWN//
PROVINCE OF THE EAST EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER//PORTSMOUTH//
GLENCOE AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER//GLENCOE//
INLAND RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER//DOUHET AIR BASE//GLENCOE//
MARITIME RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER//COAST GUARD STATION PORTSMOUTH//PORTSMOUTH//
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY//GLENCOE//
INFO: KING OIL COMPANY/OPERATIONS CENTER//PETROPORT//
ALL MINISTRIES//GLENCOE//
ALL DISASTER DETECTION NETWORK STATIONS//
SUBJ: TROPICAL STORM ALFONSO ADVISORY 4
UNCLASS
1. TROPICAL STORM ALFONSO IS A STRONG CATEGORY 2 STORM WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 90 KNOTS GUSTING TO 105 KNOTS, AND IS NOW TRACKING NORTHEAST. THE CENTER OF THE STORM WAS LOCATED BY A PERILAN GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY AIRCRAFT 90 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHWEST OF PETROPORT.
2. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WINDS EXTEND 90 NAUTICAL MILES ON THE STORM’S RIGHT SIDE AND 80 NAUTICAL MILES ON THE LEFT SIDE WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXTENDING TO 120 NAUTICAL MILES. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE BEING FELT ALONG THE PERILAN COAST TO FORT MATANZAS AND INLAND TO GEORGETOWN. OUTER RAIN BANDS OF THE STORM ARE NOW REACHING THE PERILAN COAST AT CASTLE RAE.
3. FURTHER INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 6 HOURS. LANDFALL IS EXPECTED AS A CATEGORY III TROPICAL CYCLONE AT APPROXIMATELY 2007-07-24T1200-1400 ON THE COAST FROM PETROPORT TO CHAMBERSBURG.
4. WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
A. TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS: PERILAN COAST FROM THE MOUTH OF THE BIG MUDDY TO ASHBY INCLUDING OFFSHORE ISLANDS AND THE KING 1 OIL FIELD.
B. HIGH SURF WARNING: ASHBY TO OVERWASH ISLAND.
C. TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH: CAPE SAN BLAS TO THE EASTERN BORDER INCLUDING OFFSHORE ISLANDS, THE PASSAGE, AND PORTSMOUTH BAY.
D. INLAND AND COASTAL FLOODING WATCH: MOUTH OF THE BIG MUDDY TO PORTSMOUTH INLAND TO THE OSSIPPEE RIDGE.
5. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM. ALL COASTAL RESIDENTS WEST OF ASHBY SHOULD HAVE EITHER EVACUATED BY NOW OR TAKEN SHELTER ON HIGH GROUND IN STURDY BUILDINGS. EVACUATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE.
MACKAY/WATCH OFFICER SENDS
2007-07-24T0100 PST
EMERGENCY
FROM: PERILAN WEATHER SERVICE/NATIONAL FORECAST OFFICE//DOUHET AIR BASE//GLENCOE
TO: NATIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER/OPERATIONS//GLENCOE//
PROVINCE OF THE SOUTHWEST EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER//GEORGETOWN//
PROVINCE OF THE EAST EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER//PORTSMOUTH//
GLENCOE AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER//GLENCOE//
INLAND RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER//DOUHET AIR BASE//GLENCOE//
MARITIME RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER//COAST GUARD STATION PORTSMOUTH//PORTSMOUTH//
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY//GLENCOE//
INFO: KING OIL COMPANY/OPERATIONS CENTER//PETROPORT//
ALL MINISTRIES//GLENCOE//
ALL DISASTER DETECTION NETWORK STATIONS//
SUBJ: TROPICAL STORM ALFONSO ADVISORY 3
UNCLASS
1. TROPICAL STORM ALFONSO CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN, BUT HAS NOT YET STARTED THE EXPECTED TURN TO THE NORTHEAST. THE STORM MAY HAVE REACHED CATEGORY 2 STRENGTH. ALFONSO IS CURRENTLY CENTERED 150 NAUTICAL MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF PETROPORT, TRACKING EAST BY NORTH AT A SPEED OF 11 KNOTS.
2. SHIP REPORTS INDICATE THAT HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WINDS EXTEND APPROXIMATELY 80 NAUTICAL MILES ON THE STORM’S RIGHT SIDE WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXTENDING TO 110 NAUTICAL MILES. OUTER RAIN BANDS OF THE STORM ARE NOW REACHING THE PERILAN COAST AT PETROPORT.
3. FURTHER INTENSIFICATION AND A GRADUAL TURN OF THE TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 6 HOURS. LANDFALL IS EXPECTED AS A CATEGORY II OR POSSIBLY WEAK CATEGORY III TROPICAL CYCLONE AT APPROXIMATELY 2007-07-24T1200-1400 ON THE COAST FROM PETROPORT TO ASHBY.
4. WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
A. TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS: PERILAN COAST FROM THE MOUTH OF THE BIG MUDDY TO ASHBY INCLUDING OFFSHORE ISLANDS AND THE KING 1 OIL FIELD.
B. HIGH SURF WARNING: ASHBY TO OVERWASH ISLAND.
C. TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH: CAPE SAN BLAS TO THE EASTERN BORDER INCLUDING OFFSHORE ISLANDS, THE PASSAGE, AND PORTSMOUTH BAY.
D. INLAND AND COASTAL FLOODING WATCH: MOUTH OF THE BIG MUDDY TO PORTSMOUTH INLAND TO THE OSSIPPEE RIDGE.
MACKAY/WATCH OFFICER SENDS
2007-07-23T1900 PST
EMERGENCY
FROM: PERILAN WEATHER SERVICE/NATIONAL FORECAST OFFICE//DOUHET AIR BASE//GLENCOE
TO: NATIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER/OPERATIONS//GLENCOE//
PROVINCE OF THE SOUTHWEST EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER//GEORGETOWN//
PROVINCE OF THE EAST EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER//PORTSMOUTH//
GLENCOE AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER//GLENCOE//
INLAND RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER//DOUHET AIR BASE//GLENCOE//
MARITIME RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER//COAST GUARD STATION PORTSMOUTH//PORTSMOUTH//
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY//GLENCOE//
INFO: KING OIL COMPANY/OPERATIONS CENTER//PETROPORT//
ALL MINISTRIES//GLENCOE//
ALL DISASTER DETECTION NETWORK STATIONS//
SUBJ: TROPICAL STORM ALFONSO ADVISORY 2
UNCLASS
1. OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS TROPICAL STORM ALFONSO HAS STRENGTHENED TO A CATEGORY 1 TROPICAL CYCLONE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 70 KNOTS GUSTING TO 85 KNOTS. ALFONSO IS CURRENTLY CENTERED 210 NAUTICAL MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF PETROPORT, TRACKING EAST BY NORTH AT A SPEED OF 10 KNOTS.
2. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WINDS EXTEND APPROXIMATELY 50 NAUTICAL MILES IN THE STORM’S LEFT FRONT QUADRANT AND 60 NAUTICAL MILES IN THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXTENDING TO 80 NAUTICAL MILES. SEAS TO 9 FEET ARE REPORTED 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN ADVANCE OF THE STORM. RAIN BANDS EXTEND TO 130 NAUTICAL MILES IN ADVANCE OF THE STORM.
3. FURTHER INTENSIFICATION AND ACCELERATION OF FORWARD MOVEMENT IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT WITH A GRADUAL TURN OF THE TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST. LANDFALL IS EXPECTED AS A CATEGORY II OR POSSIBLY WEAK CATEGORY III TROPICAL CYCLONE AT APPROXIMATELY 2007-07-24T1200-1400 ON THE COAST FROM 50 MILES WEST OF THE MOUTH OF THE BIG MUDDY EAST TO ASHBY.
4. WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
A. TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS: PERILAN COAST FROM THE MOUTH OF THE BIG MUDDY TO ASHBY INCLUDING OFFSHORE ISLANDS AND THE KING 1 OIL FIELD.
B. HIGH SURF WARNING: ASHBY TO OVERWASH ISLAND.
C. TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH: CAPE SAN BLAS TO THE EASTERN BORDER INCLUDING OFFSHORE ISLANDS, THE PASSAGE, AND PORTSMOUTH BAY.
D. INLAND AND COASTAL FLOODING WATCH: MOUTH OF THE BIG MUDDY TO PORTSMOUTH INLAND TO THE OSSIPPEE RIDGE.
BREWSTER/WATCH OFFICER SENDS
2007-07-23T1300 PST
EMERGENCY
FROM: PERILAN WEATHER SERVICE/NATIONAL FORECAST OFFICE//DOUHET AIR BASE//GLENCOE
TO: NATIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER/OPERATIONS//GLENCOE//
PROVINCE OF THE SOUTHWEST EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER//GEORGETOWN//
PROVINCE OF THE EAST EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER//PORTSMOUTH//
GLENCOE AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER//GLENCOE//
INLAND RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER//DOUHET AIR BASE//GLENCOE//
MARITIME RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER//COAST GUARD STATION PORTSMOUTH//PORTSMOUTH//
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY//GLENCOE//
INFO: KING OIL COMPANY/OPERATIONS CENTER//PETROPORT//
ALL MINISTRIES//GLENCOE//
ALL DISASTER DETECTION NETWORK STATIONS//
SUBJ: TROPICAL STORM ALFONSO ADVISORY 1
UNCLASS
1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 4 STRENGTHENED THIS MORNING TO TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY WITH GALE FORCE WINDS AND HAS BEEN NAMED TROPICAL STORM ALFONSO EFFECTIVE 2007-07-23T1240. ALFONSO IS CURRENTLY CENTERED 273 NAUTICAL MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF PETROPORT, TRACKING EAST BY NORTH AT A SPEED OF 10 KNOTS.
2. GALE FORCE WINDS EXTEND APPROXIMATELY 80 NAUTICAL MILES IN THE STORM’S LEFT FRONT QUADRANT AND 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT. SEAS TO 8 FEET ARE REPORTED 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN ADVANCE OF THE STORM. RAIN BANDS EXTEND TO 130 NAUTICAL MILES IN ADVANCE OF THE STORM.
3. FURTHER INTENSIFICATION AND ACCELERATION OF FORWARD MOVEMENT IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT WITH A GRADUAL TURN OF THE TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST. LANDFALL IS EXPECTED AS A STRONG CATEGORY I OR CATEGORY II TROPICAL CYCLONE AT APPROXIMATELY 2007-07-24T1200-1400 ON THE COAST FROM 50 MILES WEST OF THE MOUTH OF THE BIG MUDDY EAST TO ASHBY.
4. WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
A. TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS: PERILAN COAST FROM THE MOUTH OF THE BIG MUDDY TO ASHBY.
B. HIGH SURF WARNING: ASHBY TO OVERWASH ISLAND.
C. TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH: MOUTH OF THE BIG MUDDY TO DERAY INCLUDING OFFSHORE ISLANDS AND THE KING 1 OIL FIELD.
BREWSTER/WATCH OFFICER SENDS