[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
800 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH
POINT TO CAPE HENRY...THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE
VIRGINIA TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE CURRITUCK
SOUND...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

IN NORTH CAROLINA:

BERTIE...CAMDEN...CHOWAN...PASQUOTANK...PERQUIMANS...AND
CURRITUCK.

IN VIRGINIA:

ACCOMACK...CHESAPEAKE...ESSEX...GLOUCESTER...ISLE OF WIGHT...
JAMES CITY...LANCASTER...MATHEWS...MIDDLESEX...
NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON...NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...NORTHAMPTON...
NORTHUMBERLAND...RICHMOND...SUFFOLK...SURRY...VIRGINIA BEACH...
WESTMORELAND AND YORK.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
AT 7 PM EDT...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE CHESAPEAKE
BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO CAPE HENRY...THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS
FROM CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NORTH
CAROLINA...AND THE CURRITUCK SOUND.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.8 WEST OR JUST SOUTH OF FORT
MEADE FLORIDA.

CHARLEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH AND A
GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
THE FORECAST TRACK MOVES CHARLEY ACROSS FLORIDA AND OFF THE NORTHEAST
FLORIDA COAST OVERNIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. FURTHER WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
HOWEVER HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS FLORIDA
NEAR THE PATH OF THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  25 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO  85 MILES.

THE LAST PRESSURE MEASURED BY THE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 950
MB...28.05 INCHES.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ALONG THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY
AND VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA COASTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS BEGINNING
LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
THE THREAT FOR MINOR BEACH EROSION AND POSSIBLE COASTAL FLOODING
WILL INCREASE DURING SATURDAY. A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 3 FEET CAN BE
EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.

...MARINE INFORMATION...
SEAS ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING 3 TO 4 FEET OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. AS
WINDS INCREASE SATURDAY...SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 7 TO 9 FEET...WITH
5 TO 6 FEET NEAR SHORE. THESE LARGE WAVES WILL PRODUCE VERY ROUGH
SURF. MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN PORT DURING SATURDAY INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT.

...RIP CURRENT INFORMATION...
THE COMBINATION OF SOUTHEAST SWELLS...AND ONSHORE WINDS WILL PRODUCE
A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE COAST THROUGH SUNDAY. THESE
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS
THE WATER.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
AFFECT THE REGION SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

RESIDENTS IN THE AFFECTED AREA SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND
THE MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON HURRICANE CHARLEY. INFORMATION IS
ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ER/AKQ.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 11 PM
EDT UNLESS CONDITIONS WARRANT EARLIER RELEASES.

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