[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE CHARLEY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1012 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004

...HURRICANE CHARLEY MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN
NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...GEORGETOWN AND HORRY...AND IN
SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...BRUNSWICK COUNTY...NEW HANOVER...
PENDER...COLUMBUS AND BLADEN.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THE SOUTH SANTEE
RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA. A HURRICANE
WARNING MEANS WINDS OVER 74 MPH WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS.

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...COLUMBUS AND BLADEN.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL PLAIN OF SOUTH CAROLINA
AND NORTH CAROLINA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 9 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.4 WEST OR JUST NORTHEAST OF
ORLANDO.

CHARLEY WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW 90 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE COME TO AN END AND RESIDENTS SHOULD FOLLOW
THE ADVICE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND OTHER GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS FOR EVACUATIONS OR POSSIBLE EVACUATIONS AND SHELTER
AVAILABILITY.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WILL INCREASE ON SATURDAY MORNING. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS...IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO
NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...AND INTO SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA FROM
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING INTO
LATE AFTERNOON SUBSIDING AFTER 8 PM TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER
GUSTS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK FOR CHARLEY...WINDS WILL BE
ONSHORE NORTH TO CAPE FEAR. WITH THE CURRENT PROJECTED STRENGTH AND
LOCATION OF THE STORM...TIDES COULD BE 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG
THE SOUTH FACING BEACHES OF BRUNSWICK COUNTY...3 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE
EAST FACES BEACHES OF GEORGETOWN...HORRY...NEW HANOVER AND PENDER
COUNTIES. MODERATE BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOW
TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 1:22 PM AT LOCKWOODS FOLLY INLET NEAR HOLDEN BEACH
ON SATURDAY.  AT SPRINGMAID PIER AT MYRTLE BEACH LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR
AT 1:07 PM AND AT MASONBORO INLET NEAR WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH LOW TIDE
WILL OCCUR AT 1:13 PM.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND POSSIBLE THEN HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
AND HIGH SEAS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE COASTAL WATERS FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY. MARINERS SHOULD STAY IN PORT. THERE IS A DANGEROUS RISK
OF RIP CURRENTS ON SATURDAY.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
WITH THE RAINFALL DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS FROM THE REMNANTS OF
BONNIE...THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED IN SOME AREAS. AN
ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH CHARLEY. FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE IN AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE...SMALL STREAMS AND LOW LYING
AREAS.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HURRICANE CHARLEY CAN BE FOUND IN
ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...PUBLIC
INFORMATION STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN WILMINGTON.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AT MIDNIGHT.

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