[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1200 AM EDT SAT AUG 14 2004

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING 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 WARNING IN EFFECT 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 WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNED AREA...WITHIN 24 HOURS.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
AT 11 PM EDT...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS 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.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.1 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF DAYTONA BEACH 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 OFF THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST
OVERNIGHT THEN NEAR OR OVER THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST SATURDAY
MORNING.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST ONCE THE CENTER OF CHARLEY MOVES BACK OVER
WATER.

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 975
MB...28.79 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
3 TO 6 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 3 AM
EDT SATURDAY UNLESS CONDITIONS WARRANT EARLIER RELEASES.

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