[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HLSAKQ
NCZ015>017-030>032-VAZ074>078-084>086-089>091-093>100-141000-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
345 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...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...FOR COUNTIES
ADJACENT TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND
ALBEMARLE SOUND.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ALSO 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.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS 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.


...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.8 WEST OR ABOUT 190 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA. CHARLEY IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.  ON THIS TRACK...CHARLEY WILL BE NEARING THE SOUTH CAROLINA
COAST LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 85 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TODAY AS THE CENTER
MOVES OVER WARM WATER. THE LAST PRESSURE MEASURED BY THE HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 975 MB...28.79 INCHES.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO NEAR THE ALBEMARLE SOUND THIS AFTERNOON...AND
FARTHER NORTH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY AND SOUTHEAST
VIRGINIA COASTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE IN THE WARNED AREA INTO
TONIGHT...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND GUSTS OVER 50
MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES AND
POWER LINES...GIVEN HOW WET THE GROUND IS GIVEN RECENT RAINS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
THERE WILL BE A THREAT OF MINOR BEACH EROSION AND COASTAL FLOODING
LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...DUE TO A FORECAST STORM SURGE
OF 2 TO 3 FEET ACROSS THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.

...MARINE INFORMATION...
SEAS ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING 4 TO 5 FEET OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. AS
WINDS INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SEAS WILL INCREASE
TO 7 TO 10 FEET...WITH 6 TO 7 FEET NEAR SHORE. THESE LARGE WAVES
WILL PRODUCE VERY ROUGH SURF. MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN PORT
SATURDAY AND 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...
A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN...WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...IS EXPECTED
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL
BE POSSIBLE. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FOR THE
POTENTIAL OF FLOODING OF RIVERS...STREAMS...AND CREEKS...DUE TO THIS
HEAVY RAINFALL.

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 6 AM
EDT SATURDAY UNLESS CONDITIONS WARRANT EARLIER RELEASES.

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