[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KMHX 140957
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AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-098-103-
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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
600 AM EDT SAT AUG 14 2004

...HURRICANE CHARLEY HEADED TOWARDS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
DARE...CARTERET...HYDE...PAMLICO...CRAVEN...BEAUFORT...ONSLOW...
WASHINGTON...TYRRELL.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE NORTH CAROLINA COAST
INCLUDING THE ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
NEAR 74 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  AN INLAND
HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND COUNTIES OF EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO
IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH TONIGHT.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
31.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  80.5 WEST OR ABOUT  115 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA.

CHARLEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH. THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...CHARLEY WILL MOVE THROUGH
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE BEFORE CHARLEY MAKES LANDFALL LATER THIS
MORNING ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THERE IS A MANDATORY EVACUATION IN PLACE ON OCRACOKE ISLAND. THERE IS
A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION IN PLACE FOR RESIDENTS OF MAINLAND HYDE
COUNTY IN LOW LYING OR FLOOD PRONE AREAS. THERE IS A VOLUNTARY
EVACUATION IN PLACE FOR RESIDENTS ON BOGUE BANKS IN CARTERET COUNTY.
THERE ARE NO EVACUATIONS IN PLACE FOR ANY AREAS OF DARE COUNTY.
HOWEVER...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ENCOURAGE PEOPLE WHO ARE
PLANNING TO ARRIVE SATURDAY TO DELAY THEIR PLANS UNTIL SUNDAY WHEN
HURRICANE CHARLEY HAS PASSED AND WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE CONDUCIVE
FOR SAFE TRAVELING. GUESTS SCHEDULED TO LEAVE THE AREA TODAY ARE
ENCOURAGED TO CHECK OUT EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE HEAVY RAIN
REACHES THE AREA AND ROAD CONDITIONS BECOME DANGEROUS.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA. THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH
OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH
GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS CAN BE
EXPECTED ALONG THE I 95 CORRIDOR.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
WATER WILL RISE IN THE PAMLICO RIVER AND IN THE PUNGO RIVER THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH WATER LEVELS 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. AT NEW BERN
WATER WILL RISE TO 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. IN ONSLOW COUNTY AND
ALONG BOGUE BANKS 3 TO 4 FEET OF STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED. STORM
SURGE WILL BE AROUND 2 FEET FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTHWARD TO THE OUTER
BANKS. HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST BETWEEN 7 PM TO 730 PM
THIS EVENING.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA ON
FRIDAY MORNING AS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE MOVED
THROUGH. FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT
WITH CHARLEY. HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY.

...MARINE INFORMATION...
SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 12 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON.  THIS WILL
RESULT IN MODERATE BEACH EROSION.

...RIP CURRENT INFORMATION...
A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST THROUGH
SUNDAY. THESE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO
ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE WATER.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT ON HURRICANE CHARLEY WILL BE ISSUED NOON.

$$

TK

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