[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
243 PM EDT SAT AUG 14 2004

...CHARLEY WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM...
...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET
TO THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER.

THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR
WILLIAMSBURG...FLORENCE...MARION...AND DILLON COUNTIES IN SOUTH
CAROLINA...AND ROBESON COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET
TO SURF CITY.

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

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM EDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 34.8 NORTH... LONGITUDE  77.9 WEST...OR ABOUT 35 MILES
NORTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

CHARLEY WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 30 MPH...AND A
GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH WITH HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD REMAIN PREPARED FOR
STRONG GUSTY WINDS INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. AFTER CHARLEY
EXITS THE AREA...EXERCISE CAUTION AS THE WINDS MAY HAVE LEFT DOWNED
TREES...DOWNED POWER LINES...AND DEBRIS.

...WIND IMPACTS...
OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...WINDS CONTINUE NEAR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE...AND 50 TO 60 MPH WIND GUSTS ARE STILL
POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN PENDER COUNTY.  FARTHER SOUTH AND WEST...
WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 20 MPH.

WINDS WILL SUBSIDE OVER SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AS CHARLEY EXITS
THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
BECAUSE THE CENTER OF CHARLEY HAS MOVED INLAND...STORM SURGE
FLOODING IS NO LONGER A THREAT.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
AS OF 2 PM...SEAS WERE 14 FT AT THE FRYING PAN BUOY.  SEAS IN THE
COASTAL WATERS RANGED FROM 8 TO 11 FT OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST...
TO 10 TO 14 FT OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST.  ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS
AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL PERSIST ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH
TONIGHT.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
RAINFALL IS ENDING ACROSS NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST
NORTH CAROLINA.

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 BY 6 PM.

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RAS

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