[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

WTUS81 KPHI 150103 AAA
HLSPHI
DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-
PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-150500-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
900 PM EDT SAT AUG 14 2004

...AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

...A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN
AREAS AND HAS BEEN CANCELLED ELSEWHERE...

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN
MARYLAND...

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE
AREA...

...TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES UP THE
EAST COAST...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...

IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND,
CECIL, KENT, QUEEN ANNE'S, TALBOT AND CAROLINE.


A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES.

IN DELAWARE,
KENT AND SUSSEX.

IN NEW JERSEY,
CUMBERLAND, CAPE MAY, ATLANTIC, SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON, OCEAN,
MONMOUTH AND MIDDLESEX.


THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF DELAWARE AND NEW
JERSEY, INCLUDING DELAWARE BAY.

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AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES.

IN NEW JERSEY,
SUSSEX, WARREN, MORRIS, HUNTERDON, SOMERSET, MERCER, NORTHWESTERN
BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, GLOUCESTER AND SALEM.

IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA,
MONROE, CARBON, NORTHAMPTON, LEHIGH, BERKS, BUCKS, MONTGOMERY
CHESTER, DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA.

IN DELAWARE,
NEW CASTLE.

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A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NEW JERSEY,
SUSSEX, WARREN, MORRIS, HUNTERDON, SOMERSET, MERCER, NORTHWESTERN
BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, GLOUCESTER AND SALEM.

IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA,
MONROE, CARBON, NORTHAMPTON, LEHIGH, BERKS, BUCKS, MONTGOMERY
CHESTER, DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA.

IN DELAWARE,
NEW CASTLE.


A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES.

IN DELAWARE,
KENT AND SUSSEX.

IN NEW JERSEY,
CUMBERLAND, CAPE MAY, ATLANTIC, SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON, OCEAN,
MONMOUTH AND MIDDLESEX.


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...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.9 WEST OR JUST EAST
OF NORFOLK VIRGINIA.

CHARLEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 33 MPH AND THIS MOTION
SHOULD CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 50 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
CONTINUED WEAKENING IS FORECAST AS CHARLEY REMAINS OVER LAND.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES.

...RAINFALL AND INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL TOTALS FOR TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED
TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE FLOOD WATCH AREA.   THE POTENTIAL
OF FLOODING ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS EXISTS IN THIS AREA. FLOODING
IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE.  ELSEWHERE...RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH
STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

...STORM SURGE...WAVES AND TIDAL FLOODING...
GIVEN THE SPEED AND PROJECTED PATH OF TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY, THE
THREAT OF STORM SURGE AND TIDAL FLOODING IS MINIMAL.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WINDS SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS CHARLEY APPROACHES THE AREA.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF UP TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED INLAND WITH GUSTS
UP TO 25 MPH.  OVER THE COASTAL WATERS, WIND SPEEDS ARE FORECAST TO
RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS.  HE WINDS MAY
BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...GIVEN HOW WET
THE GROUND IS GIVEN RECENT RAINS.

WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

...RIP CURRENT INFORMATION...
THERE IS 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.

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://WEATHER.NOAA.GOV/PHI.

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