[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KMHX 150247 CCA
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AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104
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TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1047 PM EDT SAT AUG 14 2004

...TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY NOW OVER MARYLAND...

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 37.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE  74.9 WEST OR JUST ABOUT 30 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OCEAN CITY MARYLAND.

CHARLEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 35 MPH. THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
HAVE DECREASED TO 40 MPH AND CHARLEY IS BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED TO LESS THAN 25 MPH OVER THE ALBEMARLE SOUND AND
NORTH OF OREGON INLET. WINDS ELSEHWERE ARE 10 TO 15 MPH OR LESS.

...MARINE INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM...SEAS WERE RUNNING 7 TO 9 FEET OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA
COAST AND WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY OVERNIGHT.

...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...
THIS WILL BE THE FINAL LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING TROPICAL STORM
CHARLEY ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

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