[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
537 AM EDT SAT AUG 28 2004

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN REMAINS STATIONARY OFF THE SOUTH
CAROLINA COAST...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN
SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...BRUNSWICK...NEW HANOVER AND PENDER.
IN NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...GEORGETOWN AND HORRY. THIS
ALSO INCLUDES THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NORTH
CAROLINA SOUTH TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SURF CITY NORTH
CAROLINA SOUTHWARD TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.4 WEST OR ABOUT
145 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS IS ABOUT
200 MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

THE DEPRESSION IS NEARLY STATIONARY...BUT A DRIFT TOWARD THE WEST
NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND THE
DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1011 MB OR 29.85 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EVERY HOUSEHOLD SHOULD HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION WHEN HURRICANES OR
TROPICAL STORMS THREATEN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ONE...NOW IS THE TIME
TO FORMULATE ONE. RESIDENTS SHOULD FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE IF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS DEVELOP
OVER THE WATCH AREA. STORE OR SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...BARBECUE
GRILLS...GARBAGE CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. BOAT OWNERS
SHOULD TAKE ACTION NOW SECURE THEIR BOATS FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 MPH UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA WATCH AREA. 30 TO 40 MPH WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

IN NORTH CAROLINA...WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH COULD DEVELOP AFTER
MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE INTO MONDAY EVENING. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE BEACHES
AND IN ASSOCIATION WITH SQUALLS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
THIS SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN AFTER IT MAKES LANDFALL ON THE
SOUTH CAROLINA COAST. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO
3 FEET. HOWEVER...ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES ON SUNDAY EVENING...
COMBINED WITH ONSHORE WIND DIRECTIONS AND POTENTIAL HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING...
ESPECIALLY IN THE CHERRY GROVE AND GARDEN CITY BEACH AREAS.
FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN SOUTHERN GEORGETOWN COUNTY NEAR WINYAH
BAY AND THE MOUTH OF THE SANTEE RIVERS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE
MONITORED. MODERATE BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THE HIGHEST PREDICTED TIDE FOR MYRTLE BEACH WILL BE AT 749 PM SUNDAY
EVENING.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...MAINLY IN GUSTS...AND INCREASED SEAS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ON THE NORTH CAROLINA WATERS
ARE NOT EXPECTED UNTIL MONDAY. MARINERS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO
STAY IN PORT. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ON SATURDAY
WITH POSSIBLE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ON SUNDAY.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN SPOTS DURING THE PAST
FEW DAYS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WITH THIS SYSTEM. FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE AREA. FLOOD WATCHES MAY BE POSTED FOR THE REGION.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS TROPICAL SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND IN
ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AND IN PUBLIC
INFORMATION STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN WILMINGTON.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL DEPRESSION LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON BY NOON TODAY.

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