[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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AMZ135-152-154-156-158-NCZ047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-131000-

TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA LOCAL STATEMENT...RETRANSMITTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1120 PM EDT MON SEP 12 2005

...OPHELIA MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD...
...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR CAPE LOOKOUT SOUTH...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CAPE LOOKOUT TO OREGON
INLET...

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR CAPE LOOKOUT SOUTH HAS BEEN UPGRADED
TO A HURRICANE WARNING. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
CAPE LOOKOUT TO OREGON INLET. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS OF 74 MPH OR HIGHER AND DANGEROUSLY HIGH TIDES CAN
BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 24 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE
WARNING AREA WITHIN 24 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.9 WEST OR ABOUT 140 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA...OR ABOUT 210 MILES
SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA. OPHELIA IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. OPHELIA
HAS THE POTENTIAL TO RESTRENGTHEN INTO A HURRICANE OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THERE IS A MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ALL NON-RESIDENTS ON OCRACOKE. A
VOLUNTARY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AREAS AND MOBILE
HOMES IN ONSLOW COUNTY. PEOPLE IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE
COMPLETING THEIR PREPARATIONS TO MINIMIZE PROPERTY LOSSES AND
PERSONAL RISK.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
STORM SURGE FROM OPHELIA COULD REACH 3 TO 5 FEET ALONG THE COAST
WEST OF CAPE LOOKOUT TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SURGES OF 4 TO 6 FEET
ARE POSSIBLE IN DOWN EAST CARTERET COUNTY AND ALONG THE NEUSE
RIVER...AND 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE PAMLICO RIVER IN
BEAUFORT COUNTY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS OFFSHORE WERE 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND SEAS WERE 8 TO 11 FEET. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE BUILDING WEDNESDAY AS OPHELIA MOVES CLOSER TO
THE COAST. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD STAY IN PORT.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
HEAVY RAINS WILL BEGIN ALONG THE COAST AS OPHELIA MOVES A LITTLE
CLOSER ON WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE. THE HEAVY RAINS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...
THERE IS A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES DUE TO
A LONG PERIOD SWELL FROM OPHELIA.

...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION IMPACTS...
SURF WILL BUILD WEDNESDAY AS OPHELIA APPROACHES. BREAKING WAVES OF 8
TO 10 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE PRODUCING MODERATE BEACH EROSION.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

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CGG




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