[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KMHX 130941
HLSMHX
AMZ135-152-154-156-158-NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-131600-

TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
540 AM EDT TUE SEP 13 2005

...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR CAPE LOOKOUT SOUTH...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT FOR CAPE
LOOKOUT TO OREGON INLET INCLUDING THE PAMLICO SOUND...

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST FROM
CAPE LOOKOUT SOUTH. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FOR CAPE LOOKOUT TO OREGON INLET INCLUDING THE PAMLICO
SOUND.  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 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 32.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.0 WEST OR ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTH
OF WILMINGTON.  OPHELIA WAS NEARLY STATIONARY...BUT A SLOW TURN TO
THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. OPHELIA
HAS THE POTENTIAL TO RESTRENGTHEN INTO A HURRICANE LATER TODAY.

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

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
STORM SURGE FROM OPHELIA IS EXPECTED TO BE 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG ONSLOW
COUNTY BEACHES...BOGUE BANKS...AND FROM CAPE LOOKOUT TO OREGON
INLET.  IN ONSLOW AND CARTERET COUNTIES THE HIGHEST SURGE WOULD
LIKELY OCCUR WEDNESDAY EVENING...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE OF 5 PM.  THE HIGHEST SURGE ON THE OUTER BANKS WILL LIKELY BE
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE
NEAR 5 AM.  STORM SURGE IN THE LOWER PAMLICO SOUND WILL BE AROUND 6
TO 8 FEET.  THE HIGHEST SURGES WILL BE IN EASTERN CRAVEN COUNTY
AROUND CLUB FOOT CREEK AND ADAMS CREEK.  STORM SURGE IN THE PAMLICO
RIVER WILL BE 5 TO 6 FEET.  LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS WHICHARD'S BEACH
WILL SEE FLOODING BEGINNING LATER TODAY. STORM SURGE IN THE PUNGO
RIVER AND IN HYDE COUNTY WILL BE AROUND 4 FEET.  STORM SURGE IN THE
WESTERN PORTION OF THE ALBEMARLE SOUND WILL BE AROUND 3 FEET
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS OFFSHORE WERE 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND SEAS WERE 8 TO 10 FEET. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY BUILD TODAY AND TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
STAY IN PORT.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
HEAVY RAINS WILL BEGIN MAINLY SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS THIS
AFTERNOON...AND SPREAD NORTH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. A FLOOD WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3
TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY. THE HEAVY
RAINS WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AS THE
RAINBANDS FROM OPHELIA MOVE OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

...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 NOON TODAY.

$$

TK












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