[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE OPHELIA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1156 PM EDT TUE SEP 13 2005

...HURRICANE WARNING FROM OREGON INLET SOUTH...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH FROM OREGON INLET
NORTH...

...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
OREGON INLET SOUTH...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO SOUND. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR OREGON INLET
NORTH...INCLUDING THE ALBEMARLE 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. A
HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN
THE NEXT 36 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OPHELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 32.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.0 WEST OR ABOUT 115 MILES EAST OF
CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA...AND 110 MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH
CAROLINA.

OPHELIA HAS BEEN STATIONARY FOR THE PAST FEW HOURS. HOWEVER...A SLOW
NORTHWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO RESUME OVERNIGHT. STEERING CURRENTS
REMAIN WEAK...SO AN ERRATIC MOTION IS LIKELY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. OPHELIA
IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME
INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THERE IS A MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ALL NON-RESIDENTS ON OCRACOKE
ISLAND. A MANDATORY EVACUATION HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL VISITORS AND
RESIDENTS OF THE HATTERAS ISLAND AREA OF DARE COUNTY. THIS
EVACUATION DOES NOT APPLY FOR AREAS NORTH OF OREGON INLET.

A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING
AREAS AND MOBILE HOMES IN ONSLOW COUNTY.

IN BEAUFORT COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW
LYING COMMUNITIES ALONG WHICHARDS BEACH ROAD. A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION
IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AREAS IN THE
BELHAVEN...AURORA...WASHINGTON...WASHINGTON PARK...AND PAMLICO BEACH
COMMUNITIES.

PEOPLE IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD HAVE THEIR PREPARATIONS COMPLETED
TO MINIMIZE PROPERTY LOSSES AND PERSONAL RISK.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
STORM SURGE FROM OPHELIA IS EXPECTED TO BE 4 TO 5 FEET ALONG ONSLOW
COUNTY BEACHES...BOGUE BANKS...AND FROM CAPE LOOKOUT TO CAPE
HATTERAS. IN ONSLOW AND CARTERET COUNTIES...THE HIGHEST SURGE WILL
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 AND THE NEUSE RIVER 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 COULD REACH 7 TO 9 FEET. STORM
SURGE IN THE PUNGO RIVER AND IN HYDE COUNTY WILL BE AROUND 5 FEET.
STORM SURGE IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE ALBEMARLE SOUND WILL BE
AROUND 3 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THE NORTHERN
OUTER BANKS NORTH OF OREGON INLET WILL GET STORM SURGES UP TO 4 FEET
THURSDAY MORNING.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS OFFSHORE WERE 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND SEAS WERE 8 TO 12 FEET. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL BUILD TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD STAY IN PORT.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
HEAVY RAINS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT...AND SPREAD NORTH
DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH
ISOLATED AMOUNTS TO 15 INCHES. THE HEAVY RAINS WILL RESULT IN
LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TORNADOES...MAINLY IN THE RAINBANDS OF
OPHELIA.

...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 6AM.

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CGG



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