[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KILM 142118
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AMZ250-252-254-256-NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-150115-

HURRICANE OPHELIA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
520 PM EDT WED SEP 14 2005

...NORTHERN EYEWALL WITH STRONG WINDS RAKING THE COASTAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...ALL WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED FROM SOUTH OF
LITTLE RIVER INLET NORTH CAROLINA.

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH
CONTINUE TO BE OBSERVED IN BRUNSWICK...NEW HANOVER AND PENDER
COUNTIES.

MINOR TO MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING WILL AFFECT FLOOD PRONE
LOCATIONS ON THE PENDER COUNTY COAST INTO THIS EVENING. MINOR TIDAL
FLOODING WILL AFFECT THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY COAST...AND THE EAST
SIDE OF BALD HEAD ISLAND THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

SIGNIFICANT FRESH WATER FLOODING...THE RESULT OF PERSISTENT
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...CONTINUES IN PARTS OF BRUNSWICK AND NEW
HANOVER COUNTIES. REPORTS INDICATE THAT IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES OF
RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY. THIS FLOODING MAY POSE
A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OPHELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 34.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.2 WEST OR ABOUT 45 MILES EAST OF
WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS REPORTED WAS 979 MB OR
28.91 INCHES.

OPHELIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS
TRACK...THE CENTER OF OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ON
THURSDAY ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA NEAR CAPE
LOOKOUT. HOWEVER...THE NORTHERN EYEWALL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS
SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS TONIGHT.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES.

THE CENTER OF OPHELIA WILL PARALLEL THE COAST AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST
EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT THE STRONG WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPACT EASTERN BRUNSWICK...NEW HANOVER...AND PENDER
COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET SOUTH
CAROLINA TO SURF CITY IN NORTH CAROLINA...AND INCLUDES THE COUNTIES
OF BRUNSWICK...NEW HANOVER AND PENDER. ALL WARNINGS HAVE BEEN
DISCONTINUED FROM SOUTH OF LITTLE RIVER INLET NORTH CAROLINA.

A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR PENDER...BRUNSWICK AND NEW
HANOVER THROUGH 6 PM.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN
NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...GEORGETOWN AND HORRY. AND IN SOUTHEAST
NORTH CAROLINA...BRUNSWICK...NEW HANOVER...AND PENDER.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
WATER LEVELS ALONG PENDER COUNTY ARE 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES...WHILE WATER LEVELS ALONG NEW HANOVER COUNTY
ARE AROUND 2.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED ASTRONOMICAL TIDES.

ALONG THE BEACHES OF BRUNSWICK COUNTY AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA
COAST...THE OFFSHORE WIND DIRECTION HAS RESULTED IN TIDES NOW
RUNNING BELOW PREDICTED LEVELS BY 1.5 TO 2.5 FEET.  COASTAL FLOODING
IS NOT EXPECTED IN THESE LOCATIONS.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
SEAS OF 12 TO 18 FEET ARE OCCURRING ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS FROM
CAPE FEAR NORTH. SEAS WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE STORM WILL BE 15
TO 25 FT. THOUGH SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING OVER THE
LONG BAY WATERS...MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN PORT.

THE AGITATED SEA STATE WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AT THE
BEACHES...AS A RESULT PEOPLE ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION IMPACTS...
ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING...
WITH 7 TO 10 FOOT BREAKERS FROM CAPE FEAR NORTH.  SURF WILL
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING SOUTH OF CAPE FEAR.

MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ACROSS
THE EAST FACING BEACHES OF NEW HANOVER AND PENDER COUNTIES...AND THE
EAST SIDE OF BALD HEAD ISLAND.  BEACH EROSION IMPACTS SHOULD LESSEN
ALONG THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY AND SOUTH CAROLINA BEACHES.

...RAINFALL...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING...MAINLY ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA AROUND 9 PM.

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