[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE OPHELIA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
500 AM EDT THU SEP 15 2005

...HURRICANE OPHELIA CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE CAPE FEAR
REGION...

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OPHELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 34.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.1 WEST OR ABOUT 120 MILES
NORTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED WAS 982 MB OR 28.00
INCHES.

OPHELIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-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 CURRENTLY MAKING LANDFALL NEAR
CAPE LOOKOUT.

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

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO SURF CITY NC HAS
BEEN DISCONTINUED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF NEW HANOVER AND PENDER COUNTIES
IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
SEAS OF 6 TO 12 FEET ARE BEING REPORTED ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS.
SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE BUT...MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN
PORT THIS MORNING.

CONDITIONS AT THE AREA BEACHES MAY BE DANGEROUS AND PEOPLE ARE URGED
TO USE CAUTION WHEN ENTERING THE WATER.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS
THERE MAY BE DOWNED POWER LINES...DOWNED TREES...AND DEBRIS IN MANY
AREAS.

A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF FATALITIES ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL SYSTEMS
USUALLY OCCUR ONCE THE STORM HAS PASSED. ELECTROCUTION BY DOWNED
POWER LINES...CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING FROM GENERATOR EXHAUST...AND
FIRES STARTED BY UNATTENDED CANDLES ARE THE MOST COMMON DANGERS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OPHELIA AND STORM HIGHLIGHTS VISIT THE
WILMINGTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS IS THE LAST HURRICANE OPHELIA LOCAL STATEMENT TO BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

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