[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
845 PM EDT THU SEP 15 2005

...HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A TROPICAL STORM WARNING
FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH TO THE VIRGINIA BORDER...

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

...WARNINGS...
THE HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHTHOUSE
VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 34.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE  75.1 WEST OR ABOUT 45 MILES SOUTH
SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.

OPHELIA HAS BEEN MOVING ERRATICALLY TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 5 MPH...AND
AN EAST-NORTHEASTWARD TO NORTHEASTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.  HOWEVER SINCE STEERING CURRENTS ARE WEAK...SOME
ERRATIC MOTION MAY OCCUR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS IN OPHELIA ARE NEAR 70 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
IN DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY THE SURGE IS 3 TO 4 FEET ON THE NORTHERN
SHORES.  THE SURGE WILL CONTINUE TO RECEDE TONIGHT.

ON THE OUTER BANKS...WIND FLOW IS PARALLEL TO LOWER HATTERAS ISLAND
AND OCRACOKE...AND AS A RESULT THE OCEANSIDE STORM SURGE IS MINIMAL.
NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS A SURGE OF 2 TO 3 FEET IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT.
AFTER THE CENTER OF THE STORM MOVES NORTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS
TONIGHT...SOUNDSIDE FLOODING OF 3 TO 4 FEET IS POSSIBLE FROM
RODANTHE SOUTH.

...WIND AND SEAS IMPACTS...
WINDS OVER THE WATERS OFF NORTH CAROLINA NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT WERE
GENERALLY 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.  SEAS WERE RUNNING 15
TO 20 FEET NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT.  WIND AND SEAS WILL START TO
DIMINISH DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. WINDS SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT
HAVE DROPPED BELOW 35 MPH.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH OVER THE OUTER BANKS
TONIGHT.

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

$$

CGG





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