[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1100 PM EDT THU SEP 15 2005

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH TO THE NORTH
CAROLINA VIRGINIA BORDER...

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

...WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH TO THE
NORTH CAROLINA VIRGINIA BORDER...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE
SOUNDS.

CRAVEN...PAMLICO...AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA ARE NO
LONGER IN THE WARNING AREA SINCE WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW TROPICAL
STORM STRENGTH IN THOSE AREAS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 34.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE  74.8 WEST OR ABOUT 75 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.

OPHELIA HAS BEEN MOVING ERRATICALLY EASTWARD NEAR 5 MPH.  AN
EAST-NORTHEASTWARD TO NORTHEASTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON
FRIDAY.  STEERING CURRENTS REMAIN WEAK HOWEVER...AND SOME ERRATIC
MOTION IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

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
AROUND 15 FEET NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT.  WIND AND SEAS WILL START TO
DIMINISH DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. WINDS SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT
HAVE DROPPED BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT OVER COASTAL SECTIONS OF
NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE OUTER BANKS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE AROUND 3AM.

$$

CGG





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