[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
245 AM EDT FRI SEP 16 2005

...WEAKENED OPHELIA MOVING ERRATICALLY EASTWARD OFF THE NORTH
CAROLINA OUTER BANKS...

ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS NORTH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA
BORDER ARE DISCONTINUED.  A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD TO THE NORTH
CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER...INCLUDING THE CURRITUCK AND ALBEMARLE
SOUNDS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...IN
COUNTIES ADJACENT TO THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...AND CURRITUCK
SOUND.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES REMAIN UNDER A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING...

CURRITUCK.

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING
NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES AND VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES...

CAMDEN...PASQUOTANK...PERQUIMANS...CHOWAN...VIRGINIA
BEACH...CHESAPEAKE...NORFOLK...PORTSMOUTH.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 34.7 NORTH... LONGITUDE 74.8 WEST OR ABOUT 55 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.

OPHELIA HAS DRIFTED TO THE NORTH OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS.  A
GENERAL NORTHEASTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY. STEERING
CURRENTS REMAIN WEAK HOWEVER...AND A CONTINUED
ERRATIC MOTION IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SLOW
WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...MAINLY TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT WAS  995 MB...29.38 INCHES.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
THIS MORNING...IN NORTH CAROLINA...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING CAN BE
EXPECTED DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. FOR THE NORTHERN PORTION OF
ALBEMARLE SOUND...THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF CURRITUCK SOUND...AND THE
OUTER BANKS...A SURGE OF 1.5 TO 2 FEET IS EXPECTED.

TIMES OF HIGH TIDE...AND FORECASTED WATER LEVELS REFERENCED TO
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER...FOR SOME LOCATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS...

SOUTHERN CURRITUCK...
FRIDAY MORNING AT 623 AM...6.0 FEET.

...WIND IMPACTS...
SUSTAINED WINDS ALONG THE NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA COAST WILL
INCREASE THIS MORNING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH A FEW WIND GUSTS UP TO
TROPICAL STORM FORCE...40 MPH...IN THE WARNING AREA. THE HIGHEST
WIND GUSTS WILL BE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST OF SOUTHERN CURRITUCK
COUNTY.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
FLOODING DUE TO RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED. THE RAIN SHIELD WEST OF THE
CENTER OF OPHELIA HAS DECREASED IN AREA...WITH ANY HEAVIER RAIN NOW
WELL OFFSHORE. A FEW SHOWERS PRODUCING UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...
HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS
WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE
SURF.

...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION IMPACTS...
NEARSHORE WAVES WILL BE 6 TO 9 FEET TODAY. THIS HIGH SURF WILL
LIKELY CAUSE MINOR TO POSSIBLY MODERATE BEACH EROSION.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL FOLLOW BY 6 AM EDT. STAY TUNED TO UPDATES ON
HURRICANE OPHELIA FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...LOCAL
MEDIA...AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT WAKEFIELD.

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NS



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