[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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ANZ633-658-NCZ017-102-162000-

TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1100 AM EDT FRI SEP 16 2005

...OPHELIA MOVING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD AND SLIGHTLY WEAKER...

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHWARD TO THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER...INCLUDING THE
CURRITUCK AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.

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

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 35.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 74.4 WEST OR ABOUT 70 MILES...115
KM...EAST NORTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.

OPHELIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH. A TURN TO
THE NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  60 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO THE
EAST OF THE CENTER.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...MAINLY
TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT WAS 996 MB...29.41 INCHES.

...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 7 TO 9 FEET TODAY. THIS HIGH SURF WILL
LIKELY CAUSE MINOR TO POSSIBLY MODERATE BEACH EROSION.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS IS THE LAST TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA LOCAL STATEMENT TO BE ISSUED
BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD.

$$

GINGRICH









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