[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1202 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2006

TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO WILL AFFECT THE CAROLINAS ON THURSDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THIS STATEMENT UPDATES THE CURRENT POSITION OF TROPICAL STORM
ERNESTO...COUNTIES AFFECTED BY THE HURRICANE WATCH...AND
PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN
NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...

GEORGETOWN AND HORRY

AND IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...

BRUNSWICK

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THE SANTEE RIVER IN
SOUTH CAROLINA NORTH TO CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA. A HURRICANE
WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.9 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 80.5 WEST OR ABOUT 65 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MIAMI FLORIDA. ERNESTO WAS MOVING TOWARD THE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH. WHILE THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK REMAINS
UNCERTAIN...CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST TRACK IS INCREASING.

ERNESTO IS FORECAST TO MOVE UP THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND OFF THE
FLORIDA EAST COAST LATER THIS EVENING. THERE IS STILL A CHANCE
THAT ERNESTO MAY REACH HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL
ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ERNESTO IS THEN
FORECAST TO CROSS THE EASTERN CAROLINAS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EVERY HOUSEHOLD SHOULD HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION WHEN A HURRICANE OR
TROPICAL STORM THREATENS. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ONE...NOW IS THE TIME
TO FORMULATE ONE. WHEN MAKING YOUR PLAN...GIVE FULL CONSIDERATION
TO WHETHER YOU SHOULD LEAVE OR STAY IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. FOR
THE LATEST STORM INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/ILM.

BOAT OWNERS SHOULD BEGIN MAKING PREPARATIONS NOW TO SECURE THEIR
BOATS. IF POSSIBLE...BOATS SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE WATER AND
MOVED TO A SECURE LOCATION. AVIATION INTERESTS SHOULD ALSO BEGIN
PREPARATIONS NOW FOR RELOCATING AIRCRAFT SHOULD A WARNING BE
ISSUED.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRACK OF THIS WEAK
STORM...STORM SURGE IS FORECAST TO EXCEED THE TIDE BY UP TO THREE
FEET.

...WIND IMPACTS...
ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST AND CAPE FEAR REGION...TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. THESE WINDS
WILL SPREAD NORTH ALONG THE COAST DURING THE DAY...AFFECTING THE
NORTH CAROLINA COAST BY LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM
THE SOUTH THURSDAY NIGHT.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO WILL DEVELOP
THURSDAY AND GRADUALLY END FROM THE SOUTH THURSDAY NIGHT. THREE TO
SIX INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS.
RIVER LEVELS ARE CURRENTLY WELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BUT COULD
RAPIDLY RISE IF HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOPS.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY...MAINLY NEAR THE
CENTER...AND TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER OF ERNESTO
MOVES. TORNADOES IN LANDFALLING TROPICAL SYSTEMS ARE GENERALLY
SMALL...FAST MOVING...AND DIFFICULT TO SEE DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL.
KEEP A BATTERY POWERED NOAA WEATHER RADIO NEARBY TO WARN YOU OF
APPROACHING HAZARDS.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF
SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TODAY. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL
LIKELY BECOME HIGH ALONG ALL THE AREA BEACHES ON THURSDAY. RIP
CURRENTS CAN PULL EVEN EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA.

...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION IMPACTS...
SURF OF 2 TO 4 FEET WEDNESDAY WILL LIKELY BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET
THURSDAY...AND TO AS HIGH AS 8 FT THURSDAY NIGHT. MINOR TO
MODERATE BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY TO OCCUR IN MANY AREAS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
WILMINGTON AROUND 3 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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