[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
859 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.

...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 800 AM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO WAS LOCATED
OVER THE SOUTH FLORIDA EVERGLADES...NEAR LATITUDE 26.0 NORTH AND
LONGITUDE 81.0 WEST. ERNESTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 8
MPH. AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY. ON THE
FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF ERNESTO IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER
THE FLORIDA PENINSULA FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ERNESTO COULD WEAKEN TO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY.

...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 LAND FALLING TROPICAL SYSTEMS ARE GENERALLY
SMALL 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 NOON WEDNESDAY.



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