[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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AMZ158-NCZ095-098-311200-

TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1119 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2006

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR CAPE LOOKOUT SOUTH...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

ONSLOW AND CARTERET

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS FROM CAPE LOOKOUT
SOUTHWARD IN NORTH CAROLINA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.6 WEST. THIS POSITION
IS JUST NORTH OF CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA AND ABOUT 360 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST OF MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA.

THE STORM IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH...AND A
GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AND A FASTER FORWARD SPEED
ARE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS MOTION WILL BRING THE
CENTER OF ERNESTO AWAY FROM THE COAST OF FLORIDA EARLY THIS
MORNING...AND COULD BRING THE CENTER NEAR THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST
LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ERNESTO. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO USE
TODAY TO PREPARE FOR THE STORM. THOSE IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD
PRONE AREAS SHOULD CONSIDER MOVING TO HIGHER GROUND AS ERNESTO
MOVES THROUGH.

MONITOR NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TV AND RADIO IN CASE
FLASH FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.

PEOPLE WITH MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD BE MAKING PREPARATIONS NOW TO
SECURE THEIR VESSELS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
A TWO TO FOUR FOOT STORM SURGE IS POSSIBLE. THE STORM SURGE WILL BE
HIGHEST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE.
HIGH TIDE IS AROUND 730 PM TONIGHT AND AROUND 700 AM FRIDAY MORNING.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF ERNESTO. WIND
SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...
ESPECIALLY ALONG COASTAL SECTIONS OF ONSLOW AND CARTERET
COUNTIES...THIS EVENING...CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS THE
CENTER OF ERNESTO MOVES WEST OF THE AREA.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
THREE TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
THROUGH FRIDAY. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE
HEAVIEST RAIN WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...
THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE HIGH TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL ERNESTO HAS MOVED
OUT OF THE AREA...AND THE SEAS HAVE RETURNED TO A SAFE LEVEL.

...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION IMPACTS...
WAVES WILL BUILD TO SEVEN TO TEN FEET LATE TODAY ALONG THE SOUTH
FACING BEACHES THEN CONTINUE FOR THE ENTIRE COAST ON FRIDAY. THIS
WILL RESULT IN ROUGH SURF AND MINOR BEACH EROSION LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 6 AM EDT.

$$

CGG




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