[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KILM 310339
HLSILM
AMZ250-252-254-256-NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-310745-

TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1139 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2006

...ERNESTO RE-GAINS TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THIS STATEMENT UPGRADES ERNESTO BACK TO A TROPICAL STORM AND
UPDATES THE CURRENT POSITION OF ERNESTO...MOVING THE CENTER A BIT
FURTHER TO THE EAST BRINGING THE CENTER INTO GEORGETOWN SOUTH OF
MYRTLE BEACH THURSDAY EVENING. IT ALSO INCREASES THE COASTAL
STORM SURGE FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA COASTS TO
3 TO 5 FEET. RAINFALL IS INCREASED ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA TO FOUR
TO EIGHT INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS.

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

GEORGETOWN AND HORRY...

AND IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...

BRUNSWICK...NEW HANOVER AND PENDER

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE COAST FROM
THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER IN SOUTH CAROLINA TO SURF CITY NORTH
CAROLINA. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST ON THURSDAY INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11:25 PM EDT...ERNESTO WAS UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM...
WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE
CENTER OF ERNESTO WAS JUST NORTH OF CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA...NEAR
LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 80.6 WEST OR ABOUT 430 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON AND ABOUT 375 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
OF MYRTLE BEACH. ERNESTO WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH. A
GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AND A FASTER FORWARD SPEED
ARE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS FORECAST TRACK
ERNESTO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ASHORE ALONG THE NORTHERN SOUTH
CAROLINA COAST LATE THURSDAY OR THURSDAY EVENING. ERNESTO IS THEN
FORECAST TO MOVE INTO COASTAL PLAINS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
THURSDAY NIGHT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF ERNESTO...AND
STAY UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST FORECASTS. LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE
SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE THE STORM.

MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR THE LATEST FORECAST
INFORMATION...AND IN CASE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE IS FORECAST TO EXCEED THE TIDE BY THREE TO FIVE FEET.
TIDES ARE FORECAST TO BE AT A MINIMUM...BUT WILL BE RISING LATE
THURSDAY. HIGH TIDES ARE BETWEEN 1 AM AND 2 AM. COASTAL FLOODING
EFFECTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINOR ALONG THE GEORGETOWN...NEW
HANOVER AND PENDER COUNTY COASTS...MINOR TO MODERATE ALONG THE
HORRY COUNTY COAST AND MODERATE ACROSS THE BRUNSWICK COAST. IT IS
EXPECTED THAT THE BEACHES ALONG THE SOUTHERN BRUNSWICK COAST WILL
EXPERIENCE THE MAXIMUM SURGE OF 3 TO 5 FEET.

...WINDS...
ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED IN GEORGETOWN AND HORRY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE LATE
EVENING...SPREADING INTO NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY EVENING WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF BRUNSWICK
COUNTY AND ACROSS BALD HEAD ISLAND. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM THE
SOUTH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH ERNESTO WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AND
GRADUALLY END FROM THE SOUTH THURSDAY NIGHT. THREE TO SIX INCHES OF
RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA WITH FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES
ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. PONDING ON
ROADWAYS CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON INTO
THE NIGHT. RIVER LEVELS ARE WELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE...BUT COULD
RAPIDLY RISE IF HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOPS OVER THE HEADWATERS.

...TORNADOES...
TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...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 CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON ALL AREA BEACHES THURSDAY.
RIP CURRENTS THAT DEVELOP ON THURSDAY COULD BE LIFE THREATENING TO
ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.

...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION...
SURF WILL LIKELY BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING...AND
TO AS HIGH AS 9 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.

$$

MAC

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