[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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AMZ158-NCZ095-098-311600-

TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
815 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2006

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE STORM INFORMATION OF ERNESTO HAS BEEN UPDATED.

...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 800 AM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.9 WEST OR ABOUT 170 MILES SOUTH
OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA.

ERNESTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 15 MPH AND A GRADUAL TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AND A FASTER FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  THIS MOTION COULD BRING THE CENTER
NEAR THE NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA COASTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR
TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 55 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME 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 HIGHEST STORM SURGE
WILL BE AROUND 100 AM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...NEAR THE NORMAL TIME OF
HIGH TIDE.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF ERNESTO. WIND
SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ALONG COASTAL SECTIONS OF ONSLOW AND
CARTERET COUNTIES.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY ACROSS EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA THROUGH FRIDAY. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL 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 7 TO 10 FEET THIS EVENING...AND 10 TO 14
FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT 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 1130 AM EDT.

$$

TK





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