[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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AMZ250-252-254-256-NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-081015-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SUBTROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1126 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2007

...SUBTROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE HAS DEVELOPED OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN
COAST OF THE UNITED STATES...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN
SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...BRUNSWICK...NEW HANOVER...PENDER AND IN
NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...GEORGETOWN AND HORRY.

...WATCHES...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER
SOUTH CAROLINA TO SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA. REMEMBER A TROPICAL
STORM WATCH MEANS WINDS OF 40 TO 73 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 36 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE BROAD AND ELONGATED CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL
STORM GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE
72.2 WEST OR ABOUT 380 MILES EAST OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE
LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 1011 MB OR 29.85 INCHES.
SUBTROPICAL GABRIELLE IS MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 10
MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
24 HOURS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS. THIS MOTION COULD BRING THE SUBTROPICAL STORM NEAR THE
COAST OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA ON SUNDAY. SOME SLOW
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE AFOREMENTIONED COUNTIES SHOULD BEGIN
PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES. HAVE FLASHLIGHTS AND BATTERY POWERED
APPLIANCES ON HAND IN CASE POWER IS INTERRUPTED. A BATTERY POWERED
RADIO OR TV IS A GOOD WAY TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER
AND NEWS IF ELECTRICITY IS LOST. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BROADCASTS CONTINUOUS WEATHER INFORMATION OVER NOAA WEATHER ALL
HAZARDS RADIO.

KEEP A SUPPLY OF NON PERISHABLE FOODS AND BEVERAGES THAT CAN LAST
FOR SEVERAL DAYS. ALSO KEEP COOKING TOOLS AND A CAN OPENER HANDY.
IF YOU ARE ON MEDICATION...HAVE EXTRA PRESCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH COULD
IMPACT THE REGION BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY
ACROSS NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND INTO LATE AFTERNOON ACROSS
SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.


...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
GABRIELLE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2
TO 4 INCHES ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH
CAROLINA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS LATE SATURDAY. MARINERS SHOULD STAY IN PORT. THERE
IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE EAST FACING BEACHES OF
NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. WIND AND OR
WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS.
ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER.

RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY
FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN
CALM. TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

DURING A MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK...EVERYONE THAT ENTERS THE SURF
SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY
ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND
LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
WILMINGTON WILL BE AROUND 5 AM. REFER TO NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
ADVISORIES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

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MAC





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