[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KMHX 080337
HLSMHX
AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-
103-080915-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1138 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2007

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

...NEW INFORMATION...
SUBTROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST COAST.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
ONSLOW...CARTERET...PAMLICO...MAINLAND AND OUTER BANKS DARE AND
HYDE COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
AT 11 PM EDT...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED ALONG THE
NORTH CAROLINA COAST FROM OREGON INLET SOUTHWARD...INCLUDING THE
PAMLICO SOUND.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 72.2 WEST OR ABOUT 385 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA. THE STORM IS MOVING TOWARD
THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
COASTAL RESIDENTS FROM ONSLOW COUNTY NORTH ALONG THE OUTER BANKS
ARE URGED TO TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT ANY PROPERTY THAT MAY BE
THREATENED BY TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS WINDS INCREASE DURING THE WEEKEND...WATER LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO
INCREASE ALONG THE COAST. IN ADDITION...ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL
BE HIGHER THAN NORMAL OVER THE WEEKEND.

...WINDS...
BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST...WINDS WILL START TO REACH TROPICAL
STORM FORCE ALONG THE COAST ON SUNDAY MORNING. AT THIS POINT WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 45 TO 55 MPH.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...
INCREASING SWELL FROM SUBTROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WILL COMBINE WITH
HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ACROSS
AREA BEACHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE THREAT WILL BE GREATEST ALONG
EAST FACING BEACHES.

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

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