[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KILM 080901
HLSILM
AMZ250-252-254-256-NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-081515-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SUBTROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
501 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2007

...POORLY DEFINED GABRIELLE OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST...

...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION UPDATED.

...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 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
30.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.5 WEST OR ABOUT 370 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST
OF WILMINGTON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED AS THE SYSTEM
ACQUIRES TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO
TONIGHT. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 1011 MB OR 29.85
INCHES. GABRIELLE IS MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12
MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
24 HOURS WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.

...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.

PREPARED OR CANNED FOOD IS HANDY IN THE EVENT OF SHORT TERM POWER
OUTAGES. 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.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. 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 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.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
WILMINGTON WILL BE AROUND 8 AM. REFER TO NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
ADVISORIES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

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