[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KILM 081236
HLSILM
AMZ250-252-254-256-NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-081845-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SUBTROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
836 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 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
31.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.8 WEST OR ABOUT 325 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST
OF WILMINGTON.

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.

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.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE AFOREMENTIONED COUNTIES SHOULD ENSURE
THEY 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 ARE
POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY MORNING....ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA...CONTINUING INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
GABRIELLE IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE EXCESSIVE RAIN...WITH
ACCUMULATIONS IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA EXPECTED TO BE UP TO AN
INCH AND LESS OVER SOUTH CAROLINA. FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH 8 TO 11 FOOT SEAS WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD
STAY IN PORT TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES...
ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF LOW TIDE...AT NOON TODAY AND 1 PM ON
SUNDAY. WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT STRONGER AND MORE
FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS.

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.

ALSO...A LATERAL OR LONG SHORE CURRENT RUNNING FROM THE NORTH
WILL STRENGTHEN ALONG THE BEACHES. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS SHOULD
ENTER THE WATER.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
WILMINGTON WILL BE AROUND 1130 AM. REFER TO NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
ADVISORIES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.


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