[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KILM 081535
HLSILM
AMZ250-252-254-256-NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-082145-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SUBTROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1135 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2007

...SUBTROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE IS OFF THE CAROLINA COAST...

...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION UPDATED.
WATCH 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...
THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE COAST OF
SOUTH CAROLINA TO CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH
IS IN EFFECT ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST FROM CAPE FEAR TO SURF
CITY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT NORTH OF SURF CITY FOR
THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST AND SOUNDS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1100 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 74.2 WEST OR ABOUT
300 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON.

GABRIELLE WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. A
CONTINUED NORTHWESTWARD MOTION WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS GABRIELLE
ACQUIRES MORE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS.

WINDS OF 40 MPH EXTEND UP TO 115 MILES TO THE NORTH OF THE
CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES.


THE CURRENT STORM TRACK FORECAST KEEPS THE CENTER OF GABRIELLE
BETWEEN 75 AND 100 MILES EAST OF CAPE FEAR ON SUNDAY MORNING...
AS IT AS HEADS NORTH TO NEAR CAPE HATTERAS AFTER SUNDOWN ON
SUNDAY. HOWEVER...THE FORECAST WILL BE MODIFIED TODAY AND TONIGHT
AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM THE NORTH AROUND 40 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY MORNING LONG THE COAST OF SOUTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA...CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER
IN THE DAY.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
GABRIELLE IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE EXCESSIVE RAIN...BEGINNING
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF
SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA ARE EXPECTED TO BE UP TO AN INCH...WITH
LESS INLAND AND 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.

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.

$$

TM


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