[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1145 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2007

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING AND EXPANDED NORTHWARD.  RAINFALL...WINDS AND STORM SURGE
HAS ALSO BEEN UPDATED.

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
AT 11 AM EDT...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING WAS IN EFFECT ALONG THE
NORTH CAROLINA COAST FROM SURF CITY TO THE NORTH CAROLINA VIRGINIA
BORDER...INCLUDING PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 31.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 74.2 WEST OR ABOUT 255 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA. THE STORM IS MOVING TOWARD
THE NORTHWEST AT AROUND 10 MPH. THIS 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 LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
COASTAL RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT ANY
PROPERTY THAT MAY BE THREATENED BY TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. 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.

PREPARED OR CANNED FOOD IS HANDY IN THE EVENT OF SHORT TERM POWER
OUTAGES. IF YOU ARE ON MEDICATION...HAVE EXTRA PRESCRIPTIONS
AVAILABLE.

MONITOR NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TV AND RADIO FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT SUBTROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
AS WINDS INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY...WATER LEVELS
WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ALONG THE COAST. IN ADDITION...ASTRONOMICAL
TIDES WILL BE HIGHER THAN NORMAL THROUGH SUNDAY. A STORM SURGE OF 2
TO 3 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG COASTAL SECTIONS. THE PAMLICO AND
NEUSE RIVERS WILL HAVE STORM SURGES OF 3 TO 4 FEET.  ALONG THE SOUTH
SIDE OF ALBEMARLE SOUND WATER LEVEL RISES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE
EXPECTED.  HIGH TIDES ON SUNDAY WILL OCCUR AROUND 6 AM AND 7 PM.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT...AND ARE EXPECTED TO REACH
TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS DURING SUNDAY
MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REACH 50 TO 60 MPH ON THE OUTER BANKS AND EASTERN
CARTERET COUNTY.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. FLOODING OF LOW
LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED.

...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. POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS AND/OR
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS CAN OVERTAKE EVEN STRONG SWIMMERS. IT IS
RECOMMENDED THAT YOU STAY OUT OF THE WATER TODAY.

...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION IMPACTS...
SEAS WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 9 FEET TONIGHT...AND WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE TO AROUND 10 FEET DURING SUNDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN
ROUGH SURF AND MINOR BEACH EROSION.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 230 PM.

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