[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS81 KAKQ 081615
HLSAKQ
ANZ633-658-NCZ015>017-032-102-082000-

SUBTROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1215 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2007

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA COUNTIES OF CURRITUCK...CAMDEN...PASQUOTANK AND
PERQUIMANS...

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA
COMMUNITIES OF VIRGINIA BEACH...NORFOLK...PORTSMOUTH...ISLE OF
WIGHT...SUFFOLK...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON...POQUOSON AND YORK...


...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS
IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR NCZ015-NCZ016-NCZ017-NCZ032-NCZ102.

TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR VAZ091-VAZ093-VAZ094-VAZ095-VAZ096-
VAZ097-VAZ098.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1100 AM EDT THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 74.2 WEST OR ABOUT
255 MILES...410 KM...SOUTHEAST OF CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA.
GABRIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR.
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...75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS
GABRIELLE ACQUIRES MORE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS. WINDS OF 40 MPH
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM TO THE NORTH FROM THE
CENTER. ESTIMATED

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
CURRITUCK...CAMDEN AND PASQUOTANK COUNTIES NEAR THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
AND THE ALBEMARLE SOUND. HAVE WORKABLE FLASHLIGHTS OR PORTABLE
LANTERNS AND A BATTERY-POWERED RADIO. HAVE A SUPPLY OF SPARE
BATTERIES.

STORE OR SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...BARBECUE GRILLS...GARBAGE
CANS...AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE...
NO SIGNIFICANT TIDAL FLOODING OR STORM SURGE IS ANTICIPATED WITH
SUBTROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE. HOWEVER...TIDES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG COASTAL SECTIONS OF CURRITUCK COUNTY
AS THE CENTER OF GABRIELLE PASSES SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF THE
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA COAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ON SUNDAY...AT DUCK NC...643 AM EDT AND 702 PM
EDT.

...WIND...
WINDS WILL SLOWLY INCREASE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS GABRIELLE
APPROACHES THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA ALONG AND EAST OF THE PERQUIMANS RIVER...NEAR THE
ALBEMARLE AND CURRITUCK SOUNDS...AND ATLANTIC OCEAN.

...FLOODING...
RAINFALL OF 1-2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE PERQUIMANS RIVER. LESSER
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NORTH AND WEST OF THIS AREA...INCLUDING
SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. GIVEN THE EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS...NO
RAINFALL RELATED FLOODING IS EXPECTED.

...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION...
WAVES OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY
NIGHT AS THE CENTER OF GABRIELLE MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO
CURRITUCK COUNTY. THIS COULD RESULT IN MINOR BEACH EROSION.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 3 PM OR SOONER IF
NECESSARY.

$$

SAMMLER



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