[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR MOST OF EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM AND WIND IMPACTS INFORMATION.

...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 8 PM 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 8 PM...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 32.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.2 WEST OR ABOUT 150 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CAPE LOOKOUT. THE STORM IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 9 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. THE CENTER OF GABRIELLE IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR
HATTERAS LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
CURRENTLY NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...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 TROPICAL 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 2 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 40 TO 50 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 TROPICAL 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 THROUGH SUNDAY.

...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION IMPACTS...
SEAS WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 9 FEET OVERNIGHT...AND WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE TO 10 TO 12 FEET DURING SUNDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN ROUGH
SURF AND MINOR BEACH EROSION.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1130 PM.

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