[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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ANZ633-658-NCZ015>017-032-102-VAZ091-VAZ093>098-090600-

TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
900 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 800 PM EDT...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 NORTH CAROLINA. GABRIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD
THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR
40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SATELLITE IMAGERY SUGGESTS THAT
GABRIELLE HAS BECOME A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED...AND SLIGHT
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. WINDS OF 40 MPH
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES TO THE NORTH FROM THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB OR 29.80 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT 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
TROPICAL 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 12 AM OR SOONER IF
NECESSARY.

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