[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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ANZ633-658-NCZ015>017-032-102-VAZ091-VAZ093>098-090900-

TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1100 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2007

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

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA
COMMUNITIES OF 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 AND THE VIRGINIA BEACH AREA OF SOUTHEAST
VIRGINIA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR NCZ015-NCZ016-NCZ017-NCZ032-NCZ102-VA098.

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

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1100 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 33.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.7 WEST OR ABOUT 115 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA. GABRIELLE IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
NEAR 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST
BEFORE THE CENTER REACHES THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES FROM THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB OR 29.77 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
AND THE VIRGINIA BEACH AREA AS THE CENTER OF GABRIELLE PASSES OVER
THE NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA COAST SUNDAY EVENING.

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 AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA 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 ISOLATED AREAS OF
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA ON SUNDAY.
LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NORTH AND WEST OF THIS AREA. 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 2 AM OR SOONER IF
NECESSARY.

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