[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
220 AM EDT SUN SEP 9 2007

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION...AND HIGH SURF...RIP CURRENT...WIND AND
TORNADO 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 2 AM EDT...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING WAS IN EFFECT ALONG THE NORTH
CAROLINA COAST FROM SURF CITY TO THE NORTH CAROLINA VIRGINIA
BORDER...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 33.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.9 WEST...OR ABOUT 85 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHEAST OF CAPE LOOKOUT. THE STORM WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH
NORTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED LATER
TODAY. THE CENTER OF GABRIELLE IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR OVER CAPE
HATTERAS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE CURRENTLY
NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED BEFORE
THE CENTER REACHES THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OF
TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE ARE CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS COASTAL
SECTIONS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE FINISHING PREPARATIONS 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 DURING THE MORNING HOURS...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 TODAY WILL OCCUR AROUND 6 AM AND 7 PM.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH ALONG THE
COASTAL SECTIONS BEFORE SUNRISE AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING
HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 40 TO 45 MPH ON THE OUTER
BANKS AND IN 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.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE OUTER BANKS AS TROPICAL
STORM GABRIELLE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

...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 TONIGHT.

...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION IMPACTS...
SEAS HAVE BUILT TO 9 FEET...AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 10 TO
12 FEET DURING THE DAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN ROUGH SURF AND MINOR
BEACH EROSION.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 530 AM.

$$

CGG






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