[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[EMWIN Server]

WTUS82 KMHX 090934
HLSMHX
AMZ130-135-152-154-156-158-NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-
091300-

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

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION...PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...AND STORM
SURGE...WIND...AND HIGH SURF IMPACTS.

...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 5 AM EDT...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING WAS IN EFFECT ALONG THE NORTH
CAROLINA COAST FROM SURF CITY NORTHWARD...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO AND
ALBEMARLE SOUNDS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 34.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.1 WEST...OR ABOUT 50 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CAPE LOOKOUT. THE STORM WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH
NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED LATER
TODAY...AND A TURN TO THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. THE CENTER
OF GABRIELLE IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE OUTER BANKS THIS AFTERNOON.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE CURRENTLY NEAR 45 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 EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY THAT MAY BE THREATENED BY TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED. 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.

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
INCREASE ALONG THE COAST. IN ADDITION...ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL BE
HIGHER THAN NORMAL TODAY. A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 3 FEET CAN BE
EXPECTED ALONG COASTAL SECTIONS. THE NEUSE RIVER 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 THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE 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...
INCREASED SWELL FROM TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WILL COMBINE WITH
HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ACROSS
AREA BEACHES. POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS AND/OR DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS
CAN OVERTAKE EVEN STRONG SWIMMERS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU STAY
OUT OF THE WATER.

...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION IMPACTS...
SEAS WILL CONTINUE AT 9 TO 11 FEET ALONG THE OUTER BANKS TODAY. THIS
WILL RESULT IN ROUGH SURF AND MINOR BEACH EROSION.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 830 AM.

$$

CGG








This weather bulletin was brought to you by:
www.nashvilleweather.net