[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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ANZ633-658-NCZ015>017-032-102-VAZ091-VAZ093>098-100500-

TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
800 PM EDT SUN SEP 9 2007

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS 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 REMAINS 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 800 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 36.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.8 WEST OR ABOUT 8 MILES WEST
OF KILL DEVIL HILLS NORTH CAROLINA. GABRIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE
NORTH...NORTHEAST AT AROUND 12 MPH. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO TURN
MORE TO THE NORTHEAST LATER TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
NEAR 45 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...MAINLY TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.
THE LATEST ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74
INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT 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. HIGH TIDE HAS ALREADY OCCURRED EARLIER
THIS EVENING AT DUCK AND VIRGINIA BEACH...WITH WATER LEVELS LESS
THAN 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL.

...WIND...
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST OF VIRGINIA BEACH AND CURRITUCK COUNTY NORTH
CAROLINA. MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND
EXTREME SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA WILL HAVE SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND
30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

...FLOODING...
NO RAINFALL RELATED FLOODING IS EXPECTED. ISOLATED AREAS...MAINLY
ACROSS CURRITUCK COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA MAY SEE AROUND AN INCH OF
RAINFALL BETWEEN 10 PM AND THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY.

...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION...
WAVES OF 6 TO 8 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT FOR
THE COASTAL WATERS BETWEEN CAPE CHARLES LIGHT AND CURRITUCK BEACH
LIGHT...WITH MINOR COASTAL EROSION POSSIBLE.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 11 PM OR SOONER IF
NECESSARY.

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