[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTHWARD...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING DISCONTINUED FROM SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT.
UPDATED STORM...STORM TIDE...FLOODING...AND WIND INFORMATION.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
CARTERET...CRAVEN...BEAUFORT...PAMLICO...MAINLAND AND OUTER BANKS
DARE AND HYDE...TYRRELL AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
AT 8 PM EDT...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE
NORTH CAROLINA COAST FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTHWARD...INCLUDING THE
PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 36.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.8 WEST...OR NEAR KILL DEVIL HILLS
ON THE OUTER BANKS. THE STORM WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AROUND
12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
OUTER RAIN BANDS OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA OVERNIGHT.

...PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM
GABRIELLE BY MONITORING NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER
LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
SOUND SIDE SURGES UP TO 2 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS HYDE AND DARE
COUNTIES...AND ALONG THE SOUTHERN PART OF ALBEMARLE SOUND TONIGHT.

...WIND IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS
FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY.
WIND GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED PRIMARILY ON THE OUTER
BANKS.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS SOUTHERN
CRAVEN COUNTY AND CARTERET COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND 1 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG COASTAL
SECTIONS FROM CARTERET TO DARE COUNTIES OVERNIGHT.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...
SWELL FROM TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE COMBINING WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL
TIDES ARE PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ACROSS AREA BEACHES.
POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS CAN OVERTAKE
EVEN STRONG SWIMMERS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU STAY OUT OF THE
WATER.

...HIGH SURF AND BEACH EROSION IMPACTS...
WAVES WILL BE 6 TO 9 FEET ALONG THE OUTER BANKS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
ROUGH SURF AND MINOR BEACH EROSION OVERNIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1130 PM.

$$

JAC


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