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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
623 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008

NCZ047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-201030-
/O.CON.KMHX.TR.W.1003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-
ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
623 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 500 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.4 WEST OR
ABOUT 45 MILES... 70 KM...SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
AND ABOUT 295 MILES...475 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH
CAROLINA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF
DARE...BEAUFORT...HYDE...CRAVEN...PAMLICO...CARTERET...AND ONSLOW.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS...
KEEPING THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION VERY CLOSE TO THE COASTS OF
SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSIBLE AND THE DEPRESSION COULD
BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
MINIMAL STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES FROM CAPE
HATTERAS SOUTH TO SURF CITY AS WELL AS THE PAMLICO SOUND WITH
WATER LEVEL RISES UNDER 3 FT. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED THREAT OF
RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE STORM
APPROACHES.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE
COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA COASTS SATURDAY NIGHT CONTINUING INTO
SUNDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 30 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST...MAINLY IN HEAVIER RAIN
BANDS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL
SECTIONS. ISOLATD AMOUNTS OF UP TO SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
AREAS WHERE TRAINING OF SHOWERS DEVELOPS. THIS COULD RESULT IN FLOODING
OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS SATURDAY NIGHT CONTINUING INTO
SUNDAY.

...TORNADOES...
TORNADO THREAT IS MINIMAL AT THIS TIME.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND
NOON.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

$$

AMZ135-150-152-154-156-158-201030-
/O.CON.KMHX.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
PAMLICO SOUND-
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM
INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
623 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 500 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.4 WEST OR
ABOUT 45 MILES... 70 KM...SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
AND ABOUT 295 MILES...475 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH
CAROLINA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PEOPLE ON THE
COATAL WATERS FROM NORTH OF SURF CITY TO CURRITUCK BEACH
LIGHT...INCLUDING THE ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS...
KEEPING THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION VERY CLOSE TO THE COASTS OF
SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSIBLE AND THE DEPRESSION COULD
BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
MINIMAL STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES FROM CAPE
HATTERAS SOUTH TO SURF CITY AS WELL AS THE PAMLICO SOUND WITH
WATER LEVEL RISES UNDER 3 FT. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED THREAT OF
RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE STORM
APPROACHES.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT PORTIONS OF COASTAL
NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY NIGHT CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REACH 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE IN HEAVIER RAIN BANDS NEAR THE
CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION.

SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS AND 8 TO 10
FEET SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

...TORNADOES...
TORNADO THREAT IS MINIMAL AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...IN THE RIGHT
FRONT QUADRANT OF THE STORM THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WATERSPOUTS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND
NOON.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

$$

RSB


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