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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1057 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008

NCZ017-102-201200-
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INLAND CURRITUCK-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
1057 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.5 WEST OR ABOUT 90
MILES...140 KM...EAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA AND ABOUT 250
MILES...400 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CAPE HATTERAS...NORTH CAROLINA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA: INLAND CURRITUCK AND OUTER
BANKS CURRITUCK.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THE NORTH
CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER SOUTH TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH
CAROLINA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT
24 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...

THE DEPRESSION HAS BEEN MOVING ERRATICALLY DURING THE PAST FEW
HOURS BUT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH OVER
THE NEXT TWO DAYS...KEEPING THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION VERY
CLOSE TO THE COASTS OF SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA.

RADAR DATA FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES IN
CHARLESTON AND WILMINGTON INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE AND THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A
TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHEN MAKING YOUR TROPICAL STORM PLAN...GIVE FULL CONSIDERATION TO
WHETHER YOU SHOULD LEAVE OR STAY IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR
LOCATION. HEED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS IF ASKED TO EVACUATE.

FILL AUTOMOBILE GAS TANKS...AS POWER MAY BE LOST AND GAS STATIONS
MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DISPENSE FUEL. FILL CLEAN CONTAINERS WITH
WATER. PLAN ON AT LEAST ONE GALLON OF CLEAN WATER PER PERSON PER
DAY FOR DRINKING...IN ADDITION TO WATER NECESSARY FOR
COOKING...CLEANING...AND FLUSHING TOILETS.

STOCK UP ON CANNED FOOD...ESPECIALLY FOOD THAT CAN BE EATEN
WITHOUT COOKING OR HEATING. CHECK FOR ADEQUATE SUPPLIES OF
PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS.

HAVE WORKABLE FLASHLIGHTS OR PORTABLE LANTERNS AND A BATTERY-
POWERED RADIO. HAVE A SUPPLY OF SPARE BATTERIES. USE BATTERY-
POWERED LIGHTS INSTEAD OF CANDLES SINCE FIRE FIGHTERS AND
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU DURING THE
HURRICANE.

PREPARE TO BOARD UP WINDOWS IF NECESSARY. STORE OR SECURE LAWN
FURNITURE...BARBECUE GRILLS...GARBAGE CANS...AND OTHER LOOSE
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

MINIMAL STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES FROM THE NORTH
CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER SOUTH TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT. TIDES OF
1 TO 2 FT ABOVE NORMAL WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA COAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON
CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY EVENING.


...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2-4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA BETWEEN 2 AND 3 PM.

$$

ANZ633-658-201200-
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CURRITUCK SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT
20 NM-
1057 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.5 WEST OR ABOUT 90
MILES...140 KM...EAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA AND ABOUT 250
MILES...400 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CAPE HATTERAS...NORTH CAROLINA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS FROM THE
NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER SOUTH TO CURRITUCK BEACH
LIGHT...AND CURRITUCK SOUND.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THE NORTH
CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER SOUTH TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH
CAROLINA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT
24 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...

THE DEPRESSION HAS BEEN MOVING ERRATICALLY DURING THE PAST FEW
HOURS BUT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH OVER
THE NEXT TWO DAYS...KEEPING THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION VERY
CLOSE TO THE COASTS OF SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA.

RADAR DATA FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES IN
CHARLESTON AND WILMINGTON INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE AND THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A
TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD TAKE ACTION NOW...IF POSSIBLE...TO REMOVE BOATS
FROM THE WATER AND MOVE THEM TO A SECURE LOCATION.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

EASTERLY FLOW WILL BUILD THE SEAS FROM 4 FEET ON SUNDAY MORNING
UP TO 5 TO 7 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE
COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA BETWEEN 2 AND 3
PM.

$$

NWS/AKQ

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