[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KILM 192133
HLSILM

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
533 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008

NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-202145-
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PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
533 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 5 PM...TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL WAS LOCATED AROUND 60 MILES
SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF BALD HEAD ISLAND...NORTH CAROLINA. A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH
CAROLINA TO SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 5 PM...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 33.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.9 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES EAST
OF GEORGETOWN...SOUTH CAROLINA OR 85 MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON...
NORTH CAROLINA.

TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL IS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 1005 MB OR 29.68 INCHES.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

MINIMAL SURGE IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...WITH WATER LEVEL RISES
UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES...ESPECIALLY FOR NEW
HANOVER AND PENDER COUNTIES AROUND HIGH TIDE AT 930 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE...COINCIDING WITH HIGH
TIDE TONIGHT...MAINLY ALONG PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT THE IMMEDIATE
COAST OF THE NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA COAST THIS EVENING AND
THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COAST THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.

...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...

THERE IS A 31 PERCENT PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN
WILMINGTON...AND A 13 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
IN MYRTLE BEACH.

...INLAND FLOODING...

UP TO 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALLS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE COASTAL
SECTIONS NORTH OF CAPE FEAR WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. 2 TO 4
INCH AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE EAST OF A ELIZABETHTOWN...NORTH CAROLINA
TO SOUTHPORT...NORTH CAROLINA LINE. THE LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL
MAY RESULT IN THE FLOODING OF URBAN AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 9 PM EDT.

$$

AMZ250-252-254-256-202145-
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-
533 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 5 PM...TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL WAS LOCATED AROUND 60 MILES
SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF BALD HEAD ISLAND...NORTH CAROLINA.  A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH
CAROLINA TO SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...POSSIBLY CONTINUING INTO EARLY SUNDAY FOR
THE COASTAL WATERS OFF CAPE FEAR. THE STRONGEST WINDS...GUSTING
OVER 45 KNOTS...WILL OCCUR IN SQUALLS.

SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS
WILL BE HIGHEST ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OFF CAPE FEAR.
CONDITIONS NEAR INLET ENTRANCES WILL BECOME ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS.


...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 9 PM EDT.

$$

HAWKINS






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