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WTUS82 KILM 200404
HLSILM

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1204 AM EDT SUN JUL 20 2008

SCZ034-046-200515-
/O.CAN.KILM.TR.W.1003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
1204 AM EDT SUN JUL 20 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 11 PM...TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL WAS LOCATED AROUND 45 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF BALD HEAD ISLAND...NORTH CAROLINA. THE TROPICAL STORM
WARNING IS DISCONTINUED FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET SOUTHWARD. A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF LITTLE
RIVER INLET TO SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1100 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.5 WEST OR
ABOUT 45 MILES...70 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BALD HEAD ISLAND NORTH
CAROLINA AND ABOUT 170 MILES...270 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CAPE
HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.

CRISTOBAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/HR. A
CONTINUED NORTHEASTWARD MOTION WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK...THE
CENTER OF THE TROPICAL STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE PARALLEL AND VERY
CLOSE TO THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM
TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED ON TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL
FOR SOUTH CAROLINA FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON.

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.

$$

AMZ254-256-200515-
/O.CAN.KILM.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-
1204 AM EDT SUN JUL 20 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 11 PM...TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL WAS LOCATED AROUND 45 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF BALD HEAD ISLAND...NORTH CAROLINA. THE TROPICAL STORM
WARNING IS DISCONTINUED FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET SOUTHWARD. A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF LITTLE
RIVER INLET TO SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1100 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.5 WEST OR
ABOUT 45 MILES...70 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BALD HEAD ISLAND NORTH
CAROLINA AND ABOUT 170 MILES...270 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CAPE
HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.

CRISTOBAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/HR. A
CONTINUED NORTHEASTWARD MOTION WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK...THE
CENTER OF THE TROPICAL STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE PARALLEL AND VERY
CLOSE TO THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM
TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED ON TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL
FOR SOUTH CAROLINA FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON.

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.

$$

NCZ097-100-101-210415-
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-
1204 AM EDT SUN JUL 20 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 11 PM...TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL WAS LOCATED AROUND 45 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF BALD HEAD ISLAND...NORTH CAROLINA. THE TROPICAL STORM
WARNING IS DISCONTINUED FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET SOUTHWARD. A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF LITTLE
RIVER INLET TO SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1100 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.5 WEST OR
ABOUT 45 MILES...70 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BALD HEAD ISLAND NORTH
CAROLINA AND ABOUT 170 MILES...270 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CAPE
HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.

CRISTOBAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/HR. A
CONTINUED NORTHEASTWARD MOTION WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK...THE
CENTER OF THE TROPICAL STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE PARALLEL AND VERY
CLOSE TO THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM
TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.

...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 WHICH OCCURRED AT
930 PM EDT. 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 SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COAST OVERNIGHT.

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

THERE IS A 23 PERCENT PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
IN WILMINGTON.

...INLAND FLOODING...

TO 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE COASTAL
SECTIONS NORTH OF CAPE FEAR...MAINLY NEW HANOVER AND SOUTHERN
PENDER COUNTIES 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 330 AM.

$$

AMZ250-252-210415-
/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-
1204 AM EDT SUN JUL 20 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 11 PM...TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL WAS LOCATED AROUND 45 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF BALD HEAD ISLAND...NORTH CAROLINA. THE TROPICAL STORM
WARNING IS DISCONTINUED FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET SOUTHWARD. A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF LITTLE
RIVER INLET 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.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1100 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.5 WEST OR
ABOUT 45 MILES...70 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BALD HEAD ISLAND NORTH
CAROLINA AND ABOUT 170 MILES...270 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CAPE
HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.

CRISTOBAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/HR. A
CONTINUED NORTHEASTWARD MOTION WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK...THE
CENTER OF THE TROPICAL STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE PARALLEL AND VERY
CLOSE TO THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM
TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS
OVERNIGHT...POSSIBLY CONTINUING INTO EARLY SUNDAY FOR THE COASTAL
WATERS OFF OF CAPE FEAR. THE STRONGEST WINDS...GUSTING TO NEAR 50
KNOTS...WILL OCCUR IN SQUALLS.

SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE 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 330 AM.


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