[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
245 AM EDT SUN JUL 20 2008

NCZ047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-210645-
/O.CON.KMHX.TR.W.1003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-
ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
239 AM EDT SUN JUL 20 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 200 AM EDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.4 WEST OR
ABOUT 35 MILES...60 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE FEAR NORTH
CAROLINA AND ABOUT 150 MILES...240 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...
CRISTOBAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH...
9 KM/HR. A GENERALLY 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 POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

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

AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT RECENTLY REPORTED A
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES WERE 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE SOUTH COAST LATE THIS
EVENING. MINIMAL STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES FROM
CAPE HATTERAS SOUTH TO SURF CITY...SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND AND
ALONG THE LOWER NEUSE RIVER. WATER LEVEL RISES SHOULD BE LIMITED
TO 2 TO 3 FT WHICH WOULD RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE COAST.

SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...WATER LEVELS WILL BE NEAR THEIR
PEAK AROUND THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE SUNDAY MORNING AT 9 AM. FROM
CAPE HATTERAS NORTH...WATER LEVELS WILL BE NEAR THEIR PEAK AROUND
THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE AT 9 AM AND 10 PM SUNDAY.

WATER LEVEL RISES OF 2 TO 3 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE SOUNDSIDE OF
THE OUTER BANKS SUNDAY NIGHT.

THERE WILL BE A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES
CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE STORM AFFECTS THE AREA.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT PORTIONS OF
COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA LATE TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY.
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH. THE HIGHEST GUSTS WILL LIKELY COME IN HEAVIER RAIN BANDS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
SCATTERED 1 TO 2 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH LATE EVENING...WITH ISOLATED HEAVIER AMOUNTS TO 3 TO
4 INCHES IN MARTIN COUNTY. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE
TO FIVE INCHES ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG THE COAST...WITH ISOLATED
HEAVIER AMOUNTS. THIS COULD RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS LATE TONIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY.

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

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND
6 AM SUNDAY MORNING.

$$

AMZ135-150-152-154-156-158-210645-
/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-
245 AM EDT SUN JUL 20 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 200 AM EDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.4 WEST OR
ABOUT 35 MILES...60 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE FEAR NORTH
CAROLINA AND ABOUT 150 MILES...240 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CAPE HATTERAS
NORTH CAROLINA.

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

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

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES WERE 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE SOUTH COAST LATE THIS
EVENING. MINIMAL STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES FROM
CAPE HATTERAS SOUTH TO SURF CITY...SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND AND
ALONG THE LOWER NEUSE RIVER. WATER LEVEL RISES SHOULD BE LIMITED
TO 2 TO 3 FT WHICH WOULD RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE COAST.

SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...WATER LEVELS WILL BE NEAR THEIR
PEAK AROUND THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE SUNDAY MORNING AT 9 AM. FROM
CAPE HATTERAS NORTH...WATER LEVELS WILL BE NEAR THEIR PEAK AROUND
THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE AT 9 AM AND 10 PM SUNDAY.

WATER LEVEL RISES OF 2 TO 3 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
SOUNDS OF THE OUTER BANKS SUNDAY NIGHT.

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT PORTIONS OF COASTAL
NORTH CAROLINA LATE TONIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55
KNOTS. THE HIGHEST GUSTS WILL LIKELY COME IN HEAVIER RAIN BANDS
ACROSS THE CENTRAL OFFSHORE WATERS.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS LATE
TONIGHT SOUTH OF HATTERAS AND 10 TO 14 FEET NEAR CAPE HATTERAS ON
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND
6 AM SUNDAY MORNING.

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