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

NCZ047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-211015-
/O.CON.KMHX.TR.W.1003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-
ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
609 AM EDT SUN JUL 20 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 500 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.2 WEST OR
ABOUT 60 MILES... 95 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH
CAROLINA AND ABOUT 130 MILES...210 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 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 TODAY AND BEGIN TO MOVE
AWAY FROM THE COAST BY MONDAY.

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

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

AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
MINIMAL STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES FROM OREGON
INLET SOUTH TO SURF CITY. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 3
FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED IN AREAS OF ONSHORE
WINDS. THESE WATER LEVEL RISES WOULD ONLY RESULT IN MINOR
FLOODING ALONG THE COAST.

ON THE OCEAN SIDE...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 10 PM SUNDAY.

MINOR WATER LEVEL RISES OF 2 TO 3 FEET IN AREAS ALONG THE SOUTHERN
PAMLICO SOUND AND ALONG THE LOWER NEUSE RIVER ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON. THE SOUND SIDE OF THE OUTER BANKS AND OCRACOKE COULD
ALSO SEE 2 TO 3 FOOT RISES AS CRISTOBAL DEPARTS THE AREA TONIGHT.

WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE WILL BE 5 TO 8 FEET...HIGHEST ALONG THE
OUTER BANKS. 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
THE IMMEDIATE COAST TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO
SEE THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE FROM CAPE LOOKOUT TO OREGON INLET.
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. HOWEVER...THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ALONG THE COASTAL WATERS AND
SOUNDS THAT COULD MOVE ONSHORE.

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

$$

AMZ135-150-152-154-156-158-211015-
/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-
609 AM EDT SUN JUL 20 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 500 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.2 WEST OR
ABOUT 60 MILES... 95 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH
CAROLINA AND ABOUT 130 MILES...210 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 INFORMATION...
CRISTOBAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE 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 TODAY AND BEGIN TO MOVE
AWAY FROM THE COAST BY MONDAY.

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
FROM THE CENTER.

AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
MINIMAL STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES FROM OREGON
INLET SOUTH TO SURF CITY. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 3
FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED IN AREAS OF ONSHORE
WINDS. THESE WATER LEVEL RISES WOULD ONLY RESULT IN MINOR
FLOODING ALONG THE COAST.

ON THE OCEAN SIDE...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 10 PM SUNDAY.

MINOR WATER LEVEL RISES OF 2 TO 3 FEET IN AREAS ALONG THE SOUTHERN
PAMLICO SOUND AND ALONG THE LOWER NEUSE RIVER ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON. THE SOUND SIDE OF THE OUTER BANKS AND OCRACOKE COULD
ALSO SEE 2 TO 3 FOOT RISES AS CRISTOBAL DEPARTS THE AREA TONIGHT.

WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE WILL BE 5 TO 8 FEET...HIGHEST ALONG THE
OUTER BANKS. 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 WILL AFFECT THE COASTAL
WATERS AND PAMLICO SOUND TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE
IN THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH OREGON INLET AND
THE EASTERN PAMLICO SOUND. 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 COASTAL
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 ALONG THE COASTAL
WATERS AND SOUNDS.

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

$$

RSB



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