[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
839 PM EDT SUN JUL 20 2008


NCZ047-080-081-093>095-103-104-220045-
/O.CON.KMHX.TR.W.1003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
839 PM EDT SUN JUL 20 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 800 PM EDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.4 WEST OR
ABOUT 65 MILES...105 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH
CAROLINA AND ABOUT 25 MILES...40 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 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... AND CARTERET.

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

...STORM INFORMATION...
CRISTOBAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS
TRACK CRISTOBAL WILL BE MOVING MOVING AWAY FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC
COAST EARLY MONDAY.

DATA FROM A RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT DAY OR TWO.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...
185 KM FROM THE CENTER...MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.

AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT RECENTLY REPORTED A
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.
.
..STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
MINIMAL STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED FROM CRISTOBAL.

ON THE OCEAN SIDE...COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 FOOT ABOVE
NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS POSSIBLE IN AREAS FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH.
FROM CAPE LOOKOUT TO CAPE HATTERAS...WATER LEVEL RISES WILL PEAK
THIS EVENING AT AROUND A FOOT. FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH...WATER
LEVELS WILL BE NEAR THEIR PEAK AROUND THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE AT 10 PM
THIS EVENING.

THE SOUND SIDE OF THE OUTER BANKS AND OCRACOKE COULD SEE 1 TO 2
FEET WATER LEVEL RISES AS CRISTOBAL DEPARTS THE AREA TONIGHT.

WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT WILL BE 4 TO 6 ALONG
THE OUTER BANKS THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN MINOR
EROSIONAL ISSUES. THERE WILL BE A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS
ALONG ALL AREA BEACHES CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE STORM
AFFECTS THE AREA.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS MAY IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE
IMMEDIATE COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. THE
AREAS MOST LIKELY TO SEE THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE OUTER
BANKS FROM CAPE LOOKOUT TO OREGON INLET. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH
THE EVENING. THE HIGHEST GUSTS WILL LIKELY COME IN HEAVIER RAIN
BANDS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL UP TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE ACROSS IMMEDIATE
COASTAL SECTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATED WITH THE RAIN
BANDS FROM CRISTOBAL.

...TORNADOES...
TORNADO THREAT IS MINIMAL AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...THERE IS A SMALL
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 MIDNIGHT.


$$

AMZ135-150-152-154-156-220045-
/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-
839 PM EDT SUN JUL 20 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 800 PM EDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.4 WEST OR
ABOUT 65 MILES...105 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH
CAROLINA AND ABOUT 25 MILES...40 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE
HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.

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

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

CRISTOBAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS
TRACK CRISTOBAL WILL BE MOVING MOVING AWAY FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC
COAST EARLY MONDAY.

DATA FROM A RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT DAY OR TWO.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...
185 KM FROM THE CENTER...MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.

AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT RECENTLY REPORTED A
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
MINIMAL STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED FROM CRISTOBAL.

ON THE OCEAN SIDE...COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 FOOT ABOVE
NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS POSSIBLE IN AREAS FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH.
FROM CAPE LOOKOUT TO CAPE HATTERAS...WATER LEVEL RISES WILL PEAK
THIS EVENING AT AROUND A FOOT. FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH...WATER
LEVELS WILL BE NEAR THEIR PEAK AROUND THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE AT 10 PM
THIS EVENING.

THE SOUND SIDE OF THE OUTER BANKS AND OCRACOKE COULD SEE 1 TO 2
FEET WATER LEVEL RISES AS CRISTOBAL DEPARTS THE AREA TONIGHT.

WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT WILL BE 4 TO 6 ALONG
THE OUTER BANKS THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN MINOR
EROSIONAL ISSUES.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL AFFECT MAINLY THE CENTRAL
OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET...LOCALLY HIGHER NEAR CAPE HATTERAS. SEAS WILL
SUBSIDE RAPIDLY BY MORNING.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A SMALL 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 MIDNIGHT.


$$

JC


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