[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DANNY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
502 PM EDT THU AUG 27 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FROM CAPE LOOKOUT TO DUCK INCLUDING
THE ADJACENT WATERS...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN COASTAL
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM CAPE LOOKOUT TO DUCK
NORTH CAROLINA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

A WATCH MEANS THAT THE STATED CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE
NEXT 36 HOURS FOR THE SPECIFIED AREAS.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DANNY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.5 WEST...OR ABOUT 295 MILES
NORTHEAST OF NASSAU. THIS IS ABOUT 550 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
BUXTON NC. STORM MOTION WAS WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 2 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM DANNY MAY AFFECT COASTAL AREAS OF EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE ADJACENT WATERS BEGINNING TOMORROW EVENING AND
CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A MORE DETAILED PRELIMINARY
THREAT ASSESSMENT FOR THE AREA WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY IN A FULL
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND
THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE
EVENTS. FOR INLAND LOCATIONS...TROPICAL CYCLONE CONDITIONS ARE
ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH WIND...BUT FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS AND PLACES
PRONE TO COASTAL FLOODING... THEY ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH HIGH
WIND AND STORM SURGE. FOR THE MARINE WATERS...TROPICAL CYCLONE
CONDITIONS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH WIND AND DANGEROUS SEAS.
TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE COMPRISED OF HURRICANES...TROPICAL STORMS...
AND TROPICAL DEPRESSIONS. HURRICANES HAVE WINDS OF 74 MPH OR
HIGHER...WHICH EQUATES TO 64 KNOTS OR HIGHER. TROPICAL STORMS HAVE
WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...WHICH EQUATES TO 34 TO 63 KNOTS. TROPICAL
DEPRESSIONS HAVE WINDS OF LESS THAN 39 MPH OR 33 KNOTS.


&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY SHORTLY. IT WILL PROVIDE
IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS
AND THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA.

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CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
502 PM EDT THU AUG 27 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED
STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.

$$

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ALBEMARLE SOUND-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-
502 PM EDT THU AUG 27 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED
STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.

$$

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