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

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR PART OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FROM CAPE LOOKOUT TO DUCK AND THE ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS.

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...OR ABOUT 530 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MOREHEAD CITY
NC. STORM MOTION WAS WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 2 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
TROPICAL STORM DANNY WILL PASS EAST OF NORTH CAROLINA STARTING
LATE FRIDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. INCREASED
WINDS AND RAIN ARE LIKELY ALONG THE OUTER BANKS AND THE COASTAL
WATERS FROM CAPE LOOKOUT TO DUCK BEGINNING FRIDAY EVENING AND
CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES THE PAMLICO AND
ALBEMARLE SOUNDS. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES ARE ALSO
LIKELY.

IT IS TOO EARLY TO PROVIDE EXACT WIND AND SURGE FORECAST VALUES
FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. AT THIS POINT THOUGH...ONLY MINIMAL STORM
SURGE IS EXPECTED FROM DANNY. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY SOMEWHERE WITHIN
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCE ALONG THE CENTRAL
OUTER BANKS.

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

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A
BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE
IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION.
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL
PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE
DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER
DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND YOUR
LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND MIDNIGHT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

NCZ095-103-104-282215-
/O.CON.KMHX.TR.A.1005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
609 PM EDT THU AUG 27 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM CAPE
LOOKOUT TO DUCK...INCLUDING THE ADJACENT WATERS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.
PREPARATIONS FOR THIS STORM SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 37 PERCENT FOR THE CENTRAL OUTER BANKS...HIGHEST BETWEEN
OCRACOKE TO OREGON INLET. THERE IS ABOUT A 20 TO 25 PERCENT CHANCE FOR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FOR EASTERN CARTERET COUNTY AND THE
REST OF THE OUTER BANKS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THESE WINDS IS
EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM DANNY PASSES NEARBY...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS SHOULD NOT INCREASE.  HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL SOME
POSSIBILITY FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SINCE THERE IS STILL
UNCERTAINTY...CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ONLY MINIMAL STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED.

...RIP CURRENTS...
SWELL FROM DANNY WILL BUILD THROUGH FRIDAY AND IS EXPECTED TO
LEAD TO BREAKING WAVES IN THE 4 TO 6 FOOT RANGE WITH BIGGER
SETS...HIGHEST FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH THROUGH THE NORTHERN OUTER
BANKS. THIS WILL LEAD TO A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FOR ALL
AREA BEACHES AS WELL. BEACH GOERS SHOULD HEED THE ADVISE OF LIFE
GUARDS AND ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER.


$$

AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-282215-
/O.CON.KMHX.TR.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
609 PM EDT THU AUG 27 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM CAPE
LOOKOUT TO DUCK...INCLUDING THE ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.
PREPARATIONS FOR THIS STORM SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 44 PERCENT. IF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WERE TO OCCUR...THE
MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF ONSET IS FRIDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING UNTIL
SATURDAY MORNING.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM DANNY PASSES NEARBY...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS SHOULD NOT INCREASE.  HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL SOME
POSSIBILITY FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SINCE THERE IS STILL
UNCERTAINTY...CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES.

...MARINE...
SEAS OF 8 TO 9 FEET IN THE COASTAL WATERS ARE POSSIBLE WITH
ISOLATED SEAS AROUND 10-12 FEET OFFSHORE CAPE HATTERAS POSSIBLE. WAVES
IN THE SOUNDS WILL BE 2 TO 3 FEET.

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