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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DANNY LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED NEXT UPDATE TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1129 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009

...TROPICAL STORM DANNY REMAINS WEAK...

.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 CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1100 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DANNY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 31.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 74.9 WEST OR ABOUT 265
MILES SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
THE MAIN IMPACTS THAT ARE EXPECTED FROM TROPICAL STORM DANNY ARE
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND HIGH RIP CURRENT THREATS AT ALL
AREA BEACHES. STORM SURGE...WIND...AND RAINFALL THREATS ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN MINIMAL. HOWEVER...DISORGANIZED SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH DANNY ARE MOVING ASHORE AND EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO PERIODS OF
LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN WITH MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. CONTINUE TO MONITOR DANNY AS ANY CHANGE IN TRACK OR
INTENSITY WOULD LEAD TO CHANGES IN THE IMPACTS FOR OUR AREA.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

NCZ103-104-300330-
/O.CON.KMHX.TR.A.1005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
1129 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 1100 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DANNY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 31.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 74.9 WEST OR ABOUT 265
MILES SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS
TIME.

...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. THE LATEST FORECAST IS
FOR WINDS TO REMAIN JUST BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE.

...RIP CURRENTS...
SWELL FROM TROPICAL STORM DANNY WILL REACH 9 TO 11 FEET TONIGHT WITH
BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE SURF ZONE WITH BIGGER SETS.
HIGHEST SWELL AND SURF WILL BE FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH THROUGH THE
NORTHERN OUTER BANKS. THIS WILL LEAD TO A HIGH THREAT OF RIP
CURRENTS FOR ALL AREA BEACHES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. BEACH GOERS ARE
URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

$$

AMZ150-152-154-156-300330-
/O.CON.KMHX.TR.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
1129 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 1100 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DANNY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 31.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 74.9 WEST OR ABOUT 265
MILES SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS
TIME.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM DANNY PASSES NEARBY...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS SHOULD NOT INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR WINDS
TO APPROACH TROPICAL STORM FORCE.

...MARINE...
SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET IN THE COASTAL WATERS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT
WITH ISOLATED SEAS AROUND 12-14 FEET OFFSHORE CAPE HATTERAS
POSSIBLE. MARINERS TRAVELING IN THE NEAR SHORE ZONE AND AROUND
INLETS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR LARGE BREAKING WAVES AS SWELL FROM
DANNY SHOALS. SEE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MORE INFORMATION.

$$

AMZ130-135-300330-
/O.CON.KMHX.TR.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND-
1129 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 1100 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DANNY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 31.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 74.9 WEST OR ABOUT 265
MILES SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS
TIME.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM DANNY PASSES NEARBY...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS SHOULD NOT INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS
FOR WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE.

...MARINE...
GIVEN CURRENT TRACK...WAVES IN THE SOUNDS WILL BE 2 TO 3 FEET. SEE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MORE INFORMATION.

$$

NCZ095-300330-
/O.CON.KMHX.TR.A.1005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CARTERET-
1129 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 1100 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DANNY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 31.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 74.9 WEST OR ABOUT 265
MILES SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS
TIME.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM DANNY PASSES NEARBY...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS SHOULD NOT INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR WINDS
TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE.

...RIP CURRENTS...
SWELL FROM TROPICAL STORM DANNY IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN
BREAKING WAVES IN THE 4 TO 5 FOOT RANGE ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT WITH
BIGGER SETS AROUND CAPE LOOKOUT. THIS WILL LEAD TO A HIGH THREAT OF
RIP CURRENTS FOR ALL AREA BEACHES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. BEACH GOERS
ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

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