[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
613 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2010

...HURRICANE WATCH ISSUED AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES THE COAST
OF NORTH CAROLINA...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...
CRAVEN...PAMLICO...CARTERET...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER
BANKS HYDE.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL OF
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 22.0N...LONGITUDE 68.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 1000 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BUXTON NC. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 305 DEGREES
AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 135 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.

HURRICANE EARL WILL PASS EAST OF NORTH CAROLINA STARTING
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. INCREASED WINDS AND RAIN ARE LIKELY ALONG THE
OUTER BANKS AND COASTAL COUNTIES...AND THE COASTAL WATERS FROM
CAPE LOOKOUT TO DUCK...INCLUDING THE ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO
SOUNDS...BEGINNING THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. 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. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST DAMAGING WINDS SOMEWHERE WITHIN EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN
FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED
THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE
ISSUED.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR HURRICANES. 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.

AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-012215-
/O.CON.KMHX.HU.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-
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
613 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2010

...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF SURF
CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA
BORDER...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS.

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

KEEP INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.
COMPLY WITH ANY EVACUATION ORDERS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...MAKE PLANS TO EVACUATE.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 20
PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS
TIME IS UP TO 64 PERCENT. IF HURRICANE CONDITIONS WERE TO
OCCUR...THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF ONSET IS THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE EARL PASSES NEARBY...THERE IS THE THREAT FOR
SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. SINCE THERE IS STILL
UNCERTAINTY...CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES.

AS HURRICANE EARL PASSES BY OFF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA...SEAS
ARE EXPECTED TO REACH AS HIGH AS 25 FEET.

$$

NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-012215-
/O.CON.KMHX.HU.A.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN-
PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
613 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2010

...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL COASTAL
COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING WASHINGTON
...TYRRELL...DARE...BEAUFORT...HYDE...CRAVEN...PAMLICO...CARTERET...AND
ONSLOW COUNTIES.

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

KEEP INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.
COMPLY WITH ANY EVACUATION ORDERS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...MAKE PLANS TO EVACUATE.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 17
PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS
TIME IS UP TO 59 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE EARL PASSES NEARBY...THERE IS A THREAT FOR HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS. SINCE THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY...CLOSELY MONITOR
THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGES OF 3 TO 4 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN DOWNEAST CARTERET
COUNTY...ON OCRACOKE ISLAND...AND AREAS WEST OF BUXTON. OVER
CRAVEN...BEAUFORT...AND PAMLICO COUNTIES...AND OTHER AREAS IN THE
WATCH...1 TO 2 FEET OF STORM SURGE ARE POSSIBLE. MODERATE COASTAL
FLOODING IS EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING NEAR CEDAR ISLAND AND LONG
BAY. PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 12 ON THE OUTER BANKS WILL FLOOD.

...INLAND FLOODING...
INLAND FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AN ISSUE AS HURRICANE EARL
PASSES BY NORTH CAROLINA. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE
IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. HIGHEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG
THE OUTER BANKS.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS STARTING WEDNESDAY
MORNING ALONG AREA BEACHES. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF
THE WATER. BREAKING WAVES WILL REACH UP TO 15 FEET ALONG THE OUTER
BANKS AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM.

$$






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