[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1214 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PENDER AND NEW HANOVER
COUNTIES AND FOR THE COASTAL WATERS BETWEEN SURF CITY AND CAPE
FEAR...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...PENDER...NEW HANOVER.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.1N...LONGITUDE 72.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 720 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC.  THE STORM MOTION IS MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH. THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 125 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE EARL WILL PASS JUST OFF THE NORTH CAROLINAS COAST
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO A INCREASE THURSDAY
EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. TROPICAL FORCE
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF NEW HANOVER AND
PENDER COUNTIES BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG RIP
CURRENTS ARE OCCURRING THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AROUND 6 PM EDT. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT
DETAILS REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR
POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA.

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PENDER-NEW HANOVER-
1214 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PENDER AND NEW HANOVER
COUNTIES. AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.1N...LONGITUDE 72.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 720 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC. THE STORM MOTION IS MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH. THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 125 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD BE COMPLETING OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS BY THIS EVENING FOR YOUR HOME. DURING A TROPICAL
STORM UNSECURED OBJECTS CAN BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES. STORE OR
SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...BARBECUE GRILLS...GARBAGE CANS...AND OTHER
LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. REALTY SIGNS CAN ALSO POSE A SIGNIFICANT
DANGER AND SHOULD BE PLACED DOWN OR STORED INDOORS. BE SURE TO
CHECK FOR ADEQUATE SUPPLIES OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE AND HAVE
WORKING FLASHLIGHTS WITH PLENTY OF BATTERIES ON HAND. IF YOU
CHOOSE TO USE CANDLES INSTEAD OF FLASHLIGHTS DO NOT LEAVE THEM
UNATTENDED AS THEY CAN START FIRES. A LARGE NUMBER OF FATALITIES
ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORMS OCCUR ONCE THE STORM HAS PASSED.
ELECTROCUTION BY DOWNED POWER LINES...CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
FROM GENERATOR EXHAUST...FIRES STARTED BY UNATTENDED CANDLES...AND
HEART ATTACKS FROM STRENUOUS CLEAN UP ACTIVITY ARE THE MOST COMMON
DANGERS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS OCCURRING IS AROUND 34
PERCENT AND AROUND 1 PERCENT FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS.

...WINDS...
THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL IS FORECAST TO PASS ABOUT 180 MILES
EAST OF THE REGION. WITH THE LARGE WIND FIELD TROPICAL FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST OF NEW HANOVER AND PENDER COUNTIES
BEGINNING LATE AFTERNOON THURSDAY. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR
THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE LATEST FORECAST PASSES EARL EAST OF THE AREA... LIMITING STORM
SURGE IMPACTS. THE CURRENT FORECAST CALLS FOR STORM SURGE VALUES
OF 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. CURRENTLY THE PASSAGE OF EARL WILL
BE DURING LOW TIDE ON THURSDAY EVENING. AT THIS TIME...ONLY MINOR
OCEAN OVER WASH IN LOW AREAS AND SOME BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
LONG PERIOD THREE TO FOUR FOOT BREAKING WAVES FROM HURRICANE EARL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE BEACHES. BREAKING WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY...REACHING CLOSE TO 10 FT
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. PEOPLE AT THE BEACH ARE URGED TO
STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

$$

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SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
1214 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS BETWEEN
SURF CITY AND CAPE FEAR. AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE
EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.1N...LONGITUDE 72.1W. THIS WAS
ABOUT 720 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC. THE STORM MOTION
IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH. THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 125
MPH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONTINUE TO PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. IF YOU LIVE
ON A BOAT...YOU NEED TO COMPLETE THE SECURING OF YOUR CRAFT AND
MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. IF YOU
PLAN TO REMOVE YOUR BOAT FROM THE WATER AND MOVE IT INLAND YOU
NEED TO FINISH MOVING YOU BOAT BY THIS EVENING. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
PLAN TO RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR LATER TODAY AND REMAIN
THERE UNTIL EARL PASSES. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS OCCURRING IS BETWEEN 40
AND 60 PERCENT AND AROUND 10 PERCENT FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS. TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. IF HURRICANE CONDITIONS WERE TO OCCUR...THE MOST LIKELY
PERIOD OF ONSET IS THURSDAY EVENING. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR
THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
HURRICANE EARL IS FORECAST TO PASS ABOUT 180 MILES EAST OF THE
CAPE FEAR REGION. MARINERS CAN EXPECT WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 KT
WITH GUSTS OVER 45 KT. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THIS AFTERNOON
AND THURSDAY...REACHING 15 FT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.


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