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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
659 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

...DANGEROUS AND LARGE HURRICANE EARL POSES A THREAT TO THE
MID-ATLANTIC COAST...

.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 WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...
CRAVEN...PAMLICO...CARTERET...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS
HYDE.

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

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
ONSLOW.

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...JONES.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.3N...LONGITUDE 73.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 630 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BUXTON NC...OR ABOUT 620 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
OF MOREHEAD CITY NC. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 17
MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 135 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE EARL IS FORECAST TO TRACK JUST OFFSHORE OF CAPE
HATTERAS THURSDAY AND INTO FRIDAY. TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS WILL EXTEND WELL AWAY THE STORM. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO COASTAL
LOCATIONS IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. IN ADDITION...THE EXACT
FORECAST TRACK IS SUBJECT TO SHIFT. DUE TO THE STRENGTH OF THE
STORM AND PROXIMITY TO THE COAST...EVEN A SMALL CHANGE IN TRACK
COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT CONDITIONS IN EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA.

WINDS WILL INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE BETWEEN 5 PM THURSDAY
AND MIDNIGHT FRIDAY ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...LOCATIONS ON THE
IMMEDIATE COAST WILL SEE SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT
WITH GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE LIKELY. HEAVY RAINFALL OF 3 TO
4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY AND THE
OUTER BANKS. RAINFALL WILL DECREASE TO AROUND AN INCH IN THE
WESTERN PORTION OF THE WARNED LOCATIONS.

SIGNIFICANT SWELLS WILL BRING A HIGH RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS
TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10 AND 15 FEET OR
HIGHER ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE OUTER BANKS. STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 5 FEET
IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY FOR PRONE OCEAN SIDE LOCATIONS NORTH OF
CAPE LOOKOUT AND SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND. THIS COMBINED WITH THE
LARGE WAVE RUN UP WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT EROSION AND OVERWASH
ISSUES ALONG THE OUTER BANKS.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY
LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR
FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY
COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY
OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A
BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE
LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES
AND CAUSEWAYS.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CLOSELY
MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

FOR INLAND LOCATIONS...TROPICAL CYCLONE CONDITIONS ARE ASSOCIATED
WITH HIGH WIND. DURING A TROPICAL STORM UNSECURED OBJECTS CAN
BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES. STORE OR SECURE LAWN
FURNITURE...BARBECUE GRILLS...GARBAGE CANS...AND OTHER LOOSE
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

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 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.

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WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN-
PAMLICO-
659 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM WIND PROBABILITIES.

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 28
PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS
TIME IS UP TO 82 PERCENT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN
LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 17.

MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. ISOLATED POWER
OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING
CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP
TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...
RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION UP TO 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE
GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE.

SOUNDSIDE STORM SURGES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
NEUSE RIVER IN CRAVEN COUNTY AND EASTERN PAMLICO COUNTY THURSDAY
NIGHT. THIS WOULD RESULT IN MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING. ALONG THE
PAMLICO RIVER INCLUDING THE WASHINGTON AND ENGLEHARD AREAS AND
EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN PAMLICO COUNTY 1 TO 2 FEET OF INUNDATION
IS POSSIBLE. ALONG THE WESTERN ALBEMARLE INCLUDING WASHINGTON AND
WESTERN TYRRELL COUNTIES AND IN THE PAMLICO SOUND FROM STUMPY
POINT THROUGH SOUTH THROUGH ENGELHARD AND WEST TOWARDS SWANQUARTER
1 TO 2 FEET OF INUNDATION IS POSSIBLE RESULTING IN MINOR FLOODING.

$$

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ONSLOW-
659 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM WIND PROBABILITIES.

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 3 TO
8 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT
THIS TIME IS UP TO 63 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND 7 PM THURSDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY IN
EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
BREAKING WAVES WILL BE BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT. THE PEAK
IN BREAKING WAVES WILL COME LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY
AT AROUND 10 FT. STORM SURGE VALUES WILL ALSO PEAK AT THAT TIME
AROUND 2 FEET. THE SURGE COUPLED WITH HIGH WAVE RUN UP WILL CAUSE
MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND OVERWASH.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES.
INCREASED BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT.
DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO
STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

$$

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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-
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
659 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WIND PROBABILITIES.

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 50
PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS
TIME IS UP TO 92 PERCENT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS THURSDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO LAST FOR A FEW HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
IN THE 45 TO 65 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS.

SEAS WILL PEAK ACROSS THE AREA AT 20 TO 30 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
EARLY FRIDAY.

$$

NCZ095-022300-
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CARTERET-
659 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WIND PROBABILITIES. ADDED EVACUATION AND CLOSURE
INFORMATION. INCLUDED SHELTER INFORMATION.

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

CARTERET COUNTY CONTROL GROUP HAS ISSUED A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF
THE MEDICALLY FRAGILE POPULATION...AND THOSE IN LOW LYING
AREAS...MANUFACTURED AND OTHER FRAGILE HOUSING...PARTICULARLY
SOUTH RIVER...NORTH RIVER...AND AREAS EAST OF THE NORTH RIVER
BRIDGE. THIS INCLUDES ALL AREAS SUBJECT TO SOUND SIDE FLOODING.

CARTERET COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

NEWPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL OPEN AS A SHELTER STARTING NOON ON
THURSDAY. A SPECIAL NEEDS SHELTER WILL OPEN AT LEON MANN SENIOR
CENTER AT 8 AM ON THURSDAY.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 26
PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS
TIME IS UP TO 81 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST ALONG DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY WITH WINDS
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE AS EARLY AS 5 TO 7 PM THURSDAY.

WESTERN CARTERET COUNTY WILL SEE SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 35 AND 45
MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE. EASTERN CARTERET
COUNTY WILL SEE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 70
MPH POSSIBLE.

MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. ISOLATED POWER
OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS
INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY
WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY
BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
BREAKING WAVES WILL BE BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT. THE PEAK
IN BREAKING WAVES WILL COME LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY
AT 10 TO 12 FEET. STORM SURGE VALUES WILL ALSO PEAK AT THAT TIME
AROUND 2 TO 4 FEET. THE SURGE COUPLED WITH HIGH WAVE RUN UP WILL
CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND OVERWASH.

SOUNDSIDE STORM SURGES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND IN DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY INTO CORE SOUND

THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL
FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MODERATE IMPACT.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES.
INCREASED BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT.
DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO
STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

$$

NCZ103-104-022300-
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OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
659 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WIND PROBABILITIES.

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

THERE IS A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER FOR VISITORS TO OCRACOKE.

THERE IS ALSO A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IN PLACE FOR VISITORS
ON HATTERAS ISLAND. THIS ORDER IS FOR VISITORS ON HATTERAS ISLAND
AND DOES NOT APPLY FOR AREAS NORTH OF OREGON INLET. THE ORDER DOES
NOT INCLUDE THE TOWNS OF DUCK...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY
HAWK...NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES...ROANOKE ISLAND...OR THE
MAINLAND OF DARE COUNTY.

THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HAS ANNOUNCED THE UPCOMING CLOSURE OF
VISITOR CENTERS AND CAMPGROUNDS. THE OCRACOKE VISITOR CENTER WILL
CLOSE AT NOON WEDNESDAY. THE HATTERAS ISLAND...BODIE
ISLAND...WRIGHT BROTHERS...AND FORT RALEIGH VISITOR CENTERS WILL
CLOSE AT 5:00 PM WEDNESDAY. THE OCRACOKE...FRISCO...CAPE
POINT...AND OREGON INLET CAMPGROUNDS ARE SCHEDULED TO CLOSE AT
NOON WEDNESDAY. BY THURSDAY EXPECTED SURF CONDITIONS WILL CREATE
UNSAFE CONDITIONS ON BEACHES AND OFF-ROAD VEHICLE USE WILL BE
PROHIBITED UNTIL CONDITIONS ALLOW. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN
DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A
MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN
MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED
SHELTER.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS  UP TO
40 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT
THIS TIME IS UP TO 89 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
THE OUTER BANKS FROM CAPE HATTERAS SOUTH WILL SEE WINDS INCREASE
TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE AS EARLY AS 5 TO 7 PM THURSDAY. NORTH OF
CAPE HATTERAS THE INCREASE WILL BE BETWEEN 7 AND 9 PM THURSDAY.
SUSTAINED WINDS GREATER THAN 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE OUTER
BANKS BY LATE EVENING. THE OUTER BANKS INCLUDING OCRACOKE WILL SEE
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 60 TO 80 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 100 MPH
BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST
FOR A FEW HOURS.

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF
DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS
VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
BREAKING WAVES WILL BE BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT. THE PEAK
IN BREAKING WAVES WILL COME LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY
AT 12 TO 18 FEET. STORM SURGE VALUES WILL ALSO PEAK AT THAT TIME
AROUND 2 TO 4 FEET. THE SURGE COUPLED WITH HIGH WAVE RUN UP WILL
CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND OVERWASH. SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY
12 ALONG THE OUTER BANKS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED STARTING THURSDAY
NIGHT. HIGH TIDE AROUND 3 AM THURSDAY NIGHT WILL BE PARTICULARLY
DANGEROUS.

SOUNDSIDE STORM SURGES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ARE POSSIBLE EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH 3 TO 5 FEET EXPECTED SOUTH
OF OREGON INLET TO OCRACOKE AND 1 TO 3 FEET OF INUNDATION EXPECTED
NORTH OF OREGON INLET. PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 12 WILL LIKELY BE
INUNDATED.

THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL
FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MODERATE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS
FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS
WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN A DAMAGING AND LIFE
THREATENING INUNDATION.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES.
INCREASED BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT.
DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO
STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

$$

NCZ092-022300-
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JONES-
659 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO
8 AM EDT FRIDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT.

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

OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
BEFORE THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH CAN CAUSE
OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 3 TO
7 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT
THIS TIME IS UP TO 61 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL
BEGIN THURSDAY EVENING. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST
FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT.

$$





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