[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...LARGE AND DANGEROUS HURRICANE EARL THREATENING THE U.S.
MID-ATLANTIC COAST...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA AND MARINE INTERESTS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF
CITY TO CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
PENDER...NEW HANOVER.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.2N...LONGITUDE 73.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 550 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 550 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF MYRTLE BEACH SC. EARL WAS MOVING NORTH NORTHWEST AT 18 MPH AND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 135 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE EARL WILL PASS JUST OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST
LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SURF
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AND INTO EARLY FRIDAY.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...SECURE OBJECTS AROUND
YOUR PROPERTY SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE...GRILLS...GARBAGE
CANS...PORTABLE BASKETBALL GOALS AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
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.

SAFELY SECURE YOUR BOAT WITH EXTRA LINE OR REMOVE IT FROM THE
WATER. VESSELS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR UNTIL THE
HURRICANE PASSES.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AROUND 1130 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

NCZ097-101-030045-
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
PENDER-NEW HANOVER-
837 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.2N...LONGITUDE 73.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 550 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 550 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF MYRTLE BEACH SC. EARL WAS MOVING NORTH NORTHWEST AT 18 MPH AND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 135 MPH.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...SECURE OBJECTS AROUND
YOUR PROPERTY SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE...GRILLS...GARBAGE
CANS...PORTABLE BASKETBALL GOALS AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
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.

SAFELY SECURE YOUR BOAT WITH EXTRA LINE OR REMOVE IT FROM THE
WATER. VESSELS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR UNTIL THE
HURRICANE PASSES.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THC CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS AROUND 37 PERCENT AND
AROUND 5 PERCENT FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS.

...WINDS...
THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL IS FORECAST TO PASS ABOUT 180 MILES
EAST OF CAPE FEAR. HOWEVER...SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH RESPECT TO THE
FORECAST TRACK REMAINS AND A WESTWARD SHIFT OF THE TRACK IN
SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS WOULD INCREASE THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS AFFECTING MORE OF THE AREA. IF TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS WERE TO OCCUR...THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF ONSET IS
LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS ALONG THE
PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COASTS MAY GUST TO 40 TO 45 MPH DURING THAT
TIME. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS THE PROBABILITY OF THE STORM MOVING WELL OFFSHORE INCREASES
WITH TIME...STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL. LOW
PROBABILITIES EXIST FOR A STORM SURGE OF 2 FT ALONG THE COASTS OF
NEW HANOVER AND PENDER COUNTIES. MEANWHILE...SURF HEIGHTS WILL BE
AROUND 12 FEET FOR SEVERAL HOURS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

$$

AMZ250-030045-
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
837 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.2N...LONGITUDE 73.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 550 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 550 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF MYRTLE BEACH SC. EARL WAS MOVING NORTH NORTHWEST AT 18 MPH AND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 135 MPH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS NEED TO CONTINUE TO PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ACROSS THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. VESSELS SHOULD SEEK
SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY...WHILE OTHER VESSELS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT UNTIL THE STORM PASSES BY. 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 50 AND
60 PERCENT AND AROUND 7 PERCENT FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS. IF
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WERE TO OCCUR...THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD
OF ONSET IS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND 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 CAPE
FEAR. HOWEVER...THERE REMAINS UNCERTAINTY WITH RESPECT TO THE
FORECAST TRACK AND A WESTWARD SHIFT IN SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS WOULD
INCREASE THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM AND POSSIBLY HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS AFFECTING THE WATERS. MARINERS CAN EXPECT WINDS
BETWEEN 30 AND 40 KT WITH GUSTS OVER 45 KT. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO
BUILD THROUGH THURSDAY...REACHING AS HIGH AS 15 FT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR
THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.

$$

SRP



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