[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
248 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

...CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE EARL MOVING QUICKLY
NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
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.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE EARL WILL PASS JUST EAST OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST
LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TO NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SURF
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND FRIDAY.

&&

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

NCZ097-101-030700-
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
PENDER-NEW HANOVER-
248 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.6N...LONGITUDE 74.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 440 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC. EARL WAS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 18
MPH AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 140 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.

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

&&

...WINDS...
THE LATEST HURRICANE EARL FORECAST CONTINUES TO PASS THE STORM
ABOUT 175 MILES EAST OF CAPE FEAR. HOWEVER...SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH
RESPECT TO THE FORECAST TRACK REMAINS AND A SLIGHT WESTWARD SHIFT
WOULD INCREASE THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
AFFECTING A LARGER PORTION OF THE AREA. IF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
WERE TO OCCUR...THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF ONSET IS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS 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...
STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL BECAUSE HURRICANE EARL WILL
BE PASSING EAST OF THE REGION. ALONG THE COASTS OF NEW HANOVER
AND PENDER COUNTIES THE PROBABILITY OF 2 FT STORM SURGE REMAINS
LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. MEANWHILE...SURF HEIGHTS WILL BE AROUND 12
FEET FOR SEVERAL HOURS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

...RIP CURRENTS...
FIVE TO SEVEN FOOT BREAKING WAVES WITH FIFTEEN SECOND PERIODS FROM
HURRICANE EARL ARE ALREADY OCCURRING. BREAKING WAVES WILL CONTINUE
TO INCREASE THROUGH THURSDAY...REACHING UP TO 12 FT THIS EVENING. THIS
WILL RESULT IN A HIGH SURF ADVISORY TODAY...WITH HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS CONTINUING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. PEOPLE AT THE BEACH ARE
URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

$$

AMZ250-030700-
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
248 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.6N...LONGITUDE 74.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 440 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC. EARL WAS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 18
MPH AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 140 MPH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD FINISH PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ACROSS THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. SAFELY SECURE YOUR BOAT
WITH EXTRA LINE OR REMOVE IT FROM THE WATER. VESSELS SHOULD SEEK
SAFE HARBOR NOW...WHILE OTHER VESSELS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL
THE STORM HAS PASSED.

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
THE LATEST HURRICANE EARL FORECAST CONTINUES TO PASS THE STORM
ABOUT 175 MILES EAST OF CAPE FEAR. HOWEVER...SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH
RESPECT TO THE FORECAST TRACK REMAINS AND A SLIGHT WESTWARD SHIFT
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 TODAY...REACHING AS HIGH AS 15 FT TODAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR
THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.

$$

III/JDW




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