[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KILM 020942
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
542 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

...EARL STRENGTHENS A LITTLE MORE...

.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 9 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

NCZ097-101-030945-
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
PENDER-NEW HANOVER-
542 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.3N...LONGITUDE 74.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 390 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC. EARL WAS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 18
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE HAS DROPPED TO 928 MB AND MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 145 MPH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED THIS MORNING.
SECURE OBJECTS AROUND YOUR PROPERTY SUCH AS GRILLS...GARBAGE
CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...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 200 MILES EAST OF CAPE FEAR. HOWEVER...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 TODAY...REACHING UP TO 12 FT THIS EVENING. THIS
WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY...AND POSSIBLY
CONTINUING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. PEOPLE AT THE BEACH ARE URGED TO
STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

$$

AMZ250-030945-
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
542 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.3N...LONGITUDE 74.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 390 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC. EARL WAS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 18
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE HAS DROPPED TO 928 MB AND MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 145 MPH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SHOULD BE COMPLETED
THIS MORNING. SAFELY SECURE YOUR BOAT WITH EXTRA LINE OR REMOVE
IT FROM THE WATER. VESSELS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR NOW...WHILE
VESSELS CURRENTLY IN PORT SHOULD REMAIN THERE 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 200 MILES EAST OF CAPE FEAR. HOWEVER...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 TODAY...REACHING AS HIGH AS 16 FT THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE
FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.

$$

III/JDW



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