[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1141 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

...EARL NOW HEADING NORTH...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN NEW HANOVER AND PENDER
COUNTIES...AND MARINE INTERESTS IN THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

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

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

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 30.9N...LONGITUDE 74.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 310 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTH AT 18 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 140 MPH.


.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 MAINLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COAST. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SURF CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE TODAY AND FRIDAY.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. 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.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AROUND 300 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

NCZ097-101-031545-
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
PENDER-NEW HANOVER-
1141 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.9N...LONGITUDE 74.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 310 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTH AT 18 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 140 MPH.

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

TROPICAL STORM PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. 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 AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...
STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO
OLDER MOBILE HOMES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL BECAUSE HURRICANE EARL WILL
BE PASSING EAST OF THE REGION AND AT A TIME OF RELATIVE LOW TIDES.
ALONG THE COASTS OF NEW HANOVER AND PENDER COUNTIES THE
PROBABILITY OF 2 FOOT STORM SURGE REMAINS LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MEANWHILE...SURF HEIGHTS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 FEET FOR SEVERAL
HOURS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

...RIP CURRENTS...
LARGE SWELLS FROM HURRICANE EARL WILL LEAD TO STRONG RIP CURRENTS
ALONG AREA BEACHES. THE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS
EVENING AS THE STORM PASSES AND THE TIDES FALL. LARGE BREAKING
WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET ARE ALSO EXPECTED. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL
CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVEN AS THE STORM MOVES AWAY TO THE NORTHEAST.



$$

AMZ250-031545-
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
1141 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.9N...LONGITUDE 74.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 310 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTH AT 18 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 140 MPH.

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

TROPICAL STORM PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SHOULD BE COMPLETED
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 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 UP TO 50 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.

$$


MBB/JDW


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