[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...EARL CONTINUING TO THE NORTH...WILL BEGIN ACCELERATING SOON...

.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 200 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.7N...LONGITUDE 75.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 250 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTH AT 18 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 125 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 EVENING 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 RUSHED TO COMPLETION. 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.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AROUND 600 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

NCZ097-101-031815-
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
PENDER-NEW HANOVER-
203 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 200 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.7N...LONGITUDE 75.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 250 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTH AT 18 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 125 MPH.

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

TROPICAL STORM PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. 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. 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.

$$

AMZ250-031815-
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
203 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 200 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.7N...LONGITUDE 75.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 250 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTH AT 18 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 125 MPH.

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

TROPICAL STORM PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. 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.

$$


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