[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...EARL ACCELERATING TO THE 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 500 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 32.5N...LONGITUDE 75.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 200 MILES EAST
SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTH AT 18 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 115 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE EARL WILL CONTINUE MOVING OFF TO THE NORTH...NORTHEAST
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING MAINLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COAST. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH 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 900 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

NCZ097-101-032130-
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
PENDER-NEW HANOVER-
526 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 500 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 32.5N...LONGITUDE 75.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 200 MILES EAST
SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTH AT 18 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 115 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...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO
LATE THIS EVENING AND SUBSIDE BY FRIDAY MORNING AS EARL MOVES OFF
TO THE NORTHEAST.


...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS IS EXPECTED
TO BE MINIMAL. HOWEVER SEAS CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND LARGE
BREAKING WAVES OF 7 TO 12 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS
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 7 TO 12 FEET ARE ALSO EXPECTED. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL
CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVEN AS THE STORM MOVES AWAY TO THE
NORTHEAST.

$$

AMZ250-032130-
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
526 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 500 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 32.5N...LONGITUDE 75.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 200 MILES EAST
SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTH AT 18 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 115 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...
AS HURRICANE EARL MOVES OFF TO THE NORTH...NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN
30 AND 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 50 KNOTS.
SEAS OF 7 TO 12 FEET ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. WINDS WILL BACK
TO THE NORTH...NORTHWEST LATER THIS EVENING.


$$


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