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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
657 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...CENTER OF EARL PASSES EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...
CRAVEN...PAMLICO...CARTERET...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS
HYDE COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES THE EASTERN ALBEMARLE SOUND...PAMLICO
SOUND...AND COASTAL WATERS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT.


.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 35.3N...LONGITUDE 74.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 85 MILES
EAST OF BUXTON NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE AT 18 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 105 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE EARL IS AWAY FROM THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA. WINDS
ARE GUSTING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ALONG THE SOUNDS AND SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE SOUNDS
INCLUDING EASTERN CARTERET COUNTY...THE OUTER BANKS...AND IN THE
COASTAL WATERS. GUSTS CLOSE TO HURRICANE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE ON THE
OUTER BANKS AND IN THE COASTAL WATERS

WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING AS EARL MOVES AWAY FROM WEST TO EAST
ACROSS THE AREA.

STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST FROM CAPE
HATTERAS NORTH EARLY THIS MORNING...COUPLED WITH BREAKING WAVES OF
10 TO 15 FEET. THIS RESULTED IN SOME OVER WASH...BUT AS SURGE AND
WAVES DIMINISH EXPECT THIS TO END THIS AFTERNOON. IN THE SOUTHERN
PAMLICO SOUND AND CORE SOUND UP THROUGH OCRACOKE AND SOUTHERN
HATTERAS ISLAND 2 TO 4 FEET OF SOUND SIDE INUNDATION WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING...SLOWLY RECEDING BY AFTERNOON.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH OR LESS IS EXPECTED ALL AREAS.

SIGNIFICANT SWELLS WILL BRING A HIGH RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS
THROUGH THE DAY. SURF WILL STILL BE ROUGH PEOPLE ARE URGED TO STAY
OUT OF THE WATER.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 9 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

NCZ046-047-080-081-093-094-041100-
/O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
657 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WINDS.

...WINDS...
WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 40 MPH
POSSIBLE ALONG THE SOUNDS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING
AS EARL PULLS AWAY FROM THE COAST. THERE WILL NOT BE ANY
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS DUE TO WINDS IN THIS AREA.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE ON THE LOWER NEUSE RIVER.
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE...BUT SHOULD BE DIMINISHING IN
THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

$$

NCZ045-031200-
/O.CAN.KMHX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WASHINGTON-
657 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ACROSS
THE AREA.  WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DROP INTO THE AFTERNOON.

$$

NCZ098-031200-
/O.CAN.KMHX.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ONSLOW-
657 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ACROSS
THE AREA.  WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DROP INTO THE AFTERNOON.

$$

AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-041100-
/O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND-
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM
INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-
657 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WINDS AND SEAS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CONTINUE. AN ISOLATED GUST TO HURRICANE
FORCE IS POSSIBLE. SEAS ARE RUNNING 20 TO 25 FEET. WINDS AND SEAS
WILL DECREASE INTO THE AFTERNOON.

$$

AMZ158-031200-
/O.CAN.KMHX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
657 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WINDS AND SEAS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED BUT STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY STILL
OCCUR.


$$

NCZ095-041100-
/O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CARTERET-
657 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WINDS AND STORM SURGE.

...WINDS...
FOR THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS...WINDS IN DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY
WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH
POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DECREASE TOWARDS LATE MORNING. MINOR WIND
DAMAGE...PRIMARILY TO SHRUBBERY...TREES...AND LOOSE OBJECTS...IS
POSSIBLE. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SOUND SIDE STORM SURGES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN DOWNEAST
CARTERET COUNTY INTO CORE SOUND.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES
TODAY. ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND
ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

$$

NCZ103-104-041100-
/O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
657 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WINDS AND SEAS.

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

THERE IS A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS
TO OCRACOKE.

THERE IS A MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ALL VISITORS THROUGHOUT DARE
COUNTY...AND FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOR SOUTH NAGS HEAD AND
HATTERAS ISLAND. IN ADDITION...RESIDENTS ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT
ARE ADVISED TO RELOCATE DUE TO COASTAL FLOODING AND OCEAN
OVER WASH THAT WILL OCCUR.

THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HAS ANNOUNCED THE CLOSURE OF VISITOR
CENTERS AND CAMPGROUNDS. EXPECTED SURF CONDITIONS WILL CREATE
UNSAFE CONDITIONS ON BEACHES AND OFF-ROAD VEHICLE USE WILL BE
PROHIBITED UNTIL CONDITIONS ALLOW.

&&

...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. WILL
PERSIST A COUPLE MORE HOURS. WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE AS EARL
MOVES AWAY FROM THE COAST.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
POUNDING WAVES OF OVER 15 FEET AND STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 3 FEET
HAVE PUSHED WATER OVER HIGHWAY 12 IN SPOTS. THERE ARE REPORTS OF OCEAN
OVER WASH SOUTH OF THE BONNER BRIDGE NEAR MIRLO BEACH AND THAT
HIGHWAY 12 HAS BEEN CLOSED THERE WITH WATER OVER THE ROAD. SURGE
AND WAVES WILL DIMINISH INTO THE AFTERNOON AND OVER WASH RECEDE.

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE PILED WATER FROM THE PAMLICO
SOUND ON THE BACK SIDE OF HATTERAS ISLAND FROM AROUND AVON
SOUTH RESULTING IN MINOR TO MODERATE SOUND SIDE FLOODING OF 2 TO
4 FEET. PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 12 ARE UNDER WATER IN FRISCO AND
HATTERAS VILLAGE AND IT HAS BEEN CLOSED. WATER WILL RECEDE LATE
MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON AS CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES
TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT.
DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED
TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

$$

RSB




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