[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

Fri Sep 3 06:15:31 CDT 2010

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
715 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 SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST
NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...INCLUDING THE
VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...CURRITUCK SOUND...AND
ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
PASQUOTANK...CAMDEN...INLAND CURRITUCK AND OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
INLAND WORCESTER...MARYLAND BEACHES...YORK...ISLE OF WIGHT...
NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON...NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...SUFFOLK...
CHESAPEAKE...VIRGINIA BEACH...ACCOMACK AND NORTHAMPTON VA.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE
CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF
THE VIRGINIA...NORTH CAROLINA BORDER.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS THE CHESAPEAKE
BAY SOUTH OF NEW POINT COMFORT...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL
WATERS NORTH OF THE VIRGINIA...NORTH CAROLINA BORDER.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 35.3N...LONGITUDE 74.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 170 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF NORFOLK VA...OR ABOUT 120 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
DUCK NC. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH NORTHEAST...OR 20 DEGREES...AT
18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 105 MPH. AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST ARE EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 12 TO
24 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF EARL WILL MOVE
AWAY FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA OUTER BANKS TODAY...AND WILL
APPROACH SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND BY TONIGHT.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE EARL IS TRACKING JUST OFFSHORE OF THE NORTH CAROLINA
COAST AT THIS TIME. WINDS HAVE REACHED TROPICAL STORM FORCE ALONG
THE COASTAL WATERS AND OVER COASTAL CURRITUCK COUNTY. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE
WARNED AREAS...PRIMARILY OVER IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS. HURRICANE
FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THIS
MORNING OVER THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA...WITH A THREAT OF WIND
DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES OVER THESE AREAS.

STORM SURGE VALUES BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS
THE ATLANTIC COAST IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA DURING HIGH TIDE
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WHICH WOULD RESULT
IN MINOR TO ISOLATED AREAS OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING. MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TIDEWATER REGION AND
ALONG THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...WITH STORM SURGE VALUES
EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2 FEET. BANDS OF RAIN ARE
EXPECTED TO BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS FAR
NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA. HOWEVER AT
THIS TIME THE THREAT FOR INLAND FLOODING DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL
REMAINS LOW. AT MOST...BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF TOTAL RAINFALL
IS EXPECTED...AND CONFINED OVER THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE OF
SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA SOUTH TO CURRITUCK COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA.

SIGNIFICANT SWELLS WILL BRING A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS FRIDAY. LARGE BATTERING WAVES WILL ALSO LIKELY PEAK
BETWEEN 15 AND 20 FEET IN THE COASTAL WATERS WITH HIGH SURF ALONG
THE COAST. THE ANTICIPATED STORM SURGE COMBINED WITH THE HIGH
SURF WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND OVERWASH ISSUES
ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST...MOST NOTABLY FROM VIRGINIA BEACH
SOUTH.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAVE A WELL CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK
COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY
MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR
PORT... AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING
TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY
DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS...
AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD BY 10 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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CURRITUCK SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT
TO 20 NM-
715 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD HAVE SECURED THEIR
CRAFT BY NOW.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...
STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR
THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT.

AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WIND
GUSTS WOULD WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 3 AND 7 AM. SEAS WILL LIKELY
PEAK BETWEEN 15 AND 20 FEET FROM THROUGH THIS MORNING BEFORE
QUICKLY DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES IN THE CURRITUCK SOUND
ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN 3 AND 4 FEET.

$$

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OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
715 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

ANY HURRICANE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY NOW.

A MANDATORY EVACUATION REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL VISITORS ON THE
CURRITUCK OUTER BANKS. CURRITUCK COUNTY SCHOOLS AND GOVERNMENT
OFFICES ARE CLOSED TODAY.

&&

...WINDS...
WINDS WILL AVERAGE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH
POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE MORNING AS EARL PULLS
AWAY FROM THE COAST.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ALTHOUGH THE CORE OF HURRICANE EARL WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH AWAY
FROM THE AREA THIS MORNING...THERE IS STILL A CHANCE FOR STORM
SURGES BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...WHICH WOULD
RESULT IN A MAXIMUM STORM TIDE BETWEEN 4 TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA
LEVEL. THIS WOULD REPRESENT MINOR TO ISOLATED AREAS OF MODERATE
COASTAL FLOODING.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
SIGNIFICANT SWELLS WILL BRING AN HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS TODAY. BEACH GOERS ARE ADVISED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER
DUE TO THE ROUGH SURF. LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL ALSO LIKELY PEAK
BETWEEN 14 AND 18 FEET ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST THIS
MORNING...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE
ANTICIPATED STORM SURGE COMBINED WITH THE HIGH SURF WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND OVERWASH ISSUES ALONG THE ATLANTIC
COAST.

$$

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PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
715 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

...WINDS...
WINDS ARE DIMINISHING OVER THE AREA. HOWEVER TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
MANY RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG THE SOUNDSIDE SHORELINE FROM BARCO TO
POINT HARBOR...AS WELL AS OTHER AREAS PRONE TO COASTAL FLOODING...
CAN EXPECT SOME WATER INTO THEIR HOMES IF NOT ELEVATED OR
PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL. BATTERING WAVES ALONG THE COASTLINE WILL
INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

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NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-
715 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010