[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...HURRICANE EARL CONTINUES TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST...WEATHER
CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE IN THE OUTER BANKS LATER THIS MORNING...

.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 36.2N...LONGITUDE 73.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 205 MILES EAST
NORTHEAST OF BUXTON NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE AT 18 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 105 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE EARL IS MOVING 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 OCCURRED 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 SURGE AND
WAVES WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE MORNING AND 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.

NCZ046-047-080-081-093-094-041230-
/O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
821 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

...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 FOOT ON THE NEUSE RIVER WILL BE DIMINISHING
THROUGH THE MORNING.

$$

AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-041230-
/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-
821 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WIND AND SEAS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 60 KNOTS
POSSIBLE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE NOT
FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON.

$$

NCZ095-041230-
/O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CARTERET-
821 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

...WINDS...
WINDS IN DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY ARE 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS OF 40
TO 50 KT. WINDS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE MORNING. LITTLE
ADDITIONAL WIND DAMAGE IS EXPECTED.

...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.

$$

NCZ103-104-041230-
/O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
821 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

...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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