[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

Fri Sep 3 10:44:51 CDT 2010

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1144 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...A LARGE BUT WEAKER HURRICANE EARL HEADING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW
ENGLAND...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF CENTRAL AND 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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INLAND CURRITUCK AND OUTER
BANKS CURRITUCK.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS IN
EASTERN VIRGINIA...YORK...ISLE OF WIGHT...NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON...
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...SUFFOLK...CHESAPEAKE...VIRGINIA
BEACH...ACCOMACK...AND NORTHAMPTON.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS IN
THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...INLAND WORCESTER...MARYLAND
BEACHES.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
THE CURRITUCK SOUND...THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS BETWEEN
OCEAN CITY AND CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT...AND FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
SOUTH OF NEW POINT COMFORT.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED
AREAS.

ALL PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD ALREADY HAVE
PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND
THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE
EVENTS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 36.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.1 WEST. EARL IS MOVING TOWARD
THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 21 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 CONTINUE TO
MOVE AWAY FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA OUTER BANKS TODAY...AND APPROACH
SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 85 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. EARL IS NOW A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR...
SIMPSON SCALE. WEAKENING IS FORECAST...BUT EARL IS EXPECTED REMAIN
A LARGE HURRICANE AS IT APPROACHES SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205
MILES.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE EARL IS TRACKING OFF THE VIRGINIA CAPES HIS TIME. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS AND WIND GUSTS...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR
ADDITIONAL WIND RELATED DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES...WILL
CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST THE EARLY AFTERNOON OVER THE WARNED
AREAS...PRIMARILY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

STORM SURGE VALUES BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ARE ANTICIPATED DURING THE
TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE ATLANTIC COAST FROM
VIRGINIA BEACH SOUTH...AS WELL AS ALONG SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
CHESAPEAKE BAY...INCLUDING HAMPTON ROADS. THESE DEPARTURES WOULD
RESULT IN AT WORST ONLY MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. BANDS OF RAIN ARE
EXPECTED TO BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS AREAS CLOSEST
TO THE MID ATLANTIC COAST...HOWEVER THE THREAT FOR INLAND FLOODING
DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL REMAINS MINIMAL. AT MOST...UP TO AN INCH
OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...AND AGAIN CONFINED MAINLY
ACROSS THE IMMEDIATE ATLANTIC COASTLINE.

SIGNIFICANT SWELLS WILL BRING A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 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...
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 AROUND BETWEEN NOON AND 1 PM 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-
1144 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...