[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1145 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 EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM OCRACOKE INLET TO THE
NORTH CAROLINA VIRGINIA BORDER. HURRICANE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN
DISCONTINUED FOR NORTH CAROLINA.

.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. THE CENTER OF EARL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE
NORTH CAROLINA OUTER BANKS TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
DECREASED TO NEAR 85 MPH

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE EARL IS MOVING AWAY FROM THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA.
WINDS ARE GUSTING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE FROM OCRACOKE INLET TO
THE NORTH CAROLINA VIRGINIA BORDER. WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS EARL MOVES AWAY FROM 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 OVERWASH...BUT SURGE AND
WAVES WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. IN THE SOUTHERN
PAMLICO SOUND AND CORE SOUND UP THROUGH OCRACOKE AND SOUTHERN
HATTERAS ISLAND 1 TO 3 FEET OF SOUND SIDE INUNDATION WILL BE
POSSIBLE...SLOWLY RECEDING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

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

SIGNIFICANT SWELLS WILL CONTINUE 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 2 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

NCZ046-047-080-081-093-094-031645-
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TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
1145 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

...WINDS...
HURRICANE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS ARE NO
LONGER EXPECTED BUT STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY STILL OCCUR THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON.

$$

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/O.NEW.KMHX.TR.W.0001.100903T1545Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
1145 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM WARNING.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 60 KNOTS
POSSIBLE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

$$

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S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-
1145 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
HURRICANE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS
ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED BUT STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY STILL OCCUR. SEAS
WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

$$

NCZ095-031645-
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CARTERET-
1145 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

...WINDS...
HURRICANE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS
ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED BUT STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY STILL OCCUR.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
INNUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO
SOUND AROUND CEDAR ISLAND AND ALONG CORE SOUND IN DOWNEAST
CARTERET COUNTY. SOUND SIDE FLOODING WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

...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.

$$

NCZ103-104-041545-
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/O.NEW.KMHX.TR.W.1007.100903T1545Z-000000T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
1145 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM WARNING.

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

EVERYONE IS ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. AREAS
OF HIGHWAY 12 ARE CLOSED DUE TO OCEAN OVERWASH. THERE ARE REPORTS
OF STANDING WATER ON OTHER ROADS.

&&

...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. 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 THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND OVER WASH
WILL 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 1 TO 3 FEET.
PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 12 ARE UNDER WATER IN FRISCO AND HATTERAS
VILLAGE AND IT HAS BEEN CLOSED. WATER WILL RECEDE THROUGH 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.

$$

AMZ130-135-031645-
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ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND-
1145 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
HURRICANE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS ARE NO
LONGER EXPECTED BUT STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY STILL OCCUR. WAVES WILL
DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

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