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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DANIELLE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
119 PM 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.

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 WAS ROUGHLY 175 MILES OFF THE VIRGINIA CAPES BY
MIDDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND WIND GUSTS...AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL WIND RELATED DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AND MID AFTERNOON HOURS
OVER THE WARNED AREAS...PRIMARILY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

AT MOST...STORM SURGE VALUES BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ARE STILL
ANTICIPATED DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
THE MID ATLANTIC COAST...AS WELL AS ALONG SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
CHESAPEAKE BAY...INCLUDING HAMPTON ROADS. THESE DEPARTURES WOULD
RESULT IN AT WORST SCATTERED AREAS OF 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 2 AND 3 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ANZ632-633-650-652-654-656-658-041730-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA-
CURRITUCK SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT
TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT
TO 20 NM-
119 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR DECREASING WIND SPEED TRENDS DURING THE AFTERNOON.

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED UNTIL THE
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SUBSIDE.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST WILL PEAK BETWEEN 10 AND 15 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...
THEN SUBSIDE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. WAVES ON THE LOWER PORTION OF
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 5 AND 8 FEET EARLY...THEN
SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 4 FEET BY LATE AFTERNOON AS THE WINDS ABATE. WAVES
IN THE CURRITUCK SOUND WILL AVERAGE NEAR 3 FEET EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON...THEN SUBSIDE TO 1 TO 2 FT.

$$

NCZ102-041730-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
119 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR THE STATUS OF THE MANDATORY EVACUATION...AND FOR
DECREASING WIND SPEED TRENDS DURING THE AFTERNOON.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EFFECTIVE AT NOON EDT...CURRITUCK COUNTY HAS LIFTED THE MANDATORY
EVACUATION OF ALL VISITORS IN THE CURRITUCK COUNTY OUTER BANKS.


...WINDS...
ALTHOUGH THE SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE ABATED SOMEWHAT EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...OR BETWEEN 40
AND 50 MPH...WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS THE AFTERNOON
PROGRESSES.

ADDITIONAL MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 3.5 FEET
ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGH TIDE THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. THIS REPRESENTS A MINIMAL
SURGE...BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...AND AS A
RESULT THE THREAT OF EVEN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON IS
MINIMAL.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
SIGNIFICANT SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN A 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
REMAIN BETWEEN 10 AND 14 FEET ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH AT
LEAST MID AFTERNOON...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH
EROSION AND OVERWASH ISSUES ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST.

$$

NCZ017-041730-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND CURRITUCK-
119 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR DECREASING WIND SPEED TRENDS DURING THE AFTERNOON.

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

AT THIS TIME...THERE WILL BE NO RESTRICTIONS ON TRAVEL INTO
CURRITUCK COUNTY.

&&

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE EARL EXITS THE AREA...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH. WARNINGS WILL BE DISCONTINUED AS SOON AS THE THREAT
COMPLETELY SUBSIDES. WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...OR
AROUND 40 MPH...WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON
HOURS.

ADDITIONAL MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

$$

VAZ095-097-098-041730-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-
119 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR DECREASING WIND SPEED AND STORM SURGE TRENDS DURING
THE AFTERNOON.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE EARL EXITS THE AREA...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH. WARNINGS WILL BE DISCONTINUED AS SOON AS THE THREAT
COMPLETELY SUBSIDES. WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...OR
BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH...WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MID
AFTERNOON HOURS.

ADDITIONAL MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS OF 2.5 TO 3.5
FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGH TIDE THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST AND FAR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
CHESAPEAKE BAY. THIS REPRESENTS A MINIMAL SURGE...BETWEEN 1 AND
1.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...AND AS A RESULT THE THREAT OF EVEN
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON IS MINIMAL.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
SIGNIFICANT SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN A 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
REMAIN BETWEEN 10 AND 14 FEET ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH AT
LEAST MID AFTERNOON...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH
EROSION AND OVERWASH ISSUES ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST.

$$

VAZ091-093-094-096-041730-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
YORK-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-SUFFOLK-
119 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR DECREASING WIND SPEED AND STORM SURGE TRENDS DURING
THE AFTERNOON.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE EARL EXITS THE AREA...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH. WARNINGS WILL BE DISCONTINUED AS SOON AS THE THREAT
COMPLETELY SUBSIDES. WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...OR
AROUND 40 MPH...WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON
HOURS.

ADDITIONAL MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS OF 2 TO 3 FEET
ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGH TIDE THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG PORTIONS OF CHESAPEAKE BAY NEAR NEW POINT COMFORT.
THIS REPRESENTS A MINIMAL SURGE...UP TO 1 FOOT ABOVE MEAN SEA
LEVEL...AND AS A RESULT THE THREAT OF EVEN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
THIS AFTERNOON IS MINIMAL.

$$

MDZ024-025-VAZ099-100-041730-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
119 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR DECREASING WIND SPEED AND STORM SURGE TRENDS DURING
THE AFTERNOON.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE EARL EXITS THE AREA...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH. WARNINGS WILL BE DISCONTINUED AS SOON AS THE THREAT
COMPLETELY SUBSIDES. WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...OR
BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH...WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MID
AFTERNOON HOURS.

ADDITIONAL MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS BETWEEN 3 AND 4
FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGH TIDE THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. THIS REPRESENTS A MINIMAL
SURGE...BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...AND AS A
RESULT AT MOST EXPECT ONLY MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE
THIS AFTERNOON.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
SIGNIFICANT SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN A 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
REMAIN BETWEEN 10 AND 14 FEET ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH AT
LEAST MID AFTERNOON...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE MINOR TO MODERATE
BEACH EROSION AND OVERWASH ISSUES ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST.

$$

HURLEY




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