[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
258 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...IRENE DRENCHING THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES WITH HEAVY RAINS AS IT
SKIRTS THE DELMARVA PENINSULA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE IRENE HAS MOVED NORTH OF NORTH CAROLINA.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...
CRAVEN...PAMLICO...CARTERET...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS
HYDE.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND
PAMLICO SOUNDS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 38.1N...LONGITUDE 75.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 200 MILES NORTH
OF BUXTON NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 17 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
SIGNIFICANT SOUND SIDE STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND FRESH
WATER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST.

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES HAVE RESULTED IN
WIDESPREAD FLOODING. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE
AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

WINDS HAVE SHIFTED TO A MORE WESTERLY DIRECTION. WATER LEVELS ON
THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS ARE SUBSIDING WITH LEVELS ONLY 2 TO
3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. WATER LEVELS 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ON THE
SOUND SIDE OF THE OUTER BANKS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING AS WINDS DIMINISH.

MAXIMUM WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

10 TO 15 FOOT BREAKERS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE BEACH EROSION...OCEAN
OVERWASH...AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. THESE BREAKERS WILL
DECREASE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

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

THERE ARE DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND POWER LINES OVER MUCH OF
THE AREA. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL
RESULT IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...IT WILL BE
DIFFICULT TO SEE THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AT NIGHT. PERSONS ARE
URGED TO USE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUTDOORS.

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.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-103-104-281200-
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WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN-
PAMLICO-CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
258 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE FOLLOWING SHELTERS REMAIN OPEN TONIGHT...

IN BEAUFORT COUNTY...
NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL IN PINETOWN...AND IN WASHINGTON...PS JONES.
MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL

FOR CARTERET COUNTY...
IN ATLANTIC...ATLANTIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
IN BEAUFORT...BEAUFORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
IN MOREHEAD CITY...WEST CARTERET HIGH SCHOOL.
IN NEWPORT...NEWPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL.

IN CRAVEN COUNTY...
IN HAVELOCK...HAVELOCK HIGH SCHOOL.
ON CHERRY POINT...CHERRY TREE AND MARINE DOME GYMNASIUM.
IN NEW BERN...BENN QUINN ELEMENTARY AND BRINSON MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
IN VANCEBORO...VANCEBORO FARMLIFE SCHOOL.

AND IN PAMLICO COUNTY...
IN GRANSBORO...PAMLICO COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

DARE COUNTY IS EXPERIENCING SEVERE FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE
NORTHERN SECTIONS. COLINGTON HARBOR FIRE DEPARTMENT UNABLE TO
RESPOND TO ANY CALL DUE TO WATER DEPTHS IN COLINGTON HARBOR. THE
EMS IS UNABLE TO RESPOND TO CALLS IN COLINGTON...RODANTHE...AND
AVON. KITTY HAWK FIRE DEPARTMENT IS UNABLE TO LEAVE STATION DUE TO
FLOODING AND POWER LINES DOWN. HIGHWAY 12 IS FLOODING FROM THE
SOUND THROUGHOUT ALL VILLAGES.

IN CRAVEN COUNTY...THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS ARE UNDER A CURFEW
THROUGH 6AM SUNDAY MORNING. THE CITY OF NEW BERN IS UNDER A
CURFEW INDEFINITELY.

ALL OF CARTERET COUNTY IS UNDER A CURFEW UNTIL 7AM SUNDAY.

&&

...WINDS...

MAXIMUM WINDS THIS MORNING ARE FORECAST TO BE IN 30 TO 40 MPH
RANGE WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

MANY AREAS MAY CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME
DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL
SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS
SATURATED.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
WATER LEVELS OF 3 TO 5 FEET WILL DIMINISH THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A LARGE AMOUNT OF RAIN FELL ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRENE. A
FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING.

...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.

$$

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/O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-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-
258 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

HURRICANE IRENE HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER DARKNESS MAY
MAKE THE DETECTION OF VARIOUS HAZARDS DIFFICULT. BOAT OWNERS AND
CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO STAY IN PORT EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 KNOT RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS. SEAS WILL PEAK AT 10 TO 15 FEET THEN SUBSIDE
FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TO 8 TO 10 FEET SUNDAY MORNING.

$$






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