[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...IRENE MOVING ALONG THE JERSEY SHORE...EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR
NEW YORK CITY AND INLAND OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY...

.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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT 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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT 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 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 39.2N...LONGITUDE 74.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 230 MILES
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NAGS HEAD NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR
20 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED
STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.

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 1 TO
2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. WATER LEVELS 3 TO 5 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 9 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

NCZ080-093>095-281400-
/O.CAN.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMHX.TR.W.1009.110828T0933Z-000000T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-
533 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED SO THE WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
55 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.

$$

NCZ045>047-081-103-104-281400-
/O.CAN.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMHX.TR.W.1009.110828T0933Z-000000T0000Z/
WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-OUTER BANKS DARE-
OUTER BANKS HYDE-
533 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED SO THE WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
55 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.

$$

AMZ130-135-150-152-154-281400-
/O.CAN.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMHX.TR.W.1009.110828T0933Z-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-
533 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED SO THE WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
55 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.

$$

AMZ156-281045-
/O.CAN.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-
533 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED SO THE WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

$$




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