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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
853 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...SANDY STRENGTHENS INTO A HURRICANE AGAIN...

.NEW INFORMATION...
SANDY HAS ONCE AGAIN BEEN UPGRADED TO A HURRICANE. STORM LOCATION
HAS ALSO BEEN UPDATED.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER...COASTAL NEW
HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK...COASTAL BRUNSWICK...INLAND HORRY...
COASTAL HORRY...INLAND GEORGETOWN AND COASTAL GEORGETOWN.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.8N...LONGITUDE 76.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 380 MILES SOUTH
OF WILMINGTON NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 10 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST
TRACK...BUT CONSIDER THE SIZE OF THE STORM.

THE LATEST SANDY FORECAST TRACK KEEPS THE STORM WELL OFFSHORE AS
IT MOVES NORTH ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHEASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA STARTING LATER
TODAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. THE GREATEST EFFECTS FROM
THE STORM WILL BE FELT ALONG THE COAST WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING.

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

AT THIS TIME...ALL PREPARATIONS FOR SANDY SHOULD BE COMPLETED.
ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION RELATIVE TO
YOUR LOCATION CAN BE FOUND BELOW.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AROUND 12 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ250-252-254-256-271900-
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-
853 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

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

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

AT THIS TIME...BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD HAVE
COMPLETED ALL SAFETY PREPARATION...AND ALL VESSELS SHOULD BE
SECURED AND IN PORT.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE STORM.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS HAVE ALREADY REACHED TROPICAL STORM FORCE STRENGTH NEAR THE
20 NAUTICAL MILE BOUNDARY...WITH SIGNIFICANT WAVES OF 20 FEET
BEING REPORTED AT FRYING PAN SHOALS.

THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40
KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE SANDY
APPROACHES...STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO
CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE
READY TO ACT. ADDITIONALLY...WAVE HEIGHTS IN THE COASTAL WATERS
WILL APPROACH 20 FEET LATER TODAY...AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT.

$$

NCZ105>110-SCZ053>056-271900-
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER-
COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-
INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
853 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

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

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

BY THIS TIME...ALL PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE COMPLETED.
ANY OBJECTS AROUND THE HOUSE...INCLUDING LAWN FURNITURE...TRASH
CANS...BASKETBALL GOALS...AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD ALREADY BE
SECURED OR MOVED INSIDE.

&&

...WINDS...
CURRENT WIND GUSTS HAVE RISEN TO 20 TO 25 MPH AROUND THE
AREA...AND WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE
LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE SANDY APPROACHES...
STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE
FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH THIS MORNINGS
HIGH TIDE. MINOR ROAD FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN SOUTHPORT...AS WELL
AS GARDEN CITY. MORE SIGNIFICANT ROAD FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ON
CANAL DRIVE IN CAROLINA BEACH...AND MANY ROADS ARE CLOSED BETWEEN
CANAL DRIVE AND CAROLINA BEACH AVENUE.

MORE SIGNFICIANT COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING THIS EVENINGS
HIGH TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 630 PM. A SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FT
IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS HIGH TIDE...HIGHEST NORTH OF CAPE FEAR. THE
COMBINATION OF THIS SURGE...AND THE LARGE SURF...WILL CREATE THE
POTENTIAL FOR EXTENSIVE BEACH EROSION...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EAST
FACING BEACHES.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. BREAKING WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BUILD UP TO 8 TO 12 FEET.

...INLAND FLOODING...
ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS COASTAL
SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. RAIN WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE DURING
THE DAY TODAY AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL START TO SLOWLY
IMPROVE LATE SUNDAY. ISOLATED AREAS OF FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE.

$$

JDW/MAC




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