[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
STORM LOCATION HAS BEEN UPDATED. NO CHANGES TO INTENSITY.

.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 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.7N...LONGITUDE 75.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 340 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 340 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF MYRTLE BEACH SC. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 11 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST
TRACK...BUT CONSIDER THE SIZE OF THE STORM. THE WIND FIELD IS
EXPECTED TO EXPAND IN SIZE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

.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 6 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ250-252-254-256-280115-
/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-
302 PM 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.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE SANDY APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
50 KNOTS. FRYING PAN SHOALS IS REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS OF 41 KNOTS
GUSTING TO 50 KNOTS WITH SIGNIFICANT WAVES OF 20 FEET. AT JOHNNY
MERCER PIER AT WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH WINDS ARE SUSTAINED AT 23 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS.|

$$

NCZ105>110-SCZ053>056-280115-
/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-
302 PM 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...
WIND GUSTS CONTINUE IN THE 25 TO 30 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE
AREA...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS TO STEADILY INCREASE
THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. THE LATEST
FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
MPH. 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...
SIGNIFICANT 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...MAINLY NORTH OF CAPE FEAR.
THERE IS A MODERATE LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE THAT 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 ALL COASTAL BEACHES
THROUGH TONIGHT AND THIS RISK WILL REMAIN HIGH INTO SUNDAY. SEE
THE LATEST FORECAST FOR INFORMATION. BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED
TO BUILD UP TO 8 TO 12 FEET AND CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN IS STILL EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY WITH
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
COASTAL SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT
THE EVENING AND TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL START TO SLOWLY IMPROVE
LATE SUNDAY. ISOLATED AREAS OF FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE.


$$

MAC




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