[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1150 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD
WELL OFF THE CAROLINA COAST...

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

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

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

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH
CAROLINA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 74.3 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 310
MILES SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 330 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MYRTLE BEACH SC. STORM MOTION WAS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 14 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND WAS 75 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. HURRICANE SANDY HAS A
VERY LARGE CIRCULATION EXTENDING HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY FROM THE
CENTER OF THE STORM. THIS MEANS EFFECTS FROM SANDY WILL BE FELT A
GREAT DISTANCE IN ALL DIRECTIONS FROM THE CENTER.

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

ALL PREPARATIONS FOR HURRICANE SANDY SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AROUND 3 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ250-252-254-256-281000-
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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-
1150 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

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

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ALL
SAFETY PREPARATIONS...AND ALL VESSELS SHOULD BE SECURE AND IN
PORT.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING NOW AND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS
WILL OCCUR NEAR AND EAST OF CAPE FEAR. RECENT WIND GUSTS REPORTED
FROM COASTAL STATIONS AND BUOYS INCLUDE 54 KNOTS AT THE FRYING PAN
SHOALS BUOY...41 KNOTS AT THE BUOY 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WRIGHTSVILLE
BEACH...33 KNOTS AT JOHNNY MERCER PIER ON WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...AND
28 KNOTS AT OCEAN CREST PIER ON OAK ISLAND.

SEAS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 9 TO 15 FEET...HIGHEST EAST OF
CAPE FEAR. VERY DANGEROUS BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE
BEACHES AND INLETS.


$$

NCZ105>110-SCZ053>056-281000-
/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-
1150 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

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

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

ALL PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. LAWN
FURNITURE...TRASH CANS...AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS CAN BE TOSSED
ABOUT IN TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.

&&

...WINDS...
NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH COULD GUST NEAR 40 MPH OVERNIGHT. WIND
GUSTS AT THE BEACHES FROM CAPE FEAR NORTHWARD COULD REACH 45 MPH.
RECENT WIND GUSTS HERE IN THE COASTAL CAROLINAS INCLUDE 45 MPH AT
JOHNNY MERCER PIER AT WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...45 MPH AT BALD HEAD
ISLAND...AND 44 MPH AT FIGURE EIGHT ISLAND. WIND GUSTS ALONG THE
BRUNSWICK COUNTY COASTLINE WEST OF BALD HEAD ISLAND AND ALONG THE
SOUTH CAROLINA BEACHES HAVE REMAINED BELOW 40 MPH OVER THE PAST
SEVERAL HOURS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
WATER LEVELS SHOULD FALL FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...BUT WILL
RISE AGAIN WITH THE 700 AM SUNDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE. A STORM
SURGE OF 1 FOOT TO PERHAPS 2 FEET IS EXPECTED ON TOP OF THE
TYPICAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDE. THIS COMBINATION OF TIDE AND SURGE WILL
PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SUNDAY
MORNING. POUNDING SURF MAY PRODUCE MINOR BEACH EROSION AROUND THE
TIME OF HIGH TIDE.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AT THE BEACHES.
BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS SUNDAY SHOULD RANGE FROM 6 TO 8 FEET FOR
THE NORTH CAROLINA BEACHES...AND 4 TO 6 FEET FOR THE SOUTH
CAROLINA BEACHES.

$$

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