[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[EMWIN Server]

WTUS82 KILM 280630
HLSILM

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
230 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

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

.NEW INFORMATION...
STORM LOCATION 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 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...
PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK...HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.5N...LONGITUDE 73.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 310 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 340 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
MYRTLE BEACH SC. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 14 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY 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 PREPAREDNESS FOR HURRICANE SANDY SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

&&

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

AMZ250-252-254-256-281230-
/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-
230 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 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.

FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT...
AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO
MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY
DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS...
AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS ARE
OCCURRING NOW AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT.
WINDS HAVE RECENTLY GUSTED TO 49 KNOTS AT THE FRYING PAN SHOALS
BUOY...32 KNOTS AT JOHNNY MERCER PIER...AND 30 KNOTS AT BALD HEAD
ISLAND.

SEAS AT FRYING PAN SHOALS BUOY ARE RUNNING AROUND 19 FEET. WITHIN
20 NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE...SEAS WILL 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>056-281230-
/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-
230 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

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

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

ALL PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

&&

...WINDS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. CLOSE TO THE BEACHES...GUSTS COULD OCCASIONALLY
APPROACH 50 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE GREATEST ALONG THE COAST OF
SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. ALONG THE NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
COAST...WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY LOWER...WITH
MAXIMUM GUSTS ALONG THE BEACHES TO AROUND 40 MPH.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
WATER LEVELS SHOULD FALL FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...BUT WILL
RISE AGAIN WITH THE 700 AM 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.

$$

CRM



This weather bulletin was brought to you by:
www.nashvilleweather.net