[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
255 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

...ANDREA MOVING NORTHEASTWARD A LITTLE FASTER...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD
ACROSS EASTERN GEORGIA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN 45 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.

.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.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD
WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 31.3N...LONGITUDE 81.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 300 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 230 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
MYRTLE BEACH SC. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 45 DEGREES AT 19 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
ALTHOUGH THE CENTER OF ANDREA IS CURRENTLY ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST
RAINFALL FROM THE OUTER BANDS ARE ALREADY IMPACTING THE AREA.
CURRENTLY THE MAIN CONCERN IS FRESHWATER FLOODING AND POTENTIAL
FOR WEAK SHORT LIVED TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST.

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD NOW BE COMPLETED.

MANY CASUALTIES OCCUR AFTER A STORM HAS PASSED. BE SMART AND USE
CAUTION. PAY ATTENTION FOR POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND STAY AWAY
FROM DOWNED POWER LINES.

&&

.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.

NCZ105>110-SCZ053>056-071300-
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER-
COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-
INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
255 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

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

...WINDS...
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS
COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AROUND 5 AM THIS MORNING...SPREADING
NORTH THROUGH COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA DURING THE LATE MORNING
HOURS. GUSTY WINDS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS THE
CENTER OF ANDREA MOVES INTO NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS IS EXPECTED
TO BE MINIMAL. THE LATEST SURGE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER IS A SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET SOUTH OF CAPE FEAR
ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA. HEAVY RAIN FALLING
AROUND THE 7 AM HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING COULD LEAD TO MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING IN AREAS THAT DRAIN INTO TIDAL CREEKS OR THE
OCEAN.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. TWO TO THREE
INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE
PASSAGE OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA LATER TODAY. SOILS ARE CLOSE TO
SATURATION AND MUCH OF THE RAIN WILL BECOME RUNOFF. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
MINOR TO PERHAPS MODERATE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED DUE TO TIDES
AND HIGH SURF TODAY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EROSION WILL OCCUR
AROUND HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING. STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED
AND BEACH GOERS SHOULD PLAN TO REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER.

$$

AMZ250-252-254-256-071300-
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-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-
255 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
45 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET...HIGHEST LATER THIS
MORNING.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE CENTER
OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES AND THEN PASSES WELL INLAND
FROM THE COASTAL WATERS LATER THIS MORNING.

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