[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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NCZ015>017-030>032-VAZ074>078-084>086-089>091-093>100-141330-

HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
606 AM EDT SAT AUG 14 2004

CORRECTED HEADLINE

...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR CURRITUCK SOUND AND ATLANTIC
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA VIRGINIA BORDER...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND FOR
THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE TO THE
NORTH CAROLINA...VIRGINIA BORDER...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...THE EASTERN SHORE...FOR COUNTIES ADJACENT TO
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND THE CURRITUCK AND
ALBEMARLE SOUND.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL
WATERS SOUTH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA VIRGINIA BORDER AND...THE
CURRITUCK AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS.

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...

IN NORTH CAROLINA:
BERTIE...CAMDEN...CHOWAN...PASQUOTANK...PERQUIMANS...AND CURRITUCK.

A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE WARNED AREA...WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...AND
THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE TO THE
NORTH CAROLINA VIRGINIA BORDER.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...

IN MARYLAND:

DORCHESTER...SOMERSET...WICOMICO...AND WORCESTER.

IN VIRGINIA:

ACCOMACK...CHESAPEAKE...ESSEX...GLOUCESTER...ISLE OF WIGHT...
JAMES CITY...LANCASTER...MATHEWS...MIDDLESEX...
NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON...NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...NORTHAMPTON...
NORTHUMBERLAND...POQUOSON...RICHMOND...SUFFOLK...SURRY...VIRGINIA
BEACH...WILLIAMSBURG...WESTMORELAND AND YORK.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNED AREA...WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.


...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.5 WEST OR ABOUT 115 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA...OR ABOUT 415 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF DUCK NORTH CAROLINA. CHARLEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE
NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS
TRACK...CHARLEY WILL BE NEARING THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST LATER
TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 85 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TODAY AS THE CENTER MOVES
OVER WARM WATER. THE LATEST PRESSURE MEASURED BY THE HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES.

...WIND IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO NEAR THE ALBEMARLE SOUND
LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND FARTHER NORTH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
CHESAPEAKE BAY AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA COASTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD THE
MIDDLE BAY AND EASTERN SHORE DURING THE EVENING HOURS. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE IN THE WARNED AREA INTO
TONIGHT...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...AND GUSTS OVER 60
MPH POSSIBLE. HIGHER GUSTS...TO HURRICANE FORCE ARE ALSO POSSIBLE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR LOCATIONS ALONG THE ALBEMARLE
SOUND. THESE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES AND POWER
LINES...GIVEN HOW WET THE GROUND IS GIVEN RECENT RAINS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
THERE WILL BE A THREAT OF MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR TO MODERATE
COASTAL FLOODING LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...DUE TO A
FORECAST STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET ACROSS MOST OF THE CHESAPEAKE
BAY...INCLUDING THE TIDAL PORTION OF MOST RIVERS FLOWING INTO THE
BAY...ALBEMARLE SOUND...AND ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. HIGHER SURGES
OF 3 TO 5 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ALONG MOBJACK BAY ON THE SOUTHEASTERN
MIDDLE PENINSULA...AND 2 TO 3 FEET ON UPPER REACHES OF RIVERS
FLOWING INTO THE ALBEMARLE SOUND...INCLUDING THE
CHOWAN...PERQUIMANS...AND PASQUOTANK.

...MARINE INFORMATION...
SEAS ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING 4 TO 5 FEET OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. AS
WINDS INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SEAS WILL INCREASE
TO 7 TO 12 FEET...WITH 6 TO 8 FEET NEAR SHORE. THESE LARGE WAVES
WILL PRODUCE VERY ROUGH SURF. MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN PORT
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

...RIP CURRENT INFORMATION...
THE COMBINATION OF SOUTHEAST SWELLS...AND ONSHORE WINDS WILL PRODUCE
A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE COAST THROUGH SUNDAY. THESE
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS
THE WATER.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN...WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...IS EXPECTED
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL
BE POSSIBLE. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FOR THE
POTENTIAL OF FLOODING OF RIVERS...STREAMS...AND CREEKS...DUE TO THIS
HEAVY RAINFALL.

RESIDENTS IN THE AFFECTED AREA SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND
THE MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON HURRICANE CHARLEY. INFORMATION IS
ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ER/AKQ.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 9
AM THIS MORNING UNLESS CONDITIONS WARRANT AN EARLIER UPDATE.

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