[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...RETRANSMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
830 AM EDT SAT AUG 14 2004

...HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE
NORTH CAROLINA VIRGINIA BORDER...AND THE CURRITUCK ADN ALBEMARLE
SOUNDS...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND... 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 HAS BEEN ISSUED 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 HAS BEEN ISSUED 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 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 32.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.7 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA...OR ABOUT 340 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF ELIZABETH CITY NORTH CAROLINA. CHARLEY IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 28 MPH. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
ON THIS TRACK...CHARLEY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL
STATES TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 85 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. THE LATEST PRESSURE MEASURED BY THE HURRICANE HUNTER
AIRCRAFT WAS 993 MB...29.32 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 2 TO 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ALONG MOBJACK BAY ON THE SOUTHEASTERN
MIDDLE PENINSULA...AND 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 THIS 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
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

...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 THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. 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 BY
AROUND NOON...UNLESS CONDITIONS WARRANT AN UPDATE EARLIER.

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MALOIT



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