[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-098-103-
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HURRICANE CHARLEY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1135 AM EDT SAT AUG 14 2004

...CHARLEY ON THE COAST NEAR THE SOUTH CAROLINA/NORTH CAROLINA
BORDER...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
DARE...CARTERET...HYDE...PAMLICO...CRAVEN...BEAUFORT...ONSLOW...
WASHINGTON...TYRRELL.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE NORTH CAROLINA COAST
INCLUDING THE ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS.  AN INLAND HURRICANE
WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND COUNTIES OF EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA FOR THIS AFTERNOON. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH TONIGHT. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 11 AM THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
33.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  79.0 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES SOUTH OF MYRTLE
BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA.

CHARLEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 28 MPH AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. CHARLEY WILL
IMPACT EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA. THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR HURRICANE FORCE ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...
ESPECIALLY IN ONSLOW AND DUPLIN COUNTIES. WIND 40 TO 50 MPH COULD
REACH AS FAR INLAND AS AS GREENVILLE.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
WATER WILL RISE IN THE PAMLICO RIVER AND IN THE PUNGO RIVER THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH WATER LEVELS 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. AT NEW BERN WATER
WILL RISE TO AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. IN ONSLOW COUNTY AND ALONG
BOGUE BANKS AROUND 3 FEET OF STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED. STORM SURGE
WILL BE AROUND 2 FEET FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTHWARD TO THE OUTER
BANKS. HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST BETWEEN 7 PM TO 730 PM
THIS EVENING.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH
CHARLEY. HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
THROUGH THIS EVENING.

...MARINE INFORMATION...
SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET WILL RESULT IN MODERATE BEACH EROSION.

...RIP CURRENT INFORMATION...
A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST THROUGH
SUNDAY. THESE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO
ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE WATER.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT ON HURRICANE CHARLEY WILL BE ISSUED AROUND
2 PM.

$$

TK/JC








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