[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

WTUS81 KPHI 141810
HLSPHI
DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-
PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-150000-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
210 PM EDT SAT AUG 14 2004

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE
AREA......AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
TONIGHT FOR PARTS OF THE AREA...
...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE ENTIRE
REGION...

...TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY WEAKENS AS IT MOVES UP THE EAST COAST...

...AREAS AFFECTED...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES.

IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND,
CECIL, KENT, QUEEN ANNE'S, TALBOT AND CAROLINE.

IN DELAWARE,
KENT AND SUSSEX.

IN NEW JERSEY,
CUMBERLAND, CAPE MAY, ATLANTIC, SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON, OCEAN,
MONMOUTH AND MIDDLESEX.

THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF DELAWARE AND NEW
JERSEY, INCLUDING DELAWARE BAY.

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AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR TONIGHT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES.

IN NEW JERSEY,
SUSSEX, WARREN, MORRIS, HUNTERDON, SOMERSET, MERCER, NORTHWESTERN
BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, GLOUCESTER AND SALEM.

IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA,
MONROE, CARBON, NORTHAMPTON, LEHIGH, BERKS, BUCKS, MONTGOMERY
CHESTER, DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA.

IN DELAWARE,
NEW CASTLE.

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A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES.

IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND,
CECIL, KENT, QUEEN ANNE'S, TALBOT AND CAROLINE.

IN DELAWARE,
NEW CASTLE, KENT AND SUSSEX.

IN NEW JERSEY,
SUSSEX, WARREN, MORRIS, HUNTERDON, SOMERSET, MIDDLESEX, MERCER,
MONMOUTH, OCEAN, BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, GLOUCESTER, SALEM, CUMBERLAND,
ATLANTIC AND CAPE MAY.

IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA,
MONROE, CARBON, NORTHAMPTON, LEHIGH, BERKS, BUCKS, MONTGOMERY,
CHESTER, DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA.

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AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE  77.9 WEST OR ABOUT 35
MILES NORTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

CHARLEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 30 MPH AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS...MOVING
CHARLEY ALONG AND JUST INLAND FROM THE NORTHEAST U.S. ATLANTIC COAST.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 70 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
CONTINUED WEAKENING IS FORECAST AS CHARLEY REMAINS OVER LAND.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES.


...PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD
PREPARE FOR HIGH WINDS, HEAVY RAIN AND SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
AGGRAVATED BY HEAVY WAVE ACTION.  IF YOU ARE AT AN INLAND LOCATION
YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR STRONG WINDS, HEAVY RAIN AND THE POTENTIAL
FOR SMALL STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING.

...RAINFALL AND INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL TOTALS FOR TODAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS, POSSIBLY UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE HEAVIER RAIN BANDS.  A FLOOD
WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING ALONG RIVERS AND
STREAMS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.  FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE
IS ALSO LIKELY.  PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH STATEMENT
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

...STORM SURGE...WAVES AND TIDAL FLOODING...

THE THREAT OF STORM SURGE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS EVENING.
ALONG THE OCEANFRONT, AS WELL AS ON DELAWARE BAY AND THE NORTHEAST
SHORE OF CHESAPEAKE BAY, A TIDAL SURGE OF 2 TO 3 FEET IS POSSIBLE.
IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE SURGE WILL COINCIDE WITH LOW TIDE AT MOST
LOCATIONS.  AS A RESULT, MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED.

...WIND INFORMATION...

RELATIVELY LIGHT NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED UNTIL
LATE AFTERNOON WHEN WIND SPEEDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE THIS EVENING AND THEY
SHOULD LAST THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT.

SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED INLAND WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH.  OVER THE COASTAL WATERS, WIND SPEEDS ARE FORECAST TO
RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KNOTS.  BEING THAT THE
CENTER OF CHARLEY IS EXPECTED TO PASS OVER THE REGION THE WIND
DIRECTION WILL VARY. MOST INLAND LOCATIONS SHOULD HAVE A NORTHEAST
TO NORTH WIND AND THE COASTAL WATERS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE A
SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WIND.

WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON SUNDAY.

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MIKETTA





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