[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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AMZ150-152-154-156-NCZ095-103-104-190400-

TROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
604 PM EDT TUE JUL 18 2006

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM
BERYL...

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
CARTERET...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS HYDE.

...WATCHES...
AT 5 PM EDT A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES ALONG THE COAST FROM
NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO SOUTH OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 33.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.3 WEST OR ABOUT 180 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA. BERYL IS MOVING TOWARD
THE NORTH NEAR 6 MPH. A SLOW TURN TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST IS
EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATER TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40
MPH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
COASTAL RESIDENTS FROM CARTERET COUNTY NORTH ALONG THE OUTER BANKS
ARE URGED TO TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT ANY PROPERTY THAT MAY BE
THREATENED BY TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
AS WINDS INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...WATER LEVELS WILL
BEGIN TO INCREASE ALONG THE COAST ESPECIALLY FROM CAPE HATTERAS
NORTH. WATER LEVEL INCREASES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS. AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST THURSDAY WATER LEVELS WILL INCREASE ON THE EAST SIDE OF
THE PAMLICO SOUND...WITH MINOR SOUNDSIDE FLOODING POSSIBLE OVER
OCRACOKE AND HATTERAS ISLANDS AS WATER LEVELS INCREASE TO 2 TO 4
FEET ABOVE NORMAL.

...WIND IMPACTS...
BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST...WINDS WILL START TO REACH TROPICAL
STORM FORCE ALONG THE COAST NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT LATER WEDNESDAY
EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. AT THIS POINT WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REACH 35 TO 45 MPH...MAINLY OVER THE OUTER BANKS.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...
THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE ALONG THE EAST
FACING BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT LATE WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE
INTO THURSDAY.


...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND MIDNIGHT.

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