[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
503 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2010

...HURRICANE WATCH ISSUED AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES THE COAST
OF NORTH CAROLINA...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...
CRAVEN...PAMLICO...CARTERET...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER
BANKS HYDE.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 22.0N...LONGITUDE 68.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 1070 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF DUCK NC...OR ABOUT 1000 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
OF BUXTON NC.
STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS
135 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
MAJOR HURRICANE EARL IS CURRENTLY NORTH OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
AND IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST. THE HURRICANE IS EXPECTED TO
PASS JUST EAST OF THE OUTER BANKS THURSDAY NIGHT. A HURRICANE
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR INLAND LOCATIONS...TROPICAL CYCLONE CONDITIONS ARE ASSOCIATED
WITH HIGH WIND...BUT FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS AND PLACES PRONE TO
COASTAL FLOODING...THEY ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH HIGH WIND AND
STORM SURGE. FOR THE MARINE WATERS...TROPICAL CYCLONE CONDITIONS
ARE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH WIND AND DANGEROUS SEAS. TROPICAL
CYCLONES ARE COMPRISED OF HURRICANES...TROPICAL STORMS... AND
TROPICAL DEPRESSIONS. HURRICANES HAVE WINDS OF 74 MPH OR
HIGHER...WHICH EQUATES TO 64 KNOTS OR HIGHER. TROPICAL STORMS HAVE
WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...WHICH EQUATES TO 34 TO 63 KNOTS. TROPICAL
DEPRESSIONS HAVE WINDS OF LESS THAN 39 MPH OR 33 KNOTS.

HEAVY RAIN...TORNADOES...AND WATERSPOUTS ACCOMPANY TROPICAL
CYCLONES. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT THE STATED CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS FOR THE SPECIFIED AREAS. IN
ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE
TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE
EVENTS.


&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY SHORTLY. IT WILL PROVIDE
IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS
AND THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA.

AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-012115-
/O.NEW.KMHX.HU.A.0001.100831T2103Z-000000T0000Z/
ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND-
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM
INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
503 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2010

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A HURRICANE WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT
WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.

$$

NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-012115-
/O.NEW.KMHX.HU.A.1007.100831T2103Z-000000T0000Z/
WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN-
PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
503 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2010

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A HURRICANE WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT
WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.

$$






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