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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
230 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
BLADEN...COLUMBUS...INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW
HANOVER...COASTAL NEW HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK...COASTAL
BRUNSWICK...INLAND HORRY...COASTAL HORRY...INLAND GEORGETOWN AND
COASTAL GEORGETOWN.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.5N...LONGITUDE 77.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 540 MILES SOUTH
OF WILMINGTON NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 14 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 115 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
AS MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE AREA...EXPECT AN
INCREASING THREAT OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY
RAINFALL. LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL DEVELOP WELL
AHEAD OF THE HURRICANE...WITH CONDITIONS DETERIORATING ON FRIDAY.
THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON WHEN WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WILL OCCUR. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING SOMEWHERE WITHIN
SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
REMEMBER...WHEN MAKING DECISIONS KEEP IN MIND THAT IRENE IS A VERY
LARGE HURRICANE...SO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE LIKELY REGARDLESS OF
THE EXACT TRACK IT TAKES.


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

NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS
ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED THE ADVICE OF
LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AROUND 5 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

NCZ096-099-105>110-SCZ053>056-260030-
/O.CON.KILM.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER-
COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-
INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
230 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE UNDERWAY IN SEVERAL COASTAL COMMUNITIES.
RESIDENTS OF TOPSAIL BEACH...SURF CITY...AND CAROLINA BEACH HAVE
BEEN URGED TO EVACUATE. OTHER VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE LIKELY TO
BE ORDERED ON FRIDAY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR LOCAL TELEVISION
AND RADIO BROADCASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THESE EVACUATIONS.

&&

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS IS LIKELY TO CHANGE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TO BEGIN AS EARLY AS FRIDAY EVENING AND
PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE
FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST MINOR DAMAGE SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE
AREA.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 FEET ALONG THE CAPE
FEAR COAST...WITH THE HIGHEST SURGE OCCURRING ALONG EAST FACING
BEACHES. COASTAL COMMUNITIES ALONG THE GRAND STRAND WILL LIKELY
EXPERIENCE A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FEET. HOWEVER...THESE SURGE
HEIGHTS MAY CHANGE DEPENDING ON THE EXACT SIZE...INTENSITY AND
TRACK OF IRENE AS SHE APPROACHES THE AREA.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR IN THE COASTAL COUNTIES
OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. HOWEVER...SPIRAL BANDS WELL AWAY FROM
THE CENTER OF THE STORM COULD PRODUCE SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN LOCALIZED FLOODING.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
SIGNIFICANT COASTAL HAZARDS ARE LIKELY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL MAKE GOING INTO
THE WATER AT THE BEACHES UNSAFE. ADDITIONALLY...THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AT ALL AREA BEACHES.

$$

AMZ250-252-254-256-260030-
/O.CON.KILM.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-
230 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST
STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A
BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE
IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING TO LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS COULD BEGIN TO IMPACT THE COASTAL WATERS AS EARLY AS
LATE FRIDAY MORNING. HURRICANE IRENE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SEAS
OF 15 TO 25 FEET BEGINNING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND PERSISTING
THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY.

$$

JDW/CRM





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