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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
224 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...HURRICANE IRENE MOVING INTO NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...

.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 HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER...COASTAL NEW
HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK AND COASTAL BRUNSWICK.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
BLADEN...COLUMBUS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR
ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

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 35.5N...LONGITUDE 76.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 120 MILES
NORTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT
13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE IRENE IS CURRENTLY MOVING NORTH ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA. HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.

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

DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT
VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY
LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS
INJURY. KEEP A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY.

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

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN WILMINGTON BY 4 PM EDT FOR EXPECTED MODIFICATIONS
TO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AND TROPICAL STORM WARNING.

NCZ105>109-280030-
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INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER-
COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-
224 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

ALTHOUGH HURRICANE IRENE IS MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA...STRONG
WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAIN BANDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS. ALSO...THERE ARE REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...
AND POWER LINES ACROSS THE AREA. ALSO...SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS. RESIDENTS ARE
URGED TO REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL AT LEAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON WHEN
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. KEEP IN MIND THAT CLEANUP OF
DEBRIS WILL TAKE LONGER...SO AVOID THESE HAZARDS BY REMAINING
INDOORS THIS AFTERNOON IF POSSIBLE.

PROGRESS ENERGY REPORTS APPROXIMATELY 43000 PEOPLE STILL WITHOUT
POWER IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY AND OVER 8000 IN PENDER COUNTY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING EVACUATION
INFORMATION AND BRIDGE CLOSURES.

FOR NEW HANOVER COUNTY...DOROTHY B JOHNSON ELEMENTARY AND NOBLE
MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE OPEN AS STORM SHELTERS. NEW HANOVER COUNTY
RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH DOGS AND CATS SHOULD USE THE
SHELTER AT NOBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

SNOWS CUT BRIDGE IS GENERALLY CLOSED WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH
45 MPH. THE CAPE FEAR MEMORIAL BRIDGE CLOSES TO RIVER TRAFFIC
WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 40 MPH...HOWEVER THE BRIDGE IS NOT
EXPECTED TO CLOSE TO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC.

FOR PENDER COUNTY...THE TOWNS OF TOPSAIL BEACH AND SURF CITY HAVE
ENACTED ISLAND-ONLY CURFEWS UNTIL NOON TODAY. MALPASS CORNER
ELEMENTARY AND TOPSAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE OPEN AS STORM
SHELTERS. BURGAW MIDDLE SCHOOL IS FULL AND IS ACCEPTING NO NEW
RESIDENTS. RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE WITH DOGS OR CATS SHOULD
USE THE SHELTER AT BURGAW MIDDLE SCHOOL.

&&

...WINDS...
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON....THEN SUBSIDE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY
LATE AFTERNOON.

...INLAND FLOODING...
HEAVY RAIN BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA FOR THE NEXT
FEW HOURS...ESPECIALLY PENDER COUNTY...WHERE ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES
OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
LARGE AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF WILL CONTINUE WITH BREAKING WAVES
OF 4 TO 6 FEET. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL ALSO REMAIN HIGH. THESE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

NCZ096-099-280030-
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BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
224 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN
COMPLETED.

&&

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY
LATE AFTERNOON.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. RAIN BANDS WILL BE MOVING
AWAY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT BRIEF HEAVY RAIN MAY PRODUCE
ANOTHER INCH OF RAINFALL...MAINLY IN NORTHERN AND EASTERN BLADEN
COUNTY.

$$

AMZ250-252-280030-
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SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
224 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 KNOTS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO
FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. SEAS
WILL RANGE FROM 10 FEET NEAR SHORE TO AS HIGH AS 18 FEET AT
20 MILES DISTANCE FROM SHORE.


$$

NCZ110-280030-
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COASTAL BRUNSWICK-
224 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

ALTHOUGH HURRICANE IRENE IS MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA...STRONG WIND
GUSTS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. ALSO...THERE ARE REPORTS
OF DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND POWER LINES ACROSS THE AREA.
ALSO...SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE DRIVING
DANGEROUS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL AT LEAST
LATER THIS AFTERNOON WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. KEEP IN
MIND THAT CLEANUP OF DEBRIS WILL TAKE LONGER...SO AVOID THESE
HAZARDS BY REMAINING INDOORS THIS AFTERNOON IF POSSIBLE.

PROGRESS ENERGY REPORTS APPROXIMATELY 7000 PEOPLE REMAINING
WITHOUT POWER IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING EVACUATION
INFORMATION AND BRIDGE CLOSURES.

ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOLS IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY ARE OPEN FOR THOSE
SEEKING SHELTER. BRUNSWICK COUNTY RESIDENTS NEEDING TO EVACUATE
WITH PETS SHOULD USE THE SHELTER AT BRUNSWICK WEST HIGH SCHOOL.

THE SUNSET BEACH AND HOLDEN BEACH BRIDGES ARE CLOSED UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE. ACCORDING TO LOCAL OFFICIALS...THE OAK ISLAND
BRIDGES CLOSE WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 40 MPH...AND THE OCEAN ISLE
BRIDGE CLOSES WHEN WIND SPEEDS REACH 50 MPH.

&&

...WINDS...
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON...THEN SUBSIDE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY
LATE AFTERNOON.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NOW...HOWEVER LITTLE
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
DANGEROUS SURF WILL CONTINUE WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 3 TO 4 FEET.
THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE MODERATE. THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

CRM


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