[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KILM 271954
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
354 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

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

.NEW INFORMATION...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR BLADEN AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED.

.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 THE
WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET NORTH.

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 THE NORTHERN
OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA. HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

.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 USE CAUTION WHEN GOING
OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN WILMINGTON BY 6 PM EDT.

NCZ105>109-280200-
/O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER-
COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-
354 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

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

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

&&

...WINDS...
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS PENDER
COUNTY.

...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 INTO THIS EVENING.

$$

NCZ096-099-272100-
/O.CAN.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
354 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

$$

AMZ250-252-280200-
/O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
354 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 30 TO 40 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.

$$

NCZ110-280200-
/O.CON.KILM.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL BRUNSWICK-
354 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

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

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

&&

...WINDS...
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
AFTERNOON.

...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 INTO THIS EVENING.

$$

CRM

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