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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
949 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...THE HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT
NORTH CAROLINA AND FOR THE COASTAL PLAINS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE WARNING DISCONTINUED FOR MARTIN...PITT...GREENE...DUPLIN
...LENOIR...JONES...AND ONSLOW COUNTIES...AND FOR THE COASTAL
WATERS SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT.

.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 WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...
CRAVEN...PAMLICO...CARTERET...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS
HYDE.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS 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 9 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 36.9N...LONGITUDE 75.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 110 MILES NORTH
OF BUXTON NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 16 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
SIGNIFICANT SOUND SIDE STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND FRESH
WATER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
WILL DIMINISH FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THIS EVENING.

HEAVY RAINS WILL DIMINISH FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST DURING THE
EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING. STORM
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES HAVE RESULTED IN
WIDESPREAD FLOODING. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE
AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING.

WINDS HAVE SHIFTED TO THE NORTHWEST THUS WATER LEVELS ALONG THE
NEUSE RIVER...PAMLICO RIVER...EASTERN PAMLICO COUNTY...AND THE
TRIBUTARIES ALONG SOUTHERN HYDE COUNTY SHOULD BE DECREASING. 3 TO
5 FEET FLOODING ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS STILL POSSIBLE ON THE BACK
SIDE OF THE ISLANDS AND LAND ACROSS ONSLOW AND CARTERET COUNTIES
WITH A NORTHERN AND WESTERN EXPOSURE.

FOR THE ALBEMARLE SOUND 3 TO 5 FOOT INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
IS EXPECTED EXCEPT FOR A SMALL PORTION ACROSS EXTREME PARTS WHERE
5 TO 7 FEET INUNDATION COULD OCCUR POSSIBLY RESULTING IN
FLOODING IN AND AROUND PLYMOUTH. FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN
COLUMBIA. 4 TO 7 FEET OF INUNDATION IS EXPECTED SOUNDSIDE AND
OCEANSIDE OUTER BANKS HYDE AND DARE COUNTIES. THESE WATER LEVELS
WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF HOMES...ROADS...AND
PROPERTIES. EXTENSIVE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED OR HAS OCCURRED.

MAXIMUM WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

10 TO 15 FOOT BREAKERS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE BEACH EROSION...OCEAN
OVERWASH...AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS.

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

STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AS
HURRICANE IRENE MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS. THERE ARE DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND POWER LINES
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING
AREAS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN
ADDITION...IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SEE THESE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS AT NIGHT. PERSONS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IF
VENTURING OUTDOORS.

HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK
COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES.

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

FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT...
AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO
MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY
DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS...
AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND MIDNIGHT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

NCZ029-044-079-090>092-098-280300-
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MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-ONSLOW-
949 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR MARTIN...PITT...GREENE
...DUPLIN...LENOIR...JONES...AND ONSLOW COUNTIES

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

FOR LENOIR COUNTY...A SHELTER IS OPEN AT LENOIR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE.

FOR JONES COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT.

FOR PITT COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW
LYING AREAS. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT WELLCOME MIDDLE SCHOOL...
FARMVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL...DH CONLEY HIGH SCHOOL. TWO PET
SHELTERS WILL BE OPEN IN GREENVILLE AT HELENS GROOMING AT 3198 E
10TH STREET CONTACT 2 5 2...7 5 8...6 3 3 3...WITH BACKUP AT PITT
COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER AT 4450 COUNTY HOME ROAD CONTACT 2 5 2...
3 7 8...6 5 4 9.

&&

...WINDS...
WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW HURRICANE FORCE ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER
STRONG WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE
FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA.

$$

NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-103-104-290200-
/O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN-
PAMLICO-CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
949 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

FOR DARE COUNTY...MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL
VISITORS AND RESIDENTS. THERE ARE NO SHELTERS OPENED IN DARE
COUNTY. SHELTERS AVAILABLE FOR DARE COUNTY EVACUEES CAN USE T J
DAVIS RECREATION CENTER 400 E SIXTH STREET IN ROANOKE RAPIDS...
NORTHAMPTON CULTURAL AND WELLNESS CENTER 9536 HIGHWAY 305 NORTH
IN JACKSON.

FOR ONSLOW COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST
OF THE COUNTY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR TOPSAIL
BEACH. A CURFEW WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH 9 AM SUNDAY. SHELTERS
ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...DIXON MIDDLE SCHOOL...
JACKSONVILLE COMMONS...RICHLANDS HIGH...SOUTHWEST MIDDLE...
SWANSBORO HIGH...AND WHITE OAK HIGH.

FOR CARTERET COUNTY...THERE IS A MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ALL
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF BOGUE BANKS. BOTH THE ATLANTIC BEACH
BRIDGE AND THE EMERALD ISLE BRIDGE ARE CLOSED. A CURFEW AT BOGUE
BANKS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL LIFTED. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE
FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...NEWPORT MIDDLE...WEST CARTERET HIGH...
ATLANTIC ELEMENTARY...WITH A HOST SHELTER AT SMITHFIELD/SELMA
SENIOR HIGH.

FOR HYDE COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN PLACE FOR
OCRACOKE ISLAND AND MAINLAND HYDE COUNTY. NASH COUNTY SHELTER IS
OPEN AT INGLEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH IN ROCKY MOUNT NC. WILSON COUNTY
SHELTER IS OPEN AT RALEIGH ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH IN WILSON NC. FOR
MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL THE PUBLIC INFORMATION LINE AT
2 5 2...9 2 6...4 3 6 8.

FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE
LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS.

FOR TYRRELL COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE
LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND MOBILE HOMES.

&&

...WINDS...
MAXIMUM WINDS THIS EVENING ARE FORECAST TO BE IN 35 TO 45 MPH
RANGE WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE
OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL
HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD
BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL
SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT
WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE
POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE
BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE
UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED.

...STORM TIDE...
A DANGEROUS STORM TIDE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 3 TO
5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. ALONG THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE...DESTRUCTIVE...AND LIFE-THREATENING WAVES.

AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE COAST...THE COMBINED STORM
SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL BE UP TO 9 FEET ABOVE
MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN
WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 7 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE.

THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING
INCLUDE THE OUTER BANKS...AREAS ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO AND
ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...AND OCEANSIDE
OUTER BANKS DARE COUNTY. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE
AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MAJOR
IMPACT.

SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY BE
DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT BY THE FLOOD WATERS...LEAVING SECTIONS OF
COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF.
ROADWAY TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED.

...INLAND FLOODING...
AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING.
A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
THIS EVENING...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 17.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES
TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT.
DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED
TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

$$

AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-290200-
/O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-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-
949 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

HURRICANE IRENE HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER DARKNESS MAY
MAKE THE DETECTION OF VARIOUS HAZARDS DIFFICULT. BOAT OWNERS AND
CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO STAY IN PORT TONIGHT.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
60 KNOTS. SEAS WILL PEAK AT 10 TO 15 FEET THEN SUBSIDE FROM SOUTH
TO NORTH TO 10 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT.

$$

AMZ158-280300-
/O.CAN.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
949 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR AREAS SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT HAS BEEN
DISCONTINUED.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS TONIGHT. SEAS OF 8 TO 10
FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT.

$$





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