[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

Sun Aug 28 05:00:06 CDT 2011

WTUS81 KAKQ 281000
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
600 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...IRENE MOVING ALONG THE JERSEY SHORE...EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR NEW
YORK CITY AND INLAND OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED THE LATEST STORM INFORMATION. MOST HURRICANE WARNINGS HAVE
BEEN DOWNGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN
VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN
SHORE...INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...
CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
INLAND WORCESTER...MARYLAND BEACHES.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...CURRITUCK
SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...DORCHESTER...WICOMICO...SOMERSET...HERTFORD...GATES...
PASQUOTANK...CAMDEN...INLAND CURRITUCK...BERTIE...CHOWAN...
PERQUIMANS...OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK...NORTHUMBERLAND...LANCASTER...
GLOUCESTER...MIDDLESEX...MATHEWS...YORK...ISLE OF WIGHT...NEWPORT
NEWS/HAMPTON...NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...SUFFOLK...CHESAPEAKE...
VIRGINIA BEACH...ACCOMACK AND NORTHAMPTON VA.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
WESTMORELAND...RICHMOND.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...CURRITUCK
SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 39.2N...LONGITUDE 74.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 70 MILES
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF OCEAN CITY MD...OR ABOUT 180 MILES
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NORFOLK VA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES
AT 18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE POTENTIAL FOR HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE OVER
A PORTION OF THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE BORDERING THE
ATLANTIC COAST. ELSEWHERE ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST...AND ALONG
CHESAPEAKE BAY...ALBEMARLE SOUND...AND CURRITUCK SOUND...A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.

WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE EARLY
THIS MORNING OVER THE WARNED AREAS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO MINIMAL HURRICANE FORCE OVER EASTERN PORTIONS
OF THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND ADJACENT COASTAL ATLANTIC
WATERS.

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

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 WAKEFIELD AROUND 9 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN-
PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
600 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

STRONG WIND GUSTS...UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MORNING AS HURRICANE IRENE GRADUALLY
LIFTS NORTH OF THE DELMARVA. THERE ARE DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND
POWER LINES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...AND ADDITIONAL STRONG WIND
GUSTS... GIVEN THE SATURATED GROUND...WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL
TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL.

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

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.

$$

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YORK-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-
SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-
600 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

STRONG WIND GUSTS...UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MORNING AS HURRICANE IRENE GRADUALLY
LIFTS NORTH OF THE DELMARVA. THERE ARE DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND
POWER LINES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...AND ADDITIONAL STRONG WIND
GUSTS... GIVEN THE SATURATED GROUND...WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL
TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL.

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

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.

$$

MDZ024-025-291000-
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INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
600 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

STRONG WIND GUSTS...UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MORNING AS HURRICANE IRENE GRADUALLY
LIFTS NORTH OF THE DELMARVA. IN ADDITION...THE POTENTIAL FOR
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO MINIMAL HURRICANE FORCE WILL CONTINUE OVER EASTERN
PORTIONS OF THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND ADJACENT COASTAL
ATLANTIC WATERS.

THERE ARE DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND POWER LINES OVER MUCH OF
THE AREA...AND ADDITIONAL STRONG WIND GUSTS...GIVEN THE SATURATED
GROUND...WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL TREES AND POWER LINES TO
FALL.

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

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.

&&

$$

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/O.EXA.KAKQ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
600 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

STRONG WIND GUSTS...UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MORNING AS HURRICANE IRENE GRADUALLY
LIFTS NORTH OF THE DELMARVA. THERE ARE DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND
POWER LINES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...AND ADDITIONAL STRONG WIND
GUSTS... GIVEN THE SATURATED GROUND...WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL
TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL.

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

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.

$$

VAZ077-078-084>086-291000-
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/O.EXA.KAKQ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-
600 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

STRONG WIND GUSTS...UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MORNING AS HURRICANE IRENE GRADUALLY
LIFTS NORTH OF THE DELMARVA. THERE ARE DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND
POWER LINES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...AND ADDITIONAL STRONG WIND
GUSTS... GIVEN THE SATURATED GROUND...WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL
TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL.

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

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.

$$

MDZ021>023-291000-
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/O.EXA.KAKQ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
600 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

STRONG WIND GUSTS...UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MORNING AS HURRICANE IRENE GRADUALLY
LIFTS NORTH OF THE DELMARVA. THERE ARE DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND
POWER LINES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...AND ADDITIONAL STRONG WIND
GUSTS... GIVEN THE SATURATED GROUND...WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL
TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL.

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

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.

$$

NCZ012-VAZ063-064-070>074-079>083-087>090-092-281100-
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NORTHAMPTON NC-HANOVER-CAROLINE-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-
KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-
CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-
SOUTHAMPTON-
600 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUES TO PULL AWAY FROM THE MID ATLANTIC REGION...
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE THIS
MORNING...THOUGH A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
THROUGH 8 AM.

$$

VAZ075-076-291000-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-
600 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

STRONG WIND GUSTS...UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MORNING AS HURRICANE IRENE GRADUALLY
LIFTS NORTH OF THE DELMARVA. THERE ARE DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND
POWER LINES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...AND ADDITIONAL STRONG WIND
GUSTS... GIVEN THE SATURATED GROUND...WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL
TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL.

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

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.

$$

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/O.EXA.KAKQ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CURRITUCK SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT
TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT
TO 20 NM-
600 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

STRONG WIND GUSTS...UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE CURRITUCK SOUND AND THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM
CHINCOTEAGUE SOUTH TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT THROUGH EARLY
MORNING...AS HURRICANE IRENE GRADUALLY LIFTS NORTH OF THE
DELMARVA.

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD ALREADY BE IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CAPTAINS
OF SMALL CRAFT AND THEIR CREWS SHOULD ALREADY BE SAFELY WITHIN
LAND BASED SHELTERS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RIDE OUT THIS STORM ON
YOUR VESSEL.

$$

ANZ650-291000-
/O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO
20 NM-
600 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

STRONG WIND GUSTS...UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE MARYLAND COASTAL WATERS THROUGH EARLY MORNING AS HURRICANE
IRENE GRADUALLY LIFTS NORTH OF THE DELMARVA. IN ADDITION...THE
POTENTIAL FOR OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO MINIMAL HURRICANE FORCE WILL
CONTINUE.

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD ALREADY BE IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CAPTAINS
OF SMALL CRAFT AND THEIR CREWS SHOULD ALREADY BE SAFELY WITHIN
LAND BASED SHELTERS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RIDE OUT THIS STORM ON
YOUR VESSEL.

&&

$$

ANZ630>632-634-291000-
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/O.EXA.KAKQ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK TO CAPE HENRY VA...INCLUDING THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL-
600 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

STRONG WIND GUSTS...UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE CHESAPEAKE BAY THROUGH EARLY MORNING AS HURRICANE
IRENE GRADUALLY LIFTS NORTH OF THE DELMARVA.

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD ALREADY BE IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CAPTAINS
OF SMALL CRAFT AND THEIR CREWS SHOULD ALREADY BE SAFELY WITHIN
LAND BASED SHELTERS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RIDE OUT THIS STORM ON
YOUR VESSEL.

$$

VAZ048-049-060>062-065>069-281100-
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FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-MECKLENBURG-
LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-
600 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS MORNING...

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUES TO PULL AWAY FROM THE MID ATLANTIC REGION...
SUSTAINED WINDS AS WELL AS WIND GUSTS WILL REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE THIS MORNING.

$$

HURLEY

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