[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

Thu Jun 6 10:53:06 CDT 2013

WTUS82 KMHX 061552
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1152 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR A LARGE PORTION OF
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE CURRENT TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS FOR
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

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

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO
SOUNDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.2N...LONGITUDE 84.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 710 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF BUXTON NC...OR ABOUT 630 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOREHEAD
CITY NC. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 15 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK
OF THE STORM AS SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS CAN OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE
CENTER. THE MAIN CONCERNS WITH ANDREA AS IT APPROACHES AND MOVES
ACROSS THE REGION IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND
ASSOCIATED MINOR FLOODING FRIDAY AND ISOLATED TORNADOES LATE
TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL WILL OCCUR FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES AND
WATERSPOUTS FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

MINOR WATER LEVEL RISES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL
WILL ONLY RESULT IN POSSIBLE INUNDATION OF UP TO 1 FOOT ABOVE
GROUND LEVEL FOR AREAS ADJACENT TO THE NORTHERN PAMLICO SOUND AND
THE SOUTH FACING BEACHES. IMPACTS FROM COASTAL FLOODING ARE
EXPECTED TO BE MINOR.

ROUGH SURF WILL CAUSE SOME EROSION ISSUES...MAINLY SOUTH OF CAPE
HATTERAS. THE ROUGH SURF WILL CONTRIBUTE TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS
ON FRIDAY.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...COMPLETE
PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE
FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE
SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS.

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 LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 6 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
1152 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013