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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1203 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA MAXIMUM WINDS ARE 60 MPH AND HER MOVEMENT
HAS ACCELERATED TO THE NE AT 15 MPH.

.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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW
HANOVER...COASTAL NEW HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK...COASTAL
BRUNSWICK...INLAND HORRY...COASTAL HORRY...INLAND GEORGETOWN AND
COASTAL GEORGETOWN.

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

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.2N...LONGITUDE 84.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 570 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 500 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
MYRTLE BEACH SC. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 15 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
REMEMBER...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.

AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA MOVES UP THE COAST TOWARDS THE AREA...
RAIN AND WIND WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY DURING THE OVERNIGHT
PERIOD INTO FRIDAY MORNING. EXPECTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM ANDREA
WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH SOME ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS
WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLOODING. RIVERS AT THIS TIME ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE BUT WILL BEAR WATCHING. STORM SURGE
IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1-3 FEET ACROSS LONG BAY. A
ISOLATED TO A FEW WEAK TORNADOES ARE ALSO A CONCERN FROM
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

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

PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO PREPARE ACCORDING
TO THEIR DISASTER PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. THE GREATEST THREAT
WITH TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL LIKELY BE THE POTENTIAL FOR
FLOODING RAINS.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A
BOAT...SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE
LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE SURE TO
ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE PRODUCTS FROM OUR WEB PAGE FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE UPDATES TO THE FORECAST.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AROUND 3 PM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

NCZ105>110-SCZ053>056-062215-
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER-
COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-
INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
1203 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

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

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

PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE UNDERWAY AT
THIS TIME BEFORE WEATHER CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF
GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME
DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.
IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...CONSIDER LEAVING IT FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.
&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
29 TO 35 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE
THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST
IS FOR WINDS NEAR OR ABOVE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITH GUSTS GREATER
THAN TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS IS EXPECTED
TO BE MINIMAL. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE ALONG LONG BAY FROM
THE SOUTH SHORE OF BALD HEAD ISLAND WEST AND SOUTHWEST ALONG THE
GRAND STRAND OF SOUTH CAROLINA. SURGE VALUES OF 1 TO 3 FEET AGL
ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

WHILE IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE SPECIFIC INLAND FLOODING
THREATS...SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS LIKELY AS ANDREA APPROACHES.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS. THIS WILL RESULTS IN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN THE MORE FLOOD PRONE AND URBAN AREAS.

...TORNADOES...
THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA PASSES THE
CENTER OF THE STORM INLAND OF THE COAST NEAR THE I-95 CORRIDOR.
THIS TRACK WOULD INCREASE THE CHANCE OF TORNADOES TO THE EAST OF
THE CENTER. PREPARE NOW FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED TO A FEW
WEAKER TORNADOES.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
PREPARE FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. COASTAL FLOOD WATERS CAPABLE
OF CAUSING MINOR OVER WASH AND RUN UP...ESPECIALLY FOR LOW-LYING
AREAS AND OTHER VULNERABLE OCEAN FRONT LOCATIONS. ISOLATED
MODERATE BEACH EROSION...ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE IS
POSSIBLE. STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY AND BEACH GOERS SHOULD
PLAN TO REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER.

$$

AMZ250-252-254-256-062215-
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-
1203 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 40 KNOTS RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 6 TO 9 FEET TONIGHT AND FROM 8 TO
11 FEET ON FRIDAY.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED WEAK WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE CENTER OF THE
STORM PASSES WEST OF THE WATERS ON FRIDAY. MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE
NOW FOR THIS POSSIBILITY.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE A CONFUSED SEA STATE TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY...MAKING NAVIGATION OF INLETS...PORTS...AND TIDAL CREEKS
HAZARDOUS.


$$
MAC





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