[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
843 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

...POST-TROPICAL ANDREA MOVING RAPIDLY NEAR THE MID-ATLANTIC
COAST...

.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...ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...AND TIDAL
PORTIONS OF THE JAMES...YORK...AND RAPPAHANNOCK RIVERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
PASQUOTANK...CAMDEN...INLAND CURRITUCK...BERTIE...CHOWAN...
PERQUIMANS...OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK...YORK...ISLE OF WIGHT...
NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON...NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...SUFFOLK...CHESAPEAKE
AND VIRGINIA BEACH.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...CURRITUCK
SOUND...ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...AND TIDAL PORTIONS OF
THE JAMES...YORK...AND RAPPAHANNOCK RIVERS.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN
VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN
SHORE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER
EASTERN SHORE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT
MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF POST-TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 37.5N...LONGITUDE 76.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 80 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF OCEAN CITY MD...OR ABOUT 40 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF
NORFOLK VA. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 35 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
REMEMBER...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK OF THE STORM
AS SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS CAN OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE CENTER.

THE MAIN FORECAST CONCERN WITH THE TRACK OF ANDREA CONTINUES TO
BE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND ASSOCIATED MINOR
FLOODING. SOME ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE VA TIDEWATER OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

ROUGH SURF WILL CAUSE SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION ISSUES.

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

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

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD AROUND 11 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

ANZ632>634-637-638-656-658-081200-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA-
CURRITUCK SOUND-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK TO CAPE HENRY VA...INCLUDING THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL-
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE-
JAMES RIVER FROM THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE TO THE HAMPTON ROADS
BRIDGE-TUNNEL-
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-
843 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO 35 KNOT RANGE WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS INTO TONIGHT.

SEAS WILL RUN BETWEEN 8 AND 12 FEET ON THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH
TONIGHT.

$$

NCZ015>017-102-VAZ091-093>098-081200-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-YORK-
ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-
CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-
843 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

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

...WINDS...
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH INTO TONIGHT.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
WATER LEVELS MAY REACH UP TO A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL THIS EVENING
ALONG AREA BEACHES...RESULTING IN SOME LOCALLY MINOR GROUND
INUNDATION ISSUES. ALSO...ROUGH SURF WILL MAKE FOR AN INCREASING
RIP CURRENT THREAT. BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REMAIN OUT OF
THE WATER.

$$

NCZ030>032-081200-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
843 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

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

...WINDS...
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH INTO TONIGHT.


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