[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
244 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET NORTHWARD
INCLUDING THE SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WITH THE MOST RECENT STORM POSITION AND MOTION INFORMATION
FOR ARTHUR.

.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 AND COASTAL BRUNSWICK.

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

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
INLAND HORRY...COASTAL HORRY...INLAND GEORGETOWN AND COASTAL
GEORGETOWN.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.4N...LONGITUDE 79.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 340 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTH OF
MYRTLE BEACH SC. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 7 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR WILL MOVE NORTH AND IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN
TO A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE AS IT APPROACHES THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF
NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE CENTER OF ARTHUR IS
EXPECTED TO PASS OFFSHORE OF THE CAPE FEAR REGION THURSDAY
EVENING. IMPACTS WILL BEGIN TO BE FELT AS EARLY AS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...MAINLY ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS OVER THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.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.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WILMINGTON AND AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

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

AMZ250-252-254-256-030045-
/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-
244 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

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

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR VESSELS.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS EARLY AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST
TO BE IN THE 25 TO 35 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS.

SEAS WILL BUILD SIGNIFICANTLY...PEAKING AT 7 TO 12 FEET THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY.

$$

NCZ105>110-030045-
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER-
COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-
244 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

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

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

OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
BEFORE THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH CAN CAUSE
OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR
OBJECTS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY CAN BE
BLOWN AROUND. ERECTING TENTS AND CANOPIES SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
SECURE TRAMPOLINES AND MOBILE BASKETBALL GOALS...WHICH WILL
BECOME UNSTABLE IN HIGH WINDS.

&&

...WINDS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. HOWEVER...AS TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR
APPROACHES...STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST WINDS
WILL IMPACT THE CAPE FEAR AREA AND THE COAST NORTH OF CAPE FEAR
LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE
FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDES IS EXPECTED TO
BRING WATER LEVELS TO AROUND 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...MAINLY ALONG
BEACHES...SOME MARSHES AND ESTUARIES...AND PORTIONS OF THE
INTER-COASTAL WATER-WAY. HIGH TIDE THURSDAY NIGHT...AS ARTHUR
PASSES OFF THE CAPE FEAR COAST...WILL OCCUR AROUND MIDNIGHT.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
STRONG BEACH RUN-UP WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR
BEACH GOERS...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND AGAIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGH WINDS CLOSE TO THE COAST MAY
KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND WEAKENED TREES.

STRONG AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS
CAN BE EXPECTED.

$$

SCZ053>056-030045-
/O.CON.KILM.TR.A.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
244 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS WORSEN.
THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE
ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR
OBJECTS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY CAN
BE BLOWN AROUND. ERECTING TENTS AND CANOPIES SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
SECURE TRAMPOLINES AND MOBILE BASKETBALL GOALS...WHICH WILL BECOME
UNSTABLE IN HIGH WINDS.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR PASSES NEARBY LATE THURSDAY...NORTH AND
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL
BECOME NORTH AND NORTHWEST THURSDAY EVENING IN THE WATCH AREA.
LOCAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. SINCE THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY...CLOSELY MONITOR
THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
STRONG BEACH RUN-UP WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR
BEACH-GOERS...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND AGAIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGH WINDS CLOSE TO THE COAST
MAY KNOCK WEAKENED TREE LIMBS.

STRONG AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS
CAN BE EXPECTED.

$$

MORGAN




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