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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1149 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

...ARTHUR HAS NOT YET BECOME A HURRICANE...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS 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...NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...
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.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.6N...LONGITUDE 79.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 580 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF OCEAN CITY MD...OR ABOUT 460 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NORFOLK VA. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES
AT 8 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH AND STRENGTHEN TO
A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE AS IT APPROACHES COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA
LATE THURSDAY AND PASS ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY. THE MAIN FORECAST CONCERN WITH THE TRACK OF ARTHUR
CONTINUES TO RELATE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND
ASSOCIATED MINOR FLOODING.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF
DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS
VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE
PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. 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.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

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 WAKEFIELD AROUND 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

ANZ633-656-658-031000-
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CURRITUCK SOUND-
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-
1149 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 COMPLETE
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 35 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS
TO 50 KNOTS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 10 TO 14 FEET. WAVES
IN THE CURRITUCK SOUND WILL BUILD TO 2 TO 3 FEET.

$$

NCZ017-102-031000-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND CURRITUCK-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
1149 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

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

...WINDS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. HOWEVER...AS TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR
APPROACHES...STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO
CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE
READY TO ACT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ALTHOUGH THE CORE OF TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR IS NOT CURRENTLY
FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA AT
THIS TIME...THERE IS STILL A CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND
ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN
AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD
INUNDATION UP TO 1 FEET ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE
ZONE.

THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING
INCLUDE AREAS ADJACENT TO THE ATLANTIC COAST AND CURRITUCK SOUND.
THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL COINCIDE WITH HIGH TIDE.
REMEMBER SURGE WATERS OFTEN ARRIVE WELL BEFORE THE CORE WINDS AND
CAN RISE VERY QUICKLY.

THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL
FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A LOW BUT NOTABLE IMPACT. THE
CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN
AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SHALLOW INUNDATION. IF
REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO ACT
ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONAL DISASTER PLAN WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY
PLACED THEMSELVES AT SOME MEASURE OF RISK.

...INLAND FLOODING...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL
BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING...PARTICULARLY IN AREAS OF POOR
DRAINAGE.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THE RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL GREATLY INCREASE AS
ARTHUR APPROACHES THE AREA.

$$

NCZ015-016-030>032-031000-
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PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
1149 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

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

...WINDS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. HOWEVER...AS TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR
APPROACHES...STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO
CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE
READY TO ACT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ALTHOUGH THE CORE OF TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR IS NOT CURRENTLY
FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA AT
THIS TIME...THERE IS STILL A CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND
ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL
WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD
INUNDATION UP TO 1 FEET ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE
ZONE.

THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING
INCLUDE AREAS ADJACENT TO THE ALBEMARLE SOUND. THE MOST LIKELY
PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL COINCIDE WITH HIGH TIDE. REMEMBER SURGE
WATERS OFTEN ARRIVE WELL BEFORE THE CORE WINDS AND CAN RISE VERY
QUICKLY.

THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL
FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A LOW BUT NOTABLE IMPACT. THE
CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN
AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SHALLOW INUNDATION. IF
REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO ACT
ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONAL DISASTER PLAN WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY
PLACED THEMSELVES AT SOME MEASURE OF RISK.

...INLAND FLOODING...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL
BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING...PARTICULARLY IN AREAS OF POOR
DRAINAGE.


$$

VAZ095-097-098-031000-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-
1149 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

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

...WINDS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. HOWEVER...AS TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR
APPROACHES...STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO
CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE
READY TO ACT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ALTHOUGH THE CORE OF TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR IS NOT CURRENTLY
FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA AT
THIS TIME...THERE IS STILL A CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND
ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN
AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD
INUNDATION UP TO 1 FEET ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE
ZONE.

THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING
INCLUDE AREAS ADJACENT TO THE ATLANTIC COAST. THE MOST LIKELY
PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL COINCIDE WITH HIGH TIDE. REMEMBER SURGE
WATERS OFTEN ARRIVE WELL BEFORE THE CORE WINDS AND CAN RISE VERY
QUICKLY.

THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL
FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A LOW BUT NOTABLE IMPACT. THE
CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN
AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SHALLOW INUNDATION. IF
REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO ACT
ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONAL DISASTER PLAN WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY
PLACED THEMSELVES AT SOME MEASURE OF RISK.

...INLAND FLOODING...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL
BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING...PARTICULARLY IN AREAS OF POOR
DRAINAGE.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THE RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL GREATLY INCREASE AS
ARTHUR APPROACHES THE AREA.

$$

ANZ634-031000-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK TO CAPE HENRY VA...INCLUDING THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL-
1149 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO 35 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
40 KNOTS. WAVES AT THE MOUTH OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WILL BUILD TO
5 TO 7 FEET.

$$

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