[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KILM 040351
HLSILM

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE ARTHUR LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1151 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

...EYE OF ARTHUR HAS MADE LANDFALL NEAR CAPE LOOKOUT...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR CHANGES TO WARNINGS AND FOR THE LATEST
POSITION...MOVEMENT AND STRENGTH OF HURRICANE 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 AND COASTAL
NEW HANOVER.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ARTHUR WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 34.6N...LONGITUDE 76.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 70 MILES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR
35 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE ARTHUR HAS MADE LANDFALL NEAR CAPE LOOKOUT. GUSTY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS
ARTHUR CONTINUES TO MOVE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST.

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

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO 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 WILMINGTON AROUND 2 AM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

NCZ105>108-041000-
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER-
COASTAL NEW HANOVER-
1151 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

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

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

IF POSSIBLE REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE THIS MORNING.
ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED
POWER LINES AND DO NOT LEAVE CANDLES UNATTENDED. DO NOT USE
GENERATORS IN AN ENCLOSED AREA. CARBON MONOXIDE CAN BUILD UP
CAUSING SERIOUS ILLNESS AND EVEN DEATH. MANY FATALITIES OFTEN
OCCUR AFTER A STORM HAS PASSED.

&&

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE ARTHUR EXITS TO THE NORTHEAST MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO
40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE TODAY.

$$

AMZ250-252-041000-
/O.CAN.KILM.HU.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.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-
1151 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT WITH
CRAFT SECURED.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45
KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 13 FEET WILL
SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 8 FEET BY MORNING.

$$

$$

NCZ109-110-040500-
/O.CAN.KILM.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-
1151 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

IF POSSIBLE REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE THIS MORNING
MORNING. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. STAY AWAY FROM
DOWNED POWER LINES AND DO NOT LEAVE CANDLES UNATTENDED. DO NOT USE
GENERATORS IN AN ENCLOSED AREA. CARBON MONOXIDE CAN BUILD UP
CAUSING SERIOUS ILLNESS AND EVEN DEATH. MANY FATALITIES OFTEN OCCUR
AFTER A STORM HAS PASSED.

$$

AMZ254-040500-
/O.CAN.KILM.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
1151 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT WITH CRAFT SECURED UNTIL
CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

$$

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