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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE ARTHUR LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
841 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014

...ARTHUR MOVING WELL OFFSHORE OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...
...EXPECTED TO PASS SOUTHEAST OF CAPE COD TONIGHT...

.NEW INFORMATION...
ARTHUR IS STEADILY MOVING OFFSHORE OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA THIS
MORNING.

.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 HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
PASQUOTANK...CAMDEN...INLAND CURRITUCK AND OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE
CURRITUCK SOUND AND THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM THE VIRGINIA
NORTH CAROLINA BORDER TO DUCK NC. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING
CONTINUES FOR THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE
TO THE VIRGINIA NORTH CAROLINA BORDER...AND THE MOUTH OF THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
BERTIE...CHOWAN...PERQUIMANS...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 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ARTHUR WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 36.5N...LONGITUDE 74.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 130 MILES SOUTH
OF OCEAN CITY MD...OR ABOUT 90 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NORFOLK
VA. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 23 MPH. STORM INTENSITY
WAS 100 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE ARTHUR IS MOVING OFFSHORE OF THE VIRGINIA AND NORTH
CAROLINA COAST THIS MORNING. IT WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE TO
THE NORTHEAST AS IT PULLS FARTHER OFFSHORE THROUGH THE MORNING.
THE MAIN CONCERN THIS MORNING WILL BE STRONG WIND GUSTS ALONG THE
COAST THROUGH THE MORNING.

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

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 12 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
841 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 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 AS ARTHUR PULLS OFF THE COAST THIS MORNING.
RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS
AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY
PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED
PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ALTHOUGH THE CORE OF HURRICANE 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 FOOT 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.

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.

$$

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PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
841 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE ARTHUR PULLS OFF THE COAST THIS MORNING...SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM TO POSSIBLE HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN
THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT
HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES
MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER
HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR
ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A
FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED.
MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THERE IS STILL A CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL
TIDE WATERS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS
CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION UP
TO 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. AS
ARTHUR MOVES OFFSHORE THIS MORNING THE POTENTIAL FOR SOUND SIDE
FLOODING WILL INCREASE AS THE WIND SHIFTS TO NORTHWEST.

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 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL
BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING...PARTICULARLY IN AREAS OF POOR
DRAINAGE.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THE RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY.

$$

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NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-
841 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014

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

...WINDS...
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST THIS
MORNING. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS
SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND
OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED
OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED
PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ALTHOUGH THE CORE OF HURRICANE 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 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL
WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD
INUNDATION UP TO 1 TO 2 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 CONTINUE TODAY.

$$

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CURRITUCK SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT
TO 20 NM-
841 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED EARLY
THIS MORNING AS ARTHUR PULLS OFFSHORE. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST
TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS. SEAS ARE
EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 14 TO 20 FEET. WAVES IN THE CURRITUCK SOUND
WILL BUILD TO 2 TO 4 FEET.

$$

ANZ634-042045-
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CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK TO CAPE HENRY VA...INCLUDING THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL-
841 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY
THIS MORNING AS ARTHUR MOVES OFFSHORE AND DRIER AIR ARRIVES FROM
THE NORTHWEST. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO
35 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 55 KNOTS. WAVES AT THE MOUTH
OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET.

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT
TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO
20 NM-
841 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY
THIS MORNING AS ARTHUR MOVES OFFSHORE AND DRIER AIR ARRIVES FROM
THE NORTHWEST. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO
40 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD
TO 8 TO 12 FEET FRIDAY MORNING.

$$





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