[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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AMZ135-152-154-156-158-NCZ047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-081700-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
530 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2007

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA...

...NEW INFORMATION...
RAINFALL...STORM SURGE...AND RIP CURRENT INFORMATION HAS BEEN
UPDATED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
ONSLOW...CARTERET...CRAVEN...BEAUFORT...PAMLICO...MAINLAND AND OUTER
BANKS DARE AND HYDE COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
AT 5 AM EDT...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH WAS IN EFFECT ALONG THE
NORTH CAROLINA COAST FROM OREGON INLET SOUTHWARD...INCLUDING THE
PAMLICO SOUND.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.5 WEST OR ABOUT 315 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA. THE STORM IS MOVING TOWARD
THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLIGHT
STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
COASTAL RESIDENTS FROM OREGON INLET SOUTH ARE URGED TO TAKE ACTION
NOW TO PROTECT ANY PROPERTY THAT MAY BE THREATENED BY TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS. HAVE FLASHLIGHTS AND BATTERY POWERED APPLIANCES ON HAND
IN CASE POWER IS INTERRUPTED. A BATTERY POWERED RADIO OR TV IS A
GOOD WAY TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER AND NEWS IF
ELECTRICITY IS LOST.

PREPARED OR CANNED FOOD IS HANDY IN THE EVENT OF SHORT TERM POWER
OUTAGES. IF YOU ARE ON MEDICATION...HAVE EXTRA PRESCRIPTIONS
AVAILABLE.

MONITOR NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TV AND RADIO FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT SUBTROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
AS WINDS INCREASE STARTING LATER THIS AFTERNOON...WATER LEVELS WILL
BEGIN TO INCREASE ALONG THE COAST. IN ADDITION...ASTRONOMICAL TIDES
WILL BE HIGHER THAN NORMAL THROUGH SUNDAY. A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 3
FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG COASTAL SECTIONS. THE PAMLICO AND NEUSE
RIVERS WILL HAVE STORM SURGES OF 4 FEET.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE ALONG THE COAST ON SUNDAY MORNING...AND
ARE EXPECTED TO REACH TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH ALONG THE COASTAL
SECTIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 45 TO
55 MPH.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. FLOODING OF LOW LYING
AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...
INCREASING SWELL FROM SUBTROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WILL COMBINE WITH
HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ACROSS
AREA BEACHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS AND/OR
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS CAN OVERTAKE EVEN STRONG SWIMMERS. IT IS
RECOMMENDED THAT YOU STAY OUT OF THE WATER TODAY.

...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION IMPACTS...
SEAS WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 9 FEET TONIGHT...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN ROUGH SURF AND MINOR BEACH EROSION.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND NOON.

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