[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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AMZ130-135-152-154-156-158-NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-
092200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
225 PM EDT SUN SEP 9 2007

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR MOST OF EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS AND STORM INFORMATION.

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
AT 2 PM EDT...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE
NORTH CAROLINA COAST FROM SURF CITY NORTHWARD...INCLUDING THE
PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 35.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.3 WEST...OR ABOUT 45 MILES WEST
NORTHWEST OF CAPE HATTERAS. THE STORM WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH
AROUND 12 MPH. A TURN TOWARD NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. THE
CENTER OF GABRIELLE IS MOVING ACROSS WESTERN PAMLICO SOUND AND IS
EXPECTED TO BE NEAR NAGS HEAD BEFORE SUNSET. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
REMAIN AROUND 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER RAIN BANDS
OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THIS EVENING.

...PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY THAT MAY BE THREATENED BY TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE OUTER BANKS.
KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION BY MONITORING NOAA
ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 3 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG COASTAL SECTIONS.
SOUND SIDE SURGES OF AROUND 2 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS HYDE AND
DARE COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE WINDS SHIFT TO
NORTHWEST AFTER THE CENTER OF GABRIELLE PASSES. HIGH TIDES THIS
EVENING WILL OCCUR AROUND 7 PM.

...WIND IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG COASTAL SECTIONS
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED
PRIMARILY ON THE OUTER BANKS.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
RAINFALL WILL RANGE FROM AN INCH INLAND TO UP TO THREE INCHES ON THE
OUTER BANKS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS CAN BE
EXPECTED.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE OUTER BANKS AS TROPICAL
STORM GABRIELLE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...
INCREASED SWELL FROM TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE COMBINING WITH HIGH
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ACROSS AREA
BEACHES. POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS CAN
OVERTAKE EVEN STRONG SWIMMERS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU STAY OUT
OF THE WATER.

...HIGH SURF AND BEACH EROSION IMPACTS...
WAVES WILL BE 6 TO 9 FEET ALONG THE OUTER BANKS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
ROUGH SURF AND MINOR BEACH EROSION THROUGH THIS EVENING.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 530 PM.

$$

JAC















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