Tropical Storm Warning for: Beaufort Camden Carteret Chowan Coastal Brunswick Coastal New Hanover Coastal Pender Coastal Waters From Nc Va Border To Currituck Beach Light Nc Out 20 Nm Coastal Waters From Ocracoke Inlet To Cape Lookout Nc Out 20 Nm Coastal Waters From Oregon Inlet To Cape Hatteras Nc Out 20 Nm Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm Craven Currituck Sound Eastern Currituck Inland Brunswick Inland New Hanover Inland Pender Jones Mainland Dare Mainland Hyde Onslow Outer Banks Dare Outer Banks Hyde Pamlico Pamlico Sound Pasquotank Perquimans Tyrrell Washington Western Currituck ... TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ... WINDS... MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ... STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR WATER LEVEL RISES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY RESULTING IN INUNDATION OF ONLY UP TO A FOOT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THE BEST CHANCE OF SOME MINOR IMPACTS FROM COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE FROM STUMPY POINT TO SWAN QUARTER. More Information ... TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR A LARGE PORTION OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .NEW INFORMATION... THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE CURRENT TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... WASHINGTON... TYRRELL... MAINLAND DARE... BEAUFORT... MAINLAND HYDE... JONES... CRAVEN... PAMLICO... CARTERET... ONSLOW... OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS HYDE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 AM EDT... THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.2N... LONGITUDE 84.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 710 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BUXTON NC... OR ABOUT 630 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOREHEAD CITY NC. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 15 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS... DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK OF THE STORM AS SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS CAN OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE CENTER. THE MAIN CONCERNS WITH ANDREA AS IT APPROACHES AND MOVES ACROSS THE REGION IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND ASSOCIATED MINOR FLOODING FRIDAY AND ISOLATED TORNADOES LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. MINOR WATER LEVEL RISES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WILL ONLY RESULT IN POSSIBLE INUNDATION OF UP TO 1 FOOT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL FOR AREAS ADJACENT TO THE NORTHERN PAMLICO SOUND AND THE SOUTH FACING BEACHES. IMPACTS FROM COASTAL FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINOR. ROUGH SURF WILL CAUSE SOME EROSION ISSUES... MAINLY SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS. THE ROUGH SURF WILL CONTRIBUTE TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ON FRIDAY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING... NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS... DOCKS... AND MARINAS... COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. 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. 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.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:41:30 +0000
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