URGENT WEATHER MESSAGE TROPICAL STORM ANDREA LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 625 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM ANDREA DEVELOPS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO... .NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. .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 WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER...COASTAL NEW HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK...COASTAL BRUNSWICK...INLAND HORRY... COASTAL HORRY...INLAND GEORGETOWN AND COASTAL GEORGETOWN. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS. ALL PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREAS SHOULD REVIEW THEIR PREPAREDNESS PLAN AND BE READY TO IMPLEMENT IT SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED FOR THEIR AREA. IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE EVENTS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 6 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.5 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 810 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON NC...OR ABOUT 740 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MYRTLE BEACH SC. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT 3 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 40 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH OR WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN SPECIFIC TO YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. FOR THOSE NEARBY...REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN AND BECOME READY TO ACT IF A WATCH OR A WARNING IS LATER ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. MARINERS ARE URGED TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO RETURN TO PORT...SEEK SAFE HARBOR...AND SECURE THEIR CRAFT. NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN FOR TROPICAL SYSTEMS. MONITOR WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR CHANGES TO THE LATEST FORECAST AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON SHORTLY. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA. AMZ250-252-254-256-061030- /O.NEW.KILM.TR.A.1001.130605T2225Z-000000T0000Z/ SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 625 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... $$ BACON For the latest go to weather.gov
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