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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
615 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012
...ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA HAVE BEEN
DISCONTINUED...
.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...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT
ANYWHERE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL
WATERS. THE ISSUANCE OF TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS IS
BEING TRANSITIONED OVER TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS TRADITIONALLY
ISSUED FOR NON-TROPICAL CYCLONE EVENTS.
PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 38.8N...LONGITUDE 74.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 250 MILES
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF BUXTON NC...OR ABOUT 310 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST
OF MOREHEAD CITY NC. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT
28 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 90 MPH.
.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE SANDY IS FORECAST WILL MOVE INTO THE NEW JERSEY/DELAWARE
COAST THIS EVENING. DESPITE REMAINING TO THE NORTH OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA...IMPACTS WILL CONTINUE OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA UNTIL
TUESDAY.
MODERATE TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND ROUGH SURF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY. IN GENERAL...RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT STORM SURGE RESULTING IN
INUNDATION OF 3TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ALONG THE SOUND SIDE
OUTER BANKS...INCLUDING...OCRACOKE...AND PORTSMOUTH ISLAND.
WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
COAST...OVER THE INLAND AREAS WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
A FEW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA...BUT THE THREAT FOR
ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT FLOODING HAS LESSENED.
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY WITH
BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE OF 6 TO 9 FEET NORTH OF CAPE
LOOKOUT AND 4 TO 6 FEET SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. BREAKING WAVES WILL
BE DIMINISHING THROUGHOUT TUESDAY. BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED
ALONG NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES.
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EVERYONE IS URGED TO STAY INFORMED OF THE SITUATION. REMAIN
DILIGENT IN YOUR EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO KEEP THEIR GUARD UP WHILE CLOSELY
MONITORING THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES.
&&
.NEXT UPDATE...
AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS EVENT...THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL
STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY REGARDING THE EFFECTS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE
HAZARDS UPON THE AREA.
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OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
615 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WINDS...
SANDY WILL STILL IMPACT THE REGION WITH SUSTAINED WINDS
EQUIVALENT TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THROUGH LATE TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
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...
SOUNDSIDE OUTER BANKS AND HYDE INCLUDING MANTEO AND COLLINGTON
HARBOR: EXPECT 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL INUNDATION FOR THE
SOUND SIDE LOCATION EXCEPT AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL FOR
MANTEO AND COLLINGTON ISLAND TROUGH TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AS
STRONG WINDS CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA.
WIDESPREAD STANDING WATER THROUGHOUT THE ISLANDS WILL CAUSE
LINGERING PROBLEMS AS WATER FROM HEAVY RAINS AND COASTAL FLOODING
AND OVER WASH LINGERS THROUGH THE DAY.
...COASTAL HAZARDS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. A HIGH
SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION.
$$
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CARTERET-
615 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WINDS...
SANDY COULD STILL IMPACT THE REGION WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY INCLUDING PORTSMOUTH ISLAND...CEDAR
ISLAND...AND CORE SOUND: EXPECT 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
INUNDATION TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
THROUGHOUT THE ISLANDS...WIDESPREAD STANDING WATER THROUGHOUT THE
ISLANDS WILL CAUSE LINGERING PROBLEMS AS WATER FROM HEAVY RAINS
AND COASTAL FLOODING AND OVER WASH LINGERS THROUGH THE DAY.
...COASTAL HAZARDS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. A HIGH
SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION.
$$
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TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
ONSLOW-
615 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WINDS...
SANDY COULD STILL IMPACT THE REGION WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED.
$$
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ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND-
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM
INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
615 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WINDS AND SEAS...
SANDY WILL STILL IMPACT THE REGION WITH SUSTAINED WINDS
EQUIVALENT TO GALE FORCE WINDS. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 40 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO
FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.
$$
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