Hurricane Local Statement for IRENE

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
751 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...EFFECTS OF IRENE QUICKLY WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE AREA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SELECT LOCATIONS WITHIN
SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT ANYWHERE ACROSS
SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 36.5N...LONGITUDE 75.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 190 MILES
NORTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT
16 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
IRENE CONTINUES TO INCREASE ITS DISTANCE FROM THE CAPE FEAR
REGION. ITS EFFECTS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT TWO TO
THREE HOURS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MANY CASUALTIES OCCUR AFTER A STORM HAS PASSED. BE SMART AND USE
CAUTION. CONTINUE TO HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AS THEY
CONDUCT RESCUE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS. THERE WILL LIKELY BE DEBRIS
AND STANDING WATER IN AREA ROADS AND WITH NIGHTFALL THEY WILL BOTH
BE HARD TO OBSERVE. SOME LOCALES MAY ALSO HAVE DOWNED POWER LINES.
PAY ATTENTION FOR POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. LISTEN FOR ANY BOIL
WATER ALERTS.

MARINERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST BEFORE
MAKING ANY DEFINITE PLANS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS THROUGH
6 AM FOR THE WATERS OFF OF NEW HANOVER AND PENDER COUNTIES.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
NO ADDITIONAL UPDATES ARE EXPECTED. 

NCZ105>108-280100-
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INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER-
COASTAL NEW HANOVER-
751 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IRENE IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO HAVE AN IMPACT ACROSS THE
AREA AT THIS TIME. USE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVISE PREPAREDNESS
PLANS AND REMAIN PREPARED FOR FUTURE STORMS.

UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED NOW THAT NIGHT IS FALLING. DEBRIS
AND STANDING WATER MAY REMAIN ON AREA ROADS. SOME LOCATIONS MAY
ALSO STILL HAVE DOWNED POWER LINES.

&&

...WINDS...
WEST WINDS WILL GUST TO ABOUT 30 MPH THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT. LIGHT
WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
MODERATELY STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE OFF OF CAPE FEAR
OVERNIGHT. 

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