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NWS : HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT

HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
912 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

…HURRICANE EARL CONTINUES TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST…WEATHER
CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE IN THE OUTER BANKS LATER THIS MORNING…

.AREAS AFFECTED…
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF EASTERN VIRGINIA…NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA…AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE…INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA
PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY… CURRITUCK SOUND…AND ADJACENT
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS…
A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS…
PASQUOTANK…CAMDEN…INLAND CURRITUCK AND OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS…A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY…CURRITUCK
SOUND…AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS…
INLAND WORCESTER…MARYLAND BEACHES…YORK…ISLE OF WIGHT…
NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON…NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH…SUFFOLK…
CHESAPEAKE…VIRGINIA BEACH…CORMACK AND NORTHAMPTON VA.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS…A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY…CURRITUCK
SOUND…AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION…
AT 8 AM EDT…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 36.2N…LONGITUDE 73.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 170 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OCEAN CITY MD…OR ABOUT 140 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA…OR ABOUT 150 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NORFOLK VA.
STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 20 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS
105 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW…
HURRICANE EARL IS TRACKING JUST OFFSHORE OF THE NORTH CAROLINA
COAST AT THIS TIME. WINDS HAVE REACHED TROPICAL STORM FORCE ALONG
THE COASTAL WATERS AND OVER COASTAL CURRITUCK COUNTY. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS MORNING OVER THE
WARNED AREAS…PRIMARILY OVER IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS. HURRICANE
FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THIS
MORNING OVER THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA…WITH A THREAT OF WIND
DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES OVER THESE AREAS.

STORM SURGE VALUES BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS
THE ATLANTIC COAST IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA DURING HIGH TIDE
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON…WHICH WOULD RESULT
IN MINOR TO ISOLATED AREAS OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING. MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TIDEWATER REGION AND
ALONG THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY…WITH STORM SURGE VALUES
EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2 FEET. BANDS OF RAIN ARE
EXPECTED TO BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS FAR
NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA. HOWEVER AT
THIS TIME THE THREAT FOR INLAND FLOODING DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL
REMAINS LOW. AT MOST…BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF TOTAL RAINFALL
IS EXPECTED…AND CONFINED OVER THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE OF
SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA SOUTH TO CURRITUCK COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA.

SIGNIFICANT SWELLS WILL BRING A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS TODAY. LARGE BATTERING WAVES WILL ALSO LIKELY PEAK
BETWEEN 15 AND 20 FEET IN THE COASTAL WATERS WITH HIGH SURF ALONG
THE COAST. THE ANTICIPATED STORM SURGE COMBINED WITH THE HIGH
SURF WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND OVERWASH ISSUES
ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST…MOST NOTABLY FROM VIRGINIA BEACH
SOUTH.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

HAVE A WELL CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY…KEEPING NETWORK
COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY
MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR
PORT… AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS…RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING
TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE…DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY
DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS…
AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE…
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD AROUND 12 PM…OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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YORK-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-SUFFOLK-
912 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

…TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT…

…PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

…WINDS…
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND
THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS HURRICANE
EARL MOVES AWAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 15 TO 25
MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. WINDS JUST INLAND WILL BE
SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER.

…STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE…
ALTHOUGH THE CORE OF HURRICANE EARL WILL REMAIN WELL EAST OF THE
AREA…THERE IS STILL A CHANCE FOR STORM SURGES BETWEEN 1 AND
2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL OVER THE TIDEWATER REGION ALONG
SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY. THIS WOULD RESULT IN A MAXIMUM STORM
TIDE BETWEEN 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. THIS WOULD RESULT
IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. THE GREATEST RISK OF COASTAL FLOODING
AS A RESULT WILL BE DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.

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