Hurricane Local Statement 1009, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

785 
WTUS82 KMHX 251014
HLSMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
614 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE MOVING OVER THE NORTHWESTERN
BAHAMAS...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WATCHES ISSUED FOR A
PORTION OF THE U.S. EAST COAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL 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 HURRICANE WATCH 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 HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL OF
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. 

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MARTIN...PITT...GREENE...DUPLIN AND
LENOIR...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A
CONCERN.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.6N...LONGITUDE 76.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 740 MILES SOUTH
OF BUXTON NC...OR ABOUT 700 MILES SOUTH OF MOREHEAD CITY NC.
STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 12 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS
115 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
IRENE IS CURRENTLY OVER THE BAHMAS THIS MORNING AND IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-
NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH
BY EARLY FRIDAY. THE CORE OF THE HURRICANE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
OVER THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS TODAY...AND PASS WELL OFFSHORE OF
THE EAST COAST OF CENTRAL AND NORTH FLORIDA TONIGHT AND EARLY
FRIDAY.

IT IS TOO EARLY TO PROVIDE EXACT WIND AND SURGE FORECAST VALUES
FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST WIDESPREAD DAMAGE SOMEWHERE WITHIN
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. 

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN
FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED
THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE
ISSUED.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A
BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE
IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.

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 YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 1200 PM EDT...OR SOONER
IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. 

NCZ029-044-079-090-091-261015-
/O.CON.KMHX.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-
614 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT...

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

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE
DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF YOU NEED
ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS.

STORE ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINK SUPPLIES FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE
FAMILY FOR AT LEAST THREE TO FIVE DAYS. REPLACE BATTERIES IN
FLASHLIGHTS AND PORTABLE RADIOS. FIX LOOSE AND CLOGGED RAIN
GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS. TRIM OVERHANGING TREES AND SHRUBBERY.
ALSO...ACQUIRE PLYWOOD OR OTHER MATERIALS TO PROTECT YOUR HOME OR
BUSINESS. REVIEW YOUR INSURANCE POLICY...UPDATING IT IF
NECESSARY.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
HURRICANE CONDITIONS OVER MARTIN...PITT...GREENE...DUPLIN...AND
LENOIR COUNTIES IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. HOWEVER...POSSIBLE IMPACTS
FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN FOR THAT AREA.

$$

AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-NCZ045>047-080-081-092>095-098-103-
104-261015-
/O.CON.KMHX.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-WASHINGTON-
TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
614 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

STAY CALM AND KEEP INFORMED. COMPLY WITH ANY EVACUATION ORDERS
THAT ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH
WINDS...OR YOU LIVE IN A SURGE ZONE OR ANY LOCATION PRONE TO
FLOODING...EVACUATE TO A DESIGNATED SHELTER OR RIDE OUT THE STORM
IN THE STURDY HOME OF FAMILY OR FRIENDS OUTSIDE OF EVACUATION
ZONES.

ITEMS TO BRING TO A SHELTER INCLUDE A FIRST AID KIT...MEDICINES
AND PRESCRIPTIONS...BABY FOOD AND DIAPERS...GAMES AND BOOKS...
TOILETRIES...A BATTERY POWERED RADIO...A CELL PHONE...FLASHLIGHTS
WITH EXTRA BATTERIES...A BLANKET OR SLEEPING BAG FOR EACH
PERSON...PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION...COPIES OF KEY PAPERS SUCH AS
INSURANCE POLICIES...AVAILABLE CASH AND CREDIT CARDS. REMEMBER...
PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST PUBLIC SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD
WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER.

REGARDING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS...COVER ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS
WITH SHUTTERS OR PLYWOOD. MOVE PATIO FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE
OBJECTS INDOORS. BRACE ALL EXTERIOR DOORS...INCLUDING GARAGE
DOORS. DO THIS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

IF YOU NEED TO MAKE A TRIP TO THE HARDWARE STORE...THE GROCERY
STORE...OR THE GAS STATION...DO SO AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. BOAT
OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST
STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO
30 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT
THIS TIME IS UP TO 89 PERCENT. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS FRIDAY EVENING. THE ONSET OF
HURRICANE CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS FRIDAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO BEGIN
AFFECTING THE AREA FRIDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS WILL START TO
INCREASE TODAY...AND ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 15 TO 20 FEET BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED
STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE
FORECAST AREA TO BE CAUSED BY HURRICANE IRENE. MUCH DEPENDS ON
THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT
APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS A
CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP
TO 8 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...
RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION  OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE
GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES
TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT.
DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED
TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED ALONG COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST
NORTH CAROLINA WITH LESSER AMOUNT THE FARTHER AWAY FOR THE COAST.
SIX TO 12 INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS
WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE FURTHER INLAND.


$$


3

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WTUS82 KMHX 251030 CCA
HLSMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
629 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE MOVING OVER THE NORTHWESTERN
BAHAMAS...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WATCHES ISSUED FOR A
PORTION OF THE U.S. EAST COAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL 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 HURRICANE WATCH 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 HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL OF
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. 

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MARTIN...PITT...GREENE...DUPLIN AND
LENOIR...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A
CONCERN.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.6N...LONGITUDE 76.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 740 MILES SOUTH
OF BUXTON NC...OR ABOUT 700 MILES SOUTH OF MOREHEAD CITY NC.
STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 12 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS
115 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
IRENE IS CURRENTLY OVER THE BAHMAS THIS MORNING AND IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-
NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH
BY EARLY FRIDAY. THE CORE OF THE HURRICANE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
OVER THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS TODAY...AND PASS WELL OFFSHORE OF
THE EAST COAST OF CENTRAL AND NORTH FLORIDA TONIGHT AND EARLY
FRIDAY.

IT IS TOO EARLY TO PROVIDE EXACT WIND AND SURGE FORECAST VALUES
FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST WIDESPREAD DAMAGE SOMEWHERE WITHIN
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. 

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN
FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED
THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE
ISSUED.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A
BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE
IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.

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 YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 1200 PM EDT...OR SOONER
IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. 

NCZ029-044-079-090-091-261030-
/O.COR.KMHX.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-
629 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL SECTIONS OF NORTH
CAROLINA...

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

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE
DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF YOU NEED
ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS.

STORE ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINK SUPPLIES FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE
FAMILY FOR AT LEAST THREE TO FIVE DAYS. REPLACE BATTERIES IN
FLASHLIGHTS AND PORTABLE RADIOS. FIX LOOSE AND CLOGGED RAIN
GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS. TRIM OVERHANGING TREES AND SHRUBBERY.
ALSO...ACQUIRE PLYWOOD OR OTHER MATERIALS TO PROTECT YOUR HOME OR
BUSINESS. REVIEW YOUR INSURANCE POLICY...UPDATING IT IF
NECESSARY.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
HURRICANE CONDITIONS OVER MARTIN...PITT...GREENE...DUPLIN...AND
LENOIR COUNTIES IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. HOWEVER...POSSIBLE IMPACTS
FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN FOR THAT AREA.

$$

AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-NCZ045>047-080-081-092>095-098-103-
104-261030-
/O.COR.KMHX.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-WASHINGTON-
TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
629 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL SECTIONS OF NORTH
CAROLINA...

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

STAY CALM AND KEEP INFORMED. COMPLY WITH ANY EVACUATION ORDERS
THAT ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH
WINDS...OR YOU LIVE IN A SURGE ZONE OR ANY LOCATION PRONE TO
FLOODING...EVACUATE TO A DESIGNATED SHELTER OR RIDE OUT THE STORM
IN THE STURDY HOME OF FAMILY OR FRIENDS OUTSIDE OF EVACUATION
ZONES.

ITEMS TO BRING TO A SHELTER INCLUDE A FIRST AID KIT...MEDICINES
AND PRESCRIPTIONS...BABY FOOD AND DIAPERS...GAMES AND BOOKS...
TOILETRIES...A BATTERY POWERED RADIO...A CELL PHONE...FLASHLIGHTS
WITH EXTRA BATTERIES...A BLANKET OR SLEEPING BAG FOR EACH
PERSON...PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION...COPIES OF KEY PAPERS SUCH AS
INSURANCE POLICIES...AVAILABLE CASH AND CREDIT CARDS. REMEMBER...
PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST PUBLIC SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD
WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER.

REGARDING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS...COVER ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS
WITH SHUTTERS OR PLYWOOD. MOVE PATIO FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE
OBJECTS INDOORS. BRACE ALL EXTERIOR DOORS...INCLUDING GARAGE
DOORS. DO THIS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

IF YOU NEED TO MAKE A TRIP TO THE HARDWARE STORE...THE GROCERY
STORE...OR THE GAS STATION...DO SO AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. BOAT
OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST
STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO
30 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT
THIS TIME IS UP TO 89 PERCENT. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS FRIDAY EVENING. THE ONSET OF
HURRICANE CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS FRIDAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO BEGIN
AFFECTING THE AREA FRIDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS WILL START TO
INCREASE TODAY...AND ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 15 TO 20 FEET BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED
STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE
FORECAST AREA TO BE CAUSED BY HURRICANE IRENE. MUCH DEPENDS ON
THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT
APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS A
CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP
TO 8 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...
RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION  OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE
GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES
TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT.
DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED
TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED ALONG COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST
NORTH CAROLINA WITH LESSER AMOUNT THE FARTHER AWAY FOR THE COAST.
SIX TO 12 INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS
WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE FURTHER INLAND.


$$


3

785 
WTUS82 KMHX 251046 CCA
HLSMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
642 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE MOVING OVER THE NORTHWESTERN
BAHAMAS...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WATCHES ISSUED FOR A
PORTION OF THE U.S. EAST COAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL 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 HURRICANE WATCH 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 HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL OF
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. 

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MARTIN...PITT...GREENE...DUPLIN AND
LENOIR...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A
CONCERN.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.6N...LONGITUDE 76.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 740 MILES SOUTH
OF BUXTON NC...OR ABOUT 700 MILES SOUTH OF MOREHEAD CITY NC.
STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 12 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS
115 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
IRENE IS CURRENTLY OVER THE BAHAMAS THIS MORNING AND IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-
NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH
BY EARLY FRIDAY. THE CORE OF THE HURRICANE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
OVER THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS TODAY...AND PASS WELL OFFSHORE OF
THE EAST COAST OF CENTRAL AND NORTH FLORIDA TONIGHT AND EARLY
FRIDAY.

IT IS TOO EARLY TO PROVIDE EXACT WIND AND SURGE FORECAST VALUES
FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST WIDESPREAD DAMAGE SOMEWHERE WITHIN
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. 

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN
FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED
THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE
ISSUED.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A
BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE
IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.

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 YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 1200 PM EDT...OR SOONER
IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. 

NCZ029-044-079-090-091-261045-
/O.COR.KMHX.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-
642 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL SECTIONS OF NORTH
CAROLINA...

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

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE
DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF YOU NEED
ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS.

STORE ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINK SUPPLIES FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE
FAMILY FOR AT LEAST THREE TO FIVE DAYS. REPLACE BATTERIES IN
FLASHLIGHTS AND PORTABLE RADIOS. FIX LOOSE AND CLOGGED RAIN
GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS. TRIM OVERHANGING TREES AND SHRUBBERY.
ALSO...ACQUIRE PLYWOOD OR OTHER MATERIALS TO PROTECT YOUR HOME OR
BUSINESS. REVIEW YOUR INSURANCE POLICY...UPDATING IT IF
NECESSARY.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
HURRICANE CONDITIONS OVER MARTIN...PITT...GREENE...DUPLIN...AND
LENOIR COUNTIES IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. HOWEVER...POSSIBLE IMPACTS
FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN FOR THAT AREA.

$$

AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-NCZ045>047-080-081-092>095-098-103-
104-261045-
/O.COR.KMHX.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-WASHINGTON-
TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
642 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL SECTIONS OF NORTH
CAROLINA...

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

STAY CALM AND KEEP INFORMED. COMPLY WITH ANY EVACUATION ORDERS
THAT ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH
WINDS...OR YOU LIVE IN A SURGE ZONE OR ANY LOCATION PRONE TO
FLOODING...EVACUATE TO A DESIGNATED SHELTER OR RIDE OUT THE STORM
IN THE STURDY HOME OF FAMILY OR FRIENDS OUTSIDE OF EVACUATION
ZONES.

ITEMS TO BRING TO A SHELTER INCLUDE A FIRST AID KIT...MEDICINES
AND PRESCRIPTIONS...BABY FOOD AND DIAPERS...GAMES AND BOOKS...
TOILETRIES...A BATTERY POWERED RADIO...A CELL PHONE...FLASHLIGHTS
WITH EXTRA BATTERIES...A BLANKET OR SLEEPING BAG FOR EACH
PERSON...PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION...COPIES OF KEY PAPERS SUCH AS
INSURANCE POLICIES...AVAILABLE CASH AND CREDIT CARDS. REMEMBER...
PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST PUBLIC SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD
WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER.

REGARDING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS...COVER ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS
WITH SHUTTERS OR PLYWOOD. MOVE PATIO FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE
OBJECTS INDOORS. BRACE ALL EXTERIOR DOORS...INCLUDING GARAGE
DOORS. DO THIS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

IF YOU NEED TO MAKE A TRIP TO THE HARDWARE STORE...THE GROCERY
STORE...OR THE GAS STATION...DO SO AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. BOAT
OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST
STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO
30 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT
THIS TIME IS UP TO 89 PERCENT. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS FRIDAY EVENING. THE ONSET OF
HURRICANE CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS FRIDAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO BEGIN
AFFECTING THE AREA FRIDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS WILL START TO
INCREASE TODAY...AND ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 15 TO 20 FEET BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED
STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE
FORECAST AREA TO BE CAUSED BY HURRICANE IRENE. MUCH DEPENDS ON
THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT
APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS A
CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP
TO 8 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...
RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION  OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE
GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES
TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT.
DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED
TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED ALONG COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST
NORTH CAROLINA WITH LESSER AMOUNT THE FARTHER AWAY FOR THE COAST.
SIX TO 12 INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS
WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE FURTHER INLAND.


$$


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525 
WTUS82 KMHX 251618
HLSMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1218 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE TURNS NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD...CENTER
APPROACHING ABACO ISLAND...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL PLAINS
COUNTIES.

.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 HURRICANE WATCH 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 HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL OF
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. 

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
MARTIN...PITT...GREENE...DUPLIN AND LENOIR. 

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT
BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.9N...LONGITUDE 76.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 650 MILES SOUTH
OF BUXTON NC...OR ABOUT 610 MILES SOUTH OF MOREHEAD CITY NC.
STORM MOTION WAS NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY
WAS 115 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.

THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE
NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS TODAY...AND PASS WELL OFFSHORE OF THE EAST
COAST OF CENTRAL AND NORTH FLORIDA TONIGHT AND EARLY
FRIDAY. THE HURRICANE IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE COAST OF NORTH
CAROLINA FRIDAY.

IT IS TOO EARLY TO PROVIDE EXACT WIND AND SURGE FORECAST VALUES
FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST WIDESPREAD DAMAGE SOMEWHERE WITHIN EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN
FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED
THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE
ISSUED.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A
BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE
IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.

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 YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 6 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT. 

NCZ029-044-079-090-091-261630-
/O.CAN.KMHX.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMHX.TR.A.1009.110825T1618Z-000000T0000Z/
MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-
1218 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

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

LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE READY TO EVACUATE IF
NECESSARY. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY
ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.

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 YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. 

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 20 PERCENT.
THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY
MORNING.

...INLAND FLOODING...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE IRENE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE INLAND AREAS WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND OF
STREAMS AND RIVERS IS POSSIBLE. A FLOOD WATCH WILL LIKELY BE
ISSUED LATER TODAY.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES NORTH CAROLINA...THE THREAT FOR HIGH
WINDS WILL INCREASE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL LIKELY MOVE
INTO THE AREA STARTING SATURDAY MORNING. POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED
TREES ARE LIKELY.

$$

AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-NCZ045>047-080-081-092>095-098-103-
104-261630-
/O.CON.KMHX.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-WASHINGTON-
TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
1218 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF BOTH OUTER BANKS HYDE AND OUTER BANKS 
DARE COUNTIES IS IN EFFECT FOR VISITORS. A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS
EXPECTED BEGINNING FRIDAY MORNING FOR RESIDENTS OF BOTH OUTER
BANKS DARE AND HYDE COUNTIES.

STAY CALM AND KEEP INFORMED. COMPLY WITH ANY EVACUATION ORDERS
THAT ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH
WINDS...OR YOU LIVE IN A SURGE ZONE OR ANY LOCATION PRONE TO
FLOODING...EVACUATE TO A DESIGNATED SHELTER OR RIDE OUT THE STORM
IN THE STURDY HOME OF FAMILY OR FRIENDS OUTSIDE OF EVACUATION
ZONES.

ITEMS TO BRING TO A SHELTER INCLUDE A FIRST AID KIT...MEDICINES
AND PRESCRIPTIONS...BABY FOOD AND DIAPERS...GAMES AND BOOKS...
TOILETRIES...A BATTERY POWERED RADIO...A CELL PHONE...FLASHLIGHTS
WITH EXTRA BATTERIES...A BLANKET OR SLEEPING BAG FOR EACH
PERSON...PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION...COPIES OF KEY PAPERS SUCH AS
INSURANCE POLICIES...AVAILABLE CASH AND CREDIT CARDS. REMEMBER...
PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST PUBLIC SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD
WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER.

REGARDING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS...COVER ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS
WITH SHUTTERS OR PLYWOOD. MOVE PATIO FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE
OBJECTS INDOORS. BRACE ALL EXTERIOR DOORS...INCLUDING GARAGE
DOORS. DO THIS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

IF YOU NEED TO MAKE A TRIP TO THE HARDWARE STORE...THE GROCERY
STORE...OR THE GAS STATION...DO SO AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. BOAT
OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST
STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO
30 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT
THIS TIME IS UP TO 89 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL
UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS FRIDAY EVENING. THE ONSET OF
HURRICANE CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS FRIDAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS FROM EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO
BEGIN AFFECTING THE AREA LATE FRIDAY EVENING. A GENERAL CONCERN
SHOULD BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST WIDESPREAD DAMAGE
SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE AREA. 

ON THE ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS...WAVES CAN BE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE AS THE WINDS INCREASE ON FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT
WITH WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET POSSIBLE. SEAS IN COASTAL AREAS ARE
EXPECTED TO REACH 20 FEET AT THE CLOSEST APPROACH OF IRENE ON
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED
STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE
FORECAST AREA TO BE CAUSED BY HURRICANE IRENE. MUCH DEPENDS ON
THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT
APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS A
CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP
TO 8 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...
RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 7 TO 9 FEET ABOVE
GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. A MAXIMUM OF 11 FEET
STORM SURGE MAY OCCUR IN DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY ALONG THE
SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND...AND ALONG THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS.
ALONG THE OUTER BANKS...5 TO 7 FEET OF SURGE IS LIKELY WITH MAJOR
DUNE EROSION AND OVERWASH AND POTENTIAL DUNE BREACHES. ALONG THE
ALBEMARLE SOUND...3 TO 5 FEET OF SURGE IS EXPECTED WITH SOME AREAS
OF 5 TO 7 FEET POSSIBLE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY EAST OF HIGHWAY 17 WITH
ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE. FLOODING OF LOW
LYING AREAS AND OF STREAMS AND RIVERS IS LIKELY. 

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOALTED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL SECTIONS.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES
TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT.
DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED
TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
356 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH THE END
OF THE WEEK. IRENE WILL MOVE ACROSS CAPE HATTERAS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA
MONDAY AND BECOME STATIONARY JUST TO THE SOUTH.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
AS OF 330 AM THU...HAVE ALREADY SEEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ATLANTIC MOVE NORTH ONTO THE SOUTH COAST
AND OUTER BANKS. ACTIVITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH A WARM FRONT LIFTING
OUT OF THE AREA THIS MORNING ALONG WITH AN ELONGATED NORTHEAST TO
SOUTHWEST 700 MB VORT CENTER. THE FRONT AS WELL AS THE 700 MB VORT
SLOWLY DISSIPATE DURING THE DAY. I WILL CONTINUE TO FORECAST
SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ACROSS MUCH OF THE INLAND AREAS TODAY IN MOIST
SOUTHERLY FLOW. HIGH TEMPS CLOSE TO 00Z MAV/MET GUIDANCE.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM FRIDAY/...
AS OF 330 AM THU...EXPECTING A BRIEF BREAK IN THE ACTIVITY THIS
EVENING BEFORE MORE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MOVE
NORTH IN ADVANCE OF IRENE ARRIVE IN THE PREDAWN HOURS. WARM
SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL KEEP MOST AREAS FROM FALLING ANY FURTHER THAN
THE MID 70S.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER THRU MUCH OF THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND THEN A RETURN MORE BENIGN WEATHER IS SLATED FOR
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

OUTER RAIN BANDS AHEAD OF IRENE WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN COASTAL AREAS ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE SHOWERS
AND ISOLD/SCTD TSTMS WILL TEND TO DISSIPATE AS THEY ENCOUNTER DRIER
AIR OVER INLAND AREAS INITIALLY...BUT GRADUAL MOISTENING OF THE
COLUMN WILL ALLOW BANDS OF PCPN TO OVERTAKE ALL AREAS FRIDAY
NIGHT. A STALLED SFC TROUGH WILL ENHANCE LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE AS
IT SETS UP ALONG OR JUST INLAND OF THE COAST. THIS WILL ACT AS A
FOCUS FOR VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AHEAD OF IRENE THRU EARLY SATURDAY.
THE CENTER OF IRENE PASSES NEAR OR OVER THE OUTER BANKS LATE
SATURDAY/SAT EVE WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. PCPN WILL GRADUALLY
TAPER OFF FROM SW TO NE AS IRENE RACES TO OFF THE MID ATLC COAST
LATE SAT NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY. BEST GUESS RAINFALL AMOUNTS
RIGHT NOW ARE 5-10" ALONG AND JUST INLAND OF THE COAST (ROUGHLY
EAST OF HIGHWAY 17) WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS LIKELY FOCUSED ALONG
THE AFOREMENTIONED SFC BNDRY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS TAPER OFF RAPIDLY
TO 1-4" FARTHER INLAND.

WINDS WILL BEGIN PICKING UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVER FAR
SOUTHERN AREAS AS EARLY AS LATE FRI AFTN OR EARLY FRIDAY EVE...THEN
STEADILY INCREASE LATER FRIDAY NIGHT THRU SATURDAY. HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER THE OUTER BANKS ON SATURDAY WITH
HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS LIKELY ALONG AND JUST INLAND OF THE
COAST.

MOST OF THE RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM SHOULD END BY MIDDAY
SUNDAY IF NOT SOONER. POST IRENE WESTERLY/DOWNSLOPING FLOW AND
SUBSIDENCE SHOULD INHIBIT DIURNAL CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND WILL
FORECAST DRY CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A
FRONTAL SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO STALL ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY SO WILL INTRODUCE LOW CHANCE POPS THEN.

&&

.AVIATION /08Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
SHORT TERM /TODAY AND TONIGHT/
AS OF 330 AM THU...VFR IN A LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW. ISOLATED
ACTIVITY POSSIBLE TODAY MAINLY CLOSER TO THE COAST AT TERMINALS
OAJ AND EWN.

LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS/STORMS WITH SUB VFR CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE
WILL AFFECT EASTERN NC WITH TORRENTIAL RAINS AND DAMAGING WINDS
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. EXPECT CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE TO VFR BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH DIMINISHING WINDS. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
FOR MUCH OF EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.MARINE...
SHORT TERM /TODAY AND TONIGHT/
AS OF 330 AM THU...NO CHANGES TO HEADLINES. USED A BLEND OF 00Z
GFS/NAM FOR THE WINDS SINCE THEY ARE IN VERY CLOSE AGREEMENT.
SOUTHERLY FLOW TODAY WILL GRADUALLY BACK TO SOUTHEAST
TONIGHT...BEGINNING IN THE SOUTHERN WATERS THIS EVENING AND
SPREADING NORTH OVERNIGHT.

LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE WILL PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS ALONG
THE NC COASTAL WATERS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND EXTREMELY HIGH SEAS
ARE LIKELY AS CONDITIONS PEAK SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. MARINERS
ARE URGED TO RUSH PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS AHEAD OF THE INCREASING
WINDS AND SEAS TODAY.

CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE SUNDAY BUT STILL EXPECTING
ADVISORY CONDITIONS IN WINDS AND SEAS. MORE BENIGN MARINE CONDITIONS
EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
HIGHER RAINFALL FORECAST CLOSER TO THE COAST AND ALREADY LOW
STREAMFLOWS ARE GOOD NEWS AS FAR AS THE POTENTIAL FOR INLAND RIVER
FLOODING...BUT VERY HIGH AMOUNTS OF INUNDATING RAIN IN A SHORT
TIME COUPLED WITH STRONG ONSHORE WINDS BACKING UP FLOWS...MAY LEAD
TO WIDESPREAD FLOODING ALONG STREAMS AND RIVERS THIS WEEKEND.
OTHERWISE...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
WIDESPREAD AREAL FLOODING ESPECIALLY NEAR COASTAL AREAS.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
DETAILS AND SPECIFICS ON THREATS FOR COASTAL FLOODING/STORM
SURGE/HIGH SURF WILL BE FORTHCOMING LATER TODAY AS DETAILS EMERGE
IN ADVANCE OF THE MAJOR HURRICANCE IRENE. STORM SPECIFIC SLOSH
RUNS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE LATER TODAY. FOR NOW AND FOR GUIDANCE
PURPOSES ONLY...SLOSH RUNS FOR A CAT 3 STORM MOVING STEADILY NE
OVER THE AREA PROJECT A GENERAL 4 TO 8 FT SURGE (POSSIBLY AS HIGH
AS 5-10 FT). THE HIGHEST SURGE WILL BE OCCUR OVER THE SOUTHERN
PAMLICO SOUND...CORE BANKS AND OUTER BANKS IN ADDITIONAL TO THE
TIDAL NEUSE AND PAMLICO/TAR RIVERS. HIGHER THAN NORMAL
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL ADD TO THE COASTAL FLOOD THREAT.

&&

.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR AMZ152-154-156-
     158.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY
     FOR AMZ150.

&&

SYNOPSIS...HSA
NEAR TERM...HSA
SHORT TERM...HSA
LONG TERM...BTC
AVIATION...BTC/HSA
MARINE...BTC/HSA
HYDROLOGY...BTC
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...BTC

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
421 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

NCZ095-098-103-104-260900-
CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
421 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   RIP CURRENT RISK.
   HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

HURRICANE IRENE IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS
WEEKEND. RESIDENTS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD CONTINUE TO
CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS STORM THROUGH THE WEEK.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>094-260900-
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
421 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

HURRICANE IRENE IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS
WEEKEND. RESIDENTS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD CONTINUE TO
CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS STORM THROUGH THE WEEK.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.