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(meteorobs) Latest hurricane information.. (fwd)
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Date: Wed, 10 Jul 96 14:47:20 -0400
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Subject: Latest hurricane information..
HURRICANE BERTHA...LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT NC
3 PM EDT WED JULY 10 1996
...A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE NORTH CAROLINA
COAST INCLUDING THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
.DARE...HYDE...TYRRELL...WASHINGTON...MARTIN...PAMLICO..dot beAUFORT...
CRAVEN..dot caRTERET AND ONSLOW.
HURRICANE BERTHA IS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. THE HURRICANE HAS TAKEN
A SLIGHT TURN TOWARD THE NORTH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE TONIGHT.
...EVACUATIONS...
MANDATORY EVACUATION OF OCRACOKE ISLAND BEGAN AT 8:30 AM AND ON
HATTERAS ISLAND AT 10 AM. ALL RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS IN THESE AREAS
SHOULD HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
...PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT BERTHA POSES A POSSIBLE THREAT TO
COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA WITHIN 36 HOURS. PERSONS LOCATED ON AND NEAR
THE COAST SHOULD BE CLOSELY MONITORING THE PROGRESS OF BERTHA.
ALL PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY EARLY THURSDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS..WINDS 39 MPH OR GREATER..COULD AFFECT
THE CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA COAST BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
...MARINE INFORMATION...
SWELLS FROM BERTHA HAVE ALREADY REACHED THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA.
THE BUOY AT FRYING PAN SHOALS IS REPORTING 6 FOOT SEAS. AS THESE
SWELLS STRIKE THE BEACH VERY ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED
WITH DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. PEOPLE SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION ON
AREA BEACHES AND SHOULD NOT WADE OUT OR SWIM IN DEEP WATER.
WINDS IN THE COASTAL WATERS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST THIS
AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT. ON THURSDAY THE WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 35 KNOTS WITH 8 TO 10 FOOT SEAS.
...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
CHECK ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AS WELL AS
STATEMENTS AND NOWCASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
NEWPORT. RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND
YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE PROGRESS OF BERTHA.
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 6 PM.