Weather Update: Arthur 3 July 14

[littlemissmartypants]

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Hurricane Warning
TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
228 AM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

...ARTHUR NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WITH THE MOST RECENT STORM POSITION AND MOTION
INFORMATION FOR ARTHUR.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW
HANOVER...COASTAL NEW HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK AND COASTAL
BRUNSWICK.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
INLAND HORRY...COASTAL HORRY...INLAND GEORGETOWN AND COASTAL
GEORGETOWN.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.9N...LONGITUDE 79.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 240 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON NC. STORM MOTION WAS MOVING NORTH
AT 8 MPH. STORM INTENSITY REMAINS 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
ARTHUR IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE AS IT
MOVES NORTH-NORTHEAST THIS MORNING. THE CENTER OF ARTHUR IS
FORECAST TO PASS TO THE EAST OF THE CAPE FEAR REGION DURING THE
EVENING. HOWEVER IMPACTS WILL BEGIN TO BE FELT LATER THIS MORNING
MAINLY ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND
THE ADJACENT SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS AND EARLY AFTERNOON
ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND OVER THE ADJACENT NORTH
CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS..

NWS



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Rain forecast for Wrightsville starting Thursday.

Please gawd just a breeze and a little bit of rain.

[littlemissmartypants]

1. Wind speed probability map.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT01/refresh/AL0114_PROB34_F120_sm2+gif/210553.gif

[littlemissmartypants]

2. Cone.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT01/refresh/AL0114W5_NL_sm2+gif/210553W5_NL_sm.gif

[barbtries]

3. yes, please

i'm flying to Spain on the 4th of July!

[littlemissmartypants]

4. I just want it to do its thing

And move along quickly. My rain barrel is already bursting at the seams. My baby just returned from London a week ago.

I hope it is a pleasure trip for you! ENJOY!

[Triana]

5. "Please gawd just a breeze and a little bit of rain."

YES. Please. My sentiments exactly.

[armed_and_liberal]

6. It's my fault

I'm coming down to Wilmington in a couple of weeks to begin building my house. For the next 10 months expect every weather abnormality you can imagine to occur until I'm finished