WEDNESDAY WILL BE THE LAST DAY TO MAKE PREPARATIONS BEFORE ISABEL
ARRIVES. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO COMPLETE NECESSARY PREPAREDNESS
ACTIONS WEDNESDAY.
...STORM SURGE...
AS NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...WATER
LEVELS ALONG THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS WILL BEGIN TO RISE. WATER
LEVELS COULD RISE TO 8 TO 10 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...ESPECIALLY NEAR NEW
BERN...WASHINGTON...EASTERN PAMLICO COUNTY...AND DOWNEAST CARTERET
COUNTY ALONG THE NEUSE. STORM SURGES ON THE OUTER BANKS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 6 TO 8 FEET ON THURSDAY.
...RAINFALL AND RIVERS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD BE AS HIGH AS 6 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH THURSDAY.
SOIL MOISTURE IS ALREADY HIGH FROM ABNORMALLY HIGH RAIN AMOUNTS THIS
YEAR...SO MOST OF THE RAIN WILL RUNOFF INTO RIVERS AND STREAMS.
THIS WILL QUICKLY POSE A THREAT TO LOW LYING AREAS.
...MARINE INFORMATION...
VERY ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING. SEAS WERE RUNNING
10 TO 15 FEET AT DIAMOND SHOALS. ON WEDNESDAY SEAS WILL INCREASE TO
NEAR 30 FEET BY SUNSET. OCEAN SWELLS STRIKING THE BEACH WILL RESULT
IN DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE
WATER.
...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
CHECK ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AND STATEMENTS
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT. MORE INFORMATION CAN
BE FOUND ON OUR WEBPAGE AT
HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/MHX
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 6 PM.
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