…CHARLEY INLAND OVER NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA…

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH

CAROLINA NORTHWARD TO THE MERRIMACK RIVER MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS…THE TIDAL POTOMAC…CHESAPEAKE BAY…DELAWARE BAY….NEW YORK HARBOR AND LONG ISLAND SOUND.

AT 5 PM…WARNINGS ARE DISCONTINUED SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT.

AT 5 PM EDT…2100Z…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.0 NORTH…LONGITUDE

77.0 WEST.

THIS POSITION IS OVER NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ABOUT

75 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NORFOLK VIRGINIA.

CHARLEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 30 MPH AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.

ON THIS TRACK CHARLEY WILL MOVE NEAR AND ALONG THE U.S. NORTHEAST COAST.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR

70 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO

85 MILES MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB…29.53 INCHES.

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF UP TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT.

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 3 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS EXPECTED ALONG THE U.S. CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COAST TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY AS CHARLEY MOVES BY.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY ALONG THE PATH OF CHARLEY OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST U.S. COASTAL STATES.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA.

REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION…36.0 N… 77.0 W.

MOVEMENT TOWARD…NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 30 MPH.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS… 70 MPH.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1000 MB.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 PM EDT.