Topsail beach & Surf City issue Voluntary Evacuations

NWS Wilmington:
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SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
758 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD COMPLETE ANY PLANS
TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 40 PERCENT.
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS NEAR 100 PERCENT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANE FORCE WIND
GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOT RANGE WITH
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 85 KNOTS AWAY FROM SHORE. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 10
TO 12 FEET NEARSHORE TO AS HIGH AS 21 FEET AT 20 MILES DISTANCE
FROM SHORE.

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