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CHARLEY INLAND OVER NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
(DISCLAIMER: See the NOAA National Hurricane Center for the latest information on this storm. Complete advisories are posted at 11 a.m., 5 p.m., 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. All times are Eastern. Advisories are posted more frequently as the storm nears the USA mainland.)

NOAA satellite image of Hurricane Charley taken at 1:45 p.m. EDT on Aug. 14, 2004, as it made landfall over North Carolina.Aug. 14, 2004 — At 5 p.m. EDT, 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, Va. 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, according to the NOAA National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla. (Click NOAA satellite image for larger view of Hurricane Charley taken at 1:45 p.m. EDT on Aug. 14, 2004, as it made landfall over North Carolina. Click here for high resolution version, which is a large file. Please credit “NOAA.”)

Maximum sustained winds are near 70 mph with higher gusts. Weakening is forecast during the next 24 hours.

NOAA Tropical Storm Charley tracking map.Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 85 miles mainly to the east of the center. (Click NOAA Tropical Storm Charley tracking map for larger view.)

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1000 mb, 29.53 inches.

Storm surge flooding of up to 4 feet above normal tide levels along the southern coast of North Carolina will subside Saturday night. Storm surge flooding of 2 to 3 feet above normal tide levels is expected along the U.S. central and northeast coast Saturday night 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.

NOAA long distance satellite image of Hurricane Charley taken at 12:45 p.m. EDT on Aug 14, 2004, lashing North Carolina as it made landfall.
(Click NOAA long distance satellite image for larger view of Hurricane Charley taken at 12:45 p.m. EDT on Aug 14, 2004, lashing North Carolina as it made landfall. Click here for high resolution version, which is a large file. Please credit “NOAA.”) 		NOAA overhead satellite image of Hurricane Charley taken at 12:45 p.m. EDT on Aug. 14, 2004, as it came ashore over North Carolina.
(Click NOAA overhead satellite image for larger view of Hurricane Charley taken at 12:45 p.m. EDT on Aug. 14, 2004, as it came ashore over North Carolina. Click here for high resolution version, which is a large file. Please credit “NOAA.”)
NOAA angled satellite image of Hurricane Charley taken at 12:45 p.m. EDT on Aug. 14, 2004, as the once-powerful storm came ashore for a second time; this time over North Carolina.
(Click NOAA angled satellite image for larger view of Hurricane Charley taken at 12:45 p.m. EDT on Aug. 14, 2004, as the once-powerful storm came ashore for a second time; this time over North Carolina. Click here for high resolution version, which is a large file. Please credit “NOAA.”) 		NOAA satellite image of Tropical Depression Five taken 12:45 p.m. on Aug. 14, 2004, which bears watching because its track is similar to that of Hurricane Charley.
(Click NOAA satellite image for larger view of Tropical Depression Five taken 12:45 p.m. on Aug. 14, 2004, which bears watching because its track is similar to that of Hurricane Charley. Click here for high resolution version, which is a large file. Please credit “NOAA.”)

A tropical storm warning remains in effect from Cape Lookout, N.C., northward to the Merrimack River, Mass., including the Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds, the Tidal Potomac, Chesapeake Bay, Delaware Bay, New York Harbor and Long Island Sound. At 5 p.m. EDT, warnings are discontinued south of Cape Lookout.

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