[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE CHARLEY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
600 AM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004

...HURRICANE CHARLEY CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE FLORIDA
STRAITS...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF
INLAND MCINTOSH...COASTAL BRYAN...LONG...INLAND LIBERTY...INLAND
BRYAN...EVANS...TATTNALL...COASTAL LIBERTY...COASTAL MCINTOSH...
CANDLER...EFFINGHAM...BULLOCH...JENKINS...SCREVEN...BERKELEY...
DORCHESTER...INLAND COLLETON...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...CHARLESTON...
COASTAL COLLETON...BEAUFORT...INLAND CHATHAM...INLAND JASPER...
COASTAL JASPER AND COASTAL CHATHAM COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THE ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA
NORTHWARD ALONG THE ENTIRE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST. AN INLAND TROPICAL
STORM WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTH
COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. A FLOOD WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH
CAROLINA FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.9
NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.9 WEST. THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 85 MILES WEST
SOUTHWEST OF KEY WEST FLORIDA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE
TODAY. HURRICANE CHARLEY CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST
NEAR 18 MPH.

EVEN MINOR CHANGES IN THE FORECAST TRACK OF HURRICANE CHARLEY CAN
RESULT IN LARGE DIFFERENCES IN THE EXPECTED CONDITIONS. ALL CITIZENS
IN THE AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS STORM VERY
CLOSELY.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS WINDS OF 40 TO 73 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN 36 HOURS.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT TODAY...MAINLY FROM THE SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...IN EXCESS
OF 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM THE SOUTHWEST TONIGHT AND
SPREAD ACROSS A LARGE PART OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA BEFORE SUNRISE THEN
ACROSS SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA PRIOR TO MID MORNING SATURDAY.

...STORM SURGE...
BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK FOR CHARLEY...WINDS WILL BE
ONSHORE ALONG THE GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA COASTS. WITH THE CURRENT
PROJECTED STRENGTH AND LOCATION OF THE STORM...TIDES COULD BE 3 TO 5
FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS STORM.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FEET WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. MARINERS SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIKELY AS THE STORM
APPROACHES.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
WITH THE RAINFALL DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS FROM THE REMNANTS OF
BONNIE...THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED IN SOME AREAS. AN ADDITIONAL
3 TO 5 INCHES IS FORECAST WITH CHARLEY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN PLACES WITH POOR
DRAINAGE...SMALL STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING.

...PRECAUTIONS/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD FOLLOW THE ADVICE
OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. BEAUFORT COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE CLOSED
SCHOOLS FOR TODAY AND MAY CALL FOR SOME VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS OF LOW
LYING AREAS LATER TODAY.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HURRICANE CHARLEY CAN BE FOUND IN
ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...PUBLIC
INFORMATION STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS
OFFICE.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND NOON TODAY.

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