[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE CHARLEY LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
238 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004

...CHARLEY STRENGTHENS SIGNIFICANTLY THIS AFTERNOON...

...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 HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE GEORGIA COAST AND
THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST FROM THE SAVANNAH RIVER NORTH TO THE SOUTH
SANTEE RIVER.

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA FOR TONIGHT 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 2 PM EDT...HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.0
NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.4 WEST. THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 60 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF FT. MYERS FLORIDA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 145
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NO ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED.
HURRICANE CHARLEY IS MOVING TO THE NORTH NEAR 20 MPH.

THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE INTO THE ATLANTIC TONIGHT. THE STORM WILL
MOVE ALONG THE GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA COAST WITH A SECOND
LANDFALL POSSIBLE AS A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE NEAR MYRTLE BEACH ON
SATURDAY.

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 HURRICANE WARNING MEANS WINDS GREATER THAN 73 MPH ARE LIKELY WITHIN
24 HOURS.

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING MEANS WINDS BETWEEN 39 MPH AND
73 MPH ARE LIKELY WITHIN 24 HOURS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA HAS RECOMMENDED VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS OF
LOW LYING AREAS IN BEAUFORT...COLLETON AND JASPER COUNTIES.

...WIND IMPACTS...
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS...IN EXCESS OF 73 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST. BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...
WINDS WILL BE MAINLY OFFSHORE.

...STORM SURGE...
BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK FOR CHARLEY...WINDS WILL BE
OFFSHORE 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...
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FEET WILL DEVELOP OVER
THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT 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 6 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.

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.

...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE STRIKE PROBABILITY FOR CHARLEY IS 41% AT BOTH CHARLESTON AND
SAVANNAH.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 600 PM TODAY.

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