[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM EDT SAT AUG 14 2004

...HURRICANE CHARLEY MOVING UP THE EAST COAST...

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 AM SUNDAY MORNING
FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER INCLUDING THE COASTAL
COUNTIES ALONG THE BAY AND THE TIDAL POTOMAC...THE CITY OF
BALTIMORE... AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

IN MARYLAND:
HARFORD...SOUTHERN BALTIMORE...ANNE ARUNDEL...PRINCE
GEORGES...CALVERT ...CHARLES...AND ST. MARYS COUNTIES...
AND THE CITY OF BALTIMORE.

IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA:
FAIRFAX...ARLINGTON...KING GEORGE..STAFFORD...AND PRINCE WILLIAM
COUNTIES...AND THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA.

IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON D.C.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STROM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE
TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER AND THEIR ADJACENT COUNTIES. A FLOOD WATCH IS
ALSO IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN VIRGINIA...MOST OF MARYLAND EAST OF
ALLEGANY COUNTY AND THE EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR 33.2 NORTH LATITUDE
AND 79.0 WEST LONGITUDE...OR ABOUT 35 MILES SOUTH OF MYRTLE BEACH.
THE STORM IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 28 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 990 MB WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 75 MPH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS LOCATED IN AND NEAR THE WARNING AREA SHOULD PREPARE FOR HIGH
WINDS AND COASTAL FLOODING. FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF YOUR LOCAL
OFFICIALS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
THE THREAT OF STORM SURGE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE AS TIDAL SURGES
REACH 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THE STORM SURGE WILL BE IN ADDITION
TO THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE WHICH WILL OCCUR 8:18 PM EDT SATURDAY
AT WASHINGTON DC. HIGH TIDE AT BALTIMORE WILL BE AT 6:39 PM THIS
EVENING AND 7:10 AM SUNDAY. AREAS THAT HAVE AN ELEVATION OF 4 FEET
OR LESS ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL COULD EXPERIENCE INUNDATION DUE TO
CHARLEYS STORM SURGE.

SOME OTHER HIGH TIDES ARE AS FOLLOWS...
HAVRE DE GRACE...952 PM TONIGHT.
ROCKY POINT...725 PM THIS EVENING.
ANNAPOLIS...509 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND 540 AM SUNDAY.
CHESAPEAKE BEACH...347 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND 418 AM SUNDAY.
POINT LOOKOUT...144 AM TONIGHT.

...WIND IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL AFFECT LOWER
SOUTHERN MARYLAND THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT PERIOD.
WINDS FURTHER WEST ACROSS THE BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN
AREAS COULD GUST TO 35 MPH IN HEAVIER SQUALLS THIS EVENING. WINDS
WILL BEGIN THE EVENING EAST TO NORTHEAST...THEN SHIFT TO NORTHWEST
AS THE CENTER MOVES EAST OF THE BAY.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
AFFECT THE REGION SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2
TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.
ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SQUALLS.

...MARINE INFORMATION...
WAVES ALONG THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND THE NORTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY ARE
ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING 1 TO 2 FT. AS WINDS INCREASE TODAY...WAVES
WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 5 FEET ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. MARINERS SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ADVISES RESIDENTS IN THE AFFECTED AREA
TO CONTINUE MONITORING NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND THE MEDIA FOR UPDATES
ON HURRICANE CHARLEY.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 5 PM EDT
UNLESS CONDITIONS WARRANT EARLIER RELEASES.

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RDH


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