[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1120 AM EDT SAT AUG 14 2004

...HURRICANE CHARLEY IS NEAR THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN
NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...GEORGETOWN...HORRY...MARION...DILLON...
FLORENCE AND WILLIAMSBURG...AND IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...
BRUNSWICK...NEW HANOVER...PENDER...COLUMBUS BLADEN AND ROBESON.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA
AND NORTH CAROLINA.

AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR COLUMBUS AND
BLADEN COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. AN INLAND TROPICAL
STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTIES...WILLIAMSBURG...FLORENCE... MARION...DILLON...AND IN NORTH
CAROLINA...ROBESON COUNTY.

A FLOOD WATCH AND A TORNADO WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 33.2 NORTH... LONGITUDE  79.0 WEST...VERY NEAR THE
GEORGETOWN COUNTY COAST.

CHARLEY WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 28 MPH...AND A
GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...MAINLY
EAST OF THE CENTER. THE HURRICANE IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN STRENGTH
INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN AS THE CENTER OF THE STORM MOVES
INLAND OVER SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK
IS VERY CLOSE TO THE GEORGETOWN AND HORRY COUNTY COAST UNTIL 1 PM.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE COME TO AN END AND RESIDENTS SHOULD FOLLOW
THE ADVICE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND OTHER GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS FOR EVACUATIONS OR POSSIBLE EVACUATIONS AND SHELTER
AVAILABILITY.

...WIND IMPACTS...
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EAST OF THE CENTER AND WILL REMAIN MOSTLY
OFFSHORE.  WIND GUSTS NEAR HURRICANE FORCE WILL IMPACT THE BRUNSWICK
AND HORRY COUNTY COASTS THROUGH 1 PM.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE IMPACTING GEORGETOWN...HORRY...AND
BRUNSWICK COUNTIES...AND WILL SPREAD INTO COLUMBUS AND NEW HANOVER
COUNTIES BY NOON AS RAIN BANDS MOVE NORTH.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WILL IMPACT PENDER AND BLADEN COUNTIES BY 1 PM.  WIND GUSTS
NEAR 60 MPH WILL BE COMMON IN THE RAIN BANDS.

WINDS WILL SUBSIDE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON IN NORTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA...AND DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS OVER SOUTHEAST
NORTH CAROLINA.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
AS CHARLEY MOVES INLAND...TIDES WILL RUN 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED
LEVELS ALONG THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY COAST...AND 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE
PREDICTED LEVELS ELSEWHERE. FORTUNATELY...THE HIGHEST SURGE WILL
OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AT ABOUT THE TIME OF LOW TIDE...BETWEEN 1 AND
1:30 PM. THEREFORE...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG THE
BRUNSWICK COUNTY COAST. MODERATE TO SEVERE BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE
WITH THIS STORM.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
AS 11 AM SEAS WERE 4 TO 8 FT OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL
WATERS..AND 7 TO 10 FT OVER THE SOUTH CAROLINA WATERS.  SEAS WILL
BUILD TO AT LEAST 10 TO 15 FEET BY EARLY AFTERNOON.  DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AREA BEACHES.  MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN
IN PORT.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
HEAVY SHOWERS ARE SPREADING INLAND. 3 TO 6 INCHES ACCUMULATION ARE
EXPECTED WITH CHARLEY. DUE TO THE RAINFALL FROM BONNIE ON THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY...THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED IN SOME AREAS. FLOODING
IS EXPECTED IN AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE... ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND IN
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 THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN WILMINGTON.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON BY 3 PM.

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RAS

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