[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
656 PM EDT FRI AUG 27 2004

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN FORMS OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF
MCINTOSH...LIBERTY...BRYAN...AND CHATHAM COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA AND BEAUFORT...JASPER...COLLETON...AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES IN
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHWARD TO FERNANDINA BEACH FLORIDA...WHICH INCLUDES THE ENTIRE
GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA COASTS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 31.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.1 WEST OR ABOUT 140 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30
MPH...BUT THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN INTO A TROPICAL
STORM ON SATURDAY.  DEPRESSION SEVEN IS NEARLY STATIONARY AND IS
FORECAST TO BEGIN A WESTWARD DRIFT LATER TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
BECAUSE THIS SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A WEAK TROPICAL STORM AS IT
APPROACHES THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST...STORM SURGE WILL BE MINIMAL.
HOWEVER...ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
EVENINGS...COMBINED WITH STRONG ONSHORE WINDS...WILL INCREASE THE
LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING.  STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 2 FEET
ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS MAY OCCUR MAINLY OVER SOUTH CAROLINA BEACHES.
OFFSHORE WINDS OVER THE GEORGIA COAST WILL LIMIT STORM TIDE SOUTH OF
SAVANNAH.  MINOR BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE.

THE HIGHEST PREDICTED TIDES FOR CHARLESTON HARBOR ARE AT 740 PM
SATURDAY EVENING...AND 831 PM SUNDAY EVENING.

...WIND IMPACTS...
NORTH WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OVERNIGHT
INTO EARLY SATURDAY WITH THE APPROACH OF TROPICAL
DEPRESSION SEVEN.  BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR OVER THE SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS.  BEACHES
AND AREAS FURTHER INLAND CAN EXPECT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH.  WITH THE
CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS COULD AFFECT THE
COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTH CAROLINA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.  WHILE THE
CURRENT TRACK SHOWS LITTLE WIND EFFECTS FOR COASTAL GEORGIA...A LATER
SHIFT IN STORM POSITION OR FORECAST TRACK MAY INCREASE FORECAST WIND
SPEEDS ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST.  ALL RESIDENTS UNDER THE TROPICAL
STORM WATCH SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
SEAS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS
THIS TROPICAL DEPRESSION APPROACHES THE COAST.  SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT.  SEAS OF 6 TO 10 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.  AS HIGHER SWELL
BREAKS ALONG BEACHES SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY...DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS WILL BE LIKELY.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
WITH THE CURRENT INTENSITY FORECAST...FLOODING RAINS WILL BE THE
PRIMARY THREAT MAINLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CAROLINA.  RAINFALL
TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES MAY OCCUR...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES DOWN ALONG THE
GEORGIA COAST.  IF THE SYSTEM STRENGTHENS AND MOVES SLOWLY ACROSS THE
REGION...HIGHER RAIN TOTALS WILL BE LIKELY.  WITH THE GROUND STILL
FAIRLY SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS...FLOODING MAY BE POSSIBLE.  A
FLOOD WATCH MAY HAVE TO BE ISSUED ON SATURDAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EVERY HOUSE HOLD SHOULD HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION WHEN A TROPICAL STORM
SYSTEM THREATENS. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ONE...NOW IS THE TIME TO
FORMULATE ONE.  WHEN MAKING YOUR PLAN...GIVE FULL CONSIDERATION TO
WHETHER YOU SHOULD LEAVE OR STAY IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR
LOCATION.

IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA WHICH HAS A HISTORY OF FLOODING...PLAN TO
LEAVE.

FILL AUTOMOBILES WITH GAS. ASSUME POWER AND WATER SERVICE MAY BE
INTERRUPTED.

FILL CLEAN CONTAINERS WITH WATER. PLAN ON AT LEAST ONE GALLON OF
CLEAN WATER PER PERSON PER DAY FOR DRINKING...IN ADDITION TO WATER
NECESSARY FOR COOKING...CLEANING AND FLUSHING TOILETS.

STOCK UP ON CANNED FOOD...ESPECIALLY FOOD THAT CAN BE EATEN WITHOUT
COOKING OR HEATING

CHECK FOR ADEQUATE SUPPLIES OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS.

HAVE WORKABLE FLASHLIGHTS OR PORTABLE LANTERNS AND A BATTERY POWERED
RADIO. HAVE A SUPPLY OF SPARE BATTERIES. USE BATTERY POWERED LIGHTS
INSTEAD OF CANDLES SINCE FIRE FIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL MAY
NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU DURING THE STORM.

IF YOU PLAN TO USE A PORTABLE POWER GENERATOR IN YOUR HOME BE
CAREFUL.  OBSERVE ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE
POISONING...ELECTROCUTIONS...OR A FIRE. PORTABLE GENERATORS SHOULD
ONLY BE OPERATED OUTDOORS IN A DRY AND WELL VENTILATED AREA.

IF POWER IS OFF FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME...BE SURE APPLIANCES SUCH
AS IRONS AND STOVES ARE TURNED OFF...BECAUSE WHEN THE POWER COMES
BACK ON...THEY COULD BECOME FIRE HAZARDS.

STORE OR SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...BARBECUE GRILLS...GARBAGE CANS AND
OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN CAN BE FOUND IN
ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...PUBLIC
INFORMATION STATEMENTS AND NOWCASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND MIDNIGHT.

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