[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE JEANNE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
905 AM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004

...SLOWLY WEAKENING HURRICANE JEANNE CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS
FLORIDA...

...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...INLAND CHATHAM AND COASTAL CHATHAM
COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM ST. AUGUSTINE FLORIDA TO
SAVANNAH GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF INLAND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

A RIVER FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAVANNAH RIVER
INCLUDING CLYO.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 9 AM EDT...HURRICANE JEANNE WAS LOCATED AT 27.7 NORTH...81.8
WEST...OR ABOUT 240 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH GEORGIA. THE
HURRICANE IS MOVING WEST NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH AND TURN TO THE
NORTHWEST LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. JEANNE WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN STRENGTH DURING THE
DAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA SHOULD PREPARE NOW FOR MINIMAL
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. TIE DOWN OUTDOOR LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS
GRILLS...PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. IF YOU PLAN ON USING A PORTABLE
GENERATOR...CHECK IT NOW FOR PROPER VENTILATION. CARBON MONOXIDE
POISONING DEATHS CAN OCCUR DUE TO IMPROPERLY VENTILATED GENERATORS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES TODAY AND MONDAY COMBINED WITH STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF COASTAL FLOODING AND
BEACH EROSION ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST. TIDES THIS MORNING ARE RUNNING
ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL...AND SHOULD GET UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL
LATER TODAY. AT THESE LEVELS...WATER MAY APPROACH HIGHWAY U.S. 80
NEAR FORT PULASKI DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR AT
THE SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE AT 727 PM THIS EVENING AND 741 AM MONDAY
MORNING.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS ALONG COASTAL GEORGIA THIS MORNING ARE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH
WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE
TODAY AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND ON MONDAY AS JEANNE DRAWS CLOSER.
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY
ALONG THE COAST WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
FARTHER INLAND. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...BETWEEN 30 AND 40
MPH...ARE EXPECTED AT THE COAST TONIGHT.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS
THROUGH MONDAY. LARGE BREAKERS OF 5 TO 9 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG
THE BEACHES TODAY WHICH WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND
A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS. SWIMMERS AND SURFERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
THE OUTER BANDS OF JEANNE WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN GEORGIA
TODAY. THE HEAVIEST RAINS WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT AND ON MONDAY AS
JEANNE APPROACHES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGH MONDAY. WITH THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...A
FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY.

...TORNADOES...
THE RISK FOR TORNADOES WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH MONDAY. AS A
RESULT...TORNADO WATCHES COULD BE ISSUED ANYTIME THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY.

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

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON BY 1 PM.

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