[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM JEANNE LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1129 PM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004

...JEANNE HEADING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF COCOA BEACH
FLORIDA TO SAVANNAH GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

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

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

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...TROPICAL STORM JEANNE WAS LOCATED AT 29.9 NORTH...82.8
WEST...OR ABOUT 35 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF GAINESVILLE FLORIDA.  THIS
IS ALSO ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTH OF VALDOSTA GEORGIA. THE TROPICAL
STORM IS MOVING NORTH AT 14 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED FOR THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  JEANNE WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN STRENGTH OVERNIGHT AND
WILL LIKELY BECOME A DEPRESSION ON MONDAY.

...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 MONDAY MORNING AND MONDAY EVENING COMBINED
WITH STRONG EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF
COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST.  TIDES
LATE THIS EVENING ARE RUNNING SLIGHTLY ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS.
AS WINDS INCREASE LATER TONIGHT AND MONDAY...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 741 AM MONDAY
MORNING AND THEN AGAIN AT 814 PM MONDAY EVENING.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS ALONG COASTAL GEORGIA LATE THIS EVENING ARE BETWEEN 20 AND
30 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ALONG THE COAST.
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER TONIGHT ALONG THE
COAST...AVERAGING 30 TO 40 MPH ESPECIALLY IN RAIN BANDS. INLAND AREAS
WILL SEE A GRADUAL INCREASE IN SPEEDS OVERNIGHT.  WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH ARE EXPECTED INLAND WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH BY THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ROUGH ACROSS THE GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS
THROUGH MONDAY. LARGE BREAKERS OF 5 TO 9 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG
THE BEACHES TONIGHT 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 CONTINUE TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA AND SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA OVERNIGHT.  THE
HEAVIEST RAINS WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT AND ON MONDAY AS CENTER OF
JEANNE MOVES INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY
MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 95.  4 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WEST OF
INTERSTATE 95. WITH THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING TONIGHT AND
MONDAY...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

...TORNADOES...
THE RISK FOR TORNADOES WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH MONDAY. A
TORNADO WATCH CURRENTLY IN AFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
UNTIL 1 AM.

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 AROUND 3 AM.

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