[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM TAMMY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
839 AM EDT WED OCT 5 2005

...TROPICAL STORM TAMMY FORMS OFF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE GEORGIA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
COAST...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS AND
VISITORS OF COASTAL SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND COASTAL SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM COCOA BEACH FLORIDA
NORTH TO THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF COASTAL SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 730 AM EDT...1130Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TAMMY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.3 WEST OR ABOUT 20
MILES EAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
NEAR 40 MPH WITH SOME STRENGTHENING POSSIBLE TODAY. TAMMY IS
MOVING TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 16 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION
WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF COASTAL SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH
CAROLINA SHOULD MAKE QUICK PREPARATIONS FOR VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
AND POSSIBLE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COAST AND HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. SECURE
LOOSE OBJECTS OR BRING THEM INSIDE.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO RUN 1 TO PERHAPS 2 FEET ABOVE
PREDICTED VALUES TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE
IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.

...WIND IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER TODAY AND
TONIGHT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN COASTAL
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED
AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
FLOODING FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL...A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
WITH TAMMY EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL SOUTH OF THE AREA...ISOLATED
TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...
A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY AS
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.

...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION IMPACTS...
MODERATE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 12 NOON OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON TAMMY 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.

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MTE


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