[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE OPHELIA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1145 PM EDT SAT SEP 10 2005

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST...

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THE SAVANNAH RIVER NORTH TO
LITTLE RIVER INLET...

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OPHELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.8 WEST OR ABOUT 255 MILES EAST-
SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
WERE NEAR 80 MPH WITH SLOW STRENGTHENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE
STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE VERY LITTLE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST SHOULD CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST HURRICANE ADVISORIES AND HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL
EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
DUE TO THE SLOW MOTION OF OPHELIA WELL OFF THE COAST...TIDES WILL
RUN 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL NORTH OF CHARLESTON MONDAY NIGHT AND
EARLY TUESDAY. SOUTH OF CHARLESTON...TIDAL DEPARTURE SHOULD BE LESS THAN
A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL.

...WIND IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY APPROACH THE CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
COAST LATE MONDAY NIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
DUE TO THE DRY AIR IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA...RAINFALL
AMOUNTS MAY BE LIGHTER THAN MOST HURRICANES. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 1 INCH...WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS NEAR THE
CENTER OF THE STORM. WITH THE HEAVY RAIN WELL NORTH AND EAST OF
THE REGION...FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL EXIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER
OF THE WEEKEND WITH DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MONDAY AND
TUESDAY. SEAS IN THE COASTAL WATERS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 14 FEET
NEAR THE CENTER OF THE STORM MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.

STRONG WINDS OVER THE LAST WEEK ALONG THE COAST HAVE CAUSED SOME
BEACH EROSION ALREADY. THE WINDS FROM OPHELIA MAY CAUSE
ADDITIONAL EROSION. WITH THE WINDS EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY
OFFSHORE...THE BEACH EROSION SHOULD BE MINOR TO MODERATE.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 3 AM.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON OPHELIA 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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