[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE OPHELIA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
251 AM EDT SUN SEP 11 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 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OPHELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.9 WEST OR ABOUT 255 MILES EAST-
SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
WERE NEAR 80 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING IS
POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE
VERY LITTLE THROUGH TONIGHT.

...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 AND THE CURRENT
FORECAST TRACK...RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHTER THAN MOST
HURRICANES. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE LESS THAN 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 TONIGHT WITH
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. SEAS IN THE
COASTAL WATERS WILL INCREASE TO 8 TO 12 FEET MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT...WITH SEAS NEAR THE CENTER OF THE STORM POSSIBLY REACHING 14
FEET.

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 6 AM EDT.

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.

$$

JPC





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