[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE OPHELIA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
550 AM EDT SUN SEP 11 2005

...HURRICANE WATCH DISCONTINUED FROM SAVANNAH RIVER TO EDISTO
BEACH...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF BERKELEY...CHARLESTON AND DORCHESTER
COUNTIES AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH
TO LITTLE RIVER INLET...

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OPHELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.9 WEST OR ABOUT 250 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS WERE NEAR 85 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN
STRENGTH IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE STORM IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH
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 AROUND 1 FOOT 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 COASTAL WATERS...
MAINLY NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH...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. MANY AREAS WILL SEE LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL. THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR AND EAST OF THE CENTER OF
THE STORM. FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL EXIST THROUGH MONDAY WITH
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. SEAS IN THE
COASTAL WATERS WILL INCREASE TO 6 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 9 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.

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JPC







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