[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH TO SOUTH
SANTEE RIVER...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
ALL PERSONS IN BERKELEY...CHARLESTON AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES
AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH...

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OPHELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.4 NORTH... LONGITUDE 76.2 WEST OR ABOUT 245 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS WERE NEAR 75 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS
POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT DAY.

...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 ASTRONOMICALLY PREDICTED LEVELS THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.

...WIND IMPACTS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY APPROACH THE COASTAL
WATERS 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 HIGH 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.

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 MIDNIGHT.

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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