[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE OPHELIA LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
828 PM EDT TUE SEP 13 2005

...OPHELIA MOVING VERY LITTLE...

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH TO THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 800 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OPHELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 32.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.2 WEST OR ABOUT 105 MILES EAST
OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 75
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED.

OPHELIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TONIGHT. A GRADUAL
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...STEERING
CURRENTS REMAIN WEAK...SO SOME ERRATIC MOTION IS LIKELY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ALONG AND NEAR THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH
SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SLOW MOVING AND ERRATIC TROPICAL
STORM. PEOPLE IN AND NEAR THE COASTAL COUNTIES SHOULD HEED THE
ADVICE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS OVER THE SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS WITHIN 40 NM OF THE
SOUTH CAROLINA COAST FROM EDISTO BEACH TO THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER
SHOULD CONTINUE IN THE RANGE OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
KNOTS THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

WITHIN RAIN BANDS...WINDS IN BERKELEY AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES WILL
BE NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG
THE COAST. FURTHER INLAND AND OUTSIDE OF RAIN BANDS...WINDS WILL LIGHTER.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
NO SIGNIFICANT TIDE OR STORM SURGE IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL EXIST THROUGH TONIGHT. DANGEROUS
SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEREFORE PEOPLE ARE
URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. SEAS IN THE COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 20
NM WILL BE IN THE TO 7 TO 12 FOOT RANGE THROUGH TONIGHT. BEYOND 20
NM...SEAS WILL APPROACH 18 FT.

AS WINDS BECOME NORTHWEST LATER TONIGHT...ANY ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION
IS EXPECTED TO BE MINOR.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
A SMALL AREA OF HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED NEAR MCCLELLANVILLE IN CHARLESTON
COUNTY. OTHERWISE...RAINFALL WILL BE LIGHT.

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