[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1102 PM EDT TUE SEP 13 2005

..OPHELIA CONTINUES TO MEANDER OFF THE NORTHEAST COAST OF SOUTH
CAROLINA...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF 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 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OPHELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 32.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.0 WEST OR ABOUT 115 MILES EAST
OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 75
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS POSSIBLE
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

OPHELIA HAS MOVED VERY LITTLE DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS.
HOWEVER... THE HURRICANE IS EXPECTED TO START DRIFTING TO THE
NORTH DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SINCE THE
STEERING CURRENTS ARE STILL WEAK...SOME ERRATIC MOTION IS STILL
POSSIBLE.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ALONG AND NEAR THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH
SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SLOW MOVING AND ERRATIC HURRICANE.
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
BE 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 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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JH


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