[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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AMZ330-350-370-SCZ044-045-050-141600-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
840 AM EDT WED SEP 14 2005

...OPHELIA STRENGTHENING AS IT MOVES NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD AWAY FROM
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 REMAINS IN EFFECT NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH TO
THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OPHELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 33.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.8 WEST OR ABOUT 145 MILES EAST-
NORTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE
NEAR 80 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE
DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.

OPHELIA IS MOVING TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TODAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ALONG AND NEAR THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH
SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF OPHELIA.

...WIND IMPACTS...
OVER THE SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS WITHIN 40 NM OF THE
SOUTH CAROLINA COAST FROM EDISTO BEACH TO THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS SHOULD DECREASE
DURING THE DAY. MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

WINDS IN NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF BERKELEY AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES
WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 35
MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. ELSEWHERE...WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER.

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

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
THERE CONTINUES TO BE A MODERATE OR GREATER RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR
TODAY. DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH LATER TODAY. PEOPLE
ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL THE DANGEROUS SURF
CONDITIONS SUBSIDE.

SEAS IN THE COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 20 NM WILL BE 5 TO 9 FT THIS
MORNING SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS UP TO 15 FEET
ARE POSSIBLE BEYOND 20 NM THIS MORNING.

ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION IS NOT EXPECTED AS WINDS HAVE BECOME WEST
TO NORTHWEST AT ALL LOCATIONS.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
ONLY WIDELY SCATTERED LIGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN
NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF BERKELEY AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES. AS A
RESULT...FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON BY 12 NOON.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON OPHELIA CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED
BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

$$

MTE

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