[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1135 AM EDT WED SEP 14 2005

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH TO SOUTH SANTEE
RIVER HAS BEEN CANCELED...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF BERKELEY...DORCHESTER AND
CHARLESTON COUNTIES AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH TO THE SOUTH
SANTEE RIVER HAS BEEN CANCELED.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OPHELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 33.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.6 WEST OR ABOUT 160 MILES
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 7 MPH AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TODAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BEACH AND BOATING ACTIVITIES WILL REMAIN VERY HAZARDOUS. SEAS AND
SURF ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

...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 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS SHOULD GRADUALLY
DECREASE DURING THE DAY. MARINERS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.

WINDS IN CHARLESTON...BERKELEY AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES THIS
AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTHWEST FROM 10 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
THERE WILL BE NO STORM SURGE IMPACTS. TIDES ARE STILL RUNNING A
LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL SO THERE COULD BE SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
THERE CONTINUES TO BE A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THIS
AFTERNOON.

SEAS IN THE COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 20 NM WILL BE 3 TO 6 FT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS UP TO 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE BEYOND 20 NM.

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

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS FORECAST...SO NO FLOODING IS EXPECTED.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THIS OFFICE ON
HURRICANE OPHELIA.

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

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MTE


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