[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
537 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2006

...ERNESTO SLOWLY BEGINNING TO PULL AWAY FROM THE SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA COAST...

...NEW INFORMATION...
CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO ALL SECTIONS BELOW.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS
AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
INCLUDING THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM EDISTO BEACH TO
THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER ENTRANCE. THIS INCLUDES
CHARLESTON AND COLLETON COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC
WATERS OUT 20 NM AND FOR CHARLESTON HARBOR.

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR BEAUFORT AND JASPER
COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC WATERS OUT 20 NM. IN
ADDITION THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA WATERS OUT 60 NM.

THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR DORCHESTER
AND BERKELEY COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES
UNTIL 11 PM THIS EVENING.

THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR DORCHESTER COUNTY.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 32.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.7 WEST...OR ABOUT 75 MILES EAST
OF CHARLESTON. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MCCLELLANVILLE.

ERNESTO IS MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 17 MPH...AND ON THIS
TRACK THE STORM WILL MAKE LANDFALL NEAR THE SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER
WITH NORTH CAROLINA BY MIDNIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE STILL NEAR 70 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
AS ERNESTO REMAINS OVER THE ATLANTIC FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS IT STILL
MAY BECOME A MINIMAL HURRICANE.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WITH A FEW MORE HOURS OF HEAVY RAINS...A FLOOD WARNING MAY BE
REQUIRED FOR EITHER CHARLESTON OR BERKELEY COUNTIES. REMAIN ON THE
ALERT IN THE EVENT THAT ADDITIONAL FLOODING OCCURS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ALTHOUGH TIDES ARE RUNNING ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS...NO STORM SURGE
WILL OCCUR AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY.

...WINDS...
IN CHARLESTON COUNTY WINDS THIS EVENING WILL REACH BETWEEN 25 AND 35
MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 OR 45 MPH...MAINLY ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY NEAR MCCLELLANVILLE.

IN BERKELEY COUNTY WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH THIS
EVENING...WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER WINDS NEAR LAKE MOULTRIE. AS A
RESULT...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR LAKE MOULTRIE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS
EASTERN BERKELEY AND NORTHERN CHARLESTON COUNTY THIS EVENING. THIS
MAY CAUSE SOME ADDITIONAL FLOODING...AND AS A RESULT A FLOOD WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS NO LONGER A RISK OF ANY TORNADOES ACROSS THE AREA FROM
ERNESTO.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...
THERE REMAINS A HIGH OF RIP CURRENTS TONIGHT ALONG THE SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA AND SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA COAST. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK
MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE
ENTERING THE SURF. YOU ARE STRONGLY URGED NOT TO GO INTO THE WATER.
HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO
FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION IMPACTS...
MODERATE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST
THIS EVENING...WITH PERHAPS LOCALIZED MINOR BEACH EROSION ON HUNTING
ISLAND AND EDISTO BEACH.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 9 PM...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO 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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