[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1045 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2006

...ERNESTO MAKING LANDFALL IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AS A STRONG
TROPICAL STORM...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED TO REMOVE ALL WARNINGS FOR THE AREA. REMOVED MOST OTHER
HAZARD INFORMATION. ADDED INFORMATION ABOUT CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT SCHEDULE.

...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...
ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER AND POINTS SOUTH
HAVE BEEN DROPPED WITH THE 11 PM ADVISORY. THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN
CANCELLED FOR CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 33.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.2 WEST...OR NEAR THE NORTH
CAROLINA COAST JUST WEST OF CAPE FEAR. ERNESTO IS MOVING TO THE
NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE STILL NEAR
70 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT WHILE DRIVING ON AREA ROADS THIS EVENING
AS SOME ROADS MAY STILL BE FLOODED ESPECIALLY IN CHARLESTON COUNTY.

THE CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL REOPEN FOR LIMITED FLIGHTS
AT 7 AM FRIDAY. LIMITED FLIGHTS WILL BE DEPARTING FROM 8 AM UNTIL
NOON...AFTER WHICH THE AIRPORT WILL RESUME THEIR NORMAL SCHEDULE.
CHECK WITH YOUR AIRLINE REGARDING YOUR FLIGHT SCHEDULE PRIOR TO
ARRIVING AT THE AIRPORT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
NO STORM SURGE WILL OCCUR AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY.

...WINDS...
WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED ACROSS CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES NOW THAT
ERNESTO HAS PULLED FARTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA. THE ONLY EXCEPTION
WILL BE ON LAKE MOULTRIE...WHERE WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS ARE
EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA IS NOT EXPECTED
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS NO RISK OF TORNADOES TONIGHT.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA
COAST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. A LOW RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST. A MODERATE RISK MEANS WIND
AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT RIP
CURRENTS. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER.
HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO
FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION IMPACTS...
WITH THE ONSET OF OFFSHORE WINDS...NO FURTHER BEACH EROSION IS
ANTICIPATED.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON.

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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LAMB

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