[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
635 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006

...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO TO MAKE LANDFALL IN NORTHERN FLORIDA
TUESDAY MORNING...
...ITS AFFECTS WILL BE FELT IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST
SOUTH CAROLINA TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS BE TAKEN BY ALL PERSONS
IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THE SAVANNAH RIVER
TO THE ALTAMAHA SOUND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS INDICATES THAT SUSTAINED WINDS CAN REACH
39 MPH OR GREATER IN THE WARNING AREA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 PM EDT...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
27.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.1 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 325 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF DARIEN...375 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH AND 450
MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST
AT 10 MPH. BASED ON THIS MOVEMENT THE SYSTEM MAY REACH THE NORTH
COAST OF FLORIDA EARLY TUESDAY...AND THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT
ALBERTO MAY BECOME A HURRICANE BEFORE LANDFALL.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PERSONS IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER. BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK...MUCH OF
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA WILL BE IN THE SO CALLED STRONGER PORTION OF THE
SYSTEM AS IT MOVES CLOSER TO THE AREA. BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY. AFTER COORDINATION WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS...THERE ARE NO EVACUATION RECOMMENDATIONS CURRENTLY IN
EFFECT.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 KT OR HIGHER ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS
WILL ALSO INCREASE UP TO 25 OR 30 KT ALONG THE SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA COAST DURING THIS TIME. THIS WILL RESULT IN TIDES THAT ARE
AT LEAST 1 TO 2 FT ABOVE PREDICTED VALUES. THESE HIGH TIDES ARE
ALREADY ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS WITH THE RECENT FULL MOON AND THE
UPCOMING PERIGEE...WITH TIDE LEVELS FURTHER AGGRAVATED BY THE
STRONG ONSHORE WIND...INCREASING SURF AND LOW PRESSURE AS ALBERTO
APPROACHES.

...WIND IMPACTS...
AS ALBERTO MOVES INLAND ON TUESDAY...WINDS DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED
WITH THE SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN. HOWEVER...TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA DURING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL
REACH AS HIGH AS 35 TO 45 MPH ALONG THE COAST FROM TYBEE ISLAND TO
SAPELO ISLAND DURING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...AS HIGH AS 30 TO
40 MPH IN LOCATIONS SUCH AS SAVANNAH AND PEMBROKE. WINDS UP TO 35
MPH ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT IN
CLAXTON...REIDSVILLE AND LUDOWICI. HIGHEST WINDS IN SOUTHEAST
SOUTH CAROLINA WILL BE LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT AS WINDS
REACH UP TO 30 MPH NEAR AND ALONG THE COAST. HIGHER GUSTS ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL AREAS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. THE HEAVIEST AND STEADIEST RAINS ARE
EXPECTED TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...AND
TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA. ALTHOUGH THESE AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RESULT IN
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING PROBLEMS...IF YOU EXPERIENCE FLOODING IN POOR
DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS...BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION.
FLOODING WILL BE ENHANCED IF HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS IN AND NEAR
HIGH TIDE.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
THERE IS A RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES TUESDAY INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY. REMEMBER THAT TORNADOES CAN AND DO FORM WITH LITTLE TO
NO ADVANCE NOTICE DURING TROPICAL STORMS. REMAIN ON THE ALERT AND
BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD WATCHES OR
WARNINGS BE ISSUED AT A LATER TIME.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE AREA BEACHES ON
TUESDAY...AS DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. ALL PERSONS
ARE ADVISED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER ON TUESDAY DUE TO THESE
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS.

...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION IMPACTS...
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SURF WILL RESULT IN
MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
ACROSS COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO 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 ALBERTO 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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