[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1113 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006

...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO TO MAKE LANDFALL IN NORTHERN FLORIDA
DURING MIDDAY TUESDAY...
...HEAVY RAINS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES EXPECTED IN SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HAVE MADE SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS ON THE TIMING OF THE EXPECTED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. PLEASE REFER TO THE WIND IMPACTS
SECTION. HAVE INCLUDED MENTION OF STORM PREDICTION CENTER RISK OF
TORNADOES. PLEASE REFER TO THE TORNADO IMPACTS SECTION. AND HAVE
ADJUSTED LATEST STORM INFORMATION BASED ON 1100 PM EDT ADVISORY.

...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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THE SAVANNAH RIVER
TO THE ALTAMAHA SOUND. THIS INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF
CHATHAM...BRYAN...LIBERTY AND MCINTOSH...AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS OUT 60 NM. 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 1100 PM EDT...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.6 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 275 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF THE ALTAMAHA RIVER...325 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH AND 400
MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE ALMOST
TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AT 70 MPH. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST
NEAR 10 MPH. BASED ON THIS MOVEMENT THE SYSTEM WILL REACH THE NORTH
COAST OF FLORIDA DURING MIDDAY 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 BY LATE 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. TIDE LEVELS WILL BE 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 AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT...AND AS
HIGH AS 30 TO 40 MPH IN LOCATIONS SUCH AS SAVANNAH AND PEMBROKE.
WINDS UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT
IN LOCATIONS SUCH AS 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. ACROSS
INTERIOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA WINDS WILL BE MAINLY 25 MPH OR
LESS. HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL AREAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON
INTO WEDNESDAY...AS WELL AS ACROSS THE ELEVATED BRIDGES IN
METROPOLITAN AREAS OF CHARLESTON...BEAUFORT AND SAVANNAH.

...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.
AT THE PRESENT TIME THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS INDICATED THAT
PARTS OF OUR AREA ARE IN A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER...WITH THE
MAIN HAZARD BEING TORNADOES. 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
YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 4 AM EDT...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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