[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
235 AM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO HAS WEAKENED SLIGHTLY BUT REMAINS ON A
COURSE TO THE NORTHEAST TOWARD THE FLORIDA GULF COAST. THE LATEST
STORM INFORMATION HAS BEEN ADJUSTED BASED ON THE 200 AM 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 200 AM EDT...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
28.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.4 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 245 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF THE ALTAMAHA RIVER...295 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH AND 380
MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 65
MPH. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH. BASED ON THIS
MOVEMENT THE SYSTEM WILL REACH THE NORTH COAST OF FLORIDA CLOSE TO
NOON TODAY. THERE IS STILL SOME POTENTIAL FOR STRENGTHENING PRIOR TO
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 A MORE FAVORABLE LOCATION TO
EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS FROM THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES THE
REGION FROM THE SOUTH. 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 LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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 LATER TODAY...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 LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 35 TO
45 MPH ALONG THE COAST FROM TYBEE ISLAND TO SAPELO ISLAND THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AND AS HIGH AS 30 TO 40 MPH IN LOCATIONS
SUCH AS SAVANNAH AND PEMBROKE. WINDS UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IN LOCATIONS SUCH AS CLAXTON...REIDSVILLE AND
LUDOWICI. HIGHEST WINDS IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA WILL BE LATE
TODAY AND TONIGHT 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 THIS
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
TODAY AND TONIGHT IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...AND THIS 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 TODAY 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 TODAY...AS
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. ALL PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO
STAY OUT OF THE WATER TODAY 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 TODAY 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 600 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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