[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
619 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 WARNINGS HAVE NOW BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA COAST FROM THE SAVANNAH RIVER UP TO THE
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER...INCLUDING COLLETON...BEAUFORT...AND
CHARLESTON COUNTIES.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO 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 ALTAMAHA SOUND
GEORGIA NORTHWARD TO THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER IN SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS
INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF CHATHAM...BRYAN...LIBERTY AND MCINTOSH...IN
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...AND JASPER...BEAUFORT...COLLETON...AND
CHARLESTON COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS WARNING IS
ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE ADJACENT GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS OUT 60 NM
AND THE ADJACENT SOUTH CAROLINA WATERS OUT TO 20 NM INCLUDING THE
CHARLESTON HARBOR. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS...WINDS OF AT LEAST 39 MILES PER HOUR...ARE EXPECTED
IN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 AM EDT...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
29.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.2 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 220 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF THE ALTAMAHA RIVER...270 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH
AND 355 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
WERE NEAR 65 MILES PER HOUR. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 9
MPH. BASED ON THIS MOVEMENT THE SYSTEM WILL REACH THE NORTH COAST
OF FLORIDA LATE THIS MORNING. ALBERTO WILL LIKELY MAKE LANDFALL AS
A STRONG TROPICAL STORM.

...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...THE
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COAST MAY BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WIND GUSTS AS EARLY AS THIS AFTERNOON. EFFECTS FROM ALBERTO
WILL BEGIN ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THIS EVENING. 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 KNOTS OR HIGHER ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS LATER TODAY AND INTO THE SOUTH
CAROLINA WATERS TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN TIDES THAT ARE AT
LEAST 1 TO 2 FEET 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 WATER LEVELS 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 BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND INTO COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA
BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL REACH AS
HIGH AS 35 TO 45 MILES PER HOUR ALONG THE COAST FROM SAPELO ISLAND UP
THROUGH TYBEE ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON...AND FROM HILTON HEAD UP
THROUGH BULLS BAY BY TONIGHT. ISOLATED WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 50
MILES PER HOUR ON THE BEACHES. AREAS MAINLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 95 IN
GEORGIA...AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 17 IN SOUTH CAROLINA...WILL SEE
WINDS INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR. A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE IN
EFFECT FOR INLAND AREAS FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY.
DRIVERS NEED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION ON ELEVATED BRIDGES AS HIGH
WIND GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS.

...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...WITH RAINS DECREASING BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE REMNANTS OF ALBERTO MOVE NORTHEAST OUT
OF THE AREA. A FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT ACROSS ALL OF
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA FROM NOON TODAY
UNTIL NOON ON WEDNESDAY. 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. A TORNADO WATCH IS LIKELY SOMETIME
LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.  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.

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

...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 900 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.

$$

PAY/RJB


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