[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KCHS 081509
HLSCHS
AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-081600-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SUBTROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1100 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2007

...TROPICAL STORM WATCHES CANCELLED FOR AREAS SOUTH OF CAPE FEAR
NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING THE CHARLESTON COUNTY COAST.

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED TO REMOVE AREA WATCHES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN DROPPED SOUTH OF CAPE FEAR NORTH
CAROLINA INCLUDING THE AREA FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER DOWN TO EDISTO.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM
SAVANNAH TO THE ALTAMAHA SOUND OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.5 DEGREES NORTH...LONGITUDE 74.2 DEGREES
WEST...OR ABOUT 255 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA.
THIS IS ABOUT 350 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA.

THE STORM IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH A
GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR
45 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED AS THE
STORM GAINS TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 29.80 INCHES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. TIDES MAY RUN
0.5 TO 1 FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS TODAY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COAST.  AS WINDS TURN NORTH
LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...TIDES WILL RUN CLOSER TO PREDICTED
LEVELS.

...WINDS...
WINDS SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY
SUNDAY NEAR THE CHARLESTON COUNTY BEACHES AND THE OFFSHORE COASTAL
WATERS.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF
SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA. A MODERATE
RIP CURRENT 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...
STEADY NORTHEAST WINDS TODAY WILL PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH
EROSION ALONG THE BEACHES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY AROUND
THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES SUCH AS WILD
DUNES...FOLLY BEACH...HUNTING ISLAND AND TYBEE ISLAND WILL LIKELY
SEE THE WORST EROSION.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED ON GABRIELLE FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SUBTROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE 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.  PRODUCTS CAN BE VIEWED ON THE CHARLESTON
NATIONAL WEATHER WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CHS

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