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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
500 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION NUMBER THREE MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD
OFFSHORE OF SOUTH CAROLINA...

AMZ330-350-200900-
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CHARLESTON HARBOR-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
500 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST OVER
THE COASTAL WATERS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.4 WEST OR
ABOUT 45 MILES... 70 KM...SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
AND ABOUT 295 MILES...475 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH
CAROLINA.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS...
KEEPING THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION VERY CLOSE TO THE COASTS OF
SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE AND THE DEPRESSION COULD
BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2-4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT CURRENTLY EXPECTED
ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS BETWEEN THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER AND
EDISTO BEACH...INCLUDING THE CHARLESTON HARBOR. HOWEVER A FEW
GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 39 MPH...COULD
OCCUR IN SOME OF THE HEAVIER SQUALLS THAT ARE ROTATING AROUND THE
CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION. THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND
GUSTS WILL BE THE GREATEST FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE MAKES ITS CLOSEST
APPROACH.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE CENTER OF THE
DEPRESSION AS BANDS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ROTATE
THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS OFF OF CHARLESTON COUNTY. TAKE
IMMEDIATE ACTION IF A WATERSPOUT IS SPOTTED. RELAY ALL WATERSPOUT
SIGHTINGS TO THE COAST GUARD AND ASK THEM TO IMMEDIATELY RELAY THE
REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 9 AM OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 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.

$$

SCZ050-200900-
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CHARLESTON-
500 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD
OFF THE CHARLESTON COUNTY COAST.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.4 WEST OR
ABOUT 45 MILES... 70 KM...SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
AND ABOUT 295 MILES...475 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH
CAROLINA.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS...
KEEPING THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION VERY CLOSE TO THE COASTS OF
SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE AND THE DEPRESSION COULD
BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2-4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. TIDES MAY
RUN UP TO 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL THIS MORNING...BEFORE WINDS TURN
OFFSHORE THIS AFTERNOON AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE MOVES
AWAY FROM THE AREA.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT CURRENTLY EXPECTED
FOR THE CHARLESTON COUNTY AREA. HOWEVER WIND GUSTS APPROACHING TROPICAL
STORM FORCE...NEAR 40 MPH...ARE A POSSIBILITY TODAY ALONG THE COAST AS
SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION.

...INLAND FLOODING...
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER BANDS
OF BRIEF HEAVY RAIN MAY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE FLOOD RISK MAY BECOME BRIEFLY ENHANCED IN
THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON AREA THIS MORNING SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
FALL AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR IN THE
CHARLESTON HARBOR AT 915 AM.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 9 AM OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 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.

$$

GAZ116>119-138>141-SCZ043-047>049-051-200900-
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INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
INLAND COLLETON-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-
COASTAL JASPER-
500 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD
ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.4 WEST OR
ABOUT 45 MILES... 70 KM...SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
AND ABOUT 295 MILES...475 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH
CAROLINA.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS...
KEEPING THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION VERY CLOSE TO THE COASTS OF
SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE AND THE DEPRESSION COULD
BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE
NORTH GEORGIA COAST NOR THE FAR SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA COAST.

...INLAND FLOODING...
ISOLATED POCKETS HEAVY RAIN MAY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW
LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS TODAY AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING APPEARS UNLIKELY AT THIS TIME.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 9 AM OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 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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