[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Thu Sep 4 11:59:43 CDT 2008
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1258 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008
...HANNA CONTINUES NORTHWEST MOVEMENT TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST...
.AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 24.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.5 WEST OR ABOUT 245
MILES...400 KM...EAST OF NASSAU AND ABOUT 690 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA.
HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO WITH A
GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. A TURN TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED
BY LATE FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL
PASS JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS TODAY...AND
WILL BE NEAR THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES BY LATE
FRIDAY. HOWEVER...RAINS AND WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA WILL REACH
THE COAST WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CENTER.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE
CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST TODAY...HOWEVER...HANNA COULD
BECOME A HURRICANE ON FRIDAY PRIOR TO REACHING THE COASTLINE.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 989 MB...29.21 INCHES.
AMZ374-042030-
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WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1258 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
HANNA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST U.S.
COAST. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION
LATE TONIGHT...AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE
AREAS...
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20
TO 60 NM.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.
...WINDS...
AFTER 2 AM TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AVERAGE 25
TO 35 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO 45 KNOTS BY DAYBREAK
FRIDAY. FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AVERAGE 35 TO 45
KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING. HURRICANE CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. OVERNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DECREASE BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH AS HANNA PULLS AWAY FROM
THE AREA.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
SEAS WILL BUILD THROUGH TONIGHT...AND COULD REACH 9 TO 11 FEET BY
LATE TONIGHT. THEN...HANNA MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUS SEAS UP TO 19 FEET
FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. SEAS WILL THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE
SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 330 PM EDT 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.
$$
AMZ330-350-042030-
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CHARLESTON HARBOR-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
1258 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
HANNA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST U.S.
COAST. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION
FRIDAY MORNING...AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE
AREAS...
CHARLESTON HARBOR...WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO
BEACH SC OUT 20 NM.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.
...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS MAY INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...AVERAGING 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.
FRIDAY EVENING...NORTH WINDS MAY AVERAGE 35 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
TO 50 KNOTS. HURRICANE CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
INTO FRIDAY EVENING. BY SATURDAY MORNING...NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD
DIMINISH BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
OUTSIDE OF CHARLESTON HARBOR...DANGEROUS SEAS OF 12 TO 16 FEET MAY
DEVELOP WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. ON
CHARLESTON HARBOR...WAVES OF 4 TO 5 FEET MAY DEVELOP FRIDAY INTO
FRIDAY NIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 330 PM EDT OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.
$$
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CHARLESTON-
1258 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
HANNA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST U.S.
COAST. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION
BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE
AREAS...
CHARLESTON.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.
...WINDS...
FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE
MORNING SHOULD BECOME NORTH 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS MAY AVERAGE 30
TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL THEN
GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. A PERIOD OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
REMAINS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING. STRONGEST
WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST.
...INLAND FLOODING...
THERE STILL REMAINS A FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE
INTENSITY OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA...WHICH MAKES THE RAINFALL
FORECAST VERY DIFFICULT. AT THIS TIME...WE EXPECT POSSIBLE RAINFALL
TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA...MAINLY OCCURRING DURING
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS CANNOT BE RULED
OUT. LOCALIZED...MINOR FLOODING COULD OCCUR WITH THESE RAINFALL
AMOUNTS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...TIDES WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE
EXPECTED LEVELS. THESE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS COULD PRODUCE
SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH
TIDES ON CHARLESTON HARBOR ARE EXPECTED AT 1242 PM EDT FRIDAY AND
1242 AM EDT SATURDAY.
...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON AREA BEACHES TODAY INTO
FRIDAY NIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 330 PM EDT 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.
$$
AMZ352-354-042030-
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WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
1258 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
HANNA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST U.S.
COAST. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION
FRIDAY MORNING.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE
AREAS...
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM...WATERS
FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.
...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS MAY INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE FRIDAY
MORNING...AVERAGING 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY EVENING...NORTH WINDS MAY AVERAGE 30 TO 35
KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS. BY SATURDAY MORNING...NORTHWEST WINDS
SHOULD DIMINISH BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF 10 TO 14 FEET MAY DEVELOP ACROSS NEARSHORE
COASTAL WATERS...WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST...FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 330 PM EDT OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.
$$
GAZ116>119-138>141-SCZ043-047>049-051-042030-
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BEAUFORT-COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL COLLETON-
COASTAL JASPER-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-INLAND BRYAN-
INLAND CHATHAM-INLAND COLLETON-INLAND JASPER-INLAND LIBERTY-
INLAND MCINTOSH-
1258 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
HANNA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST U.S.
COAST. A PERIOD OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
REGION FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE
AREAS...
BEAUFORT...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM...COASTAL COLLETON...
COASTAL JASPER...COASTAL LIBERTY...COASTAL MCINTOSH...INLAND
BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...INLAND COLLETON...INLAND JASPER...
INLAND LIBERTY...INLAND MCINTOSH.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...TIDES WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE
EXPECTED LEVELS. THESE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS COULD BRIEFLY PRODUCE
SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING...AND BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON NORTH WINDS MAY AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY
EVENING AS WINDS TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST. THEN...WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS WILL
OCCUR ACROSS COASTAL COMMUNITIES.
...INLAND FLOODING...
THERE STILL REMAINS A FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE
INTENSITY OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA...WHICH MAKES THE RAINFALL
FORECAST VERY DIFFICULT. AT THIS TIME...RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA...MAINLY DURING FRIDAY INTO
FRIDAY NIGHT. LOCALIZED...MINOR FLOODING COULD OCCUR WITH THESE
RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY WHERE HEAVY RAIN FALLS WITHIN A
SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME.
...TORNADOES...
NO SIGNIFICANT TORNADO THREAT IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON AREA BEACHES TODAY INTO
FRIDAY NIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 330 PM EDT 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.
$$
SCZ044-045-042030-
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BERKELEY-DORCHESTER-
1258 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
...NEW INFORMATION...
HANNA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST U.S.
COAST. A PERIOD OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS
SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF DORCHESTER AND BERKELEY COUNTIES FRIDAY
AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE
AREAS...
BERKELEY...DORCHESTER.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.
...WINDS...
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AVERAGE 20 TO 30
MPH...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.
FRIDAY EVENING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH...AND
TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. HIGHEST
WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF DORCHESTER AND
BERKELEY COUNTIES. AFTER FRIDAY EVENING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH.
...INLAND FLOODING...
THERE STILL REMAINS A FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE
INTENSITY OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA...WHICH MAKES THE RAINFALL
FORECAST VERY DIFFICULT. AT THIS TIME...WE EXPECT POSSIBLE RAINFALL
TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA...MAINLY OCCURRING DURING
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS CANNOT BE RULED
OUT. LOCALIZED...MINOR FLOODING COULD OCCUR WITH THESE RAINFALL
AMOUNTS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...TIDES WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE
EXPECTED LEVELS. THIS COULD RESULT IN SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING
AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE IN THE VICINITY OF DANIEL ISLAND.
HIGH TIDES ON CHARLESTON HARBOR ARE EXPECTED AT 1242 PM EDT
FRIDAY AND 1242 AM EDT SATURDAY.
...TORNADOES...
NO SIGNIFICANT TORNADO THREAT IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 330 PM EDT 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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