[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Fri Sep 5 05:33:35 CDT 2008
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TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
632 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...HANNA ACCELERATING NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST UNITED
STATES COAST...
.AT 500 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.0 WEST OR ABOUT 341 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GEORGIA AND ABOUT 354 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST
OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA.
HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN
TO THE NORTH WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER
TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR
THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES LATER TODAY. HOWEVER...
RAINS AND WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA WILL REACH THE COAST WELL IN
ADVANCE OF THE CENTER.
DATA FROM THE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 65 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ONLY
SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST PRIOR TO LANDFALL...ALTHOUGH IT
IS STILL POSSIBLE FOR HANNA TO BECOME A HURRICANE.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 315 MILES FROM THE
CENTER.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS
985 MB...29.08 INCHES.
GAZ116>119-138>141-051600-
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COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-
632 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING. STORM POSITION...PRESSURE AND MOVEMENT UPDATED. WIND
SPEED INFORMATION UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE
AREAS...
COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM...COASTAL LIBERTY...COASTAL
MCINTOSH...INLAND BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...INLAND LIBERTY...
INLAND MCINTOSH.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THROUGH TONIGHT...TIDES WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED
LEVELS. THESE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS COULD PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDES ON THE BEAUFORT
RIVER NEAR BEAUFORT ARE EXPECTED AT 201 PM EDT FRIDAY AND 212 AM
EDT SATURDAY.
...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY LATE THIS
MORNING WILL BECOME NORTH AND INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME
NORTHWEST AND PERSIST AT TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVERNIGHT...THEN
GRADUALLY DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING.
...INLAND FLOODING...
TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL BE MOVING FAIRLY RAPIDLY AS IT PASSES
BY TO THE EAST OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THIS SHOULD LIMIT
THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL THE AREA SEES IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE
STORM. AT THIS TIME...WE EXPECT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. MINOR
FLOODING COULD OCCUR WITH THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS IF IT OCCURS IN A
RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON AREA BEACHES THROUGH
TONIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 9 AM TODAY 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.
$$
AMZ330-350-374-051600-
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CHARLESTON HARBOR-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
632 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION...PRESSURE AND MOVEMENT UPDATED. WIND SPEED
INFORMATION UPDATED.
...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 SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND
GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM...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 ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE
THIS MORNING...AVERAGING 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH NORTH
WINDS AVERAGING BETWEEN 45 AND 55 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 KNOTS.
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH
BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE SATURDAY MORNING.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF 12 TO 16 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITHIN 20
NM OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH THROUGH
TONIGHT. IN CHARLESTON HARBOR...WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE LIKELY TO
DEVELOP BY TONIGHT. FROM THE SAVANNAH RIVER TO ALTAMAHA SOUND
GEORGIA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM...SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO
8 TO 12 FEET BY LATE THIS MORNING...AND MAY BUILD AS HIGH AS 22
FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 9 AM TODAY 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.
$$
SCZ050-051600-
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/O.CON.KCHS.HU.A.1008.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHARLESTON-
632 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION...PRESSURE AND MOVEMENT UPDATED. WIND SPEED
INFORMATION UPDATED.
...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.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THROUGH TONIGHT..TIDES WILL AVERAGE 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED
LEVELS. THESE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS COULD PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDES IN CHARLESTON
HARBOR ARE EXPECTED AT 1242 PM EDT FRIDAY AND 1242 AM EDT
SATURDAY.
...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY LATE THIS
MORNING WILL BECOME NORTH AND INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 55 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING...EXCEPT 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 65 TO 70 MPH FOR NORTHEAST COASTAL SECTIONS. WINDS WILL
BECOME NORTHWEST AND PERSIST AT TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVERNIGHT...
THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS REMAINS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING... WITH THE HIGHEST
PROBABILITIES ACROSS FAR NORTHERN COASTAL SECTIONS.
...INLAND FLOODING...
TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL BE MOVING FAIRLY RAPIDLY AS IT PASSES
BY TO THE EAST OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THIS SHOULD LIMIT
THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL THE AREA SEES IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE
STORM. AT THIS TIME...WE EXPECT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES
THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE HEAVIEST
BANDS. MINOR FLOODING COULD OCCUR WITH THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS.
...TORNADOES...
NO SIGNIFICANT TORNADO THREAT IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON AREA BEACHES INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 9 AM TODAY 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.
$$
AMZ352-354-051600-
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WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
632 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION...PRESSURE AND MOVEMENT UPDATED. WIND SPEED
INFORMATION UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE
AREAS...
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM...WATERS
FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.
...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE
THIS MORNING...AVERAGING 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME NORTH AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 40 AND
50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS BY LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
BECOME NORTHWEST AND PERSIST AT TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVERNIGHT...
THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS
NEARSHORE COASTAL WATERS WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST THROUGH THIS
EVENING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 9 AM TODAY OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.
$$
SCZ043-047>049-051-051600-
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BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-INLAND COLLETON-
INLAND JASPER-
632 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION...PRESSURE AND MOVEMENT UPDATED. WIND SPEED
INFORMATION UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE
AREAS...
BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON...COASTAL JASPER...INLAND
COLLETON...INLAND JASPER.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THROUGH TONIGHT...TIDES WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED
LEVELS. THESE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS COULD PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDES ON THE BEAUFORT
RIVER NEAR BEAUFORT ARE EXPECTED AT 201 PM EDT FRIDAY AND 212 AM
EDT SATURDAY.
...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY LATE THIS
MORNING WILL BECOME NORTH AND INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
50 TO 60 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND
PERSIST AT TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVERNIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY
DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING.
...INLAND FLOODING...
TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL BE MOVING FAIRLY RAPIDLY AS IT PASSES
BY TO THE EAST OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THIS SHOULD LIMIT
THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL THE AREA SEES IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE
STORM. AT THIS TIME...WE EXPECT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. MINOR
FLOODING COULD OCCUR WITH THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS IF IT OCCURS IN A
RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON AREA BEACHES INTO THROUGH
TONIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 9 AM TODAY 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.
$$
SCZ044-045-051600-
/O.CON.KCHS.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080906T1200Z/
BERKELEY-DORCHESTER-
632 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION...PRESSURE AND MOVEMENT UPDATED. WIND SPEED
INFORMATION UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE
AREAS...
BERKELEY...DORCHESTER.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THROUGH TONIGHT...TIDES WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE EXPECTED
LEVELS. THESE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS COULD PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE IN THE VICINITY OF DANIEL
ISLAND. HIGH TIDES IN CHARLESTON HARBOR ARE EXPECTED AT 1242 PM
EDT FRIDAY AND 1242 AM EDT SATURDAY.
...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH BY LATE THIS
MORNING...THEN INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO
40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY
DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING.
...INLAND FLOODING...
TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL BE MOVING FAIRLY RAPIDLY AS IT PASSES
BY TO THE EAST OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THIS SHOULD LIMIT
THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL THE AREA SEES IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE
STORM. AT THIS TIME...WE EXPECT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES
THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. MINOR
FLOODING COULD OCCUR WITH THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS.
...TORNADOES...
NO SIGNIFICANT TORNADO THREAT IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 9 AM TODAY OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.
$$
JPC
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