[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
922 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...HANNA STILL MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST...
.AT 800 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.8 WEST OR ABOUT
340 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH AND 350 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF
CHARLESTON.
HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 20. 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.
REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 65 MPH...
100 KM/HR...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
28.94 INCHES.
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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-
922 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. IMPACTS UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING 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 AS HIGH AS NEAR
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 AT LEAST 12 TO 16 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
WITHIN 20 NM OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST 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 WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 14 FEET BY
LATE THIS MORNING...AND WILL BUILD AS HIGH AS 22 FEET BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF
WATERSPOUTS LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 12 PM 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-
922 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. IMPACTS UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
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 AS MUCH AS 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE
PREDICTED LEVELS. THESE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MINOR
TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION 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 TONIGHT...WITH THE HIGHEST
PROBABILITIES ACROSS FAR NORTHERN COASTAL SECTIONS. HOWEVER...KEEP
IN MIND THAT THE TRACK OF HANNA IS A LITTLE WEST THAN EARLIER
EXPECTED...THUS THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGHER WINDS FURTHER SOUTH AND
WEST ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
...INLAND FLOODING...
TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL BE MOVING STEADILY NORTHWARD AS IT PASSES
NEAR OR JUST 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 4 INCHES
THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE HEAVIEST
BANDS. AT LEAST MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR WITH THESE RAINFALL
AMOUNTS.
...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT.
...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES THROUGH AT
LEAST TONIGHT OR SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 12 PM 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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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-
922 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION...PRESSURE AND MOVEMENT UPDATED. IMPACTS UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING 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 35 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 AT LEAST 10 TO 15 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ACROSS NEARSHORE COASTAL WATERS WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST INTO
TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF WATERSPOUTS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 12 PM 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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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-
922 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION...PRESSURE AND MOVEMENT UPDATED. IMPACTS UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
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...
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. HIGH TIDES AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE IS AT 1252
PM EDT TODAY AND 103 AM 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 OR 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL
BECOME NORTHWEST AND PERSIST AT TROPICAL STORM FORCE
OVERNIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST
WINDS THROUGH SATURDAY WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST AND OVER
CHATHAM...JASPER AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES.
...INLAND FLOODING...
TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL BE MOVING STEADILY NORTHWARD 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. AT LEAST MINOR
FLOODING COULD OCCUR WITH THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS IF IT OCCURS IN A
RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 12 PM 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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BERKELEY-DORCHESTER-
922 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. IMPACTS UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
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 REACH AS MUCH AS 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE
EXPECTED LEVELS. THESE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS COULD PRODUCE AT
LEAST 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 TODAY 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 STEADILY NORTHWARD AS IT
PASSES NEAR OR JUST 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.
AT LEAST MINOR FLOODING COULD OCCUR WITH THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS.
...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 12 PM 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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