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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1240 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...OUTER RAINBANDS OF HANNA BEGINNING TO MOVE ONSHORE...

.AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.2 WEST OR ABOUT 280 MILES
SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON AND 250 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH. A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTH IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR THE
SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 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. WEAKENING IS
EXPECTED AFTER LANDFALL. BASED ON THIS TRACK...HANNA MAY MAKE
LANDFALL IN OR NEAR NORTHERN CHARLESTON COUNTY AROUND
MCCLELLANVILLE.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 315 MILES.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB...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-
1240 PM 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...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING
25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH 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
SATURDAY. 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 THROUGH TONIGHT.

...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT HAS ORDERED THE PORT OF CHARLESTON CLOSED
TO ALL VESSEL TRAFFIC. FACILITIES SHOULD TERMINATE ALL CARGO
HANDLING AND SECURE EQUIPMENT BY 2 PM EDT. THE CAPTAIN OF THE
PORT WILL RE-AUTHORIZE PORT OPERATIONS ONCE TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SUBSIDE AND THE PORT IS ASSESSED AND
CONSIDERED SAFE FOR OPERATIONS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
COAST GUARD SECTOR CHARLESTON COMMAND CENTER AT 843-724-7616.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 3 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-
1240 PM 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.
ADDED OTHER INFORMATION SECTION.

...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. HOWEVER...TIDES MAY REACH AS MUCH AS 4 FEET
ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS IN THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CHARLESTON
COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES SUCH LOCATIONS AS MCCLELLANVILLE...SOUTH
SANTEE AND BULLS BAY. THESE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WILL PRODUCE AT
LEAST 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 TODAY AND 1242 AM EDT SATURDAY. HIGH
TIDES AT THE GEORGETOWN LIGHTHOUSE ARE AT 108 PM EDT TODAY AND AT
108 AM EDT SATURDAY.

...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON WILL BECOME NORTH AND INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 55 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT...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 FURTHER 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 LATE TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
AS OF 12 PM EDT...ALL BRIDGES IN CHARLESTON COUNTY ARE STILL OPEN.
THIS MAY CHANGE ONCE STRONGER WINDS DEVELOP LATER TODAY INTO
TONIGHT.

CHARLESTON COUNTY HAS ISSUED A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION ORDER AND HAS
ANNOUNCED THAT SHELTERS ARE OPEN. THE VOLUNTARY EVACUATION IS FOR
ALL PERSONS LIVING EAST OF HIGHWAY 17 IN VULNERABLE OR LOW LYING
AREAS...AND ANYONE WHO LIVES IN A MOBILE HOME ANYWHERE IN
CHARLESTON COUNTY. THE FOLLOWING SHELTERS ARE OPEN...

STALL HIGH SCHOOL.

MIDLAND PARK ELEMENTARY.

MORNINGSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

FOR THOSE WITH SPECIAL MEDICAL NEEDS ONLY...THE FOLLOWING SHELTER
IS OPEN...

ALICE BIRNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THE FOLLOWING PET SHELTER IS OPEN...

NORTH CHARLESTON COLISEUM.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL THE CHARLESTON COUNTY
CITIZEN INFORMATION LINE AT...843-202-7100. THE SPANISH
SPEAKING INFORMATION HOT LINE IS AT...843-202-7191.

...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA 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 3 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-
1240 PM 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 WILL INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...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 WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE
NEARSHORE COASTAL WATERS WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST. IN
ADDITION...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF WATERSPOUTS THROUGH TONIGHT.

...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
THE PORT OF SAVANNAH IS CLOSED TO ALL COMMERCIAL VESSEL
TRAFFIC...INCLUDING MOVEMENT IN PORTS...UNLESS SPECIFICALLY
AUTHORIZED BY THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT. CARGO OPERATIONS WITHIN THE
PORT HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED. THESE PROVISIONS REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL
LIFTED BY THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT. FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION...PLEASE CONTACT MICHAEL HULME AT...305-318-1864.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 3 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-
1240 PM 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...
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL
CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL 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 SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA...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.

...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA 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 3 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-
1240 PM 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 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 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 REACH INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY 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 LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 3 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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