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

...HANNA MAY BECOME A HURRICANE...

AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.5 WEST OR ABOUT 180 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH...ABOUT 210 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF
CHARLESTON...AND 230 MILES SOUTH OF MCCLELLANVILLE.

HANNA IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 20 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
ON SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA MAY MAKE
LANDFALL IN OR NEAR NORTHERN CHARLESTON COUNTY AROUND
MCCLELLANVILLE AROUND 2 TO 4 AM EDT SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS
FORECAST BEFORE LANDFALL...IT WOULD ONLY TAKE A SMALL INCREASE IN
WIND SPEED FOR HANNA TO BECOME A HURRICANE.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 315 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE HURRICANE HUNTER
IS 981 MB...28.97 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-
252 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...
FOR THE OUTER GEORGIA WATERS...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH 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 SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND
GRADUALLY DIMINISH BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE SATURDAY MORNING.

FOR THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AND THE CHARLESTON COUNTY COASTAL
WATERS...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY
EVENING...REACHING 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS BY
EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH 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 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 13 TO 17 FEET BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL BUILD AS HIGH AS 22 FEET TONIGHT.

...TORNADOES...
A POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR TORNADIC WATERSPOUTS AS HANNA MOVES
INTO THE AREA. THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS IS
USUALLY HIGHEST TO THE NORTHEAST AND EAST OF THE STORM CENTER.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 6 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-
252 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 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. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN CHARLESTON HARBOR
WILL OCCUR AT 1242 AM EDT SATURDAY. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE AT THE
GEORGETOWN LIGHTHOUSE IS AT 108 AM EDT SATURDAY.

...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH 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...DEPENDING UPON THE EXACT STRENGTH OF HANNA AS SHE MOVES
NEAR THE AREA TONIGHT...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR EVEN HIGHER
WINDS TO OCCUR.

...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 RISK OF TORNADOES THROUGH TONIGHT.

...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
AS OF 2 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 6 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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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-
252 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...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...AVERAGING
30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 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.

...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.

...TORNADOES...
A POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR TORNADIC WATERSPOUTS AS HANNA MOVES
INTO THE AREA. THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS IS
USUALLY HIGHEST TO THE NORTHEAST AND EAST OF THE STORM CENTER.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 6 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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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-
252 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 WILL OCCUR AT 212 AM EDT SATURDAY. HIGH TIDE AT
THE SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE WILL OCCUR  AT 103 AM SATURDAY.

...WINDS...
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 OR 60 MPH THIS 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 2 TO 3 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 6 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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BERKELEY-DORCHESTER-
252 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...

	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...AND ON PARTS OF THE COOPER AND WANDO
RIVERS. HIGH TIDE IN CHARLESTON HARBOR WILL OCCUR AT 1242 AM EDT
SATURDAY.

...WINDS...
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME
NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH
TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING. ACROSS LAKE
MOULTRIE...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL REACH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO NORTH AROUND 30
TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS NEAR 50 KNOTS. WAVES
WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 4 TO 5 FEET.

...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 POSSIBLE. AT
LEAST MINOR FLOODING COULD OCCUR WITH THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF TORNADOES THROUGH TONIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 6 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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