[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
229 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...HANNA NEARING LANDFALL NEAR NORTH MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA...

.AT 200 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
JUST OFFSHORE NEAR LATITUDE 33.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.8 WEST OR
ABOUT 90 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH. THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WITH
A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
TODAY AND TOMORROW. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA
WILL MAKE LANDFALL NEAR THE BORDER BETWEEN SOUTH CAROLINA AND
NORTH CAROLINA WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO...THEN MOVE ACROSS
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA LATER THIS MORNING.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST BEFORE
LANDFALL OF THE CENTER IN SOUTH OR NORTH CAROLINA...IT WOULD ONLY
TAKE A SMALL INCREASE IN WIND SPEED FOR HANNA TO BECOME A
HURRICANE. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER LANDFALL AND HANNA SHOULD
BECOME AN EXTRATROPICAL STORM BY EARLY SUNDAY.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 983 MB...29.03 INCHES.

SCZ050-061200-
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CHARLESTON-
229 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH CANCELLED.
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION AND EXPECTED IMPACTS.

...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...
OFFSHORE WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL RESULT IN WATER LEVELS RETURNING TO
NEAR PREDICTED LEVELS BY MORNING.

...WINDS...
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL BE MOVING STEADILY NORTHWARD AWAY FROM THE
AREA OVERNIGHT. LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED AS
THE MAIN PRECIPITATION SHIELD ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA HAS MOVED NORTH
OF THE AREA.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 7 AM 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 HARBOR-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
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-
229 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM LOCATION AND IMPACTS.

...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 EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA
OUT 20 NM...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...
NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. OVER CHARLESTON HARBOR...NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 KNOTS WILL SLOWLY
DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
SEAS OF 5 TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. IN
CHARLESTON HARBOR...WAVES OF 1 TO 2 FEET WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 7 AM 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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