[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1211 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...HURRICANE IRENE MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE SOUTH
CAROLINA COAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING CANCELLED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM
EDISTO BEACH SC TO ALTAMAHA RIVER GA OUT 20 NM. UPDATED STORM
SURGE AND STORM TIDE...COASTAL HAZARDS AND WINDS.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
INLAND BERKELEY...CHARLESTON AND TIDAL BERKELEY.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO
EDISTO BEACH...INCLUDING THE CHARLESTON HARBOR.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 32.6N...LONGITUDE 76.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 180 MILES EAST
OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 240 MILES EAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM
MOTION WAS NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100
MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
CONDITIONS WILL STEADILY IMPROVE OVERNIGHT AS LARGE AND POWERFUL
HURRICANE IRENE MOVES NORTH-NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA
COAST.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT...
AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO
MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY
DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS...
AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 330 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

SCZ045-050-052-280415-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY-
1211 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

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

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
SEAS HAVE PEAKED AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH
SATURDAY...HOWEVER AN ELEVATED RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND
ADDITIONAL MINOR BEACH EROSION WILL CONTINUE. BREAKING WAVES IN THE
SURF ZONE OF 6 TO 8 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE
THROUGH SATURDAY. THESE WAVES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN
THE SURF ZONE AND PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER
UNTIL THE BREAKER HEIGHT DIMINISHES.

...WINDS...
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS COULD DOWN A FEW POWER
LINES...TREES OR TREE LIMBS...WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.

IF NOT ALREADY DONE...RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS
INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS
THEY COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS
MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDES ARE RUNNING ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THE COMBINATION
OF HIGH SURF AND HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL ENHANCE THE RISK FOR
SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE
SATURDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL OCCUR IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR
AROUND 651 AM SATURDAY. THE RISK FOR FLOODING WILL BE HIGHEST IN
THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON AREA.

$$

AMZ330-280415-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
1211 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING
LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. WAVES WILL AVERAGE 2 TO 4 FEET WITH
EXTREMELY ROUGH CONDITIONS EXPECTED NEAR THE HARBOR ENTRANCE.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

$$

AMZ350-280415-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
1211 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING
LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. SEAS WILL DIMINISH FROM AS HIGH AS 15
TO 20 FEET...TO 10 FEET OR LESS BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. SMALL CRAFT
SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

$$

AMZ374-280415-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1211 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL
SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL
REMAIN WELL OFF THE GEORGIA COAST...WHERE SEAS WILL DIMINISH FROM
AS HIGH AS 10 TO 15 FEET TO 10 FEET OR LESS BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

$$

AMZ352-354-270515-
/O.CAN.KCHS.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
1211 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-049-051-270515-
/O.CAN.KCHS.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
1211 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...IMPROVING CONDITIONS AS HURRICANE IRENE PULLS AWAY...

$$

JAQ



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