[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
835 AM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...ALBERTO CONTINUES TO DRIFT PARALLEL TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA
COAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN RAISED FOR AMZ374...GA WATERS
FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO THE SAVANNAH RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM.

.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...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO THE SAVANNAH
RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON...
CHARLESTON...COASTAL JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR
SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH TO SOUTH SANTEE
RIVER.

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM...
COASTAL LIBERTY...COASTAL MCINTOSH AND GEORGIA NEARSHORE WATERS
FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO THE SAVANNAH RIVER...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM
RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 31.7N...LONGITUDE 79.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 80 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 100 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS WSW OR
245 DEGREES AT 6 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
ALBERTO CONTINUES TO BE A RELATIVELY SMALL TROPICAL STORM WITH
MOST OF THE HEAVIER RAINS AND STRONGER WINDS OFFSHORE. SOME OF THE
OUTER BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE SOUTHERN SOUTH
CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA COAST...BUT RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE
GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE 1/4 INCH OR LESS...EXCEPT MAYBE UP TO 1/2
INCH BETWEEN EDISTO BEACH AND TYBEE ISLAND.

WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
IT IS TOO EARLY TO PROVIDE EXACT WIND AND SURGE FORECAST VALUES
FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS.

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

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY
FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT.

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

&&

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

AMZ330-350-352-211245-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
835 AM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM LATE THIS EVENING
TO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THIS IS MOST LIKELY TO TAKE PLACE AWAY
FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST FROM 10 NM AND BEYOND.

$$

AMZ374-211245-
/O.UPG.KCHS.TR.A.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.TR.W.1001.120520T1235Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
835 AM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST CALLS FOR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TO DEVELOP LATE TODAY AND TO PERSIST
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
SEAS AS HIGH AS 12 FEET.

$$

SCZ045-047>052-211245-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-
CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
835 AM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AT THIS TIME...WITH ALBERTO EXPECTED TO REMAIN OFFSHORE...A
SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...THE EXTENDED
PERIOD OF ELEVATED WINDS WILL CAUSE TIDES TO BE ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL
PREDICTIONS INTO MONDAY...CAUSING SOME BEACH EROSION...ESPECIALLY
AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING AND AGAIN MONDAY EVENING.
ALSO...SOME MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE
MONDAY EVENING IN LOCATIONS SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING DURING TYPICAL
NOR'EASTER HIGH TIDES.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE SOUTHERN SOUTH
CAROLINA BEACHES TODAY.

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-211245-
/O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
835 AM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTHEAST OF THE
GEORGIA COASTLINE...

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
COAST TODAY.

$$






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