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

...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO TO REMAIN OVER THE ATLANTIC...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THE POSITION OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO HAS BEEN UPDATED. ALL
LAND-BASED WATCHES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.

.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 CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.9N...LONGITUDE 80.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 100 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS SW OR 235 DEGREES AT
6 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO REMAINS A COMPACT SYSTEM WITH THE STRONGEST
WINDS TO REMAIN OVER THE ATLANTIC. OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS AND OCCASIONALLY BRUSH
THE COASTAL COUNTIES...RESULTING IN WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 30 OR 35
MPH AND A PERIOD OF HEAVIER RAIN. ALBERTO WILL ALSO PRODUCE A
MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...AND WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO
SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS
EVENING. AS A RESULT...A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR ALL COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA.

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

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

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV OR YOUR LOCAL
NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 9 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

$$

AMZ330-350-352-202230-
/O.CAN.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-
524 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE MAIN IMPACTS FROM TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WILL REMAIN OUTSIDE
OF THE MARINE AREA.

$$

AMZ374-210130-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
524 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

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

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 50
PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WITH TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO CLOSE BY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO
35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. THESE
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SEAS OF 9 TO 12
FEET.

&&

...WATERSPOUTS...
THERE STILL IS A LOW CHANCE THAT WATERSPOUTS CAN OCCUR ACROSS THE
OUTER GEORGIA WATERS TONIGHT.

$$

SCZ045-047>052-202230-
/O.CAN.KCHS.TR.A.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-
CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
524 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE IMPACTS FROM TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WILL REMAIN OVER THE
ATLANTIC WATERS.

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-202230-
/O.CAN.KCHS.HU.S.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
524 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...ELEVATED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY...
...SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING AROUND HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING...

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO THE SURF ZONE FORECAST
IN REGARDS TO RIP CURRENTS...AND TO THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
IN REGARDS TO SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING.

$$






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