[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
454 AM EDT MON MAY 21 2012

...ALBERTO BEGINNING TO TURN SOUTHEASTWARD AWAY FROM THE U.S.
COAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THE LOCATION OF ALBERTO HAS BEEN UPDATED BASED ON LATEST OBSERVATIONS.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT OFFERS GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
MARINERS...AS WELL AS OTHER MARINE INTERESTS...ALONG ALL 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 4 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.4N...LONGITUDE 79.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 160 MILES
SOUTH OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 140 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH
GA. STORM MOTION WAS SSE OR 150 DEGREES AT 5 MPH. STORM INTENSITY
WAS 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO REMAINS A SMALL AND MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM
WITH ITS STRONGEST WINDS TO REMAIN OVER THE ATLANTIC. OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH
THE COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING...RESULTING IN WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 35
KNOTS AS WELL AS PERIODS OF HEAVIER RAIN. ALBERTO WILL PRODUCE A
MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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

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

&&

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

AMZ374-220900-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
454 AM EDT MON MAY 21 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO 30 KNOTS RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS THIS MORNING. SEAS WILL BE 7 TO 10 FEET. WINDS AND
SEAS WILL BE DMINISHING LATER TODAY.

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