[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KCHS 211237
HLSCHS

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

.NEW INFORMATION...
WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED.

.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...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT
ANYWHERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

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 30.4N...LONGITUDE 79.7W. THIS WAS 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 WILL HAVE MINIMAL IMPACTS ON THE AREA
THROUGH TONIGHT. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXISTS ALONG THE
SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA BEACHES. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW
IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SAVANNAH TO ALTAMAHA SOUND
20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST BEFORE
MAKING ANY DEFINITE PLANS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS EVENT...THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL
STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON
REGARDING THE EFFECTS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE HAZARDS UPON THE AREA.

AMZ374-211345-
/O.CAN.KCHS.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
837 AM EDT MON MAY 21 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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