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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
258 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...BERYL MOVING WEST-SOUTHWEST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM LOCATION...INTENSITY AND MOVEMENT.

.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 BRYAN...COASTAL BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...COASTAL CHATHAM...
LONG...INLAND LIBERTY...COASTAL LIBERTY...INLAND MCINTOSH...
COASTAL MCINTOSH...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON
AND COASTAL JASPER.

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 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.8N...LONGITUDE 77.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 180 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 200 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS WSW OR 255 DEGREES AT 7 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING SLOWLY
WEST SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH TODAY...THEN TURN WESTWARD BEFORE
LANDFALL NEAR THE BORDER OF GEORGIA AND FLORIDA TONIGHT. SINCE
THE SYSTEM IS ENCOUNTERING DRY AIR AND IS STILL INTERACTING WITH
LOW PRESSURE IN THE MID AND UPPER ATMOSPHERE...LITTLE CHANGE IN
STRENGTH IS EXPECTED BEFORE BERYL REACHES THE COAST.

AS THE STORM GETS CLOSER TODAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. WINDS OR WIND GUSTS OF TROPICAL STORM
STRENGTH SHOULD BEGIN IN THE WATERS 20 TO 60 NM OFF THE GEORGIA
COAST AND THE WATERS NEAR 20 NM OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST
AROUND DAYBREAK AND THEN SPREAD SOUTHWESTWARD...REACHING THE
WARNED AREAS FROM EDISTO BEACH SOUTH TO THE ALTAMAHA SOUND BY
EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. AT THIS TIME...ONLY MINOR WIND IMPACTS ARE
EXPECTED...WITH SOME DOWNED TREES OR TREE LIMBS AND ISOLATED POWER
OUTAGES POSSIBLE DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM...ESPECIALLY SOUTH
OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER. WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE IS NOT ANTICIPATED
AT THIS TIME.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH
TONIGHT. BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EROSION
OCCURRING AROUND HIGH TIDE SOUTH OF SAVANNAH.

THE INLAND FLOODING THREAT IS LOW THROUGH TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...DUE TO THE EXPECTED SLOW TRACK OF BERYL OR ITS REMNANTS
AFTER LANDFALL...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE FROM
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. EVEN THOUGH SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AMOUNTS
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT ARE LOOKING MORE LIKELY...WIDESPREAD
FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE DRY CONDITIONS
THAT CURRENTLY EXIST IN THE AREA.

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

WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...COMPLETE
PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES.

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

FOR THOSE LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...KEEP AWARE OF THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF FLOOD WARNINGS ARE
EVENTUALLY ISSUED EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR YOU LOCATION.

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 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

SCZ045-050-052-280700-
/O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY-
258 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...THREAT FOR BEACH EROSION AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDES THROUGH TONIGHT...

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDE IMPACTS WILL BE LOW. THE MAIN ISSUE ALONG THE COAST
WILL BE SOME BEACH EROSION DUE TO HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES AND
INCREASINGLY ROUGH SURF THROUGH TONIGHT. NO INUNDATION OF COASTAL
STRUCTURES IS ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

$$

SCZ047>049-051-280700-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
258 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

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

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 46 PERCENT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THERE MAY BE SOME MINOR IMPACTS AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT.
THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE SOME BEACH EROSION FROM A COMBINATION OF
HIGHER TIDES AND ROUGH SURF...ALONG WITH SOME WATER POSSIBLY ON
SMALL BEACH ACCESS ROADS. NO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF COASTAL
RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

$$

GAZ116>119-137>141-280700-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
258 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

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

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 61 PERCENT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AT THIS TIME...STORM TIDE IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOW. TIDES
ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AT HIGH TIDE TODAY...BUT
SINCE WE ARE AT A RELATIVE LOW POINT IN THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE
CYCLE...IMPACTS SHOULD BE RELEGATED TO SHORELINE AND BEACH
EROSION. A FEW COASTAL ROADS MAY HAVE SOME WATER ON THEM AT HIGH
TIDES AROUND MID DAY TODAY AND THEN AGAIN TONIGHT AS WATER LEVELS
AT THE SHORE PRODUCE 1 TO 2 FEET OF INUNDATION...BUT MAJOR
ARTERIES...SUCH AS ROUTE 80 BETWEEN WILMINGTON ISLAND AND TYBEE
ISLAND...ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE ENTIRELY UNDER WATER BASED ON THE
CURRENT TRACK OF BERYL. ALSO... SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF
STRUCTURES IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT IN BANDS
MOVING ONSHORE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE TRACK OF BERYL.

$$

AMZ350-352-280700-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
258 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO 35 KNOTS RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE
BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

AMZ354-374-280700-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
258 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK. MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
45 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BE INCREASING TO 9 TO 12 FEET WITHIN 20 MILES
OF THE COAST AND 12 TO 18 FEET FROM 20 TO 60 MILES OFFSHORE TODAY.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT IN BANDS
ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE TRACK OF BERYL.

$$

MTE





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