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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1259 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...BERYL HAS BECOME A LITTLE STRONGER...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATE STORM POSITION AND STRENGTH.

.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.

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...INLAND BERKELEY...CHARLESTON AND
TIDAL BERKELEY...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL
A CONCERN.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA...GENERALLY SOUTH I-16. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY
FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 12 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.1N...LONGITUDE 79.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 180 MILES
SOUTH OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS W OR 260 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
BERYL HAS INCREASED SLIGHTLY IN STRENGTH OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS
AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE WESTWARD TOWARD THE COASTAL LINE ALONG THE
BORDER OF GEORGIA AND FLORIDA. WINDS HAVE ALSO INCREASED ACROSS
THE COASTAL AREAS FROM CHARLESTON SOUTHWARD. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM NOW THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY
NEAR THE COAST.

THE HIGHEST IMPACTS FROM BERYL ACROSS THE WARNING AREA ARE STILL
EXPECTED TO BE FROM TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY
NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FRESH WATER...INLAND
FLOODING. THERE MAY BE AN EXTENDED THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND
FLOODING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH
BERYL TRIES TO BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA OR
SOUTHERN GEORGIA ON MONDAY.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF
DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS
VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE
PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL
PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE
TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS.

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

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 3 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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INLAND BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY-
1259 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...THREAT FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION TONIGHT...

...WINDS...
THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS HAVE INDICATED SOME WIND GUSTS NEAR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. IN GENERAL...SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THROUGH
EARLY TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO COME CLOSE TO TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WITHIN ANY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH RAIN BANDS TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
OVERALL...STORM TIDE IMPACTS WILL BE LOW. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE
FOR FOR SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE LATE
TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...WITH UP TO 1/2 FOOT OF WATER ABOVE
GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED
AREAS. NO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF COASTAL RESIDENCES AND
BUSINESSES IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

...TORNADOES...
AS RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL CONTINUE TO APPROACH THE COAST...THERE
WILL BE A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY WITHIN ANY
STRONGER SHOWERS WITHIN THE RAIN BANDS.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
AS NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...THERE
WILL BE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH INCREASING SURF.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT FOR SOME BEACH EROSION...ESPECIALLY
DURING THE NEXT MAJOR HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY
MORNING.

$$

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INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
1259 PM 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 49 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE
LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 20 TO 30 MPH NEAR THE
COAST...WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THERE COULD BE UP TO 1/2 TO 1 FOOT OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT...PRODUCING SOME SHALLOW
COASTAL FLOODING NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. HOWEVER...NO
SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF COASTAL RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES IS
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

...INLAND FLOODING...
OTHER THAN SOME BRIEF SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH RAIN BANDS MOVING
ONSHORE...NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
CHANCES FOR RAINFALL WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS
MOISTURE AND RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA.
THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE STORM MAY STALL THROUGH MUCH OF
MONDAY...WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. UP
TO 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY.
SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS MAY
RESULT.

...TORNADOES...
A SMALL THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT AS RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL APPROACH THE AREA. THE HIGHEST
THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL LIKELY BE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO
THE FIRST PART OF TONIGHT.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
AS NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK FOR
RIP CURRENTS AND INCREASING SURF. THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT FOR
SOME BEACH EROSION...ESPECIALLY DURING THE NEXT MAJOR HIGH TIDE
LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

$$

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INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
1259 PM 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 67 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE
LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS...
NORTH EAST WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA. THERE HAVE
BEEN SOME RECENT REPORTS OF WIND GUSTS NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE
NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO
BE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY BY LATER
THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING.

RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS
AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY
PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED
PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDE IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOW. UP TO 1 TO 2 FEET OF
WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING HIGH TIDE LATE
TONIGHT. A FEW COASTAL ROADS MAY HAVE SOME WATER ON THEM AT HIGH
TIDE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING...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.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

BRIEF PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON AS RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH BERYL APPROACH FROM
THE EAST. GIVEN THAT THE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD NOT BE MORE THAN 1/2 INCH TO ONE INCH BY
THE END OF THE DAY. HOWEVER...BY TONIGHT...HEAVIER RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED AS MORE SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE AND RAIN BANDS FROM THE STORM
MOVE INTO THE AREA. IF BERYL STALLS OVER NORTH FLORIDA SOUTH
GEORGIA FOR PART OF MONDAY...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE. UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY IF BERYL STALLS FOR A PERIOD ON MONDAY. THIS
MAY RESULT IN SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED
AREAS.

...TORNADOES...
AS RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL CONTINUE TO APPROACH THE COAST...THERE
WILL BE A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY WITHIN ANY
STRONGER SHOWERS WITHIN THE RAIN BANDS. THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL LIKELY BE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO
THE FIRST PART OF TONIGHT.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
AS NORTHEAST WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON THERE WILL
BE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS
SURF. SOME BEACH EROSION IS ALSO EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY DURING THE
NEXT MAJOR HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

$$

AMZ350-352-281700-
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WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
1259 PM 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 54 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE
LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS AND SEAS CONTINUE TO INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON AS
BERYL APPROACHES. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 25 TO
30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BE BUILDING TO 8
TO 12 FEET THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL REMAIN THROUGH EARLY
TONIGHT AS RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THE THREAT IS
EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY LATER TONIGHT AS BERYL MOVES INLAND.

$$

AMZ354-374-281700-
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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-
1259 PM 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 82 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE
LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INCREASING RAPIDLY THIS
AFTERNOON AS BERYL CONTINUES TO APPROACH. SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE AREA WITHIN A FEW
HOURS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS AND GUSTS 45 TO 50
KNOTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 16 TO 20 FEET BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE AND
10 TO 13 FEET CLOSER TO THE COAST.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL REMAIN THROUGH THIS
EVENING AS RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL CONTINUE TO ACROSS INTO THE AREA. THE
THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY LATER TONIGHT AS BERYL MOVES INLAND.

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