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

...BERYL HEADED FOR FAR NORTHERN FLORIDA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION.

.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 SOUTH
CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. 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 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.0N...LONGITUDE 80.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 190 MILES SOUTH
OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH
GA. STORM MOTION WAS W OR 265 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY
WAS 65 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM BERYL IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL LATE THIS
EVENING NEAR JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA.

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.

.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 9 PM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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

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

...WINDS...
THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS INDICATE SOME WIND GUSTS TO NEAR TROPICAL
STORM FORCE CLOSE NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. SUSTAINED WINDS
TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
MPH POSSIBLE MAINLY IN AND NEAR RAIN BANDS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
OVERALL...STORM TIDE IMPACTS WILL BE LOW. HOWEVER...THERE IS A
SMALL CHANCE FOR FOR SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE HIGH
TIDE CYCLE LATER 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.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT AND INCREASING
SURF THIS EVENING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT FOR SOME BEACH EROSION
DURING THE NEXT MAJOR HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY
MORNING.

$$

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INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
627 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...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY NEAR
THE COAST. GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY IN AND NEAR
RAIN BANDS. A FEW DOWNED TREES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE
POSSIBLE MAINLY NEAR THE COAST.

...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...
EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A THREAT FOR SEVERAL RAIN BANDS TO MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT...THE CHANCES FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. TOTAL AMOUNTS OF UP
TO 3 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY COULD RESULT IN SOME MINOR
FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS.

...TORNADOES...
A SMALL THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS
RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL LIKELY BE THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF
TONIGHT.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE WILL BE A A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT AND
INCREASING SURF THIS EVENING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT FOR SOME BEACH
EROSION MAINLY 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-
627 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...
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.
WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY IN AND NEAR RAIN BANDS
MAINLY NEAR THE COAST. SOME DOWNED TREES ALONG WITH POWER OUTAGES
WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

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.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
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 UNLIKELY TO BE ENTIRELY
UNDER WATER BASED ON THE CURRENT TRACK OF BERYL. ALSO...
SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF STRUCTURES IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THE STRENGTH OF BERYL. IF BERYL WERE
TO GET A LITTLE STRONGER THAN EXPECTED...MAXIMUM STORM TIDES AND
INUNDATION VALUES COULD BE A LITTLE HIGHER...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE
ALTAMAHA RIVER REGION AND MCINTOSH COUNTY.

...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.

BANDS OF SHOWERS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AS BERYL
APPROACHES FROM THE EAST. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF IN
DURATION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...GENERALLY KEEPING RAINFALL
AMOUNTS TO 1/2 INCH OR LESS. HOWEVER...BY TONIGHT...HEAVIER
RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED AS MORE SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE AND
RAIN BANDS FROM THE STORM MOVE ACROSS 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 TOTAL
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...
THERE WILL BE A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES...MAINLY IN RAIN
BANDS TONIGHT DURING THE FIRST PART OF THE NIGHT.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG WITH
AND DANGEROUS SURF. SOME BEACH EROSION IS ALSO EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY
DURING THE NEXT MAJOR HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY
MORNING.

$$

AMZ350-352-282230-
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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-
627 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 OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED DURING
THE FIRST HALF OF THE NIGHT BEFORE THEY BEGIN TO GRADUALLY
DIMINISH. SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE ON MONDAY.

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

$$

AMZ354-374-282230-
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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-
627 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...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
45 TO 50 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 16
TO 20 FEET BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE AND 10 TO 13 FEET CLOSER TO THE
COAST TONIGHT BEFORE STARTING TO SUBSIDE ON MONDAY.

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

$$

MTE





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