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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
537 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

...BERYL CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATE TO CANCEL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS FOR ALL OF SOUTH CAROLINA

.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 AND
COASTAL MCINTOSH.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CHARLESTON...COASTAL COLLETON...
BEAUFORT AND COASTAL JASPER...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED
HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF 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 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.3N...LONGITUDE 82.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 200 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 130 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS W OR 280 DEGREES AT 8 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
BERYL CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER EXTREME
NORTHERN FLORIDA. THE BIGGEST HAZARD THAT REMAINS WITH THIS STORM
IS THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AS OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL
CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA.

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

FOR AREAS STILL WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING...BE ALERT FOR
ANY DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES IF YOU NEED TO GO OUTDOORS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 9 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

SCZ050-290945-
/O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHARLESTON-
537 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY...

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES TODAY.

$$

SCZ047-281045-
/O.CAN.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND JASPER-
537 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

SCZ048-049-051-290945-
/O.CAN.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KCHS.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
537 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

GAZ116>119-137>141-290945-
/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-
537 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

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

...WINDS...
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
DAYBREAK WITH GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...ESPECIALLY WITHIN
RAIN BANDS. SOME DOWNED TREES ALONG WITH POWER OUTAGES WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. 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...SOME HEAVY...WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AS BERYL STALLS TODAY AND THEN MOVES ACROSS THE AREA
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL OF UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME MINOR
FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY. DANGEROUS SURF
CONDITIONS SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH THIS MORNING. SOME BEACH
EROSION IS ALSO EXPECTED.

$$

AMZ352-281045-
/O.CAN.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
537 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

AMZ354-374-290945-
/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-
537 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 24 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
TO 35 KNOTS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW TROPICAL STORM
FORCE BY LATER THIS MORNING. SEAS FROM 9 TO 12 FEET BEYOND 20 NM
OFFSHORE AND 5 TO 8 FEET CLOSER TO THE COAST WILL CONTINUE TO
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE MORNING.

$$



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