[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1122 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

...BERYL WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BUT LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL STILL EXPECTED...

.NEW INFORMATION...
WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED.

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TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT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

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 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION BERYL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.5N...LONGITUDE 82.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT
220 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 150 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT
6 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 35 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
BERYL HAS WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE
SLOWLY INLAND NEAR THE FLORIDA-GEORGIA STATE LINE. ALL TROPICAL
STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. HOWEVER...LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE THREAT THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY AS RAIN
BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEPRESSION CONTINUE TO MOVE FROM EAST TO
WEST ACROSS THE AREA. ACROSS AREA BEACHES...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
WILL ALSO CONTINUE ALONG WITH SOME ROUGH SURF THROUGH TODAY.

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

WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY AND INTO THIS
EVENING...BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND
IN LOW LYING AREAS. ALSO...BE ALERT FOR ANY DOWNED LIMBS AND
TREES...WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED SOME DOWNED POWER LINES.

MARINERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST BEFORE
MAKING ANY PLANS TO DEPART THROUGH THIS EVENING.

&&

.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.

SCZ048>051-281630-
/O.CAN.KCHS.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
1122 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

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

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH ROUGH SURF AT
AREA BEACHES TODAY.

$$

GAZ116>119-137>141-281630-
/O.CAN.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
1122 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY. DANGEROUS SURF
CONDITIONS SHOULD ALSO PERSIST INTO EARLY AFTERNOON.

$$

AMZ354-374-281630-
/O.CAN.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-
1122 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE NOW IN EFFECT. SEE THE LATEST COASTAL
WATERS FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

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