[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
233 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...HURRICANE SANDY CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
BAHAMAS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM LOCATION.

.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...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

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

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 23.5N...LONGITUDE 75.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 690 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 680 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 5 DEGREES
AT 20 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 105 MPH.

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

SINCE HURRICANE SANDY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL OFFSHORE OF THE
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTLINE...THE MAIN
IMPACTS FROM THE STORM ARE EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE MARINE WATERS.
HOWEVER...HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SOME BEACH
EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

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

REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

FOR RESIDENTS NEAR THE COAST...DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY BY LATER FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY. SWIMMERS AND SURFERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER
UNTIL LATER ON SUNDAY WHEN THESE HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO
SUBSIDE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 6 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ350-352-354-374-260245-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
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-
233 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE
BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS
FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS BEYOND 20 NM.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS FROM FRIDAY TO SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FEET BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE LATER
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AND 10 TO 15 FEET IN THE NEARSHORE
WATERS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATER SATURDAY NIGHT
AND SUNDAY AS SANDY MOVES NORTH OF THE REGION.

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-260245-
/O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
233 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS SANDY APPROACHES...

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

THOSE WHO LIVE ALONG THE COAST SHOULD MOVE LIGHT ITEMS THAT ARE
NOT SECURED TO INSIDE LOCATIONS TO AVOID BEING BLOWN INTO AND
POSSIBLY DAMAGING OTHER ITEMS. ANCHOR LOOSE TARPS.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. HOWEVER...AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE
CANNOT BE RULED OUT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE
SATURDAY...AND MAYBE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME...THE
FLOODING LOOKS TO BE MAINLY OF LOW LYING TIDAL AREAS AND
ROADS...WITH STRUCTURES NOT EXPECTED TO BE EFFECTED.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
ALTHOUGH THE CIRCULATION WITH SANDY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL
OFFSHORE...BUILDING WAVES FURTHER OFFSHORE WILL LIKELY TRANSLATE
TO HIGH SURF ALONG AREA BEACHES...ESPECIALLY BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY. IN ADDITION TO HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS
WILL MAKE CONDITIONS VERY DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY LIFE THREATENING
FOR SWIMMERS AND SURFERS.

$$

AMZ330-260245-
/O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
233 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLANS AND BE
PREPARED FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR
WARNINGS TO BE ISSUED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE TRACK
OF HURRICANE SANDY AND HOW CLOSE THE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WILL BE TO THE HARBOR. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO
REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE HARBOR.

STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CHARLESTON SOUTH
CAROLINA FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS
IN THE NEAR FUTURE.


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