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

...HURRICANE SANDY NEAR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION AND CHANGED COASTAL WATER HEADLINES.

.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 WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT 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 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.5N...LONGITUDE 75.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 630 MILES
SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 620 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH OR 360 DEGREES
AT 20 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 105 MPH...MAKING SANDY A CATEGORY
TWO HURRICANE.

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

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

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

REGARDING THE CHARLESTON HARBOR UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY
FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 900 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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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-
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-
525 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS
LATE TONIGHT OR FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE GEORGIA WATERS BEYOND 20
NM...AND AS EARLY AS FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL WATERS WITHIN 20 NM
OF THE COAST.

...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 MAINLY FROM FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY OR
SATURDAY NIGHT. 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
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS SANDY MOVES NORTH OF THE REGION.

$$

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COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
525 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. A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY MAT BE REQUIRED AT A LATER TIME.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA
THIS EVENING...WITH A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FOR THE
ENTIRE AREA FRIDAY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR
THE ENTIRE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. REFER TO THE COASTAL HAZARD
MESSAGE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

$$

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CHARLESTON HARBOR-
525 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A
TROPICAL STORM WATCH.

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL
CYCLONES AND EVALUATE THEIR STATE OF READINESS FOR THIS SEASON.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER BUT REMAINS FAR OFFSHORE...SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR WINDS AS
HIGH AS 20 OR 25 KT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...THEN TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY OR SATURDAY
NIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH WILL NEED TO
BE UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AT A LATER TIME.

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