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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
509 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION AND NEW WATCHES.

.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 CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON...
CHARLESTON...COASTAL JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY.

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 AND COASTAL MCINTOSH...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM
RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.3N...LONGITUDE 76.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 480 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 470 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR
325 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

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

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. 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 9 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ350-352-354-374-261715-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.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-
509 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

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

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...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 BEGINNING THIS MORNING ACROSS THE GEORGIA
WATERS BEYOND 20 NM FROM THE COAST...AND THE WATERS WITHIN 20 NM
STARTING THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT WITHIN 20 NM FROM THE COAST...AND INTO
SUNDAY BEYOND 20 NM. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FEET
BEYOND 20 NM LATER FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AND 10 TO 15 FEET IN
THE NEARSHORE WATERS. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT AS SANDY MOVES NORTH OF THE REGION.

$$

SCZ045-052-261715-
/O.EXA.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-TIDAL BERKELEY-
509 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

$$

SCZ048>051-261715-
/O.CAN.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
509 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

$$

AMZ330-261715-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
509 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH 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 PLAN FOR
TROPICAL CYCLONES AND EVALUATE THEIR STATE OF READINESS FOR THIS
SYSTEM.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER BUT REMAINS FAR OFFSHORE...
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS
FOR 20 TO 25 KT WINDS AFFECTING CHARLESTON HARBOR TODAY...THEN
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT 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. WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 2 FT STARTING
LATER TODAY...AND AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-261715-
/O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
509 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...HURRICANE SANDY MOVING OUT OF THE BAHAMAS AS A CATEGORY ONE...

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

THOSE WHO LIVE ALONG THE COAST SHOULD MOVE UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT
ITEMS INDOORS TO AVOID BEING BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. GUSTY WINDS
MAY RESULT IN OCCASIONAL POWER OUTAGES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

...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 AFFECTED.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FRIDAY.
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH
SUNDAY. REFER TO THE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION.

$$

SCZ047-261715-
/O.EXA.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND JASPER-
509 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

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