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

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

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

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS ACROSS COASTAL
SOUTH CAROLINA AND COASTAL GEORGIA.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL
OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA EXCEPT CHARLESTON HARBOR. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT FOR CHARLESTON HARBOR.

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

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR COASTAL GEORGIA...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.
THE WIND FIELDS AND POSSIBLE IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE
SANDY ARE CONTINUING TO EXPAND AS IT MOVES NORTH.

.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.

AMZ350-352-354-374-261815-
/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-
603 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 TODAY 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.

$$

SCZ045-048>052-261815-
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INLAND BERKELEY-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
603 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

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

...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.
SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING IS ALSO A CONCERN.

&&

...WINDS...
WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND TONIGHT AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES
CLOSER TO THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT WITH NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
GUSTING TO 40 MPH. THE BEST CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
WILL BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS...GENERALLY WITHIN A
MILE OF SHORE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES WILL BE RUNNING ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH SUNDAY. MINOR SALTWATER
FLOODING IS EXPECTED AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT.


...COASTAL HAZARDS...
BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH SUNDAY. THE
HIGH SURF AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND
LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO
ENTERS THE WATER. LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION MAY ALSO BE A CONCERN
DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKERS AND ABOVE-NORMAL TIDE LEVELS.

$$

AMZ330-261815-
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CHARLESTON HARBOR-
603 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 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.

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-261815-
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COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
603 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

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

...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.

&&

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT...
NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. NEVERTHELESS
GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT COASTAL GEORGIA TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
MINOR SALTWATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH SUNDAY. THE
HIGH SURF AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND
LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO
ENTERS THE WATER. LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION MAY ALSO BE A CONCERN
DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKERS AND ABOVE-NORMAL TIDE LEVELS.

$$

SCZ047-261815-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND JASPER-
603 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

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

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

&&

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR WINDS TO
REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE.

$$






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