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

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

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WATCH AREA AND STORM INFORMATION.

.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.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR
CHARLESTON HARBOR.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS... INLAND COLLETON.

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 THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM...
COASTAL LIBERTY AND COASTAL MCINTOSH...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM
RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.4N...LONGITUDE 76.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 470 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 460 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR
325 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH...OR CATEGORY
ONE IN STRENGTH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
THE WIND FIELDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF SANDY CONTINUE TO EXPAND AS IT
MOVES NORTHWARD...WHICH IS WHY THE COASTAL LAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST
SOUTH CAROLINA WERE ADDED INTO A TROPICAL STORM WATCH EARLIER THIS
MORNING.


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

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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 12 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ350-352-354-374-262130-
/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-
922 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 APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE OUTER WATERS BEYOND 40 MILES BY
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE MARINE REGION
BY TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL
POSSIBLE OVER ALL OF THE MARINE AREA. BE PREPARED FOR THE
STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WITHIN HEAVY RAINBANDS LATER TODAY THROUGH
SATURDAY. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FEET WELL OFFSHORE BEYOND
20 MILES AND 15 TO 20 FEET WITHIN 20 MILES OF THE COAST.


$$

SCZ045-047>052-262130-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-
CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
922 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

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

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

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE
BLOWN AROUND. BE PREPARED FOR SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING WHICH COULD
CLOSE SOME LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE COAST.

&&

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED
STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE
FORECAST AREA TO BE CAUSED BY HURRICANE SANDY. MUCH DEPENDS ON
THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT
APPROACHES THE COAST.

HOWEVER...TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO RUN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH SUNDAY.
MINOR SALTWATER FLOODING IS EXPECTED AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY...WHICH MAY CAUSE SOME LOW LYING
ROADS NEAR THE COAST TO BECOME FLOODED OR IMPASSIBLE.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP BY TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO EARLY SUNDAY. THE HIGH SURF
AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG
SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING
THE WATER. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO THE LARGE BREAKING
WAVES AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS.


$$

SCZ043-262130-
/O.EXA.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND COLLETON-
922 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...


$$

AMZ330-262130-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
922 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 NEED TO DETERMINE THE
BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
ALTHOUGH THE CENTER OF SANDY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL
OFFSHORE...THE EXPANDING WIND FIELDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE STORM
WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS...LIKELY REACHING TROPICAL
FORCE...ESPECIALLY IN GUSTS...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH WILL NEED TO BE
UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING SOMETIME TODAY.

WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 2 FT STARTING LATER TODAY...AND
BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.


$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-262130-
/O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
922 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. HOWEVER...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30
TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NEAR THE
COAST.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
MINOR SALTWATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME LOW LYING
ROADS NEAR THE COAST TO BECOME FLOODED OR IMPASSIBLE.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 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 WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DUE
TO THE LARGE BREAKERS AND ABOVE-NORMAL TIDE LEVELS.


$$






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