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

...HURRICANE SANDY NOW JUST NORTH OF THE BAHAMAS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED LOCATION AND STRENGTH OF SANDY.

.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
THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA....WHILE A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR CHARLESTON
HARBOR.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
INLAND COLLETON...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 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.1N...LONGITUDE 77.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 420 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 410 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 350 DEGREES AT 7 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH.

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

AMZ350-352-354-374-270245-
/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-
231 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

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

...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...MAKING MARINE
ACTIVITIES DANGEROUS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
TO 50 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER ALL OF THE MARINE AREA...WHICH
COULD EASILY CAPSIZE SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED BOATS. SEAS WILL BUILD
TO 15 TO 20 FEET WELL OFFSHORE BEYOND 20 MILES AND 15 TO 20 FEET
WITHIN 20 MILES OF THE COAST...MAKING MARINE TRAVEL UNSAFE FOR ALL
EXCEPT THE LARGEST SHIPS.

$$

SCZ043-045-047>052-270245-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND COLLETON-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
231 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

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

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS IS
LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS TO
REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE....BUT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH
WILL CAUSE LIGHT...UNSECURED ITEMS...SUCH AS SMALL TREE
LIMBS...GARBAGE CANS...AND UN-ANCHORED TARPS TO BE BLOWN AROUND AND
BECOME A POTENTIAL HAZARD.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE FLOODING LOOKS TO BE
SIMILAR TO THAT OF STRONG WINTER STORMS THAT OCCUR IN THE
AREA...MAINLY IN TYPICAL LOCATIONS OF LOW LYING TIDAL AREAS AND
ROADS...WITH STRUCTURES NOT EXPECTED TO BE EFFECTED.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP BY TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO EARLY SUNDAY...PRODUCING 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.

$$

AMZ330-270245-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
231 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
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. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25
TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL POSSIBLE OVER CHARLESTON
HARBOR...WHICH COULD EASILY CAPSIZE SMALL TO EVEN MEDIUM SIZED
BOATS. UNSECURED BOATS IN THE HARBOR WILL LIKELY SUSTAIN DAMAGE.

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.

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-270245-
/O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
231 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

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

...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. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NEAR THE COAST...CAUSING
LIGHT OBJECTS TO BE BLOWN AROUND AND POTENTIALLY PRODUCING LIGHT
DAMAGE.

...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...WHICH
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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