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

...HURRICANE SANDY MOVING AWAY FROM THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR MOST RECENT INFORMATION ON SANDY AND TO UPGRADE THE
TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN CHARLESTON HARBOR TO A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING.

.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
THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...AND IS ALSO NOW IN EFFECT 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 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.3N...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 360 DEGREES AT 7 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH...MAKING SANDY A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE.

.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 THE 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 900 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ350-352-354-374-270600-
/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-
554 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE SANDY APPROACHES...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE GEORGIA WATERS OUT 60 NM UNTIL LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD
NORTH ACROSS THE SOUTH CAROLINA WATERS OUT 20 NM AND IN
CHARLESTON HARBOR BY AROUND MIDNIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO
40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER ALL OF THE
MARINE AREA. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 18 TO 22 FEET BEYOND 20 NM OF THE
COAST...AND TO 12 TO 17 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST. THESE
DANGEROUS WINDS AND SEAS WILL MAKE NAVIGATION UNSAFE FOR MOST IF
NOT ALL BOAT TRAFFIC. THESE CONDITIONS CAN ALSO EASILY CAPSIZE
SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED BOATS.

$$

SCZ043-045-047>052-270600-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND COLLETON-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
554 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

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

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. HOWEVER...THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
SUSTAINED WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE...ALTHOUGH
GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY OR
SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE LIGHT...UNSECURED ITEMS...SUCH AS
GARBAGE CANS...AND UN-ANCHORED TARPS TO BE BLOWN AROUND AND BECOME
A POTENTIAL HAZARD. SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY ALSO BREAK OFF AND CAN BE
BLOWN AROUND. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

...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 WILL 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 DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKING
WAVES AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS.

$$

AMZ330-270600-
/O.UPG.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
554 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND WAVES...

AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS WILL INCREASE IN CHARLESTON HARBOR. THE LATEST FORECAST IS
FOR WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE EARLY
TONIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE TONIGHT OR
EARLY SATURDAY AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 OR PERHAPS 40
KNOTS WILL BE 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 2 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT...THEN UP TO 4 FEET
SATURDAY AND EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...LARGER WAVES WILL
OCCUR NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE HARBOR AND AT THE JETTIES.

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-270600-
/O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
554 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 THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH WILL BE
LIKELY 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
SATURDAY. 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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