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

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

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED POSITION 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
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

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 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.5N...LONGITUDE 77.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 390 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 390 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 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 12 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ350-352-354-374-270900-
/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-
858 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE SANDY PASSES NEARBY...FREQUENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE
GUSTS...AS HIGH AS 35 TO 40 KNOTS FRIDAY EVENING...WILL CONTINUE.
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS
THE ENTIRE MARINE REGION BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND TO CONTINUE
THROUGH SATURDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40
KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 TO 20
FEET WELL OFFSHORE BEYOND 20 MILES AND 15 TO 20 FEET WITHIN 20
MILES OF THE COAST. TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...WINDS AND SEAS
WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR ALL EXCEPT THE LARGEST SHIPS.

$$

SCZ043-045-047>052-270900-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND COLLETON-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
858 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

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

...WINDS...
AS THE TRACK OF HURRICANE SANDY PASSES CLOSEST TO THE COAST
SATURDAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS COULD DEVELOP. THE LATEST
FORECAST CALLS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM
FORCE...BUT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 40 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...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF THE EARLY
MORNING HIGH TIDES. 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. STRUCTURES SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO
PERSIST OVERNIGHT 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.

$$

AMZ330-270900-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
858 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE SANDY PASSES CLOSE BY...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE 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 BUILD TO AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4 FT OVERNIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY.

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-270900-
/O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
858 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
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF THE
EARLY MORNING HIGH TIDE SATURDAY. THIS COULD RESULT IN STANDING
SALT WATER ON LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE COAST.

...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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