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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1234 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 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 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.7N...LONGITUDE 77.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 380 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 380 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 10 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
THE HURRICANE MOVES NORTHWARD. THE LATEST FORECAST CALLS FOR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TO PASS OVER COASTAL WATERS AND CLOSE
TO COASTAL COUNTIES...MAINLY SATURDAY.

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

REGARDING 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 3 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ350-352-354-374-271245-
/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-
1234 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...WINDS WERE FREQUENTLY GUSTING TO 35 TO 40
KNOTS ACROSS COASTAL WATERS...ESPECIALLY BEYOND 10 NM. THE
LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST IS FOR INCREASING WINDS AS SANDY
PASSES OFFSHORE...WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS AND GUSTS
TO 50 KNOTS. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE SANDY APPROACHES...STRONGER
WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 TO 21 FEET BEYOND
20 NM OFFSHORE BEYOND 20 MILES AND 8 TO 15 FEET WITHIN 20 MILES OF
THE COAST...WITH HIGHEST SEAS EXPECTED SATURDAY. THESE WINDS AND
SEAS WILL POSE A DANGER TO ALL EXCEPT THE LARGEST SHIPS.

CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT.

$$

SCZ043-045-047>052-271245-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND COLLETON-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
1234 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

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

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE SANDY PASSES NEARBY...THERE IS STILL SOME
POSSIBILITY FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY.
SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH
COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND DISEASED TREES AND COULD
BLOW AROUND LIGHT...UNSECURED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN
FURNITURE.

SINCE THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY...CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST
FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
MINOR SALT WATER 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 IS EXPECTED TO BE
SIMILAR TO THAT PRODUCED BY STRONG WINTER STORMS THAT OCCUR IN THE
AREA...MAINLY ON ROADS AND IN OTHER LOCATIONS IN LOW-LYING TIDAL
AREAS. 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.

$$

AMZ330-271245-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
1234 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS SANDY PASSES OFFSHORE...THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KNOTS. THESE WINDS
COULD EASILY CAPSIZE SMALL CRAFT. 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.

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-271245-
/O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
1234 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

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

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT.
NEVERTHELESS...GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT COASTAL GEORGIA THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30
TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED
SATURDAY. THESE WINDS CAN BLOW AROUND UNSECURED...LIGHT OBJECTS
AND CAN BRING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS.

THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED.

...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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