[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
847 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...SANDY INCREASES BACK TO HURRICANE STRENGTH...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STRENGTH AND 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
ALL OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...INCLUDING
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 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.8N...LONGITUDE 76.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 330 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 340 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.

SANDY HAS STRENGTHENED BACK TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AND CONTINUES TO
HAVE A LARGE WIND FIELD THAT EXTENDS WELL TO THE WEST AND
NORTHWEST OF THE CIRCULATION CENTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
ARE CURRENTLY OCCURRING OVER THE MARINE AREAS AND ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST TODAY...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE TROPICAL
STORM WATCH AREA.

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

REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...WHICH INCLUDES
CHARLESTON HARBOR...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.

AMZ350-352-354-374-272100-
/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-
847 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
THIS MORNING...WINDS CONTINUE TO GUST FREQUENTLY TO 35 TO
40 KNOTS ACROSS COASTAL WATERS...ESPECIALLY BEYOND 10 MILES
OFFSHORE. 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 THROUGH TODAY. HOWEVER...AS SANDY
APPROACHES...STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. SEAS WILL BUILD
TO 15 TO 21 FEET BEYOND 20 MILES OFFSHORE AND 8 TO 15 FEET WITHIN
20 MILES OF THE COAST. THE HIGHEST SEAS EXPECTED TODAY. 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>052-272100-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND COLLETON-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
847 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

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

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

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
MINOR SALT WATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE
TODAY AND SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. 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 THIS MORNING 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.

$$

AMZ330-272100-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
847 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 NORTHERLY 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 AFTER SUNRISE
TODAY.

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-272100-
/O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
847 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY...

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT.

HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL IMPACT COASTAL GEORGIA TODAY AND
TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO
35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON. 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
THROUGH TONIGHT. 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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