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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1153 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...HURRICANE SANDY STARTING TO MAKE MORE OF A TURN NORTHEAST AS
SHE MOVES AWAY FROM THE BAHAMAS...

.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 THE SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL
WATERS...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 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.0N...LONGITUDE 76.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 355 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 345 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 30 DEGREES AT 9 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH.

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

HURRICANE SANDY CONTINUES TO HAVE A LARGE WIND FIELD THAT EXTENDS
FAR 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 THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT IN
CHARLESTON HARBOR...AND THROUGH TONIGHT OR EVEN INTO SUNDAY OVER
THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER LAND AREAS NEAR THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON...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 TO REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY CHANGES
IN FORECAST AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 300 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ350-352-354-374-280000-
/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-
1153 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
FOR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST
FREQUENTLY TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS ACROSS COASTAL WATERS...ESPECIALLY
BEYOND 10 MILES OFFSHORE. CLOSER TO THE COAST...NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO NEAR 30 TO 35 KNOTS. THE LATEST COASTAL
WATERS FORECAST IS FOR A CONTINUATION OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WINDS AS SANDY PASSES OFFSHORE...WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO
40 KNOTS AND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS INTO TONIGHT. HOWEVER...AS SANDY
APPROACHES...STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. SEAS WILL BE AS
HIGH AS 15 TO 21 FEET BEYOND 20 MILES OFFSHORE AND 8 TO 15 FEET
WITHIN 20 MILES OF THE COAST. THE HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. 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>052-280000-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND COLLETON-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
1153 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 THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE COST AND ON ELEVATED
BRIDGES. 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
THIS EVENING AND SUNDAY. ANY FLOODING THAT OCCURS WILL 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 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.

$$

AMZ330-280000-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
1153 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 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 OR
PERHAPS OCCASIONALLY UP TO 40 KNOTS INTO TONIGHT. THESE NORTHERLY
WINDS COULD EASILY CAPSIZE SMALL CRAFT. UNSECURED BOATS IN THE
HARBOR WILL LIKELY SUSTAIN DAMAGE.

WAVES WILL BE AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT HIGHER NEAR THE MOUTH
OF THE HARBOR AND AT THE JETTIES.

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-280000-
/O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
1153 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON...

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

HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL IMPACT COASTAL
GEORGIA INTO TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 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...
HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO
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.

$$




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