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

...HURRICANE SANDY CONTINUING TO MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE ATLANTIC...

.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 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.7N...LONGITUDE 75.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 335 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 360 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 11 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.

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 HAVE BEEN AND 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 OR PERHAPS INTO TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE
TROPICAL STORM WATCH AREA.

.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...REMAIN ON THE ALERT 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 600 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ350-352-354-374-280230-
/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-
216 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT AND MAINLY BEYOND
10 NM OF THE COAST...NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
REACH TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 40
KNOTS...AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 OR EVEN 50 KNOTS. CLOSER TO THE
COAST...NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 25 TO 30
KNOTS...WITH GUSTS AT TIMES NEAR 35 KNOTS OR TROPICAL STORM
STRENGTH. 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>052-280230-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND COLLETON-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
216 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

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

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE SANDY PASSES FAR OFF THE COAST...THERE IS STILL THE
POSSIBILITY FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE COAST
AND ON ELEVATED BRIDGES. NORTHERLY 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.

$$

AMZ330-280230-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
216 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS SANDY PASSES FAR OFFSHORE...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL REACH AS HIGH
AS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS NEAR 35 OR PERHAPS
OCCASIONALLY 40 KNOTS INTO TONIGHT. THESE 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.

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-280230-
/O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
216 PM 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. THE LATEST ADVICE IS TO 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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