[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...HURRICANE SANDY LOCATED ABOUT 335 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF
CHARLESTON AND MOVING NORTHEAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STRENGTH...POSITION AND MOVEMENT OF SANDY. UPDATED WORDING
IN VARIOUS SEGMENTS BELOW.

.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 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.2N...LONGITUDE 75.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 335 MILES EAST
SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 370 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF
SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH...MAKING SANDY A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON
THE SAFFIR SIMPSON SCALE.

.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 OCCURRING OVER THE ATLANTIC
WATERS...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT OR EVEN INTO SUNDAY. IN
THE CHARLESTON HARBOR...WINDS MAY GUST NEAR TROPICAL STORM
STRENGTH DURING TONIGHT. OVER LAND AREAS...OCCASIONAL GUSTS MAY
STILL REACH NEAR TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH ALONG THE COASTAL
COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND EAST OF ROUTE 17.

.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 900 PM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ350-352-354-374-280545-
/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-
535 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WILL REACH AS
HIGH AS 25 TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 40 OR EVEN 45 KNOTS
STILL POSSIBLE. SEAS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 6 TO 11 FEET WITHIN 20 NM
OF THE COAST...BUT UP TO 12 TO 17 FEET ACROSS THE GEORGIA WATERS
FROM 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE. WINDS AND SEAS THIS HIGH WILL POSE A
DANGER TO ALL EXCEPT THE LARGEST SHIPS.

CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO IMPROVE DURING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT AS SANDY PULLS FURTHER AWAY.

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

$$

SCZ043-045-047>052-280545-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND COLLETON-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
535 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 EVENING. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE COAST AND
ON ELEVATED BRIDGES. NORTHERLY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 35 OR EVEN 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.

CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO IMPROVE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS
SANDY PULLS FURTHER AWAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SHALLOW SALT WATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE
SUNDAY MORNING...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 7 TO 9 AM. HOWEVER...THE
OFFSHORE WINDS WILL LIMIT ANY IMPACTS...CONFINING ANY FLOODING TO
ROADS AND OTHER LOCATIONS IN LOW LYING TIDAL AREAS. STRUCTURES
SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED.

...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...ESPECIALLY
AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND
ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS.

$$

AMZ330-280545-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
535 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE SANDY PASSES FAR OFFSHORE...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
REACH AS HIGH AS 20 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT...WITH STILL THE RISK OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS NEAR 35 KNOTS TO OCCUR. 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...HIGHEST NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE
HARBOR AND AT THE JETTIES.

CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO IMPROVE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS
SANDY PULLS FURTHER AWAY.

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-280545-
/O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
535 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 THROUGH TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS OF 30 OR 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS
NEAR THE COAST. THESE WINDS CAN BLOW AROUND UNSECURED...LIGHT
OBJECTS AND CAN BRING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS.

CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO IMPROVE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS
SANDY PULLS FURTHER AWAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SHALLOW SALTWATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE SUNDAY MORNING...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 7 TO 9 AM. THIS COULD
RESULT IN STANDING SALT WATER ON LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE COAST.

...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...ESPECIALLY
AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND
ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS.

$$






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