[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
246 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...HURRICANE SANDY POISED TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION.

.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
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM...
COASTAL LIBERTY...COASTAL MCINTOSH...BEAUFORT...COASTAL
COLLETON...CHARLESTON AND COASTAL JASPER...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM
RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.5N...LONGITUDE 73.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 370 MILES EAST
OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 430 MILES EAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM
MOTION WAS NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 14 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 HAVE BEEN OCCURRING OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS...
AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS MORNING.

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

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

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 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ350-352-354-374-281500-
/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-
246 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 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 THROUGH DAWN...WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.
SEAS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 10 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST...BUT
UP TO 17 FEET AROUND 60 NM FROM THE COAST. WINDS AND SEAS THIS
HIGH WILL POSE A DANGER TO ALL EXCEPT THE LARGEST SHIPS.

CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE TODAY AS SANDY PULLS FARTHER
AWAY FROM THE AREA.

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

$$

SCZ048>051-281500-
/O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
246 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS CONTINUE...

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES UP TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO
PERSIST THIS MORNING...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 TIME OF HIGH TIDE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND
ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS.

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

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-281500-
/O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
246 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS CONTINUE...

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES 4 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST
EARLY TODAY...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 TIME
OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND
ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SHALLOW SALTWATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE THIS MORNING...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 7 TO 9 AM. THIS COULD
RESULT IN SOME STANDING SALT WATER ON LOW-LYING ROADS NEAR THE
COAST...ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF HIGHWAY 80 IN CHATHAM
COUNTY NEAR FORT PULASKI IS UNLIKELY.

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