[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS DISCONTINUED FOR THE GEORGIA OFFSHORE
WATERS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE ENTIRE AREA.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT OFFERS GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
MARINERS...AS WELL AS OTHER MARINE INTERESTS...ALONG ALL COASTAL
WATER LEGS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT
ANYWHERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 32.1N...LONGITUDE 73.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 400 MILES EAST
OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 460 MILES EAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM
MOTION WAS NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS
75 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE SANDY CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD AWAY FROM THE
AREA. THEREFORE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION. HOWEVER...WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS AROUND 30 KNOTS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE MARINE
WATERS...ESPECIALLY BEYOND 20 MILES OFFSHORE...WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TODAY...AND WILL LIKELY PERSIST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

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

GIVEN GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
TODAY...AND SEAS WILL ONLY GRADUALLY DECREASE...CONDITIONS WILL
STILL BE DANGEROUS FOR SMALL CRAFT.

MARINERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST BEFORE
MAKING ANY DEFINITE PLANS AND BEACH GOERS SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS OF
DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS EVENT...THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL
STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON
REGARDING THE EFFECTS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE HAZARDS UPON THE AREA.

AMZ374-281400-
/O.CAN.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
850 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...


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