[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
707 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA
AND GEORGIA COAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
INCLUDED SPECIFIC HAZARDS.

.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...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
INLAND BRYAN...COASTAL BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...COASTAL CHATHAM...
INLAND LIBERTY...COASTAL LIBERTY...INLAND MCINTOSH...COASTAL
MCINTOSH...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT...COASTAL
COLLETON...CHARLESTON...COASTAL JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
INCLUDING THE CHARLESTON HARBOR.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 6 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.3N...LONGITUDE 86.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 640 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 570 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
SAVANNAH GA. THE STORM WAS DRIFTING NORTH AT 3 MPH WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
IT IS TOO EARLY TO PROVIDE EXACT WIND FORECAST VALUES FOR
SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST MINOR DAMAGE SOMEWHERE WITHIN SOUTHEAST
SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. THE RISK FOR TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS OR GUSTS WILL BE THE GREATEST THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A TROPICAL STORM WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO
INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR DISASTER PLAN SPECIFIC TO
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND
COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL STORMS. IF YOU LIVE ON A
BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE
IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 10 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-060715-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
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-
707 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

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

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE
BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
30 TO 40 PERCENT. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD
START AS EARLY AS THURSDAY EVENING.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM THURSDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT TO EARLY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BUILD AS HIGH AS 8 TO 12 FEET...BUT
MAY BE HIGHER DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK TROPICAL STORM ANDREA
TAKES.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING RISK FOR WATERSPOUTS OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS THURSDAY WHICH WILL LINGER INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

$$

GAZ116>119-138>141-SCZ045-047>052-060715-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-
CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
707 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

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

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

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.
STRONGLY CONSIDER EVACUATING IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...AND DO
SO IF ORDERED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 37 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
WINDS TO REMAIN JUST BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE...ALTHOUGH GUSTS
TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THE RISK FOR INLAND FLOODING WILL INCREASE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY
MORNING AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES. GENERAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED LATER TONIGHT OR
WEDNESDAY AS GROUNDS REMAIN SATURATED FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL.

...TORNADOES...
THE RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT.

$$

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