[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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SUBTROPICAL STORM ANA LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  AL012015
637 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2015

THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA

...SUBTROPICAL STORM ANA NEARLY STATIONARY OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA
COAST...

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - NONE

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND
      BERKELEY...CHARLESTON AND TIDAL BERKELEY

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 150 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC OR ABOUT 180
      MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BEAUFORT SC
    - 31.6N 77.8W
    - STORM INTENSITY 45 MPH
    - MOVING NORTH-NORTHWEST OR 330 DEGREES AT 1 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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SUBTROPICAL STORM ANA WILL MOVE GRADUALLY NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
BEFORE WEAKENING TO A DEPRESSION AS IT MAKES LANDFALL ON SUNDAY.

THE MAIN IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF
CHARLESTON COUNTY...WHERE HIGH SURF...BEACH EROSION...AND DANGEROUS
RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED...AND ACROSS ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS WHERE
HAZARDOUS SEAS AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED. BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET
WILL OCCUR ALONG THE CHARLESTON COUNTY BEACHES AND WILL RESULT IN
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. POCKETS OF BEACH EROSION ARE
ALSO LIKELY TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING
BEACHES. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF
HIGH TIDE LATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY EVENINGS IN CHARLESTON AND
BERKELEY COUNTIES...BUT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF STRUCTURES ALONG THE
COAST OR THE INLAND WATERWAYS IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THE RISK FOR LONG-DURATION TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL GENERALLY
REMAIN CONFINED TO THE COASTAL WATERS OF CHARLESTON COUNTY. THE RISK
FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER LAND WILL MAINLY OCCUR FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS AS THE CENTER OF ANA GETS CLOSER TO THE
COAST. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING A FEW TREES
AND POWERLINES. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

FOR THE COASTLINE SOUTH OF EDISTO BEACH TO THE MOUTH OF THE ALTAMAHA
RIVER IN GEORGIA...THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS THROUGH FRIDAY.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* COASTAL HAZARDS:
HIGH SURF, BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE CHARLESTON COUNTY COAST. BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO
6 FEET WILL OCCUR ALONG THE CHARLESTON COUNTY BEACHES AND WILL
RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. POCKETS OF BEACH
EROSION ARE ALSO LIKELY TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST AND
NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED
FROM SOUTH OF EDISTO BEACH TO THE MOUTH OF THE ALTAMAHA RIVER.

* WIND:
PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS
CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:
    - MINOR DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS AND SHEDS.
      UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT.
    - SOME TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR
      UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE
      SHALLOW ROOTED. SOME FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
    - HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.
    - SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.

ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA,
LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.

* FLOODING RAIN:
LITTLE TO NO IMPACTS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME
ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

* SURGE:
PREPARE FOR SHALLOW SALT WATER FLOODING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE HAVING
POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS CHARLESTON AND TIDAL BERKELEY COUNTIES. POTENTIAL
IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:
    - LOCALIZED INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING MAINLY ALONG
      IMMEDIATE SHORELINES AND IN LOW-LYING SPOTS.
    - SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ROADS AND PARKING LOTS BECOME OVERSPREAD
      WITH SURGE WATER. DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS IN PLACES WHERE
      SURGE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA,
LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
NOW IS THE TIME TO CHECK YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN AND TAKE NECESSARY
ACTIONS TO SECURE YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. DELIBERATE EFFORTS SHOULD BE
UNDERWAY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. ENSURE THAT YOUR EMERGENCY
SUPPLIES KIT IS STOCKED AND READY.

IF YOU LIVE IN A PLACE THAT IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO HIGH WIND,
SUCH AS A BOAT, PLAN TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER.

WHEN SECURING YOUR PROPERTY, OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE.

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

* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- FOR INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PREPARATIONS SEE READY.GOV
- FOR INFORMATION ON CREATING AN EMERGENCY PLAN SEE GETAGAMEPLAN.ORG
- FOR ADDITIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION SEE REDCROSS.ORG

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

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