[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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SUBTROPICAL STORM ANA LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  AL012015
601 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2015

THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA

...ANA COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT...

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 160 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC OR ABOUT 210
      MILES EAST OF SAVANNAH GA
    - 31.7N 77.4W
    - STORM INTENSITY 45 MPH
    - THE STORM IS NEARLY STATIONARY.

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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SUBTROPICAL STORM ANA WILL MOVE GRADUALLY NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE
UPPER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST THROUGH SATURDAY BEFORE WEAKENING TO A
DEPRESSION AFTER LANDFALL SUNDAY.

THE MAIN IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF
CHARLESTON COUNTY AND ACROSS ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. HIGH SURF OF 4
TO 6 FEET...BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE
ALONG THE BEACHES OF CHARLESTON COUNTY. SHALLOW SALT WATER FLOODING
IS ALSO EXPECTED AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE...ESPECIALLY IN
DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH NORTHWARD AND MARINERS ARE URGED TO
REMAIN IN PORT.

LONG-DURATION TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN
CONFINED TO THE COASTAL WATERS JUST OFF CHARLESTON COUNTY. THE RISK
FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER LAND WILL MAINLY OCCUR FROM LATE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO MID MORNING SUNDAY AS THE CENTER OF ANA
MOVES CLOSER TO THE GRAND STRAND AREA. THE RISK FOR TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS...MAINLY IN GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH...WILL OCCUR ACROSS UPPER
PORTIONS OF CHARLESTON COUNTY NEAR THE AWENDAW AND MCCLELLANVILLE
AREAS. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A FEW DOWNED TREES AND POWER
LINES MAY ALSO OCCUR ALONG WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH
COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL DIMINISH FOR THE GEORGIA
COAST FOR SATURDAY...BUT REMAIN ELEVATED FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA
COAST...ESPECIALLY FOR THE BEACHES OF CHARLESTON COUNTY.

SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS UNLIKELY WITH SUBTROPICAL STORM ANA AS IT
MOVES INLAND. UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN COULD FALL ACROSS MUCH OF
CHARLESTON AND EASTERN BERKELEY COUNTIES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FLASH
FLOODING IS UNLIKELY AT THIS TIME.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* OTHER COASTAL HAZARDS: HIGH SURF, MINOR BEACH EROSION AND
  DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE CHARLESTON COUNTY
  COAST. BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL OCCUR ON CHARLESTON
  COUNTY BEACHES AND WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN THE
  SURF ZONE. POCKETS OF BEACH EROSION ARE ALSO LIKELY...ESPECIALLY
  ALONG EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES. A RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS
  WILL CONTINUE FROM EDISTO BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND
  GEORGIA.

* WIND: PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS
  ACROSS PORTIONS OF CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES. POTENTIAL
  IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:
    - DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNSECURED
      LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS.
    - SOME TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. 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.

* SURGE:
PREPARE FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SURGE 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.
    - BEACH EROSION, HEAVY SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
WHEN SECURING YOUR PROPERTY, OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE CERTAIN PREPAREDNESS
ACTIVITIES TO BECOME UNSAFE.

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 10 PM EST, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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