[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE CHARLEY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
524 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004

..OPTIONAL HEADLINE...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF
INLAND MCINTOSH...COASTAL BRYAN...LONG...INLAND LIBERTY...INLAND
BRYAN...EVANS...TATTNALL...COASTAL LIBERTY...COASTAL MCINTOSH...
CANDLER...EFFINGHAM...BULLOCH...JENKINS...SCREVEN...BERKELEY...
DORCHESTER...INLAND COLLETON...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...CHARLESTON...
COASTAL COLLETON...BEAUFORT...INLAND CHATHAM...INLAND JASPER...
COASTAL JASPER AND COASTAL CHATHAM COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE GEORGIA COAST
AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST FROM THE SAVANNAH RIVER NORTH TO THE
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER.

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA FOR TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.9
NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.2 WEST. THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 30 MILES WEST
NORTHWEST OF FORT MYERS FLORIDA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
INLAND. HURRICANE CHARLEY IS MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 22
MPH.

THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA THIS EVENING AND
THEN MOVE INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN NEAR SAINT AUGUSTINE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. THE STORM WILL MOVE ALONG THE GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA
COAST SATURDAY MORNING WITH A SECOND LANDFALL EXPECTED AS A CATEGORY
ONE HURRICANE BETWEEN CHARLESTON AND MYRTLE BEACH ON SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

EVEN MINOR CHANGES IN THE FORECAST TRACK OF HURRICANE CHARLEY CAN
RESULT IN LARGE DIFFERENCES IN THE EXPECTED CONDITIONS. ALL CITIZENS
IN THE AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS STORM VERY
CLOSELY.

A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS WINDS GREATER THAN 73 MPH ARE LIKELY WITHIN
24 HOURS.

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING MEANS WINDS BETWEEN 39 MPH AND
73 MPH ARE LIKELY WITHIN 24 HOURS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA HAS RECOMMENDED VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS OF
LOW LYING AREAS IN BEAUFORT...COLLETON AND JASPER COUNTIES.

...WIND IMPACTS...
HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS...IN EXCESS OF 73 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND ALONG THE COAST.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK FOR CHARLEY...WINDS WILL BE
OFFSHORE ALONG THE GEORGIA AND MOST OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COASTS.
WITH THE CURRENT PROJECTED STRENGTH AND LOCATION OF THE STORM...TIDES
COULD BE 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS...WITH THE HIGHEST STORM
TIDES IN CHARLESTON COUNTY. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS STORM.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FEET WILL DEVELOP OVER
THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIKELY AS THE STORM APPROACHES.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
WITH THE RAINFALL DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS FROM THE REMNANTS OF
BONNIE...THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED IN SOME AREAS. AN ADDITIONAL
3 TO 6 INCHES IS FORECAST ALONG THE PATH OF CHARLEY...WITH LOCALLY
HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN PLACES
WITH POOR DRAINAGE...SMALL STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HURRICANE CHARLEY CAN BE FOUND IN
ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...PUBLIC
INFORMATION STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS
OFFICE.

...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE STRIKE PROBABILITY FOR CHARLEY IS AROUND 40 PERCENT AT BOTH
CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 900 PM THIS EVENING.


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