[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
800 AM EDT SAT AUG 14 2004

...HURRICANE CHARLEY IS NEAR THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN
NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...GEORGETOWN...HORRY...MARION...DILLON...
FLORENCE AND WILLIAMSBURG...AND IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...
BRUNSWICK...NEW HANOVER...PENDER...COLUMBUS BLADEN AND ROBESON.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA
AND NORTH CAROLINA.

AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR COLUMBUS AND
BLADEN COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. AN INLAND TROPICAL
STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTIES...WILLIAMSBURG...FLORENCE... MARION...DILLON...AND IN NORTH
CAROLINA...ROBESON COUNTY.

A FLOOD WATCH AND A TORNADO WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM EDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
32.3 NORTH... LONGITUDE  79.7 WEST...ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
OF GEORGETOWN...100 MILES FROM MYRTLE BEACH...AND 150 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF SOUTHPORT NORTH CAROLINA.

CHARLEY WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH...AND A
GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...MAINLY
EAST OF THE CENTER. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE BEFORE LANDFALL.
THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK MAKES LANDFALL NEAR BULLS BAY SOUTH
CAROLINA AROUND 10 AM.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE COME TO AN END AND RESIDENTS SHOULD FOLLOW
THE ADVICE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND OTHER GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS FOR EVACUATIONS OR POSSIBLE EVACUATIONS AND SHELTER
AVAILABILITY.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WITH CHARLIE APPROACHING...THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IS INCREASING.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH...WILL SOON SPREAD
INTO GEORGETOWN COUNTY...AND WILL SPREAD INTO NORTH CAROLINA
BY LATE MORNING.
THE AREA OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 40
MILES IN DIAMETER...AND WILL MOVE INTO GEORGETOWN COUNTY AROUND 10
AM...SPREADING NORTH INTO HORRY COUNTY...AND THEN INTO COLUMBUS AND
BLADEN COUNTIES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE DURATION OF
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN ANY LOCATION WILL LIKELY BE LESS
THAN 2 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM THE
SOUTH DURING THE AFTERNOON...LEAVING THE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
WINDS WILL BE ONSHORE ACROSS THE AREA. TIDES WILL BE 6 TO 8 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE SOUTH FACING BEACHES..RIVERS...CREEKS AND
SOUNDS OF BRUNSWICK COUNTY AND NORTHERN HORRY COUNTY...AROUND 4 TO 6
FEET ALONG THE EAST FACING BEACHES OF GEORGETOWN AND SOUTHERN HORRY
COUNTY...AND AROUND 2 FEET ON THE BEACHES OF NEW HANOVER AND PENDER
COUNTIES. FORTUNATELY...THE HIGHEST SURGE WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON
AT ABOUT THE TIME OF LOW TIDE...BETWEEN 1 AND 1:30 PM. MODERATE TO
SEVERE BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
SEAS AT 7 AM WERE BUILDING 4 FT...BUT WILL BUILD TO AT LEAST 10 TO 15
FEET...WITH DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.  MARINERS SHOULD STAY IN PORT.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
HEAVY SHOWERS ARE SPREADING INLAND. 3 TO 6 INCHES ACCUMULATION ARE
EXPECTED WITH CHARLEY. DUE TO THE RAINFALL FROM THE REMNANTS OF
BONNIE ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED IN
SOME AREAS. FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE... ALONG
SMALL STREAMS AND IN 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 THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN WILMINGTON.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AT 8 AM.

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