[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE CHARLEY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
845 AM EDT SAT AUG 14 2004

...HURRICANE CHARLEY NEARING LANDFALL ON THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST...

...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 TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH
CAROLINA THROUGH 1 PM...INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF
DORCHESTER...BERKELEY AND CHARLESTON.

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF THE ALTAMAHA
SOUND ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST AND THE ENTIRE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST.

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERKELEY AND
DORCHESTER COUNTIES IN SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH COASTAL
SOUTH CAROLINA INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 32.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.7 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS CONTINUE NEAR
85 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...MAINLY EAST OF THE CENTER. HURRICANE
CHARLEY IS MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 28 MPH AND WILL
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED THIS AFTERNOON.

ON THE CURRENT TRACK...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WILL MAKE
LANDFALL BETWEEN BULLS BAY AND GEORGETOWN BY LATE THIS MORNING AS A
CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE.

ALL CITIZENS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS
STORM VERY CLOSELY.

A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS WINDS GREATER THAN 73 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

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

...WIND IMPACTS...
DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS...THE FOLLOWING WIND GUSTS WERE
OBSERVED...FOLLY BEACH REPORTED 58 MPH...CHARLESTON HARBOR REPORTED
53 MPH...AND BUOY 41004 REPORTED 50 MPH. TROPICAL STORM WIND GUSTS
ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID MORNING ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF SOUTH
CAROLINA.  IN CHARLESTON COUNTY...WINDS SPEEDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST FROM SULLIVANS ISLAND NORTHWARD.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
WITH THE CURRENT PROJECTED TRACK AND STRENGTH OF CHARLEY...WINDS WILL
BE OFFSHORE ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST AND FROM EDISTO BEACH SOUTH
CAROLINA SOUTHWARD. WINDS OVER CHARLESTON COUNTY WILL BE ONSHORE FOR
A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. THEREFORE...TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 2 TO 4
FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS FROM EDISTO BEACH SOUTHWARD AND 4 TO 8
FEET ABOVE NORMAL FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY. MODERATE BEACH EROSION IS
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
SEAS HAVE BUILT TO 10 TO 16 FEET OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY...AND
ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY TODAY.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED IN SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY THE
COASTAL COUNTIES. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE
PATH OF CHARLEY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...MAINLY OVER
CHARLESTON COUNTY.  FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN PLACES WITH POOR
DRAINAGE...SMALL STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF
EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA.  THIS INCLUDES CHARLESTON...DORCHESTER...AND
BERKELEY COUNTIES.

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.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND NOON TODAY.

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