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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE JEANNE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1206 PM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004

...JEANNE HEADED TOWARD THE TAMPA BAY AREA...

...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...INLAND CHATHAM AND COASTAL CHATHAM
COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM ST. AUGUSTINE FLORIDA TO
SAVANNAH GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF INLAND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

A RIVER FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAVANNAH RIVER
INCLUDING CLYO.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...HURRICANE JEANNE WAS LOCATED AT 27.9 NORTH...82.0
WEST...OR ABOUT 30 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF TAMPA FLORIDA.  THIS IS
ALSO 290 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH GEORGIA. THE HURRICANE IS
MOVING WEST NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AND TURN TO THE NORTHWEST LATER
TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
JEANNE WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN STRENGTH DURING THE DAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA SHOULD PREPARE NOW FOR MINIMAL
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. TIE DOWN OUTDOOR LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS
GRILLS...PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. IF YOU PLAN ON USING A PORTABLE
GENERATOR...CHECK IT NOW FOR PROPER VENTILATION. CARBON MONOXIDE
POISONING DEATHS CAN OCCUR DUE TO IMPROPERLY VENTILATED GENERATORS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES TODAY AND MONDAY COMBINED WITH STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF COASTAL FLOODING AND
BEACH EROSION ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST. TIDES LATE THIS MORNING ARE
RUNNING ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS. AT THESE LEVELS...WATER
MAY APPROACH HIGHWAY U.S. 80 NEAR FORT PULASKI DURING TIMES OF HIGH
TIDE. HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE AT 727 PM
THIS EVENING AND 741 AM MONDAY MORNING.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS ALONG COASTAL GEORGIA LATE THIS MORNING ARE BETWEEN 20 AND 30
MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE
LATER TODAY AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND ON MONDAY AS JEANNE DRAWS
CLOSER. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH FARTHER INLAND. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...BETWEEN 30 AND
40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED AT THE COAST TONIGHT.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS
THROUGH MONDAY. LARGE BREAKERS OF 5 TO 9 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG
THE BEACHES THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SURF
CONDITIONS AND A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS. SWIMMERS AND SURFERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
THE OUTER BANDS OF JEANNE WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN GEORGIA
THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST RAINS WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT AND ON
MONDAY AS JEANNE APPROACHES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. WITH THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING TONIGHT AND
MONDAY...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY.

...TORNADOES...
THE RISK FOR TORNADOES WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH MONDAY. AS A
RESULT...TORNADO WATCHES COULD BE ISSUED ANYTIME THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY.

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

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 3 PM.

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