[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM JEANNE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
635 PM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004

...JEANNE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN OVER FLORIDA...

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF COCOA BEACH
FLORIDA TO SAVANNAH GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

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

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

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

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...TROPICAL STORM JEANNE WAS LOCATED AT 28.8 NORTH...82.6
WEST...OR ABOUT 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CEDAR KEY FLORIDA.  THIS IS
ALSO 230 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH GEORGIA. THE TROPICAL
STORM IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH AND IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A TURN TO
THE NORTH OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR
65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. JEANNE WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN
STRENGTH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

...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 TONIGHT AND MONDAY COMBINED WITH
STRONG EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF
COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST. TIDES
LATE THIS AFTERNOON ARE RUNNING JUST SLIGHTLY ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS.
AS WINDS INCREASE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...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 AFTERNOON ARE BETWEEN 20 AND
30 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ALONG THE COAST.
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST...AVERAGING 30
TO 40 MPH ESPECIALLY IN RAIN BANDS.  INLAND AREAS WILL SEE A GRADUAL
INCREASE IN SPEEDS OVERNIGHT.  WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH IS EXPECTED
INLAND WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
HIGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS
THROUGH MONDAY. LARGE BREAKERS OF 5 TO 9 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG
THE BEACHES TONIGHT 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 CONTINUE TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN GEORGIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE
HEAVIEST RAINS WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT AND ON MONDAY AS CENTER OF
JEANNE MOVES INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY
MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 95.  4 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WEST OF
INTERSTATE 95. WITH THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING TONIGHT AND
MONDAY...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

...TORNADOES...
THE RISK FOR TORNADOES WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH MONDAY. AS A
RESULT...TORNADO WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE AREA.
THERE IS A TORNADO WATCH CURRENTLY IN AFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA UNTIL 1 AM.

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 TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 9 PM.

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