[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM JEANNE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
942 AM EDT MON SEP 27 2004

...JEANNE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN SLOWLY...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA
NORTHWARD TO THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER IN SOUTH CAROLINA...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.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM EDT...TROPICAL STORM JEANNE WAS LOCATED AT 31.0 NORTH...83.8
WEST...OR NEAR MOULTRI GEORGIA.  THE TROPICAL STORM HAS BEEN MOVING
NORTH NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH...AND A TURN TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST IS
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  JEANNE IS EXPECTED TO
WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION LATER TODAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
SHOULD EXPECT MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TODAY. BE SURE THAT
LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS GRILLS...PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS
ARE TIED DOWN. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TODAY. 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 THIS EVENING COMBINED WITH STRONG EAST AND
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF COASTAL FLOODING AND
BEACH EROSION ALONG THE GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA COASTS.  TIDES
THIS MORNING ARE RUNNING ABOUT A HALF OF FOOT TO NEAR A FOOT ABOVE
PREDICTED LEVELS. AS WINDS INCREASE LATER TODAY...WATER MAY APPROACH
HIGHWAY U.S. 80 NEAR FORT PULASKI DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. DOWNTOWN
CHARLESTON MAY EXPERIENCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN ADDITION TO THE ALREADY
HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES.  HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER
ENTRANCE AT 814 PM THIS EVENING.  HIGH TIDES IN CHARLESTON HARBOR
WILL OCCUR AT 807 PM THIS EVENING.  RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT WATER
LEVELS ON THE BEACHES TO INCREASE WITH WATER UP TO THE DUNES IN MANY
LOCATIONS.  MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS ALONG THE GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA COASTS THIS MORNING ARE
BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE ALONG THE COAST TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...MAINLY IN SQUALLS. INLAND AREAS OF
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA WILL SEE WINDS INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AS
WELL.  SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVER INLAND
AREAS OF GEORGIA WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH EXPECTED OVER INLAND
SOUTH CAROLINA.  GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED MAINLY IN HEAVY
SQUALLS AND RAINBANDS.  REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND SOME POWER OUTAGES
ARE BEING REPORTED IN MANY SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COUNTIES AND SOME
COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA ALONG THE SAVANNAH RIVER.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ROUGH ACROSS THE GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA
COASTAL WATERS TODAY. LARGE BREAKERS OF 5 TO 9 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED
ALONG THE BEACHES TODAY 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...
BANDS OF RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH JEANNE WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS
THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAINS WILL OCCUR TODAY AS CENTER OF JEANNE
MOVES INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA BY THIS AFTERNOON AND AND THEN INTO
CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA BY LATE THIS EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO
6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...MAINLY EAST
OF INTERSTATE 95. 4 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WEST OF INTERSTATE 95.
WITH THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF TORNADOES THROUGH THE DAY. TORNADO
WATCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES
MORE UNSTABLE. RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.

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 NOON.

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