[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION JEANNE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
249 PM EDT MON SEP 27 2004

...JEANNE WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...

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

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

THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

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

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTH COASTAL
SOUTH CAROLINA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM EDT...TROPICAL DEPRESSION JEANNE WAS LOCATED AT 32.2
NORTH...83.7 WEST...OR ABOUT 35 MILES SOUTH OF MACON GEORGIA.  THE
TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS NOW MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 14
MPH...AND A TURN TO THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24
HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION JEANNE WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
SHOULD CONTINUE TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS OR BRING THEM INSIDE.

...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 ARE
STILL RUNNING ABOUT ONE TO TWO FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS...THUS
SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AROUND TIME OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH
TIDE FOR THE SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE IS 814 PM THIS EVENING AND 807
PM IN CHARLESTON HARBOR. SOME ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION IS STILL
POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.

...WIND IMPACTS...
AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION JEANNE CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST...
WINDS OVER SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA WILL BE
20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
DIMINISH TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO DECREASE DURING THE DAY.

...SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS...
SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ROUGH ACROSS THE GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA
COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING. LARGE BREAKERS OF 5 TO 9 FEET CONTINUING
THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG THE BEACHES 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...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS SO FAR HAVE BEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH SEVERAL
UNOFFICIAL REPORTS OF 3 INCHES. OCCASIONAL BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN
ASSOCIATED WITH JEANNE COULD SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH
LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN SOME AREAS.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF TORNADOES THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR
EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND A SLIGHT RISK FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. A
TORNADO WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 PM FOR SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA AND SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA. RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING IF A TORNADO WARNING IS
ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION JEANNE CAN BE FOUND IN
ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION
CENTER AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON.


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