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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
533 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM FAY MOVING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...

GAZ116>119-138>141-200300-
/O.NEW.KCHS.TR.A.1006.080819T2133Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
533 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.0 WEST OR ABOUT 60 MILES...SOUTH
SOUTHWEST OF MELBOURNE FLORIDA. THIS IS ABOUT 330 MILES SOUTH OF
SAVANNAH GEORGIA. FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 8
MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. A GRADUAL TURN TO
THE NORTH WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS ANTICIPATED ON
WEDNESDAY. THIS TRACK SHOULD BRING FAY OVER WATER NEAR THE EAST
COAST OF NORTH FLORIDA DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ESTIMATED
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 29.12 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WINDS OF
39 TO 73 MPH...ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS.

EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION WHEN A TROPICAL STORM
THREATENS. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ONE...NOW IS THE TIME TO FORMULATE
ONE.

SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. HAVE BATTERY POWERED APPLIANCES
ON HAND IN CASE POWER IS LOST. A BATTERY POWERED NOAA WEATHER
RADIO ALL HAZARDS DEVICE IS ALSO A GOOD WAY TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE
LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...ESPECIALLY IF POWER IS LOST.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...COULD OCCUR
ALONG THE NORTH GEORGIA COAST BEGINNING LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUING INTO THE DAY THURSDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 9 PM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 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.

$$

AMZ354-374-200300-
/O.NEW.KCHS.TR.A.0001.080819T2133Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
533 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
MARINE INTERESTS IN THE COASTAL WATERS OF NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA...
BETWEEN THE SAVANNAH RIVER AND THE ALTAMAHA SOUND.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.0 WEST OR ABOUT 60 MILES...SOUTH
SOUTHWEST OF MELBOURNE FLORIDA. THIS IS ABOUT 330 MILES SOUTH OF
SAVANNAH GEORGIA. FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 8
MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. A GRADUAL TURN TO
THE NORTH WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS ANTICIPATED ON
WEDNESDAY. THIS TRACK SHOULD BRING FAY OVER WATER NEAR THE EAST
COAST OF NORTH FLORIDA DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ESTIMATED
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 29.12 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS ARE URGED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST INFORMATION ON
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE. CONSIDER MAKING PREPARATIONS NOW
IN CASE A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ISSUED.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WINDS OF
39 TO 73 MPH...ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 9 PM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 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.

$$

GAZ114-115-137-200300-
/O.NEW.KCHS.TI.A.0001.080819T2133Z-080821T0800Z/
TATTNALL-EVANS-LONG-
533 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.0 WEST OR ABOUT 60
MILES...SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF MELBOURNE FLORIDA. THIS IS ABOUT 330
MILES SOUTH OF SAVANNAH GEORGIA. FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH
NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT.
A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
ANTICIPATED ON WEDNESDAY. THIS TRACK SHOULD BRING FAY OVER WATER
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF NORTH FLORIDA DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36
HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ESTIMATED
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 29.12 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH MEANS TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS...WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 36
HOURS.

EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION WHEN A TROPICAL STORM
THREATENS. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ONE...NOW IS THE TIME TO FORMULATE
ONE.

SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. HAVE BATTERY POWERED APPLIANCES
ON HAND IN CASE POWER IS LOST. A BATTERY POWERED NOAA WEATHER
RADIO ALL HAZARDS DEVICE IS ALSO A GOOD WAY TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE
LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...ESPECIALLY IF POWER IS LOST.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...COULD OCCUR
ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA BEGINNING LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO THE DAY THURSDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 9 PM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 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.

$$

SCZ043-047>051-200300-
/O.NEW.KCHS.HU.S.0002.080819T2133Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND COLLETON-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-
CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
533 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES FOR RESIDENTS AND
VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.0 WEST OR ABOUT 60 MILES...SOUTH
SOUTHWEST OF MELBOURNE FLORIDA. THIS IS ABOUT 330 MILES SOUTH OF
SAVANNAH GEORGIA. FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 8
MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. A GRADUAL TURN TO
THE NORTH WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS ANTICIPATED ON
WEDNESDAY. THIS TRACK SHOULD BRING FAY OVER WATER NEAR THE EAST
COAST OF NORTH FLORIDA DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ESTIMATED
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 29.12 INCHES.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 9 PM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 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.

$$

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