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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
625 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

...TROPICAL STORM FAY APPROACHING CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA EARLY
THIS MORNING...

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.6 WEST OR NEAR MELBOURNE
FLORIDA. THIS IS ABOUT 270 MILES SOUTH OF SAVANNAH...AND 325 MILES
SOUTH OF CHARLESTON.

FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 5 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS AND FAY IS LIKELY TO
REMAIN NEAR OR OVER THE EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA
COAST THROUGH THURSDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 50 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...MOSTLY OVER WATER WELL TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. SOME
GRADUAL RESTRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS
BEFORE FAY MOVES BACK INLAND OVER NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA ON
THURSDAY.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 29.32 INCHES.

GAZ116>119-138>141-211500-
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INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
625 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM IMPACTS AND POSITION HAVE BEEN UPDATED.

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH...

...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.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
PERSISTENT EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL HELP DRIVE TIDES UP
THROUGH FRIDAY ALONG THE NORTH GEORGIA COAST. TIDE LEVELS OF 1 TO
2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT
AS MUCH AS 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS ON THURSDAY AS FAY
MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO THE REGION. THESE ELEVATED TIDES
WILL PRODUCE AT LEAST SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE
COAST...RIVERS AND ADJACENT MARSH AREAS.

...WINDS...
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE...MOST NOTICEABLY
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS FAY APPROACHES THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA
COAST AS A STRONG TROPICAL STORM OR A MINIMAL HURRICANE. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REACH MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE ALONG THE NORTH
GEORGIA COAST...PEAKING IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH THE HIGHEST
WINDS OCCURRING ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS OF LIBERTY AND MCINTOSH
COUNTIES. SLIGHTLY LOWER WINDS ARE EXPECTED FARTHER INLAND...WHICH
INCLUDES THE SAVANNAH METRO AREA. HOWEVER WINDS COULD GUST IN
EXCESS OF 45 MPH JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY
INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AS SQUALLS MOVE ONSHORE.

WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING POWERLINES AND
PERHAPS SMALL TO MODERATE SIZE TREES. SATURATED SOILS FROM HEAVY
RAINS EXPERIENCED OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS MAY ALSO INCREASE THE
RISK FOR DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...BUT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS
MAY OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH FRIDAY AS FAY
MOVES SLOWLY TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST. THESE AMOUNTS
MAY PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ACROSS THE REGION. A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.
LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS REMAIN VERY LOW. WHILE SOME RISES CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THE RISK FOR RIVER FLOODING...AT
LEAST IN THE SHORT TERM...IS LOW.

...TORNADOES...
THERE WILL BE A RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS THE REGION LATE
TODAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS BANDS ROTATING AROUND THE CENTER OF
FAY MOVE INLAND.

...RIP CURRENTS AND BEACH EROSION...
THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES
OF NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA THROUGH FRIDAY. A PERSISTENT NORTHEAST
TO EAST WIND WILL ALSO PRODUCE MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION
ALONG THE BEACHES...ESPECIALLY SUCH BEACHES AS TYBEE ISLAND AND
SAPELO ISLAND.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 9 AM EDT 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.

$$

GAZ114-115-137-211500-
/O.CON.KCHS.TI.A.0001.000000T0000Z-080822T1000Z/
TATTNALL-EVANS-LONG-
625 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION AND IMPACTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH...

...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.

...WINDS...
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INTO THURSDAY AS FAY APPROACHES THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST AS A
MINIMAL HURRICANE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH MINIMAL TROPICAL
STORM FORCE ACROSS PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
PEAKING IN THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY
HIGHER GUSTS MAY OCCUR IN SQUALLS.

WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING POWERLINES AND
PERHAPS SMALL TO MODERATE SIZE TREES. SATURATED SOILS FROM HEAVY
RAINS EXPERIENCED OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS MAY ALSO INCREASE THE
RISK FOR DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...BUT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
TOTALS MAY OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH FRIDAY
AS FAY MOVES SLOWLY TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST. THESE
AMOUNTS MAY PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ACROSS THE REGION. A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FRIDAY
MORNING. LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS REMAIN VERY LOW. WHILE SOME RISES
CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THE RISK FOR RIVER
FLOODING...AT LEAST IN THE SHORT TERM...IS LOW.

...TORNADOES...
THERE WILL BE A RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS THE REGION
LATE TODAY OR TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS BANDS ROTATING AROUND
THE CENTER OF FAY MOVE INLAND.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 9 AM EDT 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.

$$

AMZ354-374-211500-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.0001.000000T0000Z-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-
625 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION AND IMPACTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
MARINE INTERESTS IN THE COASTAL WATERS OF NORTH COASTAL
GEORGIA...BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND THE ALTAMAHA SOUND OUT 60 NM.

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

...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.

BOAT OWNERS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO REMOVE THEIR BOATS FROM
THE WATER OR SECURE THEM.

THE GEORGIA PORTS AUTHORITY AND THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD
INDICATE THE SAVANNAH RIVER REMAINS OPEN TO ALL INBOUND AND
OUTBOUND HARBOR TRAFFIC AS OF EARLY THIS MORNING.

...WINDS...
WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY AND
TONIGHT AS TROPICAL STORM FAY APPROACHES. WINDS WILL BE 25 TO 35
KNOTS BY LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 45 OR 50 KNOTS DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND THE
ALTAMAHA SOUND. MARINERS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO REMAIN IN PORT.

...TORNADOES...
THERE WILL BE A RISK FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ACROSS THE REGION
LATE TODAY OR TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS BANDS ROTATING AROUND
THE CENTER OF FAY MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 9 AM EDT 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>051-211500-
/O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND COLLETON-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-
CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
625 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION AND IMPACTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.

...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.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA SHOULD
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING TROPICAL STORM FAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
PERSISTENT EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL HELP DRIVE TIDES UP
THROUGH THURSDAY ALONG THE SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA COAST. TIDE
LEVELS UP TO 1 FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY
AND TONIGHT...BUT AS MUCH AS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS ON
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THESE ELEVATED TIDES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
MAY PRODUCE SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE COAST...RIVERS AND
ADJACENT MARSH AREAS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES MAY OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS FAY MOVES
SLOWLY TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST. THESE AMOUNTS MAY
PRODUCE FLOODING ACROSS THE REGION AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY
EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED. LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS REMAIN VERY LOW. WHILE
SOME RISES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THE RISK FOR
RIVER FLOODING...AT LEAST IN THE SHORT TERM...IS LOW.

...WINDS...
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY AS FAY APPROACHES THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST AS A STRONG
TROPICAL STORM OR A MINIMAL HURRICANE. WINDS ALONG COASTAL
LOCATIONS MAY REACH AS HIGH AS 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
POSSIBLE THURSDAY...HIGHEST ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND ON
ELEVATED BRIDGES.

...TORNADOES...
THERE WILL BE A RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS THE REGION
TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS BANDS ROTATING AROUND THE CENTER OF
FAY MOVE INLAND.

...RIP CURRENTS AND BEACH EROSION...
THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES
OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA INTO FRIDAY. A PERSIST NORTHEAST
TO EAST WIND WILL ALSO PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION
ALONG THE BEACHES...ESPECIALLY EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES
SUCH AS FOLLY BEACH AND HUNTING ISLAND.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 9 AM EDT 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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