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

...TROPICAL STORM FAY LINGERS NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA THIS
MORNING...

...STORM INFORMATION... AT 800 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 240 MILES SOUTH OF
SAVANNAH...AND 295 MILES SOUTH OF CHARLESTON.

FAY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 5
MPH...AND THIS MOTION WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH 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 ARE SLIGHTLY LOWER...NEAR 45 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. SOME GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS BEFORE FAY MOVES BACK INLAND OVER NORTHEASTERN
FLORIDA ON LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 29.35 INCHES.

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INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
908 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD...NEAR CAPE
CANAVERAL FLORIDA...WHICH IS THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED SLIGHTLY TO 45 MPH.
HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL THE POSSIBILITY FOR FAY TO STRENGTHEN
AS IT DRIFTS INTO THE NEAR SHORE ATLANTIC WATERS OFF THE EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST THIS AFTERNOON.

...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 THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

...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 FINALIZE ONE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
GRADUALLY INCREASING EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL HELP TO ELEVATE
TIDES 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 ANYWHERE ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT AS SQUALLS MOVE ONSHORE.

WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE CAPABLE BREAKING SMALL TO MODERATE
SIZE TREE LIMBS...WHICH COULD FALL ON POWER LINES. SATURATED SOILS FROM
HEAVY RAINS EXPERIENCED OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS MAY ALSO INCREASE
THE RISK FOR DOWNED SMALL TREES AND POWER LINES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. HOWEVER...LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS
MAY OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH FRIDAY AS FAY
MOVES SLOWLY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA. 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 THROUGH FRIDAY...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 INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND NOON TODAY.

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 THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON.

$$

GAZ114-115-137-211315-
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TATTNALL-EVANS-LONG-
908 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD...NEAR CAPE
CANAVERAL FLORIDA...WHICH IS THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED SLIGHTLY TO 45 MPH.
HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL THE POSSIBILITY FOR FAY TO STRENGTHEN
AS IT DRIFTS INTO THE NEAR SHORE ATLANTIC WATERS OFF THE EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST THIS AFTERNOON.

...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 FINALIZE ONE.

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

WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE CAPABLE OF BREAKING SMALL TO MODERATE
SIZE TREE LIMBS...WHICH COULD FALL ON POWER LINES. SATURATED SOILS
FROM HEAVY RAINS EXPERIENCED OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS MAY ALSO
INCREASE THE RISK FOR DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...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 INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND
NOON TODAY.

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 THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE IN CHARLESTON.

$$

AMZ354-374-211315-
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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-
908 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD...NEAR CAPE
CANAVERAL FLORIDA...WHICH IS THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED SLIGHTLY TO 45 MPH.
HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL THE POSSIBILITY FOR FAY TO STRENGTHEN
AS IT DRIFTS INTO THE NEAR SHORE ATLANTIC WATERS OFF THE EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST THIS AFTERNOON.

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

...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 BY LATER TODAY.

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 LATER 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
LATER 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 INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND
NOON TODAY.

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 THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CHARLESTON.

$$

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INLAND COLLETON-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-
CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
908 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD...NEAR CAPE
CANAVERAL FLORIDA...WHICH IS THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED SLIGHTLY TO 45 MPH.
HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL THE POSSIBILITY FOR FAY TO STRENGTHEN
AS IT DRIFTS INTO THE NEAR SHORE ATLANTIC WATERS OFF THE EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST THIS AFTERNOON.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT ADVISES RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA TO REMAIN ALERT TO THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND ADVISORIES
CONCERNING TROPICAL STORM FAY.

...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 ELEVATE TIDES THROUGH
THURSDAY ALONG THE SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA COAST. TIDE LEVELS UP
TO 1 FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND
TONIGHT...AND THEN POSSIBLY 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.

...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 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40
MPH POSSIBLE THURSDAY. THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
CONFINED TO THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND OVER ELEVATED BRIDGES.

...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.

...TORNADOES...
THERE WILL BE A RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS THE REGION
LATER TODAY THROUGH 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. IN ADDITION...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 INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND
NOON TODAY.

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 THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE IN CHARLESTON.

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