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

...TROPICAL STORM FAY NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA...

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY REMAINED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.6 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 235
MILES SOUTH OF SAVANNAH...AND 290 MILES SOUTH OF CHARLESTON.

FAY IS EXPECTED TO RESUME A SLOW MOTION NORTHWARD LATER
TODAY...THEN TURN MORE TOWARD THE NORTHWEST ON THURSDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 50 MPH...MAINLY OVER WATER...
WELL EAST OF THE CENTER. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS
FORECAST THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE CONTINUES TO SLOWLY RISE...
NOW AT 29.44 INCHES.

GAZ116>119-138>141-211845-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
236 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
FAY HAS BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
COAST. BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO
INCREASE IN COVERAGE...ESPECIALLY FROM AROUND EDISTO
BEACH...SOUTHWARD...INCLUDING THE ATLANTIC WATERS.

...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...

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH
THURSDAY...WHICH WILL HELP TO CAUSE TIDES TO BE ELEVATED 1 TO 2
FEET ABOVE NORMAL. CURRENTLY...TIDES ARE RUNNING ABOUT 1 FOOT
ABOVE NORMAL. GENERALLY MINOR BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED...WITH
MODERATE TO MAJOR EROSION POSSIBLE ON NORTHEAST FACING SHORELINES
AND BEACHES. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE IF TIDES BECOME
ELEVATED CLOSER TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL PREDICTED LEVELS...MAINLY
DURING PERIODS OF HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES.

...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES
OF NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA THROUGH FRIDAY.

...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY AS FAY APPROACHES THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST. WINDS
COULD POSSIBLY REACH MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE ALONG THE NORTH
GEORGIA COAST...REACHING 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS OF 40 TO
45 MPH POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COASTS OF LIBERTY AND
MCINTOSH COUNTIES. LOWER WINDS ARE EXPECTED FARTHER
INLAND...INCLUDING THE SAVANNAH METRO AREA. HOWEVER WINDS COULD
GUST IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ANYWHERE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH 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...
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER
THE OUTER FRINGES OF THE CIRCULATION OF FAY. THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. MINOR FLOODING WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS.

LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS REMAIN VERY LOW...WITH SOME RISES LIKELY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...THE RISK FOR RIVER FLOODING...AT
LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY...IS STILL LOW.

...TORNADOES...
THERE CONTINUES TO BE A RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS BANDS OF SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND
5 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.

$$

GAZ137-211845-
/O.CON.KCHS.TI.A.0001.000000T0000Z-080822T1000Z/
LONG-
236 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
FAY HAS BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
COAST. BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO
INCREASE IN COVERAGE...ESPECIALLY FROM AROUND EDISTO
BEACH...SOUTHWARD...INCLUDING THE ATLANTIC WATERS.

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

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

...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE LATER TODAY THROUGH 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 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35
TO 40 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...
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT AS THESE AMOUNTS COULD PRODUCE MODERATE
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS. LEVELS
ON AREA RIVERS REMAIN VERY LOW...WITH SOME RISES LIKELY THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...THE RISK FOR RIVER FLOODING...AT LEAST THROUGH
FRIDAY...IS STILL LOW.

...TORNADOES...
THERE CONTINUES TO BE A RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS BANDS OF SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND
5 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.

$$

AMZ354-374-211845-
/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-
236 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
FAY HAS BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
COAST. BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO
INCREASE IN COVERAGE...ESPECIALLY FROM AROUND EDISTO
BEACH...SOUTHWARD...INCLUDING THE ATLANTIC WATERS.

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

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

...WINDS...
WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT AS TROPICAL STORM FAY MOVES SLOWLY TOWARD THE EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA COAST. WINDS WILL BE 25 TO 30 KNOTS BY LATE TONIGHT AND
INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 KNOTS DURING THE
DAY THURSDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL
CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS BETWEEN
SAVANNAH AND THE ALTAMAHA SOUND. MARINERS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO
REMAIN IN PORT.

...TORNADOES...
HERE WILL BE A RISK FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ACROSS THE REGION
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST LATER THURSDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND
5 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>051-211845-
/O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND COLLETON-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-
CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
236 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

...FAY HAS BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...

...NEW INFORMATION...
FAY HAS BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
COAST. BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO
INCREASE IN COVERAGE...ESPECIALLY FROM AROUND EDISTO
BEACH...SOUTHWARD...INCLUDING THE ATLANTIC WATERS.

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

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

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH
THURSDAY...WHICH WILL HELP TO CAUSE TIDES TO BE ELEVATED UP TO 1
FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. CURRENTLY TIDES ARE RUNNING ABOUT ONE FOOT
ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS. GENERALLY MINOR BEACH EROSION IS
EXPECTED...WITH MODERATE EROSION POSSIBLE ON ANY NORTHEAST FACING
SHORELINES AND BEACHES. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE IF
TIDES BECOME ELEVATED 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL PREDICTED LEVELS.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AROUND 15 TO 20
MPH...POSSIBLY INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH MAINLY LATER TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY. GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WITH ANY
STRONGER SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.

WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD BREAK SMALL TREE BRANCHES AND 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 2 TO 3 INCHES MAY OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS FAY MOVES SLOWLY
TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST. THESE AMOUNTS MAY PRODUCE
MINOR 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 WATERSPOUTS ACROSS THE REGION
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST LATER THURSDAY.

...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS
ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH FRIDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND
5 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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